org.apache.stylebook
Interface Engine

All Known Implementing Classes:

BasicEngine

public interface Engine

Version:

CVS $Revision: 313195 $ $Date: 1999-11-15 22:08:18 +0000 (Mon, 15 Nov 1999) $

Author:

Pierpaolo Fumagalli, Copyright 1999 © The Apache Software Foundation. All rights reserved.

Method Summary

void	debug(java.lang.Object source, java.lang.String message) Report a debug message to the user.
Parser	getParser() Return the Parser instance owned by this Engine.
Printer	getPrinter(java.lang.String name) Return a Printer instance associated with the specified name.
Processor	getProcessor(java.lang.String name) Return a Processor instance associated with the specified name.
Producer	getProducer(java.lang.String name) Return a Producer instance associated with the specified name.
void	log(java.lang.Object source, java.lang.String message) Report a log message to the user.

Method Detail

getParser

Parser getParser()

Return the Parser instance owned by this Engine.

Returns:

A non-null Parser instance.

getProducer

Producer getProducer(java.lang.String name)

Return a Producer instance associated with the specified name.

Parameters:

name - A non-null String representing the Producer name.

Returns:

A non-null Producer instance or null if no Producer is associated with the specified name.

getProcessor

Processor getProcessor(java.lang.String name)

Return a Processor instance associated with the specified name.

Parameters:

name - A non-null String representing the Processor name.

Returns:

A non-null Processor instance or null if no Processor is associated with the specified name.

getPrinter

Printer getPrinter(java.lang.String name)

Return a Printer instance associated with the specified name.

Parameters:

name - A non-null String representing the Printer name.

Returns:

A non-null Printer instance or null if no Printer is associated with the specified name.

debug

void debug(java.lang.Object source,
           java.lang.String message)

Report a debug message to the user.

Parameters:

msg - The debug message to report.

log

void log(java.lang.Object source,
         java.lang.String message)

Report a log message to the user.

Parameters:

msg - The log message to report.