appl/data/DataLoader.java

package appl.data;

import java.io.Serializable;

import de.appl.data.LoadingException;

/**
 * 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	mojays	114	import de.appl.data.LoadingException;
6
7	mojays	2	/**
8			* A class that automatically loads a specified object and returns it, as soon
9			* as the {@link #load()} method is invoked. It is the counterpart of {@link DataUnloader}.
10			*
11			* @author Dominik Appl
12			* @see DataUnloader
13			*/
14			public interface DataLoader extends Serializable {
15
16			/**
17			* On invocation the data is loaded and returned
18			*
19			* @return the newly loaded object
20			*
21			* @throws LoadingException if for some reason the data could not
22			* be loaded
23			*/
24			public Object load() throws LoadingException;
25
26			/**
27			* @return some general information about the loading class
28			* (like what the class exactly loads)
29			*
30			*/
31			public String getLoadInfo();
32
33			}