Package org.kuali.rice.krad.data.provider.spring

Class SpringMetadataProviderImpl

java.lang.Object

org.kuali.rice.krad.data.provider.impl.MetadataProviderBase

org.kuali.rice.krad.data.provider.spring.SpringMetadataProviderImpl

All Implemented Interfaces:

MetadataProvider, Provider

public class SpringMetadataProviderImpl
extends MetadataProviderBase

Metadata provider which can be configured via the standard spring mechanisms.

The bean locations are listed as part of the metadata provider service definition. The beans in this provider are loaded into a separate context from all other beans in Rice.

Author:

Kuali Rice Team (rice.collab@kuali.org)

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
protected org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory	beanFactory	The default bean factory to use.
protected org.springframework.core.io.DefaultResourceLoader	resourceLoader	The default resource loader to use.
protected List<String>	resourceLocations	The locations of the bean resources.

Fields inherited from class org.kuali.rice.krad.data.provider.impl.MetadataProviderBase

masterMetadataMap

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
SpringMetadataProviderImpl()	Creates a metadata provider which can be configured via the standard spring mechanisms.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
List<String>	getResourceLocations()	Gets the locations of the bean resources.
void	initializeMetadata(Collection<Class<?>> types)	Performs the initialization of the provider with the given set of types.
void	setResourceLocations(List<String> resourceLocations)	Setter for the resource locations.
String	toString()

Methods inherited from class org.kuali.rice.krad.data.provider.impl.MetadataProviderBase

getMetadataForType, getSupportedTypes, handles, isClassPersistable, provideMetadata, provideMetadataForTypes, requiresListOfExistingTypes

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Details

resourceLocations

protected List<String> resourceLocations

The locations of the bean resources.

resourceLoader

protected org.springframework.core.io.DefaultResourceLoader resourceLoader

The default resource loader to use.

beanFactory

protected org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory beanFactory

The default bean factory to use.

Constructor Details

SpringMetadataProviderImpl

public SpringMetadataProviderImpl()

Creates a metadata provider which can be configured via the standard spring mechanisms.

Method Details

initializeMetadata

public void initializeMetadata(Collection<Class<?>> types)

Performs the initialization of the provider with the given set of types.

If the list is null or empty, the provider is expected to discover the types via other means, or do nothing if the types cannot be discovered.

Specified by:

initializeMetadata in class MetadataProviderBase

getResourceLocations

public List<String> getResourceLocations()

Gets the locations of the bean resources.

Returns:

the locations of the bean resources.

setResourceLocations

public void setResourceLocations(List<String> resourceLocations)

Setter for the resource locations.

Parameters:

resourceLocations - the resource locations to set.

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object