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, CookieManager, DataSealer, 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

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
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:

true iff this component is initialized

initialize

void initialize()
                throws ComponentInitializationException

Initializes the component.

Throws:

ComponentInitializationException - thrown if there is a problem initializing the component