org.jbehave.core
Class StoryClassLoader

java.lang.Object
  java.lang.ClassLoader
      java.security.SecureClassLoader
          java.net.URLClassLoader
              org.jbehave.core.StoryClassLoader

public class StoryClassLoader
extends java.net.URLClassLoader

Extends URLClassLoader to instantiate RunnableStory instances.

Author:

Mauro Talevi

Nested Class Summary

static class	StoryClassLoader.StoryClassNotFoundException
static class	StoryClassLoader.StoryNotInstantiatedException

Constructor Summary

StoryClassLoader(java.util.List<java.lang.String> classpathElements)

StoryClassLoader(java.util.List<java.lang.String> classpathElements, java.lang.ClassLoader parent)

Method Summary

RunnableStory	instantiateStory(java.lang.Class<?> storyClass, java.lang.Class<?>... parameterTypes)
java.lang.Class<?>	loadStoryClass(java.lang.String storyClassName)
RunnableStory	newStory(java.lang.String storyClassName, java.lang.Class<?>... parameterTypes) Loads and instantiates a runnable story class
java.lang.String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.net.URLClassLoader

addURL, definePackage, findClass, findResource, findResources, getPermissions, getURLs, newInstance, newInstance

Methods inherited from class java.security.SecureClassLoader

defineClass, defineClass

Methods inherited from class java.lang.ClassLoader

clearAssertionStatus, defineClass, defineClass, defineClass, defineClass, definePackage, findLibrary, findLoadedClass, findSystemClass, getPackage, getPackages, getParent, getResource, getResourceAsStream, getResources, getSystemClassLoader, getSystemResource, getSystemResourceAsStream, getSystemResources, loadClass, loadClass, resolveClass, setClassAssertionStatus, setDefaultAssertionStatus, setPackageAssertionStatus, setSigners

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

StoryClassLoader

public StoryClassLoader(java.util.List<java.lang.String> classpathElements)
                 throws java.net.MalformedURLException

Throws:

java.net.MalformedURLException

StoryClassLoader

public StoryClassLoader(java.util.List<java.lang.String> classpathElements,
                        java.lang.ClassLoader parent)
                 throws java.net.MalformedURLException

Throws:

java.net.MalformedURLException

Method Detail

newStory

public RunnableStory newStory(java.lang.String storyClassName,
                              java.lang.Class<?>... parameterTypes)

Loads and instantiates a runnable story class

Parameters:

storyClassName - the name of the story class

parameterTypes - the types of the constructor used to instantiate core class

Returns:

A RunnableStory instance

loadStoryClass

public java.lang.Class<?> loadStoryClass(java.lang.String storyClassName)

instantiateStory

public RunnableStory instantiateStory(java.lang.Class<?> storyClass,
                                      java.lang.Class<?>... parameterTypes)

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object