net.imadz.meta

Interface Flavored

All Known Implementing Classes:

AnnotationMetaBuilderBase, ConditionMetaBuilderImpl, ConditionObjectBuilderImpl, EventMetaBuilderImpl, EventObjectBuilderImpl, InheritableAnnotationMetaBuilderBase, MetaDataBuilderBase, ObjectBuilderBase, RelationConstraintBuilderImpl, RelationMetaBuilderImpl, RelationObjectBuilderImpl, StateMachineMetaBuilderImpl, StateMachineObjectBuilderImpl, StateMetaBuilderImpl, StateObjectBuilderImpl

public interface Flavored

Object that supports the Flavor pattern.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
<T> T	getFlavor(Class<T> flavorInterface, boolean assertExists) Flavor handler.
boolean	hasFlavor(Class<?> flavorInterface) Checks if the specified flavor is supported.

Method Detail

getFlavor

<T> T getFlavor(Class<T> flavorInterface,
                boolean assertExists)

Flavor handler.

Flavor handler provide domain specific extensions to generic meta data types such as WebSerice support and Hibernate access.

argument handlerInterface Java class or Interface that provides the functionality of the handler argument assertExists throws a FlavorNotSupportedException if the flavor does not exist

Returns:

Handler if one of the specified type is registered, null otherwise

Throws:

FlavorNotSupportedException

hasFlavor

boolean hasFlavor(Class<?> flavorInterface)

Checks if the specified flavor is supported. argument flavorInterface Flavor to check for

Returns:

true if it is supported, false otherwise