io.dropwizard

Class Application<T extends Configuration>

java.lang.Object

io.dropwizard.Application<T>

Type Parameters:

T - the type of configuration class for this application

public abstract class Application<T extends Configuration>
extends Object

The base class for Dropwizard applications.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
Application()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Class<T>	getConfigurationClass() Returns the Class of the configuration class type parameter.
String	getName() Returns the name of the application.
void	initialize(Bootstrap<T> bootstrap) Initializes the application bootstrap.
void	run(String... arguments) Parses command-line arguments and runs the application.
abstract void	run(T configuration, Environment environment) When the application runs, this is called after the Bundles are run.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

Application

public Application()

Method Detail

getConfigurationClass

public final Class<T> getConfigurationClass()

Returns the Class of the configuration class type parameter.

Returns:

the configuration class

See Also:

Generics.getTypeParameter(Class, Class)

getName

public String getName()

Returns the name of the application.

Returns:

the application's name

initialize

public void initialize(Bootstrap<T> bootstrap)

Initializes the application bootstrap.

Parameters:

bootstrap - the application bootstrap

run

public abstract void run(T configuration,
                         Environment environment)
                  throws Exception

When the application runs, this is called after the Bundles are run. Override it to add providers, resources, etc. for your application.

Parameters:

configuration - the parsed Configuration object

environment - the application's Environment

Throws:

Exception - if something goes wrong

run

public void run(String... arguments)
         throws Exception

Parses command-line arguments and runs the application. Call this method from a public static void main entry point in your application.

Parameters:

arguments - the command-line arguments

Throws:

Exception - if something goes wrong