appl/data/DataLoader.java

package appl.data;

import java.io.Serializable;

/**
 * A class that automatically loads a specified object and returns it, as soon
 * as the {@link #load()} method is invoked. It is the counterpart of {@link DataUnloader}.
 * 
 * @author Dominik Appl
 * @see DataUnloader
 */
public interface DataLoader extends Serializable {
        
        /**
         * On invocation the data is loaded and returned
         * 
         * @return the newly loaded object
         * 
         * @throws LoadingException if for some reason the data could not
         * be loaded
         */
        public Object load() throws LoadingException;
        
        /**
         * @return some general information about the loading class 
         * (like what the class exactly loads)
         * 
         */
        public String getLoadInfo();

}
1	package appl.data;
2
3	import java.io.Serializable;
4
5	/**
6	* A class that automatically loads a specified object and returns it, as soon
7	* as the {@link #load()} method is invoked. It is the counterpart of {@link DataUnloader}.
8	*
9	* @author Dominik Appl
10	* @see DataUnloader
11	*/
12	public interface DataLoader extends Serializable {
13
14	/**
15	* On invocation the data is loaded and returned
16	*
17	* @return the newly loaded object
18	*
19	* @throws LoadingException if for some reason the data could not
20	* be loaded
21	*/
22	public Object load() throws LoadingException;
23
24	/**
25	* @return some general information about the loading class
26	* (like what the class exactly loads)
27	*
28	*/
29	public String getLoadInfo();
30
31	}