org.switchyard.transform

Interface Transformer<F,T>

Type Parameters:

F - Java type representing the from, or source, format

T - Java type representing the to, or target, format

All Known Implementing Classes:

BaseTransformer

public interface Transformer<F,T>

Handles transformation between message content types (e.g. Object -> XML) to reconcile the type systems used by a service consumer and provider. A Transformer instance can be directly attached to an exchange or it can be registered in the TransformerRegistry and loaded dynamically based on the from and to message names.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
QName	getFrom() The name of the from, or source, message.
Class<F>	getFromType() The Java type of the source format.
QName	getTo() The name of the to, or target, message.
Class<T>	getToType() The Java type of the target format.
Transformer<F,T>	setFrom(QName fromType) Set the name of the from, or source, message type.
Transformer<F,T>	setTo(QName toType) Set the name of the to, or target, message type.
T	transform(F from) Transforms the source format F to the target format T.

Method Detail

transform

T transform(F from)

Transforms the source format F to the target format T.

Parameters:

from - the object to be transformed

Returns:

object in target format

setFrom

Transformer<F,T> setFrom(QName fromType)

Set the name of the from, or source, message type.

Parameters:

fromType - From type.

Returns:

a reference to the current Transformer.

getFrom

QName getFrom()

The name of the from, or source, message.

Returns:

from message

setTo

Transformer<F,T> setTo(QName toType)

Set the name of the to, or target, message type.

Parameters:

toType - To type.

Returns:

a reference to the current Transformer.

getTo

QName getTo()

The name of the to, or target, message.

Returns:

to message

getFromType

Class<F> getFromType()

The Java type of the source format.

Returns:

class representing the Java type for the from format.

getToType

Class<T> getToType()

The Java type of the target format.

Returns:

class representing the Java type for the from format.