org.dbrain.data

Class TypeRegistry<T>

java.lang.Object

org.dbrain.data.TypeRegistry<T>

public class TypeRegistry<T>
extends Object

A type registry is used to map classes to names and names to classes in Serialization use cases.

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Class and Description
static class	TypeRegistry.Builder<T> Utility class to build new TypeRegistry instance.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static TypeRegistry.Builder	from(Class<?> baseClass, Function<Class<?>,String> nameFunc) Start building a registry from the specific baseclass and name provider.
Class<T>	getBaseClass()
String	getNameByType(Class<?> clazz)
Class<? extends T>	getTypeByName(String name)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

from

public static final TypeRegistry.Builder from(Class<?> baseClass,
                                              Function<Class<?>,String> nameFunc)

Start building a registry from the specific baseclass and name provider.

Parameters:

nameFunc - The function responsible of extracting a type name from a class.

getBaseClass

public Class<T> getBaseClass()

Returns:

The base type for this registry.

getTypeByName

public Class<? extends T> getTypeByName(String name)

Returns:

The type having the name, or null if this name is not registered.

getNameByType

public String getNameByType(Class<?> clazz)

Returns:

The name for the type.