org.apache.commons.transaction.resource
Interface ResourceManager<R>

All Known Implementing Classes:

FileResourceManager, TxFileResourceManager, TxFileResourceManager.FileTxContext

public interface ResourceManager<R>

Interface for a manager on resources. All meaningful work is done using the interface for the resource.

Method Summary

R	getResource(String path) Gets the resource denoted by the path
String	getRootPath() Gets the root path of this manager.

Method Detail

getResource

R getResource(String path)
              throws ResourceException

Gets the resource denoted by the path

Parameters:

path - the path of the resource

Returns:

the resource denoted by the path

Throws:

ResourceException - in case anything goes fatally wrong

getRootPath

String getRootPath()

Gets the root path of this manager.

Returns:

the root path or null if no applicable