Class ExternalReferenceConverter<B>


  • public class ExternalReferenceConverter<B>
    extends OCFConverter<B>
    ExternalReferenceConverter transfers the relevant properties from an Open Metadata Repository Services (OMRS) EntityDetail object into a Referenceable bean.
    • Constructor Detail

      • ExternalReferenceConverter

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

      • getNewBean

        public B getNewBean​(Class<B> beanClass,
                            EntityDetail entity,
                            String methodName)
                     throws PropertyServerException
        Using the supplied entity, return a new instance of the bean. This is used for most beans that have a one to one correspondence with the repository instances.
        Overrides:
        getNewBean in class OpenMetadataAPIGenericConverter<B>
        Parameters:
        beanClass - name of the class to create
        entity - entity containing the properties
        methodName - calling method
        Returns:
        bean populated with properties from the entity supplied
        Throws:
        PropertyServerException - there is a problem instantiating the bean