org.oddjob.arooa
Interface ArooaDescriptor

All Superinterfaces:

BeanDescriptorProvider

All Known Implementing Classes:

ArooaDescriptorDescriptor, BaseArooaDescriptor, ClassesOnlyDescriptor, EmptyDescriptor, LinkedDescriptor, ListDescriptor, StandardArooaDescriptor

public interface ArooaDescriptor
extends BeanDescriptorProvider

An ArooaDescriptor describes how an ArooaParser should process an {@link ArooaConfiguration}.

Author:

Rob Gordon

Method Summary

ClassResolver	getClassResolver() Provide a ClassResolver.
ConversionProvider	getConvertletProvider() Provide type conversions.
ElementMappings	getElementMappings() Provide element to class name mappings for components.
String	getPrefixFor(URI namespace) Provide the default prefix for a URI.

Methods inherited from interface org.oddjob.arooa.deploy.BeanDescriptorProvider

getBeanDescriptor

Method Detail

getConvertletProvider

ConversionProvider getConvertletProvider()

Provide type conversions.

Returns:

A ConvertletProvider. May be null.

getElementMappings

ElementMappings getElementMappings()

Provide element to class name mappings for components.

Returns:

ElementMappings. Must not be null.

getPrefixFor

String getPrefixFor(URI namespace)

Provide the default prefix for a URI. This is required when building an ArooaConfiguration using a ArooaDesigner so that the correct XML namespace mappings can defined.

Parameters:

namespace - The namespace.

Returns:

The prefix.

getClassResolver

ClassResolver getClassResolver()

Provide a ClassResolver. The resolver will typically be able to resolve classes returned from the ElementMappings provided by this descriptor.

Returns:

A ClassResolver. Must not be null.