org.exolab.castor.xml.util

Interface ResolverStrategy

Known Implementing Classes:
CastorXMLStrategy

public interface ResolverStrategy

A resolver strategy implements how ClassDescriptor's are found for a given class. It uses multiple ResolveCommand's for first time resolution, but also some caching of already evaluated classes.
Version:
$Revision$ $Date$
Author:
Joachim Grueneis
Since:
1.2

Nested Class Summary

static interface
ResolverStrategy.ResolverResults
As a strategy generate one or more class descriptors it needs a place to put the results to.

Field Summary

static String
PROPERTY_CLASS_LOADER
To set the class loader property for resolving.
static String
PROPERTY_INTROSPECTOR
To set the introspector property for resolving.
static String
PROPERTY_LOAD_PACKAGE_MAPPINGS
To set the LoadPackageMappings property for resolving.
static String
PROPERTY_MAPPING_LOADER
To set the mapping loader property for resolving.
static String
PROPERTY_USE_INTROSPECTION
To set the use introspection property for resolving.

Method Summary

ClassDescriptor
resolveClass(ResolverStrategy.ResolverResults resolverResults, String className)
Implementes a strategy how a class is resolved into a list of class descriptors.
void
resolvePackage(ResolverStrategy.ResolverResults resolverResults, String packageName)
Implementes a strategy how a package is resolved into a list of class descriptors.
void
setProperty(String key, Object value)
To set properties for strategy and/or commands.

Field Details

PROPERTY_CLASS_LOADER

public static final String PROPERTY_CLASS_LOADER
To set the class loader property for resolving.

PROPERTY_INTROSPECTOR

public static final String PROPERTY_INTROSPECTOR
To set the introspector property for resolving.

PROPERTY_LOAD_PACKAGE_MAPPINGS

public static final String PROPERTY_LOAD_PACKAGE_MAPPINGS
To set the LoadPackageMappings property for resolving.

PROPERTY_MAPPING_LOADER

public static final String PROPERTY_MAPPING_LOADER
To set the mapping loader property for resolving.

PROPERTY_USE_INTROSPECTION

public static final String PROPERTY_USE_INTROSPECTION
To set the use introspection property for resolving.

Method Details

resolveClass

public ClassDescriptor resolveClass(ResolverStrategy.ResolverResults resolverResults,
                                    String className)
            throws ResolverException
Implementes a strategy how a class is resolved into a list of class descriptors.
Parameters:
resolverResults - to put the resolver reszlts into
className - the class to resolve
Returns:
the ClassDescriptor for the class or null if the class couldn't be resolved
Throws:
ResolverException - in case that resolving fails fatally

resolvePackage

public void resolvePackage(ResolverStrategy.ResolverResults resolverResults,
                           String packageName)
            throws ResolverException
Implementes a strategy how a package is resolved into a list of class descriptors.
Parameters:
resolverResults - to put the resolver reszlts into
packageName - the package to resolve
Throws:
ResolverException - in case that resolving fails fatally

setProperty

public void setProperty(String key,
                        Object value)
To set properties for strategy and/or commands.
Parameters:
key - name of the property
value - value the property is set to

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