org.qi4j.api.structure
Interface Application

All Superinterfaces:

Activation, ActivationEventListenerRegistration, MetaInfoHolder

public interface Application
extends ActivationEventListenerRegistration, Activation, MetaInfoHolder

The Application represents a whole Qi4j application.

Nested Class Summary

static class

Application.Mode Application modes.

Method Summary

ApplicationDescriptor	descriptor()
Layer	findLayer(java.lang.String layerName)
Module	findModule(java.lang.String layerName, java.lang.String moduleName)
Application.Mode	mode()
java.lang.String	name()
java.lang.String	version() The version of the application.

Methods inherited from interface org.qi4j.api.activation.ActivationEventListenerRegistration

deregisterActivationEventListener, registerActivationEventListener

Methods inherited from interface org.qi4j.api.activation.Activation

activate, passivate

Methods inherited from interface org.qi4j.api.structure.MetaInfoHolder

metaInfo

Method Detail

name

java.lang.String name()

version

java.lang.String version()

The version of the application. This can be in any format, but most likely will follow the Dewey format, i.e. x.y.z.

Returns:

the version of the application

mode

Application.Mode mode()

findLayer

Layer findLayer(java.lang.String layerName)
                throws java.lang.IllegalArgumentException

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException

findModule

Module findModule(java.lang.String layerName,
                  java.lang.String moduleName)
                  throws java.lang.IllegalArgumentException

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException

descriptor

ApplicationDescriptor descriptor()