org.apache.cayenne.map

Interface EntitySorter

All Known Implementing Classes:

AshwoodEntitySorter, AshwoodEntitySorter

public interface EntitySorter

Defines API for sorting of Cayenne entities based on their mutual dependencies.

Since:

1.1

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	setDataMaps(Collection<DataMap> dataMaps) Deprecated. since 3.1 setEntityResolver(EntityResolver) is used, and this method is never called.
void	setEntityResolver(EntityResolver resolver) Sets EntityResolver for this sorter.
void	sortDbEntities(List<DbEntity> dbEntities, boolean deleteOrder) Sorts a list of DbEntities.
void	sortObjectsForEntity(ObjEntity entity, List<?> objects, boolean deleteOrder) Sorts a list of objects belonging to the ObjEntity.
void	sortObjEntities(List<ObjEntity> objEntities, boolean deleteOrder) Sorts a list of ObjEntities.

Method Detail

setDataMaps

@Deprecated
void setDataMaps(Collection<DataMap> dataMaps)

Deprecated. since 3.1 setEntityResolver(EntityResolver) is used, and this method is never called.

Initializes a list of DataMaps used by the sorter.

setEntityResolver

void setEntityResolver(EntityResolver resolver)

Sets EntityResolver for this sorter. All entities present in the resolver will be used to determine sort ordering.

Since:

3.1

sortDbEntities

void sortDbEntities(List<DbEntity> dbEntities,
                  boolean deleteOrder)

Sorts a list of DbEntities.

sortObjEntities

void sortObjEntities(List<ObjEntity> objEntities,
                   boolean deleteOrder)

Sorts a list of ObjEntities.

sortObjectsForEntity

void sortObjectsForEntity(ObjEntity entity,
                        List<?> objects,
                        boolean deleteOrder)

Sorts a list of objects belonging to the ObjEntity.