org.mule.runtime.api.metadata.resolving

Interface OutputTypeResolver<K>

Type Parameters:

K - the generic type of the objects to be used as MetadataKeyId representing a type structure

All Superinterfaces:

NamedTypeResolver

public interface OutputTypeResolver<K>
extends NamedTypeResolver

Handles the dynamic MetadataType resolving for the output of an associated component.

Since:

1.0

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
org.mule.metadata.api.model.MetadataType	getOutputType(MetadataContext context, K key) Given an instance of type K, resolves their MetadataType, which represents the type structure.
default String	getResolverName() This is the name of the TypeResolver.

Methods inherited from interface org.mule.runtime.api.metadata.resolving.NamedTypeResolver

getCategoryName

Method Detail

getResolverName

default String getResolverName()

This is the name of the TypeResolver. It should not be repeated among InputTypeResolver and OutputTypeResolver which are used together.

Specified by:

getResolverName in interface NamedTypeResolver

Returns:

name of the resolver

getOutputType

org.mule.metadata.api.model.MetadataType getOutputType(MetadataContext context,
                                                       K key)
                                                throws MetadataResolvingException,
                                                       ConnectionException

Given an instance of type K, resolves their MetadataType, which represents the type structure. This MetadataType will be considered as the output or result of the Component

Parameters:

context - MetadataContext of the MetaData resolution

key - K representing the type which's structure has to be resolved

Returns:

MetadataType from the given

Throws:

MetadataResolvingException - if an error occurs during the MetadataType building. See FailureCode for possible MetadataResolvingException reasons

ConnectionException - if an error occurs when using the connection provided by the MetadataContext