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package org.apache.jetspeed.services.portaltoolkit;

//jetspeed stuff
import org.apache.jetspeed.portal.PortletSet;
import org.apache.jetspeed.portal.PortletSkin;
import org.apache.jetspeed.portal.PortletControl;
import org.apache.jetspeed.portal.PortletController;
import org.apache.jetspeed.om.profile.Control;
import org.apache.jetspeed.om.profile.Controller;
import org.apache.jetspeed.om.profile.Portlets;
import org.apache.jetspeed.om.profile.Skin;
import org.apache.turbine.services.Service;
 
/**
 * This service is a Factory for creating new Portal objects from
 * named Registry entries or PSML configuration entries.
 * It handles all the portal specific objects except Portlet which are 
 * handled by a separate PortletFactory service
 * 
 * @author <a href="mailto:raphael@apache.org">Raphaël Luta</a>
 * @version $Id: PortalToolkitService.java,v 1.3 2002/04/04 18:39:49 taylor Exp $
 */
public interface PortalToolkitService extends Service
{

    /** The default control to use when none is specified */
    public String SERVICE_NAME = "PortalToolkit";
            
    /**
     * Instanciates a PortletControl based on a Registry entry, if available 
     * or directly from a classname.
     *
     * @param name a PortletControl name available in the registry or a classname
     * @return the created PortletControl
     */
    public PortletControl getControl( String name );

    /**
     * Instanciates a PortletControl based on a PSML Control object
     *
     * @param control the PSML control object
     * @return the created PortletControl
     */
    public PortletControl getControl( Control control );

    /**
     * Instanciates a PortletController based on a Registry entry, if available 
     * or directly from a classname.
     *
     * @param name a PortletController name available in the registry or a classname
     * @return the created PortletController
     */
    public PortletController getController( String name );

    /**
     * Instanciates a PortletController based on a PSML Controller object
     *
     * @param control the PSML controller object
     * @return the created PortletController
     */
    public PortletController getController( Controller controller );

    /**
     * Create a PortletSkin object based on a Registry entry if available
     *
     * @param name the skin name in the Registry
     * @return the new PortletSkin object
     */
    public PortletSkin getSkin( String name );

    /**
     * Create a PortletSkin object based on PSML skin description
     *
     * @param skin the PSML Skin object
     * @return the new PortletSkin object
     */
    public PortletSkin getSkin( Skin skin );

    /**
     * Creates a PortletSet from a PSML portlets description
     *
     * @param portlets the PSML portlet set description
     * @return a new instance of PortletSet
     */
    public PortletSet getSet( Portlets portlets );


    /**
     * Given a locator String path, returns a Portlets collecton
     *
     * @param locatorPath ProfileLocator resource path identifier
     * @return a portlets collection from the PSML resource
     */
    public Portlets getReference(String locatorPath);

}

