org.apache.bval

Class MetaBeanManager

java.lang.Object

org.apache.bval.MetaBeanManager

All Implemented Interfaces:

MetaBeanFinder

Direct Known Subclasses:

XMLMetaBeanManager

public class MetaBeanManager
extends Object
implements MetaBeanFinder

Description: Default implementation for the interface to find, register and create MetaBeans. In most situations a single instance of this class is sufficient and you can get this instance from the MetaBeanManagerFactory.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
protected MetaBeanBuilder	builder MetaBean builder
protected MetaBeanCache	cache MetaBean cache
protected boolean	complete Complete flag

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
MetaBeanManager() Create a new MetaBeanManager instance.
MetaBeanManager(MetaBeanBuilder builder) Create a new MetaBeanManager instance.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
protected void	computeRelatedMetaBean(MetaProperty prop, String beanRef) Compute a single related MetaBean.
protected void	computeRelationships(MetaBean beanInfo) Compute all known relationships for beanInfo.
MetaBean	findForClass(Class<?> clazz) Find the MetaBean for the specified class.
MetaBean	findForId(String beanInfoId) Find a MetaBean with a certain id.
MetaBeanBuilder	getBuilder() Get the builder used.
MetaBeanCache	getCache() Get the cache used.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

cache

protected final MetaBeanCache cache

MetaBean cache

builder

protected final MetaBeanBuilder builder

MetaBean builder

complete

protected boolean complete

Complete flag

Constructor Detail

MetaBeanManager

public MetaBeanManager()

Create a new MetaBeanManager instance.

MetaBeanManager

public MetaBeanManager(MetaBeanBuilder builder)

Create a new MetaBeanManager instance.

Parameters:

builder - meta bean builder

Method Detail

getBuilder

public MetaBeanBuilder getBuilder()

Get the builder used.

Returns:

MetaBeanBuilder

getCache

public MetaBeanCache getCache()

Get the cache used.

Returns:

MetaBeanCache

findForId

public MetaBean findForId(String beanInfoId)

Find a MetaBean with a certain id.

Specified by:

findForId in interface MetaBeanFinder

Parameters:

beanInfoId - - symbolic unique name of Meta Info

Returns:

BeanInfo

findForClass

public MetaBean findForClass(Class<?> clazz)

Find the MetaBean for the specified class.

Specified by:

findForClass in interface MetaBeanFinder

Parameters:

clazz - - bean class

Returns:

BeanInfo (never null)

computeRelationships

protected void computeRelationships(MetaBean beanInfo)

Compute all known relationships for beanInfo. must be called AFTER cache.cache() to avoid endless loop

Parameters:

beanInfo - - the bean for which to compute relationships

computeRelatedMetaBean

protected void computeRelatedMetaBean(MetaProperty prop,
                                      String beanRef)

Compute a single related MetaBean.

Parameters:

prop - meta property

beanRef - bean reference