Class TypeGroup


  • public class TypeGroup
    extends Object
    the collection of types associated with an ECA rule
    • Constructor Detail

      • TypeGroup

        public TypeGroup​(ClassLoader loader)
        create a type group for a rule containing all the basic types
        Parameters:
        loader - the class loader to use for type resolution
    • Method Detail

      • lookup

        public Type lookup​(String name)
        lookup a type by name dereferencing it to its fully qualified type if that exists
        Parameters:
        name - the type name
        Returns:
        the type
      • create

        public Type create​(String name)
        create a type with a given name or return an existing type if the supplied name can be matched. if the type name is qualified ensure that any existing type with an unqualified name matching this entry is not already aliased to another type.
        Parameters:
        name - the type name
        Returns:
        the type if created or matched or null if there is an alias mismatch
      • create

        public Type create​(String name,
                           Class clazz)
        create a type with a given name and class or return an existing type if the supplied name and class can be matched. if the type name is qualified ensure that any existing type with an unqualified name matching this entry is not already aliased to another type.
        Parameters:
        name - the type name
        clazz - the associated class
        Returns:
        the type if created or matched or null if there is a class or alias mismatch
      • resolveTypes

        public void resolveTypes()
        try to associate each type in the typegroup with a class
      • createArray

        public Type createArray​(Type baseType)
      • addExceptionTypes

        public void addExceptionTypes​(String[] exceptionTypeNames)
      • getExceptionTypes

        public List<Type> getExceptionTypes()
      • ensureType

        public Type ensureType​(Class clazz)