InstancioServiceProvider.GeneratorProvider (Instancio Core 5.0.2 API)

Enclosing interface:: InstancioServiceProvider

public static interface InstancioServiceProvider.GeneratorProvider

Provides custom Generator classes.

An implementation of this interface can be returned via the InstancioServiceProvider.getGeneratorProvider() method.

Since:: 2.11.0

Method Summary

Modifier and Type

Method

Description

GeneratorSpec<?>

getGenerator(Node node, Generators generators)

Returns a generator spec for the specified node.

Method Details
- getGenerator
  
  GeneratorSpec<?> getGenerator(Node node, Generators generators)
  
  Returns a generator spec for the specified node. The returned spec must also implement the Generator interface.
  If the implementation does not define a generator for the given node, then a null can be returned.
  
  Parameters:
  
  node - for which to return a generator
  
  generators - provides access to built-in generators
  
  Returns:
  
  generator spec for the given node, or null
  
  Throws:
  
  InstancioSpiException - if the returned generator spec does not implement Generator
  
  Since:
  
  2.11.0