Package org.queryman.builder.boot

Interface MetadataBuilder

public interface MetadataBuilder

MetadataBuilder populate Metadata from either xml or properties file. Actually metadata builder tries to populate a Metadata from xml. If the attempt is failed, builder will try to populate it from properties. If the second attempt is failed too, the default metadata will be used.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	build()	The configuration loads, then builder populates the Metadata.
void	build(Metadata metadata)	The configuration loads, then the Metadata is populated by it.
void	buildFromDefault()	Assembles a default Metadata.
Metadata	getMetadata()	Return populated metadata instance.
MetadataBuilder	setPropertiesCfg(java.lang.String cfgFile)	Set properties file.
MetadataBuilder	setXmlCfg(java.lang.String cfgFile)	Set xml configuration file.

Method Detail

setXmlCfg

MetadataBuilder setXmlCfg(java.lang.String cfgFile)

Set xml configuration file. The previous one is replaced.

Parameters:

cfgFile - xml file name

Returns:

itself

setPropertiesCfg

MetadataBuilder setPropertiesCfg(java.lang.String cfgFile)

Set properties file. The previous one is replaced.

Parameters:

cfgFile - properties file name

Returns:

itself

getMetadata

Metadata getMetadata()

Return populated metadata instance.

Returns:

populated Metadata.

buildFromDefault

void buildFromDefault()

Assembles a default Metadata.

build

void build()

The configuration loads, then builder populates the Metadata.

build

void build(Metadata metadata)

The configuration loads, then the Metadata is populated by it. After that the loaded metadata and metadata are merged. The loaded metadata take precedence.

Parameters:

metadata - user provided metadata