org.oddjob.arooa.registry

Interface BeanDirectory

All Known Subinterfaces:

BeanRegistry, RemoteDirectory

All Known Implementing Classes:

LinkedBeanRegistry, MBeanDirectory, SimpleBeanDirectory, SimpleBeanRegistry

public interface BeanDirectory

Something that is able to provide components by a path.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
<T> java.lang.Iterable<T>	getAllByType(java.lang.Class<T> type) Get all objects in the directory of the required type.
java.lang.String	getIdFor(java.lang.Object bean) Find the id for the given component.
java.lang.Object	lookup(java.lang.String path) Get the value which is either a bean or the property of a bean.
<T> T	lookup(java.lang.String path, java.lang.Class<T> required) Get a value, as above, but also convert it into to given type.

Method Detail

lookup

java.lang.Object lookup(java.lang.String path)
                 throws ArooaPropertyException

Get the value which is either a bean or the property of a bean.

The path can be either:

• The id of a bean e.g. mybean
• A simple property of a bean e.g. mybean.simple
• An indexed property of a bean e.g. mybean.indexed[1]
• A mapped property of a bean e.g. mybean.mapped(key)
• A nested property of a bean e.g. mybean.complex.simple
• A nested beanownerid/mybean
• Most combinations of the above.

Parameters:

path - The path.

Returns:

The resultant value or null.

Throws:

ArooaPropertyException - If property access fails.

lookup

<T> T lookup(java.lang.String path,
             java.lang.Class<T> required)
      throws ArooaPropertyException,
             ArooaConversionException

Get a value, as above, but also convert it into to given type.

Conversion in the directory is required when the client code has no access to the converters required, for instance in a nested Oddjob.

Type Parameters:

T - The required type.

Parameters:

path - The full path

required - The required type.

Returns:

An object of the required type or null if none can be found.

Throws:

ArooaConversionException - If an object can be found but it can't be converted into the required type.

ArooaPropertyException - If property access fails.

getIdFor

java.lang.String getIdFor(java.lang.Object bean)

Find the id for the given component.

Parameters:

bean - The component.

Returns:

The id or null if none can be found.

getAllByType

<T> java.lang.Iterable<T> getAllByType(java.lang.Class<T> type)

Get all objects in the directory of the required type.

Why an Iterable not a Collection or Set? It was thought that this would force read only use. Maybe it should be an array...

Type Parameters:

T - The required type.

Parameters:

type - The type.

Returns:

An Iterable for matches. Never null.