org.kuali.rice.kew.api.extension
Class ExtensionUtils

java.lang.Object
  org.kuali.rice.kew.api.extension.ExtensionUtils

public final class ExtensionUtils
extends Object

Contains utilities related to the loading of extension resources.

Author:

Kuali Rice Team (rice.collab@kuali.org)

Method Summary

static <T> T	loadExtension(ExtensionDefinitionContract extensionDefinition) Loads the extension object for the given extension definition.
static <T> T	loadExtension(ExtensionDefinitionContract extensionDefinition, String defaultApplicationId) Loads the extension object for the given extension definition, using the default applicationId if the given extension definition has a null applicationId.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

loadExtension

public static <T> T loadExtension(ExtensionDefinitionContract extensionDefinition)

Loads the extension object for the given extension definition.

Type Parameters:

T - the type of the extension object which is to be loaded

Parameters:

extensionDefinition - the definition of the extension to load

Returns:

the loaded extension, or null if no extension was loaded for the given definition

loadExtension

public static <T> T loadExtension(ExtensionDefinitionContract extensionDefinition,
                                  String defaultApplicationId)

Loads the extension object for the given extension definition, using the default applicationId if the given extension definition has a null applicationId.

Type Parameters:

T - the type of the extension object which is to be loaded

Parameters:

extensionDefinition - the definition of the extension to load

defaultApplicationId - the application id to use when attempting to loading the extension if the application id on the given definition is null

Returns:

the loaded extension, or null if no extension was loaded for the given definition