org.pf.settings
Interface SettingsReader

All Known Subinterfaces:

SettingsFileReader

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractSettingsFileReaderWriter, AbstractSettingsReaderWriter, HttpdConfReaderWriter, IniReaderWriter, ManifestReaderWriter, PropertiesReaderWriter

public interface SettingsReader

Defines the interface a class must implement to be a reader for settings.

Method Summary

Settings	loadSettings() Returns a newly created Settings object filled with the data from the datastore the implementer supports.
Settings	loadSettings(java.lang.Class settingsClass) Returns a newly created Settings object filled with the data from the datastore the implementer supports.

Method Detail

loadSettings

Settings loadSettings()

Returns a newly created Settings object filled with the data from the datastore the implementer supports.

Returns:

New settings filled with the data from the datastore

loadSettings

Settings loadSettings(java.lang.Class settingsClass)

Returns a newly created Settings object filled with the data from the datastore the implementer supports.

Parameters:

settingsClass - The class of which an instance should be created and returned

Returns:

An instance of the given class filled with the data from the datastore