2.2/user/src/com/google/gwt/autobean/shared/AutoBeanVisitor.java

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 * Copyright 2010 Google Inc.
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package com.google.gwt.autobean.shared;

import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.Map;

/**
 * Allows traversal of an AutoBean object graph.
 */
public class AutoBeanVisitor {
  /**
   * A PropertyContext that describes the parameterization of the Collection
   * being visited.
   */
  public interface CollectionPropertyContext extends PropertyContext {
    /**
     * Returns the collection's element type.
     * 
     * @return a Class object representing the element type
     */
    Class<?> getElementType();
  }

  /**
   * Reserved for future expansion to avoid API breaks.
   */
  public interface Context {
  }

  /**
   * A PropertyContext that describes the parameterization of the Map being
   * visited.
   */
  public interface MapPropertyContext extends PropertyContext {
    /**
     * Returns the map's key type.
     * 
     * @return a Class object representing the key type
     */
    Class<?> getKeyType();

    /**
     * Returns the map's value type.
     * 
     * @return a Class object representing the value type
     */
    Class<?> getValueType();
  }

  /**
   * Allows properties to be reset.
   */
  public interface PropertyContext {
    /**
     * Indicates if the {@link #set} method will succeed.
     * 
     * @return {@code true} if the property can be set
     */
    boolean canSet();

    /**
     * Returns the expected type of the property.
     * 
     * @return a Class object representing the property type
     */
    Class<?> getType();

    /**
     * Sets a property value.
     * 
     * @param value the new value
     */
    void set(Object value);
  }

  /**
   * Called after visiting an {@link AutoBean}.
   * 
   * @param bean an {@link AutoBean}
   * @param ctx a Context
   */
  public void endVisit(AutoBean<?> bean, Context ctx) {
  }

  /**
   * Called after visiting a reference property.
   * 
   * @param propertyName the property name, as a String
   * @param value the property value
   * @param ctx a PropertyContext
   */
  public void endVisitCollectionProperty(String propertyName,
      AutoBean<Collection<?>> value, CollectionPropertyContext ctx) {
    endVisitReferenceProperty(propertyName, value, ctx);
  }

  /**
   * Called after visiting a reference property.
   * 
   * @param propertyName the property name, as a String
   * @param value the property value
   * @param ctx a PropertyContext
   */
  public void endVisitMapProperty(String propertyName,
      AutoBean<Map<?, ?>> value, MapPropertyContext ctx) {
    endVisitReferenceProperty(propertyName, value, ctx);
  }

  /**
   * Called after visiting a reference property.
   * 
   * @param propertyName the property name, as a String
   * @param value the property value
   * @param ctx a PropertyContext
   */
  public void endVisitReferenceProperty(String propertyName, AutoBean<?> value,
      PropertyContext ctx) {
  }

  /**
   * Called after visiting a value property.
   * 
   * @param propertyName the property name, as a String
   * @param value the property value
   * @param ctx a PropertyContext
   */
  public void endVisitValueProperty(String propertyName, Object value,
      PropertyContext ctx) {
  }

  /**
   * Called when visiting an {@link AutoBean}.
   * 
   * @param bean an {@link AutoBean}
   * @param ctx a Context
   */
  public boolean visit(AutoBean<?> bean, Context ctx) {
    return true;
  }

  /**
   * Called every time, but {@link #visit(AutoBean, Context)} will be called for
   * the value only the first time it is encountered.
   * 
   * @param propertyName the property name, as a String
   * @param value the property value
   * @param ctx a PropertyContext
   */
  public boolean visitCollectionProperty(String propertyName,
      AutoBean<Collection<?>> value, CollectionPropertyContext ctx) {
    return visitReferenceProperty(propertyName, value, ctx);
  }

  /**
   * Called every time, but {@link #visit(AutoBean, Context)} will be called for
   * the value only the first time it is encountered.
   * 
   * @param propertyName the property name, as a String
   * @param value the property value
   * @param ctx a PropertyContext
   */
  public boolean visitMapProperty(String propertyName,
      AutoBean<Map<?, ?>> value, MapPropertyContext ctx) {
    return visitReferenceProperty(propertyName, value, ctx);
  }

  /**
   * Called every time, but {@link #visit(AutoBean, Context)} will be called for
   * the value only the first time it is encountered.
   * 
   * @param propertyName the property name, as a String
   * @param value the property value
   * @param ctx a PropertyContext
   */
  public boolean visitReferenceProperty(String propertyName, AutoBean<?> value,
      PropertyContext ctx) {
    return true;
  }

  /**
   * TODO: document.
   * 
   * @param propertyName the property name, as a String
   * @param value the property value
   * @param ctx a PropertyContext
   */
  public boolean visitValueProperty(String propertyName, Object value,
      PropertyContext ctx) {
    return true;
  }
}