org.apache.cayenne.reflect
Class PersistentDescriptor

java.lang.Object
  extended by org.apache.cayenne.reflect.PersistentDescriptor
All Implemented Interfaces:
ClassDescriptor

public class PersistentDescriptor
extends Object
implements ClassDescriptor

A default ClassDescriptor implementation for persistent objects.

Since:
3.0
Author:
Andrus Adamchik

Field Summary
protected  Collection declaredIdProperties
           
protected  Map declaredProperties
           
protected  ObjEntity entity
           
protected  Class objectClass
           
protected  Accessor persistenceStateAccessor
           
protected  Map subclassDescriptors
           
protected  ClassDescriptor superclassDescriptor
           
 
Constructor Summary
PersistentDescriptor()
          Creates a PersistentDescriptor.
 
Method Summary
 void addDeclaredProperty(Property property)
          Registers a property.
 void addSubclassDescriptor(ClassDescriptor subclassDescriptor)
           
 Object createObject()
          Creates a new instance of a class described by this object.
 Property getDeclaredProperty(String propertyName)
          Returns a Java Bean property descriptor matching property name or null if no such property is found.
 ObjEntity getEntity()
          Returns an ObjEntity associated with this descriptor.
 Iterator getIdProperties()
          Returns an iterator over the properties mapped to id columns.
 Class getObjectClass()
          Returns a class mapped by this descriptor.
 Iterator getProperties()
          Deprecated. since 3.0. Use visitProperties(PropertyVisitor) method instead.
 Property getProperty(String propertyName)
          Recursively looks up property descriptor in this class descriptor and all superclass descriptors.
 ClassDescriptor getSubclassDescriptor(Class objectClass)
          Returns the most "specialized" descriptor for a given class.
 ClassDescriptor getSuperclassDescriptor()
          Returns a descriptor of the mapped superclass or null if the descriptor's entity sits at the top of inheritance hierarchy.
 void injectValueHolders(Object object)
          Invokes 'prepareForAccess' of a super descriptor and then invokes 'prepareForAccess' of each declared property.
 boolean isFault(Object object)
          Returns true if an object is not fully resolved.
 void removeDeclaredProperty(String propertyName)
          Removes declared property.
 void setEntity(ObjEntity entity)
           
 void setPersistenceStateAccessor(Accessor persistenceStateAccessor)
           
 void setSuperclassDescriptor(ClassDescriptor superclassDescriptor)
           
 void shallowMerge(Object from, Object to)
          Copies object properties from one object to another.
 boolean visitAllProperties(PropertyVisitor visitor)
          Passes the visitor to the properties "visit" method for all properties declared in this descriptor, its super and subdescriptors, terminating properties walkthrough in case one of the properties returns false.
 boolean visitDeclaredProperties(PropertyVisitor visitor)
          Passes the visitor to the properties "visit" method for all properties declared in this descriptor, terminating properties walkthrough in case one of the properties returns false.
 boolean visitProperties(PropertyVisitor visitor)
          Passes the visitor to all properties "visit" method, terminating properties walkthrough in case one of the properties returns false.
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 

Field Detail

superclassDescriptor

protected ClassDescriptor superclassDescriptor

objectClass

protected Class objectClass

declaredProperties

protected Map declaredProperties

subclassDescriptors

protected Map subclassDescriptors

persistenceStateAccessor

protected Accessor persistenceStateAccessor

entity

protected ObjEntity entity

declaredIdProperties

protected Collection declaredIdProperties
Constructor Detail

PersistentDescriptor

public PersistentDescriptor()
Creates a PersistentDescriptor.

Method Detail

addDeclaredProperty

public void addDeclaredProperty(Property property)
Registers a property. This method is useful to customize default ClassDescriptor generated from ObjEntity by adding new properties or overriding the standard ones.


removeDeclaredProperty

public void removeDeclaredProperty(String propertyName)
Removes declared property. This method can be used to customize default ClassDescriptor generated from ObjEntity.


addSubclassDescriptor

public void addSubclassDescriptor(ClassDescriptor subclassDescriptor)

getEntity

public ObjEntity getEntity()
Description copied from interface: ClassDescriptor
Returns an ObjEntity associated with this descriptor.

Specified by:
getEntity in interface ClassDescriptor

isFault

public boolean isFault(Object object)
Description copied from interface: ClassDescriptor
Returns true if an object is not fully resolved.

Specified by:
isFault in interface ClassDescriptor

getObjectClass

public Class getObjectClass()
Description copied from interface: ClassDescriptor
Returns a class mapped by this descriptor.

Specified by:
getObjectClass in interface ClassDescriptor

getSubclassDescriptor

public ClassDescriptor getSubclassDescriptor(Class objectClass)
Description copied from interface: ClassDescriptor
Returns the most "specialized" descriptor for a given class. This method assumes that the following is true:
 this.getObjectClass().isAssignableFrom(objectClass)
 

Specified by:
getSubclassDescriptor in interface ClassDescriptor

getProperties

public Iterator getProperties()
Deprecated. since 3.0. Use visitProperties(PropertyVisitor) method instead.

Description copied from interface: ClassDescriptor
Returns an Iterator over descriptor properties.

Specified by:
getProperties in interface ClassDescriptor

getIdProperties

public Iterator getIdProperties()
Description copied from interface: ClassDescriptor
Returns an iterator over the properties mapped to id columns.

Specified by:
getIdProperties in interface ClassDescriptor

getProperty

public Property getProperty(String propertyName)
Recursively looks up property descriptor in this class descriptor and all superclass descriptors.

Specified by:
getProperty in interface ClassDescriptor

getDeclaredProperty

public Property getDeclaredProperty(String propertyName)
Description copied from interface: ClassDescriptor
Returns a Java Bean property descriptor matching property name or null if no such property is found. Lookup DOES NOT including properties from the superclass descriptors. Returned property can be any one of AttributeProperty, ToManyProperty, ToOneProperty.

Specified by:
getDeclaredProperty in interface ClassDescriptor

getSuperclassDescriptor

public ClassDescriptor getSuperclassDescriptor()
Returns a descriptor of the mapped superclass or null if the descriptor's entity sits at the top of inheritance hierarchy.

Specified by:
getSuperclassDescriptor in interface ClassDescriptor

createObject

public Object createObject()
Creates a new instance of a class described by this object.

Specified by:
createObject in interface ClassDescriptor

injectValueHolders

public void injectValueHolders(Object object)
                        throws PropertyException
Invokes 'prepareForAccess' of a super descriptor and then invokes 'prepareForAccess' of each declared property.

Specified by:
injectValueHolders in interface ClassDescriptor
Throws:
PropertyException

shallowMerge

public void shallowMerge(Object from,
                         Object to)
                  throws PropertyException
Copies object properties from one object to another. Invokes 'shallowCopy' of a super descriptor and then invokes 'shallowCopy' of each declared property.

Specified by:
shallowMerge in interface ClassDescriptor
Throws:
PropertyException

visitDeclaredProperties

public boolean visitDeclaredProperties(PropertyVisitor visitor)
Description copied from interface: ClassDescriptor
Passes the visitor to the properties "visit" method for all properties declared in this descriptor, terminating properties walkthrough in case one of the properties returns false. Returns true if all visited properties returned true, false - if one property returned false.

Specified by:
visitDeclaredProperties in interface ClassDescriptor
Since:
3.0

visitAllProperties

public boolean visitAllProperties(PropertyVisitor visitor)
Description copied from interface: ClassDescriptor
Passes the visitor to the properties "visit" method for all properties declared in this descriptor, its super and subdescriptors, terminating properties walkthrough in case one of the properties returns false. Returns true if all visited properties returned true, false - if one property returned false.

Specified by:
visitAllProperties in interface ClassDescriptor
Since:
3.0

visitProperties

public boolean visitProperties(PropertyVisitor visitor)
Description copied from interface: ClassDescriptor
Passes the visitor to all properties "visit" method, terminating properties walkthrough in case one of the properties returns false. Returns true if all visited properties returned true, false - if one property returned false.

Specified by:
visitProperties in interface ClassDescriptor

setPersistenceStateAccessor

public void setPersistenceStateAccessor(Accessor persistenceStateAccessor)

setEntity

public void setEntity(ObjEntity entity)

setSuperclassDescriptor

public void setSuperclassDescriptor(ClassDescriptor superclassDescriptor)


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