Package net.java.ao.schema

Interface TableNameConverter

All Known Implementing Classes:
AtlassianTableNameConverter, CachingTableNameConverter, CamelCaseTableNameConverter, CanonicalClassNameTableNameConverter, PluralizedTableNameConverter, TableAnnotationTableNameConverter, UnderscoreTableNameConverter
public interface TableNameConverter

Superinterface to all table name converters; designed to impose conventions upon the auto-conversion of class names to database tables. The idea behind this is to allow user-specified table name conventions and standards rather than always enforcing ActiveObjects's idea of "good naming".

Every EntityManager contains a single table name converter which the entire library uses when performing operations. Any third-party code which interacts with tables directly should make use of this faculty. By using the table name converter even in ORM-external operations, the developers can control table names in a single location and ensure that the conventions need only be maintained in one spot.

Author:
Daniel Spiewak

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    String
    getName(Class<? extends RawEntity<?>> clazz)
    Generates a table name to correspond with the specified class.

  • Method Details

    • getName

      String getName(Class<? extends RawEntity<?>> clazz)
      Generates a table name to correspond with the specified class. The algorithm used must check for the existance of the Table annotation and use the appropriate override when necessary. If this check is not made, ActiveObjects will continue to function normally, but any code assuming the proper imlementation of @Table will likely fail.
      Parameters:
      clazz - The entity type for which a corresponding field name must be generated.
      Returns:
      A database table name which corresponds to the given entity type.