org.apache.jackrabbit.core.util

Interface RepositoryLockMechanismFactory

public interface RepositoryLockMechanismFactory

Factory interface for creating RepositoryLockMechanism instances. Used to decouple the repository internals from the repository configuration mechanism.

Since:

Jackrabbit 1.5

See Also:

JCR-1438

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
RepositoryLockMechanism	getRepositoryLockMechanism() Creates, configures, and returns a RepositoryLockMechanism instance for use by the repository.

Method Detail

getRepositoryLockMechanism

RepositoryLockMechanism getRepositoryLockMechanism()
                                            throws RepositoryException

Creates, configures, and returns a RepositoryLockMechanism instance for use by the repository. Note that no information is passed from the client, so all required configuration information must be encapsulated in the factory.

Returns:

the configures repository lock mechanism

Throws:

RepositoryException - if the repository lock mechanism can not be created