interface MapperInterface

Same name in other branches
  1. 9 core/lib/Drupal/Component/Plugin/Mapper/MapperInterface.php \Drupal\Component\Plugin\Mapper\MapperInterface
  2. 8.9.x core/lib/Drupal/Component/Plugin/Mapper/MapperInterface.php \Drupal\Component\Plugin\Mapper\MapperInterface
  3. 11.x core/lib/Drupal/Component/Plugin/Mapper/MapperInterface.php \Drupal\Component\Plugin\Mapper\MapperInterface

Plugin mapper interface.

Plugin mappers are responsible for mapping a plugin request to its implementation. For example, it might map a cache bin to a memcache bin.

Mapper objects incorporate the best practices of retrieving configurations, type information, and factory instantiation.

Hierarchy

Expanded class hierarchy of MapperInterface

All classes that implement MapperInterface

3 files declare their use of MapperInterface
PluginManagerBaseTest.php in core/tests/Drupal/Tests/Component/Plugin/PluginManagerBaseTest.php
PluginManagerInterface.php in core/lib/Drupal/Component/Plugin/PluginManagerInterface.php
StubPluginManagerBaseWithMapper.php in core/tests/Drupal/Tests/Component/Plugin/StubPluginManagerBaseWithMapper.php

File

core/lib/Drupal/Component/Plugin/Mapper/MapperInterface.php, line 14

Namespace

Drupal\Component\Plugin\Mapper
View source 
interface MapperInterface {
    
    /**
     * Gets or creates a plugin instance that satisfies the given options.
     *
     * @param array $options
     *   An array of options that can be used to determine a suitable plugin to
     *   instantiate and how to configure it.
     *
     * @return object|false
     *   A fully configured plugin instance. The interface of the plugin instance
     *   will depend on the plugin type. If no instance can be retrieved, FALSE
     *   will be returned.
     */
    public function getInstance(array $options);

}

Members

Title Modifiers Object type Summary
MapperInterface::getInstance public function Gets or creates a plugin instance that satisfies the given options.

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