Class AnnotationScanner


  • public abstract class AnnotationScanner
    extends AnnotationProvider
    This class is responsible for ensuring that the class file bytes of classes contained within the web application are scanned for any of the known Faces configuration Annotations:
    • jakarta.faces.component.FacesBehavior
    • jakarta.faces.render.FacesBehaviorRenderer
    • jakarta.faces.component.FacesComponent
    • jakarta.faces.convert.FacesConverter
    • jakarta.faces.validator.FacesValidator
    • jakarta.faces.render.FacesRenderer
    • jakarta.faces.event.NamedEvent
    • jakarta.faces.view.facelets.FaceletsResourceResolver
    • Field Detail

      • FACES_ANNOTATIONS

        protected static final Set<String> FACES_ANNOTATIONS
      • FACES_ANNOTATION_TYPE

        protected static final Set<Class<? extends Annotation>> FACES_ANNOTATION_TYPE
    • Constructor Detail

      • AnnotationScanner

        public AnnotationScanner​(jakarta.servlet.ServletContext sc)
        Creates a new AnnotationScanner instance.
        Parameters:
        sc - the ServletContext for the application to be scanned
    • Method Detail

      • processJar

        protected boolean processJar​(String entry)
      • processClass

        protected boolean processClass​(String candidate)
        Parameters:
        candidate - the class that should be processed
        Returns:
        true if the class should be processed further, otherwise, false
      • processClass

        protected boolean processClass​(String candidate,
                                       String[] packages)
      • isAnnotationScanPackagesSet

        protected boolean isAnnotationScanPackagesSet()
      • getClasspathPackages

        protected Map<String,​String[]> getClasspathPackages()
      • getWebInfClassesPackages

        protected String[] getWebInfClassesPackages()