Package org.hawaiiframework.converter

Class AbstractModelConverter<S,T>

java.lang.Object

org.hawaiiframework.converter.AbstractModelConverter<S,T>

Type Parameters:

S - the type of the input object

T - the type of the domain object

All Implemented Interfaces:

ModelConverter<S,T>

Direct Known Subclasses:

ObjectErrorResourceAssembler, ValidationErrorResourceAssembler

public abstract class AbstractModelConverter<S,T>
extends Object
implements ModelConverter<S,T>

Abstract ModelConverter implementation.

Since:

2.0.0

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
AbstractModelConverter(Class<T> targetType)	Constructs a AbstractModelConverter.
AbstractModelConverter(Class<T> targetType, NullListConversionStrategy<T> nullListConversionStrategy)	Constructs a AbstractModelConverter.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
List<T>	convert(Iterable<? extends S> objects)	Converts all given source objects into target objects.
T	convert(S source)	Converts the given source object into a new instance of target object.
protected T	instantiateTargetObject(S source)	Instantiates the domain object.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface org.hawaiiframework.converter.ModelConverter

convert

Constructor Details

AbstractModelConverter

public AbstractModelConverter(Class<T> targetType)

Constructs a AbstractModelConverter.

Parameters:

targetType - the target type

AbstractModelConverter

public AbstractModelConverter(Class<T> targetType,
 NullListConversionStrategy<T> nullListConversionStrategy)

Constructs a AbstractModelConverter.

The null list conversion strategy to be used can be supplied, or one of the supplied default methods can be used. See:

• DefaultNullListConversionStrategies.raiseError(Class)
• DefaultNullListConversionStrategies.returnNull(Class)
• DefaultNullListConversionStrategies.returnEmptyList(Class)

Parameters:

targetType - the target type.

nullListConversionStrategy - the strategy how to handle null lists.

Method Details

convert

public T convert(S source)

Description copied from interface: ModelConverter

Converts the given source object into a new instance of target object.

Specified by:

convert in interface ModelConverter<S,T>

Parameters:

source - the source object

Returns:

the target object

convert

public List<T> convert(Iterable<? extends S> objects)

Description copied from interface: ModelConverter

Converts all given source objects into target objects.

Specified by:

convert in interface ModelConverter<S,T>

Parameters:

objects - the object, must not be null.

Returns:

the target objects

instantiateTargetObject

protected T instantiateTargetObject(S source)

Instantiates the domain object.

Parameters:

source - the source

Returns:

the target object