net.walend.lyophil
Class GenericMother

java.lang.Object
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  +--net.walend.lyophil.GenericMother

All Implemented Interfaces:

Mother, java.io.Serializable

public class GenericMother

extends java.lang.Object

implements Mother, java.io.Serializable

This class implemetns Mother. It uses the role-to-class and role-to-interface defined in lyophil.properties

It uses introspection to call the concrete class's constructors. This Mother immediately freezes a new Freezable in the Director's Freezer.

Since:

20001230

Author:

David Walend

Field Summary

protected Map	classesToInterfaces
protected Map	interfacesToRoles
protected Map	rolesToClasses
protected Map	rolesToInterfaces

Fields inherited from interface net.walend.lyophil.Mother

BEAN, INTERFACE, PREFIX, ROLE

Constructor Summary

GenericMother()

Method Summary

private java.lang.String	arrayToString(java.lang.Object[] array)
Freezable	createEvilClone(Freezable freezy, java.lang.String role) Create a copy as a new instance with a new identifier.
Freezable	createNewInstance(java.lang.String role) Create a new instance of a class for the given role wanted.
Freezable	createNewInstance(java.lang.String role, java.lang.Object[] parameters) Create a new instance of a class for the given role wanted.
java.lang.Class	getInterfaceForBeanClass(java.lang.Class beanClass)
java.lang.Class	getInterfaceForRole(java.lang.String role)
Set	getInterfaces()
protected PropertySource	getPropertySource()
java.lang.String	getRoleForInterface(java.lang.Class interf)
void	postCreate(Freezable freezable, Mother caller) Freezes the new Freezable immediately
Freezable	restoreNewInstance(java.lang.String role, java.io.Serializable id) Only call this method from inside a Freezer.
Freezable	restoreNewInstance(java.lang.String role, java.io.Serializable id, java.lang.Object[] parameters) Only call this method from inside a Freezer.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

rolesToInterfaces

protected Map rolesToInterfaces

interfacesToRoles

protected Map interfacesToRoles

rolesToClasses

protected Map rolesToClasses

classesToInterfaces

protected Map classesToInterfaces

Constructor Detail

GenericMother

public GenericMother()

Method Detail

getPropertySource

protected PropertySource getPropertySource()

getInterfaceForRole

public java.lang.Class getInterfaceForRole(java.lang.String role)

Specified by:

getInterfaceForRole in interface Mother

getRoleForInterface

public java.lang.String getRoleForInterface(java.lang.Class interf)

Specified by:

getRoleForInterface in interface Mother

getInterfaceForBeanClass

public java.lang.Class getInterfaceForBeanClass(java.lang.Class beanClass)

Specified by:

getInterfaceForBeanClass in interface Mother

getInterfaces

public Set getInterfaces()

Specified by:

getInterfaces in interface Mother

createNewInstance

public Freezable createNewInstance(java.lang.String role)

Description copied from interface: Mother

Create a new instance of a class for the given role wanted. Freeze that instance immediately.

implementations should call postCreate(new freezable,this);

Specified by:

createNewInstance in interface Mother

Following copied from interface: net.walend.lyophil.Mother

Parameters:

role - the role that the Freezable should implement

arrayToString

private java.lang.String arrayToString(java.lang.Object[] array)

postCreate

public void postCreate(Freezable freezable,
                       Mother caller)

Freezes the new Freezable immediately

Specified by:

postCreate in interface Mother

createNewInstance

public Freezable createNewInstance(java.lang.String role,
                                   java.lang.Object[] parameters)

Description copied from interface: Mother

Create a new instance of a class for the given role wanted. Freeze that instance immediately.

implementations should call postCreate(new freezable,this);

Specified by:

createNewInstance in interface Mother

Following copied from interface: net.walend.lyophil.Mother

Parameters:

role - the role that the Freezable should implement

parameters - for the object's constructor.

createEvilClone

public Freezable createEvilClone(Freezable freezy,
                                 java.lang.String role)

Description copied from interface: Mother

Create a copy as a new instance with a new identifier. Freeze that instance immediately.

implementations should call postCreate(new freezable,this);

Specified by:

createEvilClone in interface Mother

Following copied from interface: net.walend.lyophil.Mother

Parameters:

freezy - the Freezable to copy.

restoreNewInstance

public Freezable restoreNewInstance(java.lang.String role,
                                    java.io.Serializable id)

Description copied from interface: Mother

Only call this method from inside a Freezer. Restore a persisted instance from a Freezer.

Specified by:

restoreNewInstance in interface Mother

Following copied from interface: net.walend.lyophil.Mother

Parameters:

role - the role that the Freezable should implement

restoreNewInstance

public Freezable restoreNewInstance(java.lang.String role,
                                    java.io.Serializable id,
                                    java.lang.Object[] parameters)

Description copied from interface: Mother

Only call this method from inside a Freezer. Restore a persisted instance from a Freezer.

Specified by:

restoreNewInstance in interface Mother

Following copied from interface: net.walend.lyophil.Mother

Parameters:

role - the role that the Freezable should implement

id - the identifier of this Freezable

parameters - for the object's constructor.