org.evrete.api

Interface TypeResolver

All Superinterfaces:

Copyable<TypeResolver>

All Known Implementing Classes:

TypeResolverWrapper

public interface TypeResolver
extends Copyable<TypeResolver>

TypeResolver provides dynamic mapping of Java types to engine's internal Type. It is particularly useful when developers have to deal with XML or JSON objects.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
default <T> Type<T>	declare(Class<T> type)
<T> Type<T>	declare(String typeName, Class<T> javaType)
<T> Type<T>	declare(String typeName, String javaType)
Collection<Type<?>>	getKnownTypes()
default <T> Type<T>	getOrDeclare(Class<T> cl)
default <T> Type<T>	getOrDeclare(String typeName)
default <T> Type<T>	getOrDeclare(String typeName, Class<T> javaType)
default <T> Type<T>	getOrDeclare(String typeName, String javaType)
<T> Type<T>	getType(int typeId)
<T> Type<T>	getType(String name)
<T> Type<T>	resolve(Object o)
void	wrapType(TypeWrapper<?> typeWrapper)

Methods inherited from interface org.evrete.api.Copyable

copyOf

Method Detail

getType

<T> Type<T> getType(String name)

getType

<T> Type<T> getType(int typeId)

getKnownTypes

Collection<Type<?>> getKnownTypes()

wrapType

void wrapType(TypeWrapper<?> typeWrapper)

declare

<T> Type<T> declare(String typeName,
                    Class<T> javaType)

declare

<T> Type<T> declare(String typeName,
                    String javaType)

getOrDeclare

default <T> Type<T> getOrDeclare(String typeName,
                                 Class<T> javaType)

getOrDeclare

default <T> Type<T> getOrDeclare(String typeName,
                                 String javaType)

getOrDeclare

default <T> Type<T> getOrDeclare(String typeName)

getOrDeclare

default <T> Type<T> getOrDeclare(Class<T> cl)

declare

default <T> Type<T> declare(Class<T> type)

resolve

<T> Type<T> resolve(Object o)

Type Parameters:

T - type parameter

Parameters:

o - object to resolve

Returns:

Type of the argument or null if object's type is unknown