Class TubeCloner

  • Direct Known Subclasses:
    PipeCloner

    public abstract class TubeCloner
    extends Object
    Clones the whole pipeline.

    Since Tubes may form an arbitrary directed graph, someone needs to keep track of isomorphism for a clone to happen correctly. This class serves that role.

    Author:
    Kohsuke Kawaguchi
    • Method Detail

      • clone

        public static Tube clone​(Tube p)
        Invoked by a client of a tube to clone the whole pipeline.

        Tubes implementing the Tube.copy(com.sun.xml.ws.api.pipe.TubeCloner) method shall use copy(Tube) method.

        Parameters:
        p - The entry point of a pipeline to be copied. must not be null.
        Returns:
        The cloned pipeline. Always non-null.
      • copy

        public abstract <T extends Tube> T copy​(T t)
        Invoked by a Tube.copy(com.sun.xml.ws.api.pipe.TubeCloner) implementation to copy a reference to another pipe.

        This method is for Tube implementations, not for users.

        If the given tube is already copied for this cloning episode, this method simply returns that reference. Otherwise it copies a tube, make a note, and returns a copied tube. This additional step ensures that a graph is cloned isomorphically correctly.

        (Think about what happens when a graph is A->B, A->C, B->D, and C->D if you don't have this step.)

        Parameters:
        t - The tube to be copied.
        Returns:
        The cloned tube. Always non-null.
      • add

        public abstract void add​(Tube original,
                                 Tube copy)
        This method must be called from within the copy constructor to notify that the copy was created.

        When your pipe has references to other pipes, it's particularly important to call this method before you start copying the pipes you refer to, or else there's a chance of inifinite loop.