org.limaloa
Class AdapterFactory

java.lang.Object
  org.limaloa.AdapterFactory

public final class AdapterFactory
extends java.lang.Object

Factory class that allows controlled creation of adapter instances.

Author:

Chris Nappin

Method Summary

<T> T	createAdapter(java.lang.Class<T> sourceInterface, java.lang.Object target, java.util.List<MethodMapping> methodMappings) Creates a new adapter instance, which maps calls to it's methods to the appropriate method on the target object.
static AdapterFactory	getInstance() Initialise everything and get a new factory instance.
static AdapterFactory	getInstance(java.util.List<java.lang.String> mappingFiles, boolean useDozer) Initialise everything and get a new factory instance.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

getInstance

public static AdapterFactory getInstance()

Initialise everything and get a new factory instance. This is an expensive operation, therefore this should only be called once and the factory re-used (e.g. as a singleton) to create all adapter instances. This version of the method uses default settings, which is to disable any use of Dozer and only allow internally handled object mappings.

Returns:

The factory instance

getInstance

public static AdapterFactory getInstance(java.util.List<java.lang.String> mappingFiles,
                                         boolean useDozer)

Initialise everything and get a new factory instance. This is an expensive operation and (if enabled) triggers Dozer to initialise itself, therefore this should only be called once and the factory re-used (e.g. as a singleton) to create all adapter instances. This version of the method takes a List of filenames, containing custom Dozer mapping definitions.

Parameters:

mappingFiles - A List of Dozer mapping filenames to use, or null if none

useDozer - Whether to use Dozer or not

Returns:

The factory instance

createAdapter

public <T> T createAdapter(java.lang.Class<T> sourceInterface,
                           java.lang.Object target,
                           java.util.List<MethodMapping> methodMappings)
                throws MappingCreationConfigurationException

Creates a new adapter instance, which maps calls to it's methods to the appropriate method on the target object.

Type Parameters:

T - The adapter interface type

Parameters:

sourceInterface - The interface type class that the adapter will implement

target - The target object to map calls to

methodMappings - A List of MethodMapping.

Returns:

A Proxy instance that maps calls.

Throws:

MappingCreationConfigurationException - Error creating the adapter