org.drools.spi
Interface FactHandleFactory

All Superinterfaces:

java.io.Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractFactHandleFactory

public interface FactHandleFactory

extends java.io.Serializable

Factory Interface to return new FactHandles

See Also:

FactHandle

Method Summary

void	destroyFactHandle(InternalFactHandle factHandle)
java.lang.Class	getFactHandleType()
void	increaseFactHandleRecency(InternalFactHandle factHandle) Increases the recency of the FactHandle
InternalFactHandle	newFactHandle(java.lang.Object object) Construct a handle with a new id.
FactHandleFactory	newInstance()

Method Detail

newFactHandle

public InternalFactHandle newFactHandle(java.lang.Object object)

Construct a handle with a new id.

Returns:

The handle.

increaseFactHandleRecency

public void increaseFactHandleRecency(InternalFactHandle factHandle)

Increases the recency of the FactHandle

Parameters:

factHandle - The fact handle to have its recency increased.

destroyFactHandle

public void destroyFactHandle(InternalFactHandle factHandle)

newInstance

public FactHandleFactory newInstance()

Returns:

a fresh instance of the fact handle factory, with any IDs reset etc.

getFactHandleType

public java.lang.Class getFactHandleType()