de.intarsys.tools.functor
Interface IFunctor<T>

All Known Subinterfaces:

INamedFunctor

All Known Implementing Classes:

CommonFunctor, ConstantFunctor, EchoFunctor, NullFunctor

public interface IFunctor<T>

An iconified behavior. The object implementing this interface is the encapsulation of a business logic that can be executed using an IArgs argument.

There is no statement about the concurrency or state restrictions of the IFunctor in this interface. Such restrictions must be stated with the implementation itself.

Method Summary

T	perform(IFunctorCall call) Perform the encapsulated business logic in the context defined in "call".

Method Detail

perform

T perform(IFunctorCall call)
          throws FunctorInvocationException

Perform the encapsulated business logic in the context defined in "call".

Parameters:

call - The call context

Returns:

The behavior execution result.

Throws:

FunctorInvocationException - An exception that raised while executing the business logic will be wrapped in a FunctorInvocationException.