Interface Module

All Known Implementing Classes:
ModuleImpl, ProxyModule

public interface Module
  • Method Details

    • getModuleDefinition

      ModuleDefinition getModuleDefinition()
      Returns the module definition for this module instance
      Returns:
      the module definition
    • getName

      String getName()
      Short-cut for getModuleDefinition().getName().
    • getRegistry

      ModulesRegistry getRegistry()
      Returns the registry owning this module
      Returns:
      the registry owning the module
    • getState

      ModuleState getState()
      Returns the module's state
      Returns:
      the module's state
    • resolve

      void resolve() throws ResolveError
      Ensure that this module is resolved.

      If the module is already resolved, this method does nothing. Otherwise, iterate over all declared ModuleDependency instances and use the associated ModuleRegistry to resolve it. After successful completion of this method, the module state is ModuleState.RESOLVED.

      Throws:
      ResolveError - if any of the declared dependency of this module cannot be satisfied
    • start

      void start() throws ResolveError
      Forces module startup. In most cases, the runtime will take care of starting modules when they are first used. There could be cases where code need to manually start a sub module. Invoking this method will move the module to the ModuleState.READY, the Lifecycle.start method will be invoked.
      Throws:
      ResolveError
    • stop

      boolean stop()
      Forces module stop. In most cases, the runtime will take care of stopping modules when the last module user released its interest. However, in certain cases, it may be interesting to manually stop the module. Stopping the module means that the module is removed from the registry, the class loader references are released (note : the class loaders will only be released if all instances of any class loaded by them are gc'ed). If a LifecyclePolicy for this module is defined, the Lifecycle.stop(Module) method will be called and finally the module state will be returned to ModuleState.NEW.
      Returns:
      true if unloading was successful
    • detach

      void detach()
      Detach this module from its registry. This does not free any of the loaded resources. Only proper release of all references to the public class loader will ensure module being garbage collected. Detached modules are orphan and will be garbage collected if resources are properly disposed.
    • refresh

      void refresh()
      Trigger manual refresh mechanism, the module will check all its URLs and generate change events if any of them has changed. This will allow the owning registry to force a module upgrade at next module request.
    • getMetadata

      ModuleMetadata getMetadata()
      Gets the metadata of this module.
    • addListener

      void addListener(ModuleChangeListener listener)
      Add a new module change listener
      Parameters:
      listener - the listener
    • removeListener

      void removeListener(ModuleChangeListener listener)
      Unregister a module change listener
      Parameters:
      listener - the listener to unregister
    • getClassLoader

      ClassLoader getClassLoader()
      Return the ClassLoader instance associated with this module. Only designated public interfaces will be loaded and returned by this classloader
      Returns:
      the public ClassLoader
    • getImports

      List<Module> getImports()
      Returns the list of imported modules.

      This is the module version of ModuleDefinition.getDependencies(), but after fully resolved.

      To enforce the stable class visibility, once Module is created, dependencies cannot be changed — that is, we don't want "a.b.C" to suddenly mean something different once the code starts running.

      Returns:
      Can be empty but never null. Read-only.
    • addImport

      void addImport(Module module)
    • addImport

      Module addImport(ModuleDependency dependency)
      Create and add a new module to this module's list of imports.
      Parameters:
      dependency - new module's definition
    • isShared

      boolean isShared()
      Returns true if this module is sharable. A sharable module means that onlu one instance of the module classloader will be used by all users.
      Returns:
      true if this module is sharable.
    • isSticky

      boolean isSticky()
      Returns true if the module is sticky. A sticky module cannot be stopped or unloaded. Once a sticky module is loaded or started, it will stay in the JVM until it exists.
      Returns:
      true is the module is sticky
    • setSticky

      void setSticky(boolean sticky)
      Sets the sticky flag.
      Parameters:
      sticky - true if the module should stick around
    • getProvidersClass

      <T> Iterable<Class<? extends T>> getProvidersClass(Class<T> serviceClass)
    • getProvidersClass

      Iterable<Class> getProvidersClass(String name)
    • hasProvider

      boolean hasProvider(Class serviceClass)
      Returns true if this module has any provider for the given service class.
    • dumpState

      void dumpState(PrintStream writer)
    • uninstall

      void uninstall()
      Removes the module from the registry backing store, the module will need be reinstalled to be loaded.