Package org.restlet.engine.converter

Class ConverterUtils

  • public class ConverterUtils
extends java.lang.Object
    Utilities for the converter service.

    • Constructor Summary

      Constructors 
      Modifier Constructor Description
      private ConverterUtils()
      Private constructor to ensure that the class acts as a true utility class i.e.

    • Method Summary

      All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods 
      Modifier and Type Method Description
      static ConverterHelper getBestHelper​(java.lang.Object source, Variant target, Resource resource)
      Returns the best converter helper matching the given parameters.
      static <T> ConverterHelper getBestHelper​(Representation source, java.lang.Class<T> target, Resource resource)
      Returns the best converter helper matching the given parameters.
      static java.util.List<VariantInfo> getVariants​(java.lang.Class<?> sourceClass, Variant targetVariant)
      Returns the list of variants that can be converted from a given object class.

      • Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

    • Constructor Detail

      • ConverterUtils

        private ConverterUtils()
        Private constructor to ensure that the class acts as a true utility class i.e. it isn't instantiable and extensible.

    • Method Detail

      • getBestHelper

        public static ConverterHelper getBestHelper​(java.lang.Object source,
                                            Variant target,
                                            Resource resource)
        Returns the best converter helper matching the given parameters.
        Parameters:
        source - The object to convert to a representation.
        target - The target representation variant.
        resource - The optional parent resource.
        Returns:
        The matched converter helper or null.

      • getBestHelper

        public static <T> ConverterHelper getBestHelper​(Representation source,
                                                java.lang.Class<T> target,
                                                Resource resource)
        Returns the best converter helper matching the given parameters.
        Type Parameters:
        T - The target class.
        Parameters:
        source - The source representation variant.
        target - The target class.
        resource - The parent resource.
        Returns:
        The matched converter helper or null.

      • getVariants

        public static java.util.List<VariantInfo> getVariants​(java.lang.Class<?> sourceClass,
                                                      Variant targetVariant)
        Returns the list of variants that can be converted from a given object class.
        Parameters:
        sourceClass - The source class.
        targetVariant - The expected representation metadata.
        Returns:
        The list of variants that can be converted.