org.specrunner.plugins.core.objects
Interface IObjectSelector<T>

Type Parameters:

T - The source of selection.

All Known Implementing Classes:

ObjectSelector

public interface IObjectSelector<T>

Perform object searches.

Author:

Thiago Santos

Method Summary

T	getSource(AbstractPluginObject caller, IContext context) The source for object selection.
void	release() Release comparison resources. i.e.
List<Object>	select(AbstractPluginObject caller, IContext context, Object instance, RowAdapter row, IResultSet result) Performs a select on object repository to compare with the reference.

Method Detail

getSource

T getSource(AbstractPluginObject caller,
            IContext context)
            throws Exception

The source for object selection.

Parameters:

caller - The plugin.

context - The testing context.

Returns:

The source.

Throws:

Exception - On selection errors.

select

List<Object> select(AbstractPluginObject caller,
                    IContext context,
                    Object instance,
                    RowAdapter row,
                    IResultSet result)
                    throws Exception

Performs a select on object repository to compare with the reference.

Parameters:

caller - The caller plugin.

context - The test context.

instance - The object to be compared with repository version.

row - The row which was the source for object creation.

result - The result set.

Returns:

The corresponding objects from repository.

Throws:

Exception - On selection errors.

release

void release()
             throws Exception

Release comparison resources. i.e. For Hibernate repositories free sessions in use for comparison.

Throws:

Exception - On release errors.