Class VMStandin

All Implemented Interfaces:
IVMInstall, IVMInstall2, IVMInstall3

public class VMStandin extends AbstractVMInstall
An implementation of IVMInstall that is used for manipulating VMs without necessarily committing changes.

Instances of this class act like wrappers. All other instances of IVMInstall represent 'real live' VMs that may be used for building or launching. Instances of this class behave like 'temporary' VMs that are not visible and not available for building or launching.

Instances of this class may be constructed as a preliminary step to creating a 'live' VM or as a preliminary step to making changes to a 'real' VM.

When convertToRealVM is called, a corresponding 'real' VM is created if one did not previously exist, or the corresponding 'real' VM is updated.

Clients may instantiate this class.

Since:
2.1
Restriction:
This class is not intended to be sub-classed by clients.
  • Constructor Details

    • VMStandin

      public VMStandin(IVMInstallType type, String id)
    • VMStandin

      public VMStandin(IVMInstall sourceVM, String id)
      Constructs a copy of the specified VM with the given identifier.
      Parameters:
      sourceVM - the original VM
      id - the new ID to use
      Since:
      3.2
    • VMStandin

      public VMStandin(IVMInstall realVM)
      Construct a VMStandin instance based on the specified IVMInstall. Changes to this stand-in will not be reflected in the 'real' VM until convertToRealVM is called.
      Parameters:
      realVM - the 'real' VM from which to construct this stand-in VM
  • Method Details

    • convertToRealVM

      public IVMInstall convertToRealVM()
      If no corresponding 'real' VM exists, create one and populate it from this stand-in instance. If a corresponding VM exists, update its attributes from this stand-in instance.
      Returns:
      IVMInstall the 'real' corresponding to this stand-in VM
    • getJavaVersion

      public String getJavaVersion()
      Description copied from interface: IVMInstall2
      Returns a string representing the java.version system property of this VM install, or null if unknown.
      Specified by:
      getJavaVersion in interface IVMInstall2
      Overrides:
      getJavaVersion in class AbstractVMInstall
      Returns:
      a string representing the java.version system property of this VM install, or null if unknown.