Interface AnnotationManager

All Known Implementing Classes:
AnnotationManagerImpl
public interface AnnotationManager
Interface defining the access to MetaData derived from Annotations.

  • Method Details

    • getMetaDataForClass

      AbstractClassMetaData getMetaDataForClass(Class cls, PackageMetaData pmd, ClassLoaderResolver clr)
      Method to get the ClassMetaData for a class from its annotations.
      Parameters:
      cls - The class
      pmd - MetaData for the owning package (that this will be a child of)
      clr - Resolver for ClassLoader issues
      Returns:
      The ClassMetaData (unpopulated and uninitialised)

    • getClassAnnotationHasHandler

      boolean getClassAnnotationHasHandler(String annotationName)

    • getMemberAnnotationHasHandler

      boolean getMemberAnnotationHasHandler(String annotationName)

    • getHandlerForClassAnnotation

      ClassAnnotationHandler getHandlerForClassAnnotation(String annotationName)
      Accessor for a handler for the specified class annotation.
      Parameters:
      annotationName - Annotation to be handled.
      Returns:
      The handler (if any). Takes the first one, so only register one handler

    • getHandlerForMemberAnnotation

      MemberAnnotationHandler getHandlerForMemberAnnotation(String annotationName)
      Accessor for a handler for the specified member annotation.
      Parameters:
      annotationName - Annotation to be handled
      Returns:
      The handler (if any). Takes the first one, so only register one handler