Package org.castor.cpa.util

Interface JDOClassDescriptorResolver

All Superinterfaces:
ClassDescriptorResolver
All Known Implementing Classes:
JDOClassDescriptorResolverImpl
public interface JDOClassDescriptorResolver extends ClassDescriptorResolver
JDO-specific ClassDescriptorResolver instance that provides functionality to find or "resolve" ClassDescriptors from a given class (name).
Since:
1.2.1

  • Method Details

    • resolve

      ClassDescriptor resolve(String type) throws ResolverException
      Returns the ClassDescriptor for the given class.
      Parameters:
      type - the class name to find the ClassDescriptor for
      Returns:
      the ClassDescriptor for the given class
      Throws:
      ResolverException - Indicates that the given Class cannot be resolved.

    • addClass

      void addClass(Class<?> domainClass)
      Adds a given Class instance manually, so that it can be loaded from the file system.
      Parameters:
      domainClass - A given Class instance.

    • addPackage

      void addPackage(String packageName)
      Adds a given package name manually, so that class descriptors can be loaded from this package (from the file system).
      Parameters:
      packageName - A given package name.

    • descriptorIterator

      Iterator<ClassDescriptor> descriptorIterator()
      Returns an iterator over all the known descriptors in the original order they have been added. Each element is of type ClassDescriptor.
      Returns:
      an Iterator over all the known JDO class descriptors.

    • getClassLoader

      ClassLoader getClassLoader()
      Returns the ClassLoader instance as used internally.
      Returns:
      The ClassLoader instance used internally.

    • registerDescriptor

      void registerDescriptor(Class<?> type, ClassDescriptor classDescriptor)
      Registers a ClassDescriptor with the descriptor cache.
      Parameters:
      type - Type of the class described by the ClassDescriptor to register.
      classDescriptor - The ClassDescriptor to register with the cache.