org.apache.hivemind.schema.rules
Class ConfigurationTranslator

java.lang.Object
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  +--org.apache.hivemind.schema.rules.ConfigurationTranslator
All Implemented Interfaces:
Translator

public class ConfigurationTranslator
extends java.lang.Object
implements Translator

Interprets a string as an extension point id, and provides the elements for that extension point.

Author:
Howard Lewis Ship

Constructor Summary
ConfigurationTranslator()
           
 
Method Summary
 java.lang.Object translate(Module contributingModule, java.lang.Class propertyType, java.lang.String inputValue)
          Invoked by a Rule to translate an inputValue into an appropriate object.
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 

Constructor Detail

ConfigurationTranslator

public ConfigurationTranslator()
Method Detail

translate

public java.lang.Object translate(Module contributingModule,
                                  java.lang.Class propertyType,
                                  java.lang.String inputValue)
Description copied from interface: Translator
Invoked by a Rule to translate an inputValue into an appropriate object. Substitution symbols will already have been expanded before this method is invoked.

Specified by:
translate in interface Translator
Parameters:
contributingModule - the module from which the input value originates
propertyType - the type of the property to be assigned by this translator; smart translators may be able to automatically convert from string to the correct type
inputValue - the value to be translated, either an attribute value or the content of the element