Interface AnnotatedDescriptor

All Known Subinterfaces:
GenericDescriptor
All Known Implementing Classes:
AnnotatedDescriptorImpl, Descriptor, EnumDescriptor, FieldDescriptor, MapDescriptor, RepeatedFieldDescriptor, ReservableDescriptor

public interface AnnotatedDescriptor
Base class for all descriptors. Provides common methods for naming, accessing the attached documentation and annotations.
Since:
2.0
  • Method Details

    • getName

      String getName()
      Return the name of the descriptor.
      Returns:
      the name of the descriptor (never null)
    • getFullName

      String getFullName()
      Return the full name of the descriptor.
      Returns:
      the name of the descriptor (never null)
    • getFileDescriptor

      FileDescriptor getFileDescriptor()
      Return the containing files's descriptor
      Returns:
      the containing files's descriptor (never null)
    • getDocumentation

      String getDocumentation()
      Return the documentation text associated with this descriptor.
      Returns:
      the documentation text or null if not present
    • getAnnotations

      Throws:
      AnnotationParserException
    • getProcessedAnnotation

      <T> T getProcessedAnnotation(String annotationName) throws AnnotationParserException
      Get the 'processed' annotation object created by the registered AnnotationMetadataCreator or null if the annotation is missing or no AnnotationMetadataCreator was registered.
      Type Parameters:
      T - the expected type of the object created by the AnnotationMetadataCreator
      Parameters:
      annotationName - the name of the annotation
      Returns:
      the 'processed' annotation object or null if not found
      Throws:
      AnnotationParserException - if parsing of annotations fails