Class DynamicSymbolFactoryFinder


  • public final class DynamicSymbolFactoryFinder
    extends Object
    Searches for all available ExternalGraphicFactory and MarkFactory implementations.

    In addition to implementing this interface dynamic symbol handlers should have a services file:

    • META-INF/services/org.geotools.renderer.style.MarkFactory if the are MarkFactory instances
    • META-INF/services/org.geotools.renderer.style.ExternalGraphicFactory if the are ExternalGraphicFactory instances

    The file should contain a single line which gives the full name of the implementing class.

    Example:
    org.geotools.data.jdbc.DBCPDataSourceFactory

    • Field Detail

      • LOGGER

        protected static final Logger LOGGER
        The logger for the filter module.
    • Method Detail

      • getMarkFactories

        public static Iterator<MarkFactory> getMarkFactories()
        Finds all implementations of MarkFactory which have registered using the services mechanism.
        Returns:
        An iterator over all discovered datastores which have registered factories, and whose available method returns true.
      • getMarkFactories

        public static Iterator<MarkFactory> getMarkFactories​(Hints hints)
        Finds all implementations of MarkFactory which have registered using the services mechanism. Returns a filtered and ordered iterator based on the provided Hints input parameter.
        Parameters:
        hints - An optional map of hints for factory configuration, or null if none. Allowed Hints are: DynamicSymbolFactoryFinder.MARK_FACTORY_ORDER, DynamicSymbolFactoryFinder.MARK_FACTORY_FILTER
        Returns:
        A filtered and ordered iterator over all discovered datastores which have registered factories, and whose available method returns true.
      • getExternalGraphicFactories

        public static Iterator<ExternalGraphicFactory> getExternalGraphicFactories()
        Finds all implementations of ExternalGraphicFactory which have registered using the services mechanism.
        Returns:
        An iterator over all registered ExternalGraphicFactory
      • getExternalGraphicFactories

        public static Iterator<ExternalGraphicFactory> getExternalGraphicFactories​(Hints hints)
        Finds all implementations of ExternalGraphicFactory which have registered using the services mechanism.
        Parameters:
        hints - An optional map of hints for factory configfuration, or null if none.
        Returns:
        An iterator over all registered ExternalGraphicFactory
      • scanForPlugins

        public static void scanForPlugins()
        Scans for factory plug-ins on the application class path. This method is needed because the application class path can theoretically change, or additional plug-ins may become available. Rather than re-scanning the classpath on every invocation of the API, the class path is scanned automatically only on the first invocation. Clients can call this method to prompt a re-scan. Thus this method need only be invoked by sophisticated applications which dynamically make new plug-ins available at runtime.