org.apache.jackrabbit.ocm.mapper
Interface DescriptorReader

All Known Implementing Classes:

AnnotationDescriptorReader, DigesterDescriptorReader

public interface DescriptorReader

Method Summary

MappingDescriptor

loadClassDescriptors() Load all class descriptors found in an classdescriptor definition.

Method Detail

loadClassDescriptors

MappingDescriptor loadClassDescriptors()

Load all class descriptors found in an classdescriptor definition. A classdescriptor definition can be a xml config file or annotations or another kind of resource which contain the classdescriptors DescriptorReader is an abstraction used to maximize reusability in AbstractMapperImpl

Returns:

a MappingDescriptor wich will contains a collection of classdescriptors