Field Detail

• FUNCTION_DESCRIPTOR_FOR

  static final Function<Composite,CompositeDescriptor> FUNCTION_DESCRIPTOR_FOR

  Function that returns the CompositeDescriptor of a Composite.

• FUNCTION_COMPOSITE_INSTANCE_OF

  static final Function<Composite,CompositeInstance> FUNCTION_COMPOSITE_INSTANCE_OF

  Function that returns the CompositeInstance of a Composite.

Method Detail

• dereference

  <T> T dereference(T composite)

  If a Modifier gets a reference to the Composite using @This, then that reference must be dereferenced using this method before handing it out for others to use.

  Type Parameters:

  T - Parameterized type of the Composite

  Parameters:

  composite - instance reference injected in Modified using @This

  Returns:

  the dereferenced Composite

• moduleOf

  Module moduleOf(Object compositeOrUow)

  Returns the Module or UnitOfWork where the Composite belongs.

  Parameters:

  compositeOrUow - The Composite (Service, Value, Entity or Transient) or UnitOfWork to lookup the Module it belongs to.

  Returns:

  The Module instance where the Composite or UnitOfWork belongs to.

• modelDescriptorFor

  ModelDescriptor modelDescriptorFor(Object compositeOrServiceReference)

  Returns the ModelDescriptor of the Composite.

  Parameters:

  compositeOrServiceReference - The Composite (Service, Value, Entity or Transient) for which to lookup the ModelDescriptor

  Returns:

  The ModelDescriptor of the Composite

• compositeDescriptorFor

  CompositeDescriptor compositeDescriptorFor(Object compositeOrServiceReference)

  Returns the CompositeDescriptor of the Composite.

  Parameters:

  compositeOrServiceReference - The Composite (Service, Value, Entity or Transient) for which to lookup the CompositeDescriptor

  Returns:

  The CompositeDescriptor of the Composite

• transientDescriptorFor

  TransientDescriptor transientDescriptorFor(Object transsient)

  Returns the TransientDescriptor of the TransientComposite.

  Parameters:

  transsient - The TransientComposite for which to lookup the TransientDescriptor

  Returns:

  The TransientDescriptor of the TransientComposite

• entityDescriptorFor

  EntityDescriptor entityDescriptorFor(Object entity)

  Returns the EntityDescriptor of the EntityComposite.

  Parameters:

  entity - The EntityComposite for which to lookup the EntityDescriptor

  Returns:

  The EntityDescriptor of the EntityComposite

• valueDescriptorFor

  ValueDescriptor valueDescriptorFor(Object value)

  Returns the ValueDescriptor of the ValueComposite.

  Parameters:

  value - The ValueComposite for which to lookup the ValueDescriptor

  Returns:

  The ValueDescriptor of the ValueComposite

• serviceDescriptorFor

  ServiceDescriptor serviceDescriptorFor(Object service)

  Returns the ServiceDescriptor of the ServiceComposite.

  Parameters:

  service - The ServiceComposite for which to lookup the ServiceDescriptor

  Returns:

  The ServiceDescriptor of the ServiceComposite

• propertyDescriptorFor

  PropertyDescriptor propertyDescriptorFor(Property<?> property)

  Returns the PropertyDescriptor of the Property.

  Parameters:

  property - The Property for which to lookup the PropertyDescriptor

  Returns:

  The PropertyDescriptor of the Property

• associationDescriptorFor

  AssociationDescriptor associationDescriptorFor(AbstractAssociation association)

  Returns the AssociationDescriptor of the Association.

  Parameters:

  association - The Association for which to lookup the AssociationDescriptor

  Returns:

  The AssociationDescriptor of the Association