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Posted to cvs@avalon.apache.org by mc...@apache.org on 2002/11/11 11:31:11 UTC

cvs commit: jakarta-avalon-excalibur/meta/src/java/org/apache/excalibur/meta/model Import.java

mcconnell    2002/11/11 02:31:11

  Added:       meta/src/java/org/apache/excalibur/meta/model Import.java
  Log:
  Initial commit of the Import class.  The import class represents the resolution
  of a context value though importing of the value from a hosting container.
  
  Revision  Changes    Path
  1.1                  jakarta-avalon-excalibur/meta/src/java/org/apache/excalibur/meta/model/Import.java
  
  Index: Import.java
  ===================================================================
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  package org.apache.excalibur.meta.model;
  
  /**
   * An inport directive used within a context directive to request a container scoped values.
   *
   * <p><b>XML</b></p>
   * <p>An import statement declares that a context value must be supplied by the container,
   * using the container scoped value of the <code>name</code> attribute, and that the value should be
   * supplied as a context entry keyed under the value of the <code>key</code> attribute.</p>
   * <pre>
   *
   *    <font color="gray">
   *    &lt;--
   *    Declare the import of the value of "avalon:home" as a keyed context
   *    value using the key "home".
   *    --&gt;</font>
   *
   *  <font color="gray">&lt;context&gt;</font>
   *    &lt;import key="<font color="darkred">home</font>" name="<font color="darkred">avalon:home</font>"&gt;;
   *  <font color="gray">&lt;/context&gt;</font>
   * </pre>
   *
   * Imported context entries may be referenced by parameter values using the
   * "<code>${&lt;key&gt;}</code>" notation.
   *
   * @see ContextDirective
   * @see Entry
   * @see Parameter
   * @author <a href="mailto:mcconnell@apache.org">Stephen McConnell</a>
   * @version $Revision: 1.1 $ $Date: 2002/11/11 10:31:11 $
   */
  public class Import
  {
      /**
       * The local key.
       */
      private final String m_key;
  
      /**
       * The container's context entry key.
       */
      private final String m_name;
  
      /**
       * Creation of a new entry directive.
       * @param key the local key that will be used by clients to access the object via a context
       * @param name the container scoped context entry name
       */
      public Import( final String key, final String name )
      {
          if( null == key )
          {
              throw new NullPointerException( "key" );
          }
  
          m_key = key;
          if( null == name )
          {
              m_name = key;
          }
          else
          {
              m_name = name;
          }
      }
  
      /**
       * Returns the key of the context entry to import.
       * @return the import key value
       */
      public String getImportName()
      {
          return m_name;
      }
  
      /**
       * Return the key that will be used by a client of a context object to
       * access the inported value.
       *
       * @return the local context key
       */
      public String getKey()
      {
          return m_key;
      }
  }
  
  
  

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