1 /**
2 * - Digitalis Internal Framework v2.0 - (C) 2007, Digitalis Informatica.
3 * Distribuicao e Gestao de Informatica, Lda. Estrada de Paco de Arcos num.9 -
4 * Piso -1 2780-666 Paco de Arcos Telefone: (351) 21 4408990 Fax: (351) 21
5 * 4408999 http://www.digitalis.pt
6 */
7
8 package pt.digitalis.dif.dem.interfaces;
9
10 /**
11 * This interface exposes the behavior related to a DEM Registry.
12 * <p>
13 * It presents methods to retrieve providers, applications, services and stages
14 * based on IDs.
15 */
16 public interface IDEMRegistry {
17
18 /**
19 * Returns a provider associated with a given ID.
20 *
21 * @param providerID
22 * the provider ID
23 * @return the provider associated with the given ID if the ID is valid,
24 * null otherwise
25 */
26 public IProvider getProvider(String providerID);
27
28 /**
29 * Returns an application associated with a given ID.
30 *
31 * @param applicationID
32 * the application ID
33 * @return the provider associated with the given ID if the ID is valid,
34 * null otherwise
35 */
36 public IApplication getApplication(String applicationID);
37
38 /**
39 * Returns a service associated with a given ID.
40 *
41 * @param serviceID
42 * the service ID
43 * @return the service associated with the given ID if the ID is valid, null
44 * otherwise
45 */
46 public IService getService(String serviceID);
47
48 /**
49 * Returns a stage associated with a given ID.
50 *
51 * @param stageID
52 * the stage ID
53 * @return the stage associated with the given ID if the ID is valid, null
54 * otherwise
55 */
56 public IStage getStage(String stageID);
57 }