eu.ehri.project.models.utils

Class ClassUtils

java.lang.Object

eu.ehri.project.models.utils.ClassUtils

public class ClassUtils
extends Object

Helper functions for managing EntityType classes via reflection.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static String	FETCH_METHOD_PREFIX

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
ClassUtils()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static Map<String,com.tinkerpop.blueprints.Direction>	getDependentRelations(Class<?> cls) Get a map of relationships keyed against their direction for a given class.
static EntityClass	getEntityType(Class<?> cls) Get the entity type string for a given class.
static Map<String,Set<String>>	getEnumPropertyKeys(Class<?> cls) Get a collection of names for methods marked as unique properties.
static Map<String,Method>	getFetchMethods(Class<?> cls) Get a map of relationship-names keyed against the method to instantiate them.
static Collection<String>	getIndexedPropertyKeys(Class<?> cls) Get a collection of names for methods marked as indexed properties.
static Collection<String>	getMandatoryPropertyKeys(Class<?> cls) Get a collection of names for methods marked as mandatory properties.
static Map<String,Method>	getMetaMethods(Class<?> cls) Get a map of relationship-names keyed against the method to instantiate them.
static Collection<String>	getPropertyKeys(Class<?> cls) Get a collection of names for methods marked as properties.
static Collection<String>	getUniquePropertyKeys(Class<?> cls) Get a collection of names for methods marked as unique properties.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

FETCH_METHOD_PREFIX

public static final String FETCH_METHOD_PREFIX

See Also:

Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

ClassUtils

public ClassUtils()

Method Detail

getEntityType

public static EntityClass getEntityType(Class<?> cls)

Get the entity type string for a given class.

Parameters:

cls - the entity type's Java class

Returns:

the entity enum

getDependentRelations

public static Map<String,com.tinkerpop.blueprints.Direction> getDependentRelations(Class<?> cls)

Get a map of relationships keyed against their direction for a given class.

Parameters:

cls - the entity's Java class

Returns:

a relationship-direction map

getFetchMethods

public static Map<String,Method> getFetchMethods(Class<?> cls)

Get a map of relationship-names keyed against the method to instantiate them.

Parameters:

cls - the entity's Java class

Returns:

a relationship-name-method map

getMetaMethods

public static Map<String,Method> getMetaMethods(Class<?> cls)

Get a map of relationship-names keyed against the method to instantiate them.

Parameters:

cls - the entity's Java class

Returns:

a relationship-name-method map

getPropertyKeys

public static Collection<String> getPropertyKeys(Class<?> cls)

Get a collection of names for methods marked as properties.

Parameters:

cls - the entity's Java class

Returns:

a collection of property names

getMandatoryPropertyKeys

public static Collection<String> getMandatoryPropertyKeys(Class<?> cls)

Get a collection of names for methods marked as mandatory properties.

Parameters:

cls - the entity's Java class

Returns:

a collection of property names

getIndexedPropertyKeys

public static Collection<String> getIndexedPropertyKeys(Class<?> cls)

Get a collection of names for methods marked as indexed properties.

Parameters:

cls - the entity's Java class

Returns:

a collection of property names

getUniquePropertyKeys

public static Collection<String> getUniquePropertyKeys(Class<?> cls)

Get a collection of names for methods marked as unique properties.

Parameters:

cls - the entity's Java class

Returns:

a collection of property names

getEnumPropertyKeys

public static Map<String,Set<String>> getEnumPropertyKeys(Class<?> cls)

Get a collection of names for methods marked as unique properties.

Parameters:

cls - the entity's Java class

Returns:

a collection of property names