org.exolab.castor.xml.util

Interface ResolverStrategy

All 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.

Since:

1.2

Version:

$Revision$ $Date$

Author:

Joachim Grueneis

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

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

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
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

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
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 Detail

PROPERTY_CLASS_LOADER

static final String PROPERTY_CLASS_LOADER

To set the class loader property for resolving.

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Constant Field Values

PROPERTY_USE_INTROSPECTION

static final String PROPERTY_USE_INTROSPECTION

To set the use introspection property for resolving.

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Constant Field Values

PROPERTY_INTROSPECTOR

static final String PROPERTY_INTROSPECTOR

To set the introspector property for resolving.

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Constant Field Values

PROPERTY_LOAD_PACKAGE_MAPPINGS

static final String PROPERTY_LOAD_PACKAGE_MAPPINGS

To set the LoadPackageMappings property for resolving.

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PROPERTY_MAPPING_LOADER

static final String PROPERTY_MAPPING_LOADER

To set the mapping loader property for resolving.

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Method Detail

setProperty

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

resolveClass

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

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