com.vmware.vapi.provider.introspection

Interface SyncApiIntrospection

All Known Subinterfaces:

ApiIntrospectionStub, ApiProviderStub

All Known Implementing Classes:

ApiProviderStubImpl, LocalProvider

public interface SyncApiIntrospection

Synchronous interface for API Introspection.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
ProviderDefinition	getDefinition(ExecutionContext ctx) Returns the definition for this API provider.
InterfaceDefinition	getInterface(ExecutionContext ctx, InterfaceIdentifier ifaceId) Returns interface definition for a given interface identifier.
Set<InterfaceIdentifier>	getInterfaceIdentifiers(ExecutionContext ctx) Returns the set of interface identifiers supported by this provider.
MethodDefinition	getMethod(ExecutionContext ctx, MethodIdentifier methodId) Returns method definitions for a given method identifier.

Method Detail

getDefinition

ProviderDefinition getDefinition(ExecutionContext ctx)

Returns the definition for this API provider.

Parameters:

ctx - execution context for the invocation

Returns:

definition for this provider

getInterfaceIdentifiers

Set<InterfaceIdentifier> getInterfaceIdentifiers(ExecutionContext ctx)

Returns the set of interface identifiers supported by this provider.

Parameters:

ctx - execution context for the invocation

Returns:

set of identifiers

getInterface

InterfaceDefinition getInterface(ExecutionContext ctx,
                                 InterfaceIdentifier ifaceId)

Returns interface definition for a given interface identifier.

Parameters:

ctx - execution context for the invocation

ifaceId - interface identifier

Returns:

interface definition for the given interface identifier

getMethod

MethodDefinition getMethod(ExecutionContext ctx,
                           MethodIdentifier methodId)

Returns method definitions for a given method identifier. or null if no such method is available

Parameters:

ctx - execution context for the invocation

methodId - method identifier

Returns:

MethodDefinition instance or null is not found for the specified identifier