org.mule.runtime.dsl.api.component

Class TypeDefinition<T>

java.lang.Object

org.mule.runtime.dsl.api.component.TypeDefinition<T>

Type Parameters:

T - the actual type of the runtime object to be created.

public class TypeDefinition<T>
extends Object

Defines the actual Class for the domain object to be created.

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Class and Description
static class	TypeDefinition.MapEntryType<KeyType,ValueType> Instances of this class represent the type of a map entry.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
TypeDefinition<T>	checkingThatIsClassOrInheritsFrom(Class<?> inforcedClass)
static <T> TypeDefinition<T>	fromConfigurationAttribute(String configAttributeName)
static <T,K,V> TypeDefinition<T>	fromMapEntryType(Class<K> keyType, Class<V> valueType)
static <T> TypeDefinition<T>	fromType(Class<T> type) Defines the object type that will be created for the component.
void	visit(TypeDefinitionVisitor typeDefinitionVisitor)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

fromType

public static <T> TypeDefinition<T> fromType(Class<T> type)

Defines the object type that will be created for the component. Only instantiable types are allowed with the exception of Collection, List, Set interfaces. In those cases the runtime will use a default implementation.

Parameters:

type - Class of the domain model to be created.

Returns:

TypeDefinition created from that type.

fromConfigurationAttribute

public static <T> TypeDefinition<T> fromConfigurationAttribute(String configAttributeName)

Parameters:

configAttributeName - name of the configuration attribute that defines the domain object type.

Returns:

TypeDefinition created from that type.

checkingThatIsClassOrInheritsFrom

public TypeDefinition<T> checkingThatIsClassOrInheritsFrom(Class<?> inforcedClass)

Parameters:

inforcedClass - class to be checked as the same or a super class of the type if defined as a config attribute

Returns:

TypeDefinition whith className set.

visit

public void visit(TypeDefinitionVisitor typeDefinitionVisitor)

fromMapEntryType

public static <T,K,V> TypeDefinition<T> fromMapEntryType(Class<K> keyType,
                                                         Class<V> valueType)