org.jboss.metadata.plugins.loader
Class AbstractMetaDataLoader

java.lang.Object
  org.jboss.metadata.plugins.loader.AbstractMetaDataLoader

All Implemented Interfaces:

MetaDataLoader, MetaDataRetrieval

Direct Known Subclasses:

BasicMetaDataLoader

public abstract class AbstractMetaDataLoader
extends Object
implements MetaDataLoader

AbstractMetaDataLoader.

The default behaviour is to assume there are only annotations with the types and names of the getMetadata() methods interpreted as annotation types and class names.

Version:

$Revision: 67198 $

Author:

Adrian Brock

Constructor Summary

AbstractMetaDataLoader()
Create a new AbstractMetaDataLoader.

AbstractMetaDataLoader(ScopeKey key)
Create a new AbstractMetaDataLoader.

Method Summary

ScopeKey	getScope() Return the scope key
MetaDataRetrieval	getScopedRetrieval(ScopeLevel level) Get scoped retrieval for level param.
ValidTime	getValidTime() The valid time
void	invalidate() Invalidate
<T> boolean	isCachable(Item<T> item) Whether the item is cachable
AnnotationsItem	retrieveLocalAnnotations() Get all the local annotations
MetaDatasItem	retrieveLocalMetaData() Get all the local metadata
MetaDatasItem	retrieveMetaData() Get all the metadata
<T> MetaDataItem<T>	retrieveMetaData(Class<T> type) Get metadata

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface org.jboss.metadata.spi.retrieval.MetaDataRetrieval

getComponentMetaDataRetrieval, isEmpty, retrieveAnnotation, retrieveAnnotations, retrieveMetaData

Constructor Detail

AbstractMetaDataLoader

public AbstractMetaDataLoader()

Create a new AbstractMetaDataLoader.

AbstractMetaDataLoader

public AbstractMetaDataLoader(ScopeKey key)

Create a new AbstractMetaDataLoader.

Parameters:

key - the scope

Method Detail

getScope

public ScopeKey getScope()

Description copied from interface: MetaDataRetrieval

Return the scope key

Specified by:

getScope in interface MetaDataRetrieval

Returns:

the scope key

getValidTime

public ValidTime getValidTime()

Description copied from interface: MetaDataRetrieval

The valid time

Specified by:

getValidTime in interface MetaDataRetrieval

Returns:

the valid time

isCachable

public <T> boolean isCachable(Item<T> item)

Description copied from interface: MetaDataLoader

Whether the item is cachable

Specified by:

isCachable in interface MetaDataLoader

Type Parameters:

T - the item type

Parameters:

item - the item

Returns:

true when cachable

retrieveLocalAnnotations

public AnnotationsItem retrieveLocalAnnotations()

Description copied from interface: MetaDataRetrieval

Get all the local annotations

Specified by:

retrieveLocalAnnotations in interface MetaDataRetrieval

Returns:

the annotations

retrieveMetaData

public <T> MetaDataItem<T> retrieveMetaData(Class<T> type)

Description copied from interface: MetaDataRetrieval

Get metadata

Specified by:

retrieveMetaData in interface MetaDataRetrieval

Type Parameters:

T - the metadata type

Parameters:

type - the type

Returns:

the metadata or null if not present

retrieveLocalMetaData

public MetaDatasItem retrieveLocalMetaData()

Description copied from interface: MetaDataRetrieval

Get all the local metadata

Specified by:

retrieveLocalMetaData in interface MetaDataRetrieval

Returns:

the metadata

retrieveMetaData

public MetaDatasItem retrieveMetaData()

Description copied from interface: MetaDataRetrieval

Get all the metadata

Specified by:

retrieveMetaData in interface MetaDataRetrieval

Returns:

the metadata

getScopedRetrieval

public MetaDataRetrieval getScopedRetrieval(ScopeLevel level)

Description copied from interface: MetaDataRetrieval

Get scoped retrieval for level param.

Specified by:

getScopedRetrieval in interface MetaDataRetrieval

Parameters:

level - the scope level

Returns:

list of retrieval instances

invalidate

public void invalidate()

Invalidate