Module qilletni.api

Package dev.qilletni.api.lang.types.entity

Interface EntityDefinitionManager

public interface EntityDefinitionManager

A global manager for the definitions of entities, checking if they exist, and dynamically creating them.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	defineEntity(EntityDefinition entityDefinition)	Adds an entity definition to the manager, allowing it to be created and used.
boolean	isDefined(String entityType)	Checks if an entity of the given name is defined.
EntityDefinition	lookup(String entityType)	Looks up the definition of a given entity name.

Method Details

isDefined

boolean isDefined(String entityType)

Checks if an entity of the given name is defined.

Parameters:

entityType - The name of the entity

Returns:

If the entity is defined

lookup

EntityDefinition lookup(String entityType)

Looks up the definition of a given entity name. isDefined(String) must return true for this to not throw an error.

Parameters:

entityType - The name of the entity

Returns:

The definition of the entity

defineEntity

void defineEntity(EntityDefinition entityDefinition)

Adds an entity definition to the manager, allowing it to be created and used.

Parameters:

entityDefinition - The definition of the entity to add