Package org.apache.openjpa.lib.meta

Interface MetaDataParser

All Known Subinterfaces:
AbstractCFMetaDataFactory.Parser, SchemaParser
All Known Implementing Classes:
CFMetaDataParser, PersistenceProductDerivation.ConfigurationParser, XMLMetaDataParser, XMLPersistenceMappingParser, XMLPersistenceMetaDataParser, XMLSchemaParser, XMLVersionParser
public interface MetaDataParser
Interface for metadata parsers.
Author:
Abe White

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    void
    clear()
    Clears the cache of parsed resource names.
    List
    getResults()
    Return the results from the last parse.
    void
    parse(File file)
    Parse the given file, which may be a directory, in which case it will be scanned recursively for metadata files.
    void
    parse(Reader content, String sourceName)
    Parse the metadata in the given reader.
    void
    parse(Class<?> cls, boolean topDown)
    Parse all possible metadata locations for the given class, going top-down or bottom-up.
    void
    parse(String rsrc)
    Parse the given resource.
    void
    parse(URL url)
    Parse the given resource.
    void
    parse(MetaDataIterator itr)
    Parse the metadata supplied by the given iterator.
    void
    setClassLoader(ClassLoader loader)
    The classloader to use to resolve resources, or null for impl-defined default.

  • Method Details

    • setClassLoader

      void setClassLoader(ClassLoader loader)
      The classloader to use to resolve resources, or null for impl-defined default.

    • getResults

      List getResults()
      Return the results from the last parse.

    • parse

      void parse(String rsrc) throws IOException
      Parse the given resource.
      Throws:
      IOException

    • parse

      void parse(URL url) throws IOException
      Parse the given resource.
      Throws:
      IOException

    • parse

      void parse(File file) throws IOException
      Parse the given file, which may be a directory, in which case it will be scanned recursively for metadata files.
      Throws:
      IOException

    • parse

      void parse(Class<?> cls, boolean topDown) throws IOException
      Parse all possible metadata locations for the given class, going top-down or bottom-up. If the class is null, only top-level locations will be parsed.
      Throws:
      IOException

    • parse

      void parse(Reader content, String sourceName) throws IOException
      Parse the metadata in the given reader.
      Parameters:
      content - reader containing the metadata to parse
      sourceName - the name of the source being parsed, for use in error messages
      Throws:
      IOException

    • parse

      void parse(MetaDataIterator itr) throws IOException
      Parse the metadata supplied by the given iterator.
      Throws:
      IOException

    • clear

      void clear()
      Clears the cache of parsed resource names.