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	mojays	2	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			}