org.puremvc.java.interfaces
Interface IFacade

All Superinterfaces:

INotifier

All Known Implementing Classes:

Facade

public interface IFacade
extends INotifier

The interface definition for a PureMVC Facade.

The Facade Pattern suggests providing a single class to act as a central point of communication for a subsystem.

In PureMVC, the Facade acts as an interface between the core MVC actors (Model, View, Controller) and the rest of your application.

See Also:

IModel, IView, IController, ICommand, INotification

Method Summary

boolean	hasCommand(java.lang.String notificationName) Check if a Command is registered for a given Notification
boolean	hasMediator(java.lang.String mediatorName) Check if a Mediator is registered or not
boolean	hasProxy(java.lang.String proxyName) Check if a Proxy is registered
void	notifyObservers(INotification note) Notify Observers of an INotification.
void	registerCommand(java.lang.String noteName, ICommand commandClassRef) Register an ICommand with the Controller.
void	registerMediator(IMediator mediator) Register an IMediator instance with the View.
void	registerProxy(IProxy proxy) Register an IProxy with the Model by name.
void	removeCommand(java.lang.String notificationName) Remove a previously registered ICommand to INotification mapping from the Controller.
IMediator	removeMediator(java.lang.String mediatorName) Remove a IMediator instance from the View.
IProxy	removeProxy(java.lang.String proxyName) Remove an IProxy instance from the Model by name.
IMediator	retrieveMediator(java.lang.String mediatorName) Retrieve an IMediator instance from the View.
IProxy	retrieveProxy(java.lang.String proxyName) Retrieve a IProxy from the Model by name.

Methods inherited from interface org.puremvc.java.interfaces.INotifier

sendNotification, sendNotification, sendNotification

Method Detail

notifyObservers

void notifyObservers(INotification note)

Notify Observers of an INotification.

Parameters:

note - the INotification to have the View notify observers of.

registerProxy

void registerProxy(IProxy proxy)

Register an IProxy with the Model by name.

Parameters:

proxy - the IProxy to be registered with the Model.

retrieveProxy

IProxy retrieveProxy(java.lang.String proxyName)

Retrieve a IProxy from the Model by name.

Parameters:

proxyName - the name of the IProxy instance to be retrieved.

Returns:

the IProxy previously regisetered by proxyName with the Model.

removeProxy

IProxy removeProxy(java.lang.String proxyName)

Remove an IProxy instance from the Model by name.

Parameters:

proxyName - the IProxy to remove from the Model.

hasProxy

boolean hasProxy(java.lang.String proxyName)

Check if a Proxy is registered

Parameters:

proxyName -

Returns:

whether a Proxy is currently registered with the given proxyName.

registerCommand

void registerCommand(java.lang.String noteName,
                     ICommand commandClassRef)

Register an ICommand with the Controller.

Parameters:

noteName - the name of the INotification to associate the ICommand with.

commandClassRef - a reference to the Class of the ICommand.

removeCommand

void removeCommand(java.lang.String notificationName)

Remove a previously registered ICommand to INotification mapping from the Controller.

Parameters:

notificationName - the name of the INotification to remove the ICommand mapping for

hasCommand

boolean hasCommand(java.lang.String notificationName)

Check if a Command is registered for a given Notification

Parameters:

notificationName -

Returns:

whether a Command is currently registered for the given notificationName.

registerMediator

void registerMediator(IMediator mediator)

Register an IMediator instance with the View.

Parameters:

mediator - a reference to the IMediator instance

retrieveMediator

IMediator retrieveMediator(java.lang.String mediatorName)

Retrieve an IMediator instance from the View.

Parameters:

mediatorName - the name of the IMediator instance to retrievve

Returns:

the IMediator previously registered with the given mediatorName.

hasMediator

boolean hasMediator(java.lang.String mediatorName)

Check if a Mediator is registered or not

Parameters:

mediatorName -

Returns:

whether a Mediator is registered with the given mediatorName.

removeMediator

IMediator removeMediator(java.lang.String mediatorName)

Remove a IMediator instance from the View.

Parameters:

mediatorName - name of the IMediator instance to be removed.