net.shibboleth.utilities.java.support.component
Interface InitializableComponent

All Superinterfaces:

Component

All Known Subinterfaces:

Resource

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractDestructableIdentifiableInitializableComponent, AbstractDestructableInitializableComponent, AbstractIdentifiableInitializableComponent, AbstractInitializableComponent, AbstractResource, BasicParserPool, ClasspathResource, FilesystemResource, HttpResource

public interface InitializableComponent
extends Component

A Component which needs to be initialized prior to any "real" use. Real use usually means, for example, calling business logic but does not usually cover getting/setting properties.

Method Summary

void	initialize() Initializes the component.
boolean	isInitialized() Gets whether this component is initialized.

Method Detail

isInitialized

boolean isInitialized()

Gets whether this component is initialized.

Returns:

whether this component is initialized

initialize

void initialize()
                throws ComponentInitializationException

Initializes the component.

Throws:

ComponentInitializationException - thrown if there is a problem initializing the component