org.mule.runtime.extension.api.introspection.declaration.type

Class TypeUtils

java.lang.Object

org.mule.runtime.extension.api.introspection.declaration.type.TypeUtils

public final class TypeUtils
extends Object

Utility class to handle Java types and their relationship with the MetadataType model

Since:

1.0

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static boolean	acceptsReferences(org.mule.metadata.api.model.MetadataType metadataType)
static Set<ModelProperty>	deriveModelProperties(org.mule.metadata.api.model.MetadataType metadataType)
static String	getAlias(Field field) Checks the given field for the Alias annotation.
static ExpressionSupport	getExpressionSupport(org.mule.metadata.api.model.MetadataType metadataType) Checks the given metadataType for the ExpressionSupportAnnotation.
static Collection<Field>	getParameterFields(Class<?> type) Returns all the Fields in the given extensionType which are annotated with Parameter but also do not have the Ignore one.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

getParameterFields

public static Collection<Field> getParameterFields(Class<?> type)

Returns all the Fields in the given extensionType which are annotated with Parameter but also do not have the Ignore one.

The introspection also includes parent classes.

Parameters:

type - the class to introspect.

Returns:

a Collection of fields. May be empty but will never be null

getAlias

public static String getAlias(Field field)

Checks the given field for the Alias annotation. If present, Alias.value() is returned. Otherwise, Field.getName() is returned.

Parameters:

field - a Field

Returns:

the field's alias

getExpressionSupport

public static ExpressionSupport getExpressionSupport(org.mule.metadata.api.model.MetadataType metadataType)

Checks the given metadataType for the ExpressionSupportAnnotation.

If present, the ExpressionSupportAnnotation.getExpressionSupport() value is returned. Otherwise, it defaults to ExpressionSupport.SUPPORTED

Parameters:

metadataType - a MetadataType

Returns:

a ExpressionSupport

deriveModelProperties

public static Set<ModelProperty> deriveModelProperties(org.mule.metadata.api.model.MetadataType metadataType)

acceptsReferences

public static boolean acceptsReferences(org.mule.metadata.api.model.MetadataType metadataType)