com.google.enterprise.connector.spi

Interface ConnectorFactory

All Known Implementing Classes:

SimpleConnectorFactory

public interface ConnectorFactory

This factory provides a mechanism by which ConnectorType.validateConfig may create instances of the connector for the purpose of validation. Connector instances created by the factory are not added to the Connector Manager's list of running connectors and do not have an on-disk representation.

Since:

1.0.1

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Connector	makeConnector(java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.String> config) Make a Connector instance of the ConnectorType that owns this ConnectorFactory instance using the supplied Map of configuration properties.

Method Detail

makeConnector

Connector makeConnector(java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.String> config)
                 throws RepositoryException

Make a Connector instance of the ConnectorType that owns this ConnectorFactory instance using the supplied Map of configuration properties.

Parameters:

config - a Map of configuration properties. If null, the Map that was passed to validateConfig is used.

Returns:

a Connector instance, instantiated by the Connector Manager in exactly the same way as it would if this config were valid and persisted.

Throws:

RepositoryException - if the Connector construction fails for any reason.