Package com.blazebit.persistence.view.processor.convert

Interface TypeConverter

All Known Implementing Classes:

OptionalTypeConverter

public interface TypeConverter

A contract for a converter to convert between an entity view model type and an underlying type.

Since:

1.6.0

Author:

Christian Beikov

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	addRegistrations(Map<String,Map<String,TypeConverter>> converters)	Add the converter registrations for this converter.
String	getUnderlyingType(DeclaredType owningClass, TypeMirror declaredType, Context context)	Extract the underlying type from the declared type.

Method Details

addRegistrations

void addRegistrations(Map<String,Map<String,TypeConverter>> converters)

Add the converter registrations for this converter.

Parameters:

converters - The map to register to

getUnderlyingType

String getUnderlyingType(DeclaredType owningClass,
 TypeMirror declaredType,
 Context context)

Extract the underlying type from the declared type. The owning class is the concrete entity view class which contains a field or method of the declared type.

Parameters:

owningClass - The class owning the declared type

declaredType - The declared type as present in the entity view model

context - The annotation processor context

Returns:

The actual underlying type