Package nl._42.beanie.generator

Class BeanGenerator

java.lang.Object

nl._42.beanie.generator.BeanGenerator

All Implemented Interfaces:

ValueGenerator

public class BeanGenerator
extends Object
implements ValueGenerator

Generator that constructs a bean.

Since:

Feb 14, 2014

Author:

Jeroen van Schagen

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
BeanGenerator(ValueGenerator constructorArgGenerator)	Construct a new BeanGenerator.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Object	generate(Class<?> beanClass)	Generate a new value of the specified type.
BeanGenerator	setAbstractGenerator(ValueGenerator abstractGenerator)	Change the generator used to generate abstract class instances.
BeanGenerator	setConstructorStrategy(ConstructorStrategy constructorStrategy)	Change the strategory for selecting the most desired constructor.
BeanGenerator	setInterfaceGenerator(ValueGenerator interfaceGenerator)	Change the generator used to generate interface instances.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Details

BeanGenerator

public BeanGenerator(ValueGenerator constructorArgGenerator)

Construct a new BeanGenerator.

Parameters:

constructorArgGenerator - generator used to generate constructor arguments

Method Details

generate

public Object generate(Class<?> beanClass)

Generate a new value of the specified type.

Specified by:

generate in interface ValueGenerator

Parameters:

beanClass - the type of value

Returns:

the generation value

setAbstractGenerator

public BeanGenerator setAbstractGenerator(ValueGenerator abstractGenerator)

Change the generator used to generate abstract class instances.

Parameters:

abstractGenerator - the abstract generator

Returns:

this instance for chaining

setInterfaceGenerator

public BeanGenerator setInterfaceGenerator(ValueGenerator interfaceGenerator)

Change the generator used to generate interface instances.

Parameters:

interfaceGenerator - the interface generator

Returns:

this instance for chaining

setConstructorStrategy

public BeanGenerator setConstructorStrategy(ConstructorStrategy constructorStrategy)

Change the strategory for selecting the most desired constructor.

Parameters:

constructorStrategy - the constructor strategy

Returns:

this instance for chaining