IItemConsumerFactory (common 8.3.1-SNAPSHOT API)

Type Parameters:

C - see IItemConsumer

All Known Subinterfaces:

IAggregator<V,C>

All Known Implementing Classes:

Aggregators.AdvancedMaxAggregator, Aggregators.AdvancedMinAggregator, Aggregators.AggregatorBase, Aggregators.Avg, Aggregators.FieldAggregatorBase, Aggregators.MergingAggregator, Aggregators.MinMax, Aggregators.Stddev, Aggregators.Sum, Aggregators.Variance
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public interface IItemConsumerFactory<C extends IItemConsumer<C>>
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A factory that supplies item consumers for different types of items.

- Method Summary
  
  All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
  Modifier and Type Method Description
  
  boolean acceptType(IType<IItem> type)
  
  C newItemConsumer(IType<IItem> itemType)

- Method Detail
  - acceptType
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boolean acceptType(IType<IItem> type)
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    Parameters:
    
    type - an item type to check if the the factory can create consumers for
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the factory can create consumers for the supplied type, false otherwise
  - newItemConsumer
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C newItemConsumer(IType<IItem> itemType)
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    Parameters:
    
    itemType - an item type to get an item consumer for
    
    Returns:
    
    a new item consumer for the supplied type