Package com.mg105.use_cases.inventory

Class ItemFactory

java.lang.Object

com.mg105.use_cases.inventory.ItemFactory

public class ItemFactory
extends Object

This class's sole responsibility is to create new items. This is done by using the simple factory design pattern

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
ItemFactory()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
@NotNull Item	createItem(@NotNull String itemName)	Returns a new instance of an item given the item's name

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details

ItemFactory

public ItemFactory()

Method Details

createItem

@NotNull
public @NotNull Item createItem(@NotNull
 @NotNull String itemName)
                         throws NoSuchElementException

Returns a new instance of an item given the item's name

Parameters:

itemName - the name of the item to make a new instance of

Returns:

the instance of the new item

Throws:

NoSuchElementException - if no item of the name itemName can be created