org.objectledge.templating.tools
Interface ContextToolFactory

public interface ContextToolFactory

Context tool factory interface.

Author:

Pawel Potempski

Method Summary

String	getKey() Get the key of the tool.
Object	getTool() Get the tool instance.
void	recycleTool(Object tool) Return the tool instance to the object pool.

Method Detail

getTool

Object getTool()
               throws ProcessingException

Get the tool instance.

Returns:

the tool instance.

Throws:

ProcessingException - if anything goes wrong.

recycleTool

void recycleTool(Object tool)
                 throws ProcessingException

Return the tool instance to the object pool.

Parameters:

tool - the tool instance.

Throws:

ProcessingException - if anything goes wrong.

getKey

String getKey()

Get the key of the tool.

Returns:

the tool key.