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1 | /* |
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2 | * Copyright 2005 The Apache Software Foundation. |
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3 | * |
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4 | * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); |
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5 | * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. |
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6 | * You may obtain a copy of the License at |
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7 | * |
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8 | * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 |
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9 | * |
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10 | * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software |
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11 | * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, |
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12 | * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. |
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13 | * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and |
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14 | * limitations under the License. |
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15 | */ |
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17 | package org.apache.commons.betwixt.strategy; |
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19 | import org.apache.commons.betwixt.expression.Context; |
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21 | /** |
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22 | * Pluggable strategy for id storage management. |
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23 | * It is possible to use this strategy for innovative |
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24 | * active storage storage strategies as well as passive ones. |
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25 | * For example, it is possible to have some beans map to |
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26 | * references without ever being fully mapped. |
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27 | * |
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28 | * @author <a href="mailto:christian@wilde-welt.de">Christian Aust </a> |
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29 | * @since 0.7 |
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30 | */ |
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31 | 5519 | public abstract class IdStoringStrategy { |
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34 | * Default storage strategy |
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35 | * |
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36 | * @deprecated do not use this singleton since it |
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37 | * creates a static Map of all objects ever written. |
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38 | * Use {@link #createDefault} instead |
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39 | */ |
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40 | 922 | public static IdStoringStrategy DEFAULT = new DefaultIdStoringStrategy(); |
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42 | /** |
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43 | * Factory method creates the default <code>Betwixt</code> implementation. |
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44 | * The implementation created may vary if the default implementation changes. |
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45 | * @return <code>IdStoringStrategy</code> used as default |
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46 | */ |
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47 | public static IdStoringStrategy createDefault() { |
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48 | 3597 | return new DefaultIdStoringStrategy(); |
49 | } |
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52 | /** |
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53 | * Retrieves a reference for the given instance. |
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54 | * If a not null value is returned from this method, |
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55 | * then the bean content will not be written. |
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56 | * Use {@link org.apache.commons.betwixt.io.IDGenerator} strategy to vary the values |
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57 | * written for a bean. |
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58 | * |
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59 | * @param context |
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60 | * current context, not null |
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61 | * @param bean |
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62 | * the instance, not null |
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63 | * @return id as String when this bean has already been reference, |
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64 | * or null to indicate that this bean is not yet reference |
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65 | */ |
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66 | public abstract String getReferenceFor(Context context, Object bean); |
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69 | * Stores an instance reference for later retrieval. |
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70 | * This method is shared by writing and reading. |
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71 | * |
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72 | * @param context |
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73 | * current context, not null |
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74 | * @param bean |
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75 | * the instance, not null |
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76 | * @param id |
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77 | * the id to use |
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78 | */ |
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79 | public abstract void setReference(Context context, Object bean, String id); |
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81 | /** |
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82 | * Gets an object matching the given reference. |
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83 | * @param context <code>Context</code>, not null |
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84 | * @param id the reference id |
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85 | * @return an bean matching the given reference, |
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86 | * or null if there is no bean matching the given reference |
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87 | */ |
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88 | public abstract Object getReferenced(Context context, String id); |
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90 | /** |
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91 | * Reset to the initial state. |
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92 | * |
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93 | */ |
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94 | public abstract void reset(); |
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96 | } |