ie.deri.wsmx.mediation
Class MediatorFactory

java.lang.Object
  ie.deri.wsmx.mediation.MediatorFactory

public abstract class MediatorFactory

extends java.lang.Object

This class offers the factory method as a way of creating mediator objects. The factory method is a parameterized one and according to this parameter returns different types of mediators.

Constructor Summary

MediatorFactory()

Method Summary

static Mediator	createMediator() Provides a dummy mediator.
static Mediator	createMediator(int payloadType) Return a mediator according to the specified payloadType

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

MediatorFactory

public MediatorFactory()

Method Detail

createMediator

public static Mediator createMediator()

Provides a dummy mediator.

Returns:

a dummy mediator

createMediator

public static Mediator createMediator(int payloadType)

Return a mediator according to the specified payloadType

Parameters:

payloadType - specifies the payload type. The allowed values are: CONSTANTS.FLORA_PAYLOAD

Returns:

the corresponding mediator