Method Detail

• public void addEntityValidator(PersistentEntity entity, org.springframework.validation.Validator validator)

  Adds a validator to be used by the entity for validation

  Parameters:

  entity - The PersistentEntity

  validator - The validator

• public PersistentEntity addExternalPersistentEntity(java.lang.Class javaClass)

  Adds a persistent entity that is not mapped by this MappingContext instance. Used for cross store persistence

  Returns:

  The persistent entity

  Parameters:

  javaClass - The Java class

• public void addMappingContextListener(MappingContext.Listener listener)

  Adds a new mapping context listener instance

  Parameters:

  listener - The listener

• public PersistentEntity addPersistentEntity(java.lang.Class javaClass)

  Adds a PersistentEntity instance

  Returns:

  The PersistentEntity instance

  Parameters:

  javaClass - The Java class representing the entity

• public PersistentEntity addPersistentEntity(java.lang.Class javaClass, boolean override)

  Adds a PersistentEntity instance

  Returns:

  The PersistentEntity instance

  Parameters:

  javaClass - The Java class representing the entity

  override - Whether to override an existing entity

• public void addTypeConverter(org.springframework.core.convert.converter.Converter converter)

  Add a converter used to convert property values to and from the datastore

  Parameters:

  converter - The converter to add

• public PersistentEntity createEmbeddedEntity(java.lang.Class type)

• public PersistentEntity getChildEntityByDiscriminator(PersistentEntity root, java.lang.String discriminator)

  Obtains a child of the given root entity using the given discriminator

  Returns:

  The child entity or null if non exists

  Parameters:

  root - The root entity

  discriminator - The discriminator

• public org.springframework.core.convert.ConversionService getConversionService()

  Obtains the ConversionService instance to use for type conversion

  Returns:

  The conversion service instance

• public org.springframework.core.convert.converter.ConverterRegistry getConverterRegistry()

  Obtains the converter registry

  Returns:

  The converter registry used for type conversion

• public org.springframework.validation.Validator getEntityValidator(PersistentEntity entity)

  Obtains a validator for the given entity

  Returns:

  A validator or null if none exists for the given entity

  Parameters:

  entity - The entity

• public MappingFactory getMappingFactory()

  Obtains the MappingFactory instance

  Returns:

  The mapping factory instance

• public MappingConfigurationStrategy getMappingSyntaxStrategy()

  Returns the syntax reader used to interpret the entity mapping syntax

  Returns:

  The SyntaxReader

• public java.util.Collection<PersistentEntity> getPersistentEntities()

  Obtains a list of PersistentEntity instances

  Returns:

  A list of PersistentEntity instances

• public PersistentEntity getPersistentEntity(java.lang.String name)

  Obtains a PersistentEntity by name

  Returns:

  The entity or null

  Parameters:

  name - The name of the entity

• public ProxyFactory getProxyFactory()

  Factory used for creating proxies

  Returns:

  The proxy factory

• public boolean isInInheritanceHierarchy(PersistentEntity entity)

  Returns true if the given entity is in an inheritance hierarchy

  Returns:

  True if it is

  Parameters:

  entity - The entity

• public boolean isPersistentEntity(java.lang.Class type)

  Returns whether the specified class is a persistent entity

  Returns:

  True if it is

  Parameters:

  type - The type to check

• public boolean isPersistentEntity(java.lang.Object value)

  Returns whether the specified value is a persistent entity

  Returns:

  True if it is

  Parameters:

  value - The value to check

• public void setProxyFactory(ProxyFactory factory)

  Factory to use for creating proxies

  Parameters:

  factory - The proxy factory