Class BuilderIF

java.lang.Object
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Direct Known Subclasses:

BuilderEconomy

public abstract class BuilderIF

extends java.lang.Object

Factory class to create accounts and security managers. The structure follows the Builder pattern. Account and security manager are created by implementations.

See Also:

package account.

Field Summary

static int	ECONOMY Type token for economy concrete builder.
static int	PROFESSIONAL Type token for prionalofes concrete builder.
static int	STANDARD Type token for standard concrete builder.

Constructor Summary

BuilderIF()

Method Summary

abstract pattpack.account.AccountIF	createAccount(int loginId) Create an account.
abstract pattpack.account.SecurityManagerIF	createSecurityManager() Create a security manager.
static BuilderIF	getInstance(int type) Return an object of the class appropriate for the account and security manager requested by the argument.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

ECONOMY

public static final int ECONOMY

Type token for economy concrete builder.

STANDARD

public static final int STANDARD

Type token for standard concrete builder.

PROFESSIONAL

public static final int PROFESSIONAL

Type token for prionalofes concrete builder.

Constructor Detail

BuilderIF

public BuilderIF()

Method Detail

getInstance

public static BuilderIF getInstance(int type)

Return an object of the class appropriate for the account and security manager requested by the argument.

Parameters:

type - The type token of the concrete builder, e.g., "economy", "standard", etc.

Returns:

a concrete builder of the requested type.

createAccount

public abstract pattpack.account.AccountIF createAccount(int loginId)

Create an account.

Parameters:

loginId - the id of the created account.

Returns:

the created account.

createSecurityManager

public abstract pattpack.account.SecurityManagerIF createSecurityManager()

Create a security manager.

Returns:

the created security manager.