Interface EngineFactory

All Known Implementing Classes:
EngineFactoryImpl

public interface EngineFactory
An instance of this interface creates a ReportCacheKey and Engine based on the properties. The Cache is calling the current factory to build keys and engines. You can implement your EngineFactory to create or modify an Engine with RDC. You can set your implementation with Cache.setEngineFactory(EngineFactory). The created key must be unique for the created Engine.
See Also:
  • Method Details

    • createEngine

      Engine createEngine(Properties props) throws ReportException
      Creates an Engine based on the properties.
      Parameters:
      props - contains parameters for the Engine. e.g. "export_fmt" = Engine.EXPORT_PDF. The properties should not modified.
      Returns:
      the created Engine
      Throws:
      ReportException - will be thrown when setting parameters for the Engine failed
      Since:
      6.0
    • getKey

      Creates an unique key for the Engine that createEngine(Properties) returns. This value can be null. If the value is null then the default key generation algorithm is used.
      Parameters:
      props - contains parameters for the Engine. Every value that modify the Engine should be part of the key. The properties should not be modified.
      Returns:
      the created ReportCacheKey
      Throws:
      ReportException - will be thrown when the parameters are incomplete.
      Since:
      6.0