org.apache.openjpa.lib.meta
Interface MetaDataParser

All Known Subinterfaces:

AbstractCFMetaDataFactory.Parser, SchemaParser

All Known Implementing Classes:

CFMetaDataParser, XMLMetaDataParser, XMLPersistenceMappingParser, XMLPersistenceMetaDataParser, XMLSchemaParser

public interface MetaDataParser

Interface for metadata parsers.

Author:

Abe White

Method Summary

void	clear() Clears the cache of parsed resource names.
List	getResults() Return the results from the last parse.
void	parse(Class cls, boolean topDown) Parse all possible metadata locations for the given class, going top-down or bottom-up.
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(MetaDataIterator itr) Parse the metadata supplied by the given iterator.
void	parse(Reader content, String sourceName) Parse the metadata in the given reader.
void	parse(String rsrc) Parse the given resource.
void	parse(URL url) Parse the given resource.
void	setClassLoader(ClassLoader loader) The classloader to use to resolve resources, or null for impl-defined default.

Method Detail

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.