TypeConverterRegistry.java

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package org.apache.camel.spi;

import java.util.List;

import org.apache.camel.LoggingLevel;
import org.apache.camel.StaticService;
import org.apache.camel.TypeConverter;
import org.apache.camel.TypeConverterExists;
import org.apache.camel.TypeConverters;

/**
 * Registry for type converters.
 * <p/>
 * The utilization {@link Statistics} is by default disabled, as it has a slight performance impact under very high
 * concurrent load. The statistics can be enabled using {@link Statistics#setStatisticsEnabled(boolean)} method.
 *
 * @version 
 */
public interface TypeConverterRegistry extends StaticService {

    /**
     * Utilization statistics of the this registry.
     */
    interface Statistics {

        /**
         * Number of noop attempts (no type conversion was needed)
         */
        long getNoopCounter();

        /**
         * Number of type conversion attempts
         */
        long getAttemptCounter();

        /**
         * Number of successful conversions
         */
        long getHitCounter();

        /**
         * Number of attempts which cannot be converted as no suitable type converter exists
         */
        long getMissCounter();

        /**
         * Number of failed attempts during type conversion
         */
        long getFailedCounter();

        /**
         * Reset the counters
         */
        void reset();

        /**
         * Whether statistics is enabled.
         */
        boolean isStatisticsEnabled();

        /**
         * Sets whether statistics is enabled.
         *
         * @param statisticsEnabled <tt>true</tt> to enable
         */
        void setStatisticsEnabled(boolean statisticsEnabled);
    }

    /**
     * Registers a new type converter.
     * <p/>
     * This method may throw {@link org.apache.camel.TypeConverterExistsException} if configured to fail if an existing
     * type converter already exists
     *
     * @param toType        the type to convert to
     * @param fromType      the type to convert from
     * @param typeConverter the type converter to use
     */
    void addTypeConverter(Class<?> toType, Class<?> fromType, TypeConverter typeConverter);

    /**
     * Removes the type converter
     *
     * @param toType        the type to convert to
     * @param fromType      the type to convert from
     * @return <tt>true</tt> if removed, <tt>false</tt> if the type converter didn't exist
     */
    boolean removeTypeConverter(Class<?> toType, Class<?> fromType);

    /**
     * Registers all the type converters from the class, each converter must be implemented as a method and annotated with {@link org.apache.camel.Converter}.
     *
     * @param typeConverters class which implements the type converters
     */
    void addTypeConverters(TypeConverters typeConverters);

    /**
     * Registers a new fallback type converter
     *
     * @param typeConverter the type converter to use
     * @param canPromote  whether or not the fallback type converter can be promoted to a first class type converter
     */
    void addFallbackTypeConverter(TypeConverter typeConverter, boolean canPromote);

    /**
     * Performs a lookup for a given type converter.
     *
     * @param toType        the type to convert to
     * @param fromType      the type to convert from
     * @return the type converter or <tt>null</tt> if not found.
     */
    TypeConverter lookup(Class<?> toType, Class<?> fromType);

    /**
     * Gets a read-only list of the type converter from / to classes
     *
     * @return a list containing fromType/toType class names
     */
    List<Class<?>[]> listAllTypeConvertersFromTo();

    /**
     * Sets the injector to be used for creating new instances during type conversions.
     *
     * @param injector the injector
     */
    void setInjector(Injector injector);

    /**
     * Gets the injector
     *
     * @return the injector
     */
    Injector getInjector();

    /**
     * Gets the utilization statistics of this type converter registry
     *
     * @return the utilization statistics
     */
    Statistics getStatistics();

    /**
     * Number of type converters in the registry.
     *
     * @return number of type converters in the registry.
     */
    int size();

    /**
     * The logging level to use when logging that a type converter already exists when attempting to add a duplicate type converter.
     * <p/>
     * The default logging level is <tt>WARN</tt>
     */
    LoggingLevel getTypeConverterExistsLoggingLevel();

    /**
     * The logging level to use when logging that a type converter already exists when attempting to add a duplicate type converter.
     * <p/>
     * The default logging level is <tt>WARN</tt>
     */
    void setTypeConverterExistsLoggingLevel(LoggingLevel typeConverterExistsLoggingLevel);

    /**
     * What should happen when attempting to add a duplicate type converter.
     * <p/>
     * The default behavior is to override the existing.
     */
    TypeConverterExists getTypeConverterExists();

    /**
     * What should happen when attempting to add a duplicate type converter.
     * <p/>
     * The default behavior is to override the existing.
     */
    void setTypeConverterExists(TypeConverterExists typeConverterExists);

}