org.apache.directory.api.ldap.model.subtree
Class SubtreeSpecificationParser

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.directory.api.ldap.model.subtree.SubtreeSpecificationParser

public class SubtreeSpecificationParser
extends Object

A reusable wrapper around the antlr generated parser for an LDAP subtree specification as defined by RFC 3672. This class enables the reuse of the antlr parser/lexer pair without having to recreate the pair every time.

Author:

Apache Directory Project

See Also:

RFC 3672

Constructor Summary

SubtreeSpecificationParser(NormalizerMappingResolver resolver, SchemaManager schemaManager)
Creates a normalizing subtree specification parser.

SubtreeSpecificationParser(SchemaManager schemaManager)
Creates a subtree specification parser.

Method Summary

boolean	isNormizing() Tests to see if this parser is normalizing.
SubtreeSpecification	parse(String spec) Parses a subtree specification without exhausting the parser.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

SubtreeSpecificationParser

public SubtreeSpecificationParser(SchemaManager schemaManager)

Creates a subtree specification parser.

SubtreeSpecificationParser

public SubtreeSpecificationParser(NormalizerMappingResolver resolver,
                                  SchemaManager schemaManager)

Creates a normalizing subtree specification parser.

Method Detail

parse

public SubtreeSpecification parse(String spec)
                           throws ParseException

Parses a subtree specification without exhausting the parser.

Parameters:

spec - the specification to be parsed

Returns:

the specification bean

Throws:

ParseException - if there are any recognition errors (bad syntax)

isNormizing

public boolean isNormizing()

Tests to see if this parser is normalizing.

Returns:

true if it normalizes false otherwise