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EntityTuplizer.javaAPI DocHibernate 3.2.56762Thu Jul 13 19:09:20 BST 2006org.hibernate.tuple.entity

EntityTuplizer.java

//$Id: EntityTuplizer.java 7516 2005-07-16 22:20:48Z oneovthafew $
package org.hibernate.tuple.entity;

import java.io.Serializable;
import java.util.Map;

import org.hibernate.HibernateException;
import org.hibernate.tuple.Tuplizer;
import org.hibernate.engine.SessionImplementor;

/**
 * Defines further responsibilities reagarding tuplization based on
 * a mapped entity.
 * <p/>
 * EntityTuplizer implementations should have the following constructor signature:
 *      (org.hibernate.tuple.entity.EntityMetamodel, org.hibernate.mapping.PersistentClass)
 *
 * @author Gavin King
 * @author Steve Ebersole
 */
public interface EntityTuplizer extends Tuplizer {

    /**
     * Create an entity instance initialized with the given identifier.
     *
     * @param id The identifier value for the entity to be instantiated.
     * @return The instantiated entity.
     * @throws HibernateException
     */
	public Object instantiate(Serializable id) throws HibernateException;

    /**
     * Extract the identifier value from the given entity.
     *
     * @param entity The entity from which to extract the identifier value.
     * @return The identifier value.
     * @throws HibernateException If the entity does not define an identifier property, or an
     * error occurrs accessing its value.
     */
	public Serializable getIdentifier(Object entity) throws HibernateException;

    /**
     * Inject the identifier value into the given entity.
     * </p>
     * Has no effect if the entity does not define an identifier property
     *
     * @param entity The entity to inject with the identifier value.
     * @param id The value to be injected as the identifier.
     * @throws HibernateException
     */
	public void setIdentifier(Object entity, Serializable id) throws HibernateException;

	/**
	 * Inject the given identifier and version into the entity, in order to
	 * "roll back" to their original values.
	 *
	 * @param currentId The identifier value to inject into the entity.
	 * @param currentVersion The version value to inject into the entity.
	 */
	public void resetIdentifier(Object entity, Serializable currentId, Object currentVersion);

    /**
     * Extract the value of the version property from the given entity.
     *
     * @param entity The entity from which to extract the version value.
     * @return The value of the version property, or null if not versioned.
     * @throws HibernateException
     */
	public Object getVersion(Object entity) throws HibernateException;

	/**
	 * Inject the value of a particular property.
	 *
	 * @param entity The entity into which to inject the value.
	 * @param i The property's index.
	 * @param value The property value to inject.
	 * @throws HibernateException
	 */
	public void setPropertyValue(Object entity, int i, Object value) throws HibernateException;

	/**
	 * Inject the value of a particular property.
	 *
	 * @param entity The entity into which to inject the value.
	 * @param propertyName The name of the property.
	 * @param value The property value to inject.
	 * @throws HibernateException
	 */
	public void setPropertyValue(Object entity, String propertyName, Object value) throws HibernateException;

	/**
	 * Extract the values of the insertable properties of the entity (including backrefs)
	 *
	 * @param entity The entity from which to extract.
	 * @param mergeMap a map of instances being merged to merged instances
	 * @param session The session in which the resuest is being made.
	 * @return The insertable property values.
	 * @throws HibernateException
	 */
	public Object[] getPropertyValuesToInsert(Object entity, Map mergeMap, SessionImplementor session)
	throws HibernateException;

	/**
	 * Extract the value of a particular property from the given entity.
	 *
	 * @param entity The entity from which to extract the property value.
	 * @param propertyName The name of the property for which to extract the value.
	 * @return The current value of the given property on the given entity.
	 * @throws HibernateException
	 */
	public Object getPropertyValue(Object entity, String propertyName) throws HibernateException;

    /**
     * Called just after the entities properties have been initialized.
     *
     * @param entity The entity being initialized.
     * @param lazyPropertiesAreUnfetched Are defined lazy properties currently unfecthed
     * @param session The session initializing this entity.
     */
	public void afterInitialize(Object entity, boolean lazyPropertiesAreUnfetched, SessionImplementor session);

	/**
	 * Does this entity, for this mode, present a possibility for proxying?
	 *
	 * @return True if this tuplizer can generate proxies for this entity.
	 */
	public boolean hasProxy();

	/**
	 * Generates an appropriate proxy representation of this entity for this
	 * entity-mode.
	 *
	 * @param id The id of the instance for which to generate a proxy.
	 * @param session The session to which the proxy should be bound.
	 * @return The generate proxies.
	 * @throws HibernateException Indicates an error generating the proxy.
	 */
	public Object createProxy(Serializable id, SessionImplementor session) throws HibernateException;

	/**
	 * Does the {@link #getMappedClass() class} managed by this tuplizer implement
	 * the {@link org.hibernate.classic.Lifecycle} interface.
	 *
	 * @return True if the Lifecycle interface is implemented; false otherwise.
	 */
	public boolean isLifecycleImplementor();

	/**
	 * Does the {@link #getMappedClass() class} managed by this tuplizer implement
	 * the {@link org.hibernate.classic.Validatable} interface.
	 *
	 * @return True if the Validatable interface is implemented; false otherwise.
	 */
	public boolean isValidatableImplementor();

	// TODO: getConcreteProxyClass() is solely used (externally) to perform narrowProxy()
	// would be great to fully encapsulate that narrowProxy() functionality within the
	// Tuplizer, itself, with a Tuplizer.narrowProxy(..., PersistentContext) method
	/**
	 * Returns the java class to which generated proxies will be typed.
	 *
	 * @return The java class to which generated proxies will be typed
	 */
	public Class getConcreteProxyClass();
	
    /**
     * Does the given entity instance have any currently uninitialized lazy properties?
     *
     * @param entity The entity to be check for uninitialized lazy properties.
     * @return True if uninitialized lazy properties were found; false otherwise.
     */
	public boolean hasUninitializedLazyProperties(Object entity);
	
	/**
	 * Is it an instrumented POJO?
	 */
	public boolean isInstrumented();
}