Class DataFieldConverter<B>


  • public class DataFieldConverter<B>
    extends ODFConverter<B>
    DataFieldConverter transfers the relevant properties from an Open Metadata Repository Services (OMRS) EntityDetail object into a DataField bean. It should be passed the data field entity and all relationships linked to it.
    • Constructor Detail

      • DataFieldConverter

        public DataFieldConverter​(OMRSRepositoryHelper repositoryHelper,
                                  String serviceName,
                                  String serverName)
        Constructor
        Parameters:
        repositoryHelper - helper object to parse entity
        serviceName - name of this component
        serverName - this server
    • Method Detail

      • getNewComplexBean

        public B getNewComplexBean​(Class<B> beanClass,
                                   EntityDetail primaryEntity,
                                   List<EntityDetail> supplementaryEntities,
                                   List<Relationship> relationships,
                                   String methodName)
                            throws PropertyServerException
        Using the supplied instances, return a new instance of the bean. It is used for beans such as a connection bean which made up of 3 entities (Connection, ConnectorType and Endpoint) plus the relationships between them. The relationships may be omitted if they do not have any properties.
        Overrides:
        getNewComplexBean in class OpenMetadataAPIGenericConverter<B>
        Parameters:
        beanClass - name of the class to create
        primaryEntity - entity that is the root of the cluster of entities that make up the content of the bean
        supplementaryEntities - entities connected to the primary entity by the relationships
        relationships - relationships linking the entities
        methodName - calling method
        Returns:
        bean populated with properties from the instances supplied
        Throws:
        PropertyServerException - there is a problem instantiating the bean