org.unitils.objectvalidation.objectcreator.generator

Interface Generator

All Known Implementing Classes:

BuilderGenerator, CollectionGenerator, CompositeGenerator, DefaultGenerator, EnumGenerator, LastResortGenerator, PrimitiveGenerator

public interface Generator

A generator represents an object factory for the purpose of testing it against rules. If the default provided generators returns null object you can define your own.

Since:

Feb 20, 2012

Author:

Jeroen Horemans

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Object	generateObject(Class<?> clazz, List<Object> input, List<Class<?>> inputClasses, List<TreeNode> genericSubTypes)

Method Detail

generateObject

Object generateObject(Class<?> clazz,
                    List<Object> input,
                    List<Class<?>> inputClasses,
                    List<TreeNode> genericSubTypes)
                      throws Exception

Parameters:

clazz - The class of the object to generate

input - the parameters to give to the constructor

inputClasses - the types of the constructor parameters

genericSubTypes - if clazz has generic parameters here they should be entered

Returns:

Object a randomly generated object or null if it was impossible to generate

Throws:

Exception - if illegal calls to object constructors.