ilog.rules.engine
Class IlrToolFactory

java.lang.Object
  ilog.rules.engine.IlrToolFactory

Direct Known Subclasses:

IlrLocalTracerToolFactory

public abstract class IlrToolFactory
extends Object

The IlrToolFactory abstract class. This class create new instance of IlrTool in order to connect it to an IlrContext.

See Also:

IlrContext.connectTool(IlrToolFactory, String), IlrLocalTracerToolFactory, ilog.rules.debug.IlrBuilderToolFactory

Constructor Summary

IlrToolFactory()

Method Summary

abstract IlrTool

createTool(IlrContext context, String name) Creates a new IlrTool, this method is called each time the IlrToolFactory is connected to an IlrContext.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

IlrToolFactory

public IlrToolFactory()

Method Detail

createTool

public abstract IlrTool createTool(IlrContext context,
                                   String name)
                            throws IlrToolConnectionException

Creates a new IlrTool, this method is called each time the IlrToolFactory is connected to an IlrContext.

Throws:

IlrToolConnectionException

Parameters:

context - The context on which the connectTool method is called.

name - The user context name.

Returns:

a new IlrTool where IlrContext's events are notified.