org.xngr
Interface URIService

All Superinterfaces:

Service

All Known Subinterfaces:

DirectoryService, DocumentService, FileService

public interface URIService
extends Service

The representation of a service associated with a uri. This interface is not intended to be implemented directly.

Version:

$Revision: 37 $, $Date: 2009-03-17 20:21:33 +0000 (Tue, 17 Mar 2009) $

Author:

Edwin Dankert

Method Summary

void	open(java.net.URI uri, java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.String> arguments) Opens a process using the object provided.

Methods inherited from interface org.xngr.Service

close, getDescription, getIcon, getIdentifier, getName

Method Detail

open

void open(java.net.URI uri,
          java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.String> arguments)

Opens a process using the object provided. Only objects which have been filtered using the filtering methods are passed onto this method. It is recommended to 'open' all services initially in a new thread.

Parameters:

object - the object to be opened.

arguments - a list of arguments name/value pairs which can provide extra information for the service.