net.obvj.confectory.internal.helper

Interface ConfigurationHelper<T>

Type Parameters:

T - the source type which configuration data is to be retrieved

All Superinterfaces:

ConfigurationDataRetriever<T>

All Known Implementing Classes:

BasicConfigurationHelper, BeanConfigurationHelper, GenericJsonConfigurationHelper, JsonSmartConfigurationHelper, NullConfigurationHelper, PropertiesConfigurationHelper

public interface ConfigurationHelper<T>
extends ConfigurationDataRetriever<T>

An abstraction for objects that retrieve data from previously loaded Configuration objects.

Since:

0.1.0

Author:

oswaldo.bapvic.jr (Oswaldo Junior)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
ConfigurationMerger<T>	configurationMerger() Creates the applicable ConfigurationMerger object for the type associated with this ConfigurationHelper.
static <T> ConfigurationHelper<T>	newInstance(T bean, Mapper<T> mapper) Creates a new ConfigurationHelper for the given Mapper.

Methods inherited from interface net.obvj.confectory.ConfigurationDataRetriever

get, getBean, getBoolean, getDouble, getInteger, getLong, getMandatoryBoolean, getMandatoryDouble, getMandatoryInteger, getMandatoryLong, getMandatoryString, getString

Method Detail

newInstance

static <T> ConfigurationHelper<T> newInstance(T bean,
                                              Mapper<T> mapper)

Creates a new ConfigurationHelper for the given Mapper.

If the specified bean is null, a NullConfigurationHelper will be instantiated.

Parameters:

bean - the bean to be evaluated; may be null

mapper - the Mapper whose helper should be instantiated; not null

Returns:

a new ConfigurationHelper instance for the specified Mapper

Throws:

NullPointerException - if the specified mapper is null

Since:

2.2.0

configurationMerger

ConfigurationMerger<T> configurationMerger()

Creates the applicable ConfigurationMerger object for the type associated with this ConfigurationHelper.

Returns:

a new ConfigurationMerger instance

Since:

2.2.0