tech.anima.tinytypes.meta

Class MetaTinyTypes

java.lang.Object

tech.anima.tinytypes.meta.MetaTinyTypes

public abstract class MetaTinyTypes
extends Object

Meta-support class for TinyTypes.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static MetaTinyType[]	metas

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
MetaTinyTypes()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static boolean	isTinyType(Class<?> candidate) Checks whether a class is a TinyType.
static <T> MetaTinyType<T>	metaFor(Class<?> candidate) Provides a type-specific Meta class for the given TinyType.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

metas

public static final MetaTinyType[] metas

Constructor Detail

MetaTinyTypes

public MetaTinyTypes()

Method Detail

metaFor

public static <T> MetaTinyType<T> metaFor(Class<?> candidate)

Provides a type-specific Meta class for the given TinyType.

Type Parameters:

T - the TinyType class type

Parameters:

candidate - the TinyType class to obtain a Meta for

Returns:

a Meta implementation suitable for the candidate

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - for null or a non-TinyType

isTinyType

public static boolean isTinyType(Class<?> candidate)

Checks whether a class is a TinyType. A class is considered a TinyType if is a direct ancestor of a tech.anima.tinytypes.*TinyType, is not abstract and provides a ctor matching super.

Parameters:

candidate - the class to be checked

Returns:

true if the candidate is a TinyType, false otherwise.