com.sdicons.json.repository

Class ClassHelperRepository<T extends ClassHelper>

java.lang.Object

com.sdicons.json.repository.ClassHelperRepository<T>

Type Parameters:

T - A Helper implementation.

public class ClassHelperRepository<T extends ClassHelper>
extends Object

A Helper is a function that is related to a Java class. It can do things for this Java type. The repository is a data structure to find the most specific helper for a class. There can be a large number of helpers, they are not independent since the the classes are related to each other in the class structure. We would like to find the most appropriate helper that closely matches the required class.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
ClassHelperRepository()

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	addHelper(T aHelper) Add a helper to the repository.
T	findHelper(Class<?> aClass) Lookup a helper in the repository.
String	prettyPrint()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

ClassHelperRepository

public ClassHelperRepository()

Method Detail

addHelper

public void addHelper(T aHelper)

Add a helper to the repository.

Parameters:

aHelper - The helper to add.

findHelper

public T findHelper(Class<?> aClass)

Lookup a helper in the repository.

Parameters:

aClass - The class for which a helper is wanted.

Returns:

The corresponding helper. There is always a general fallback helper which uses introspection to serialize the properties of a JavaBean. This property helper is always returned as a last possibility. So this method always returns a helper.

prettyPrint

public String prettyPrint()