package com.opensymphony.xwork2.util.reflection;
import java.beans.IntrospectionException;
import java.beans.PropertyDescriptor;
import java.lang.reflect.Field;
import java.lang.reflect.Method;
import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.Map;
public interface ReflectionProvider {
Method getGetMethod(Class targetClass, String propertyName) throws IntrospectionException, ReflectionException;
Method getSetMethod(Class targetClass, String propertyName) throws IntrospectionException, ReflectionException;
Field getField(Class inClass, String name);
/**
* Sets the object's properties using the default type converter, defaulting to not throw
* exceptions for problems setting the properties.
*
* @param props the properties being set
* @param o the object
* @param context the action context
*/
void setProperties(Map<String, ?> props, Object o, Map<String, Object> context);
/**
* Sets the object's properties using the default type converter.
*
* @param props the properties being set
* @param o the object
* @param context the action context
* @param throwPropertyExceptions boolean which tells whether it should throw exceptions for
* problems setting the properties
*/
void setProperties(Map<String, ?> props, Object o, Map<String, Object> context, boolean throwPropertyExceptions) throws ReflectionException;
/**
* Sets the properties on the object using the default context, defaulting to not throwing
* exceptions for problems setting the properties.
*
* @param properties
* @param o
*/
void setProperties(Map<String, ?> properties, Object o);
/**
* This method returns a PropertyDescriptor for the given class and property name using
* a Map lookup (using getPropertyDescriptorsMap()).
*/
PropertyDescriptor getPropertyDescriptor(Class targetClass, String propertyName) throws IntrospectionException, ReflectionException;
/**
* Copies the properties in the object "from" and sets them in the object "to"
* using specified type converter, or {@link com.opensymphony.xwork2.conversion.impl.XWorkConverter} if none
* is specified.
*
* @param from the source object
* @param to the target object
* @param context the action context we're running under
* @param exclusions collection of method names to excluded from copying ( can be null)
* @param inclusions collection of method names to included copying (can be null)
* note if exclusions AND inclusions are supplied and not null nothing will get copied.
*/
void copy(Object from, Object to, Map<String, Object> context, Collection<String> exclusions, Collection<String> inclusions);
/**
* Looks for the real target with the specified property given a root Object which may be a
* CompoundRoot.
*
* @return the real target or null if no object can be found with the specified property
*/
Object getRealTarget(String property, Map<String, Object> context, Object root) throws ReflectionException;
/**
* Sets the named property to the supplied value on the Object,
*
* @param name the name of the property to be set
* @param value the value to set into the named property
* @param o the object upon which to set the property
* @param context the context which may include the TypeConverter
* @param throwPropertyExceptions boolean which tells whether it should throw exceptions for
* problems setting the properties
*/
void setProperty(String name, Object value, Object o, Map<String, Object> context, boolean throwPropertyExceptions);
/**
* Sets the named property to the supplied value on the Object, defaults to not throwing
* property exceptions.
*
* @param name the name of the property to be set
* @param value the value to set into the named property
* @param o the object upon which to set the property
* @param context the context which may include the TypeConverter
*/
void setProperty(String name, Object value, Object o, Map<String, Object> context);
/**
* Creates a Map with read properties for the given source object.
* <p/>
* If the source object does not have a read property (i.e. write-only) then
* the property is added to the map with the value <code>here is no read method for property-name</code>.
*
* @param source the source object.
* @return a Map with (key = read property name, value = value of read property).
* @throws IntrospectionException is thrown if an exception occurs during introspection.
*/
Map<String, Object> getBeanMap(Object source) throws IntrospectionException, ReflectionException;
/**
* Evaluates the given OGNL expression to extract a value from the given root
* object in a given context
*
* @param expression the OGNL expression to be parsed
* @param context the naming context for the evaluation
* @param root the root object for the OGNL expression
* @return the result of evaluating the expression
*/
Object getValue( String expression, Map<String, Object> context, Object root ) throws ReflectionException;
/**
* Evaluates the given OGNL expression to insert a value into the object graph
* rooted at the given root object given the context.
*
* @param expression the OGNL expression to be parsed
* @param root the root object for the OGNL expression
* @param context the naming context for the evaluation
* @param value the value to insert into the object graph
*/
void setValue( String expression, Map<String, Object> context, Object root, Object value ) throws ReflectionException;
/**
* Get's the java beans property descriptors for the given source.
*
* @param source the source object.
* @return property descriptors.
* @throws IntrospectionException is thrown if an exception occurs during introspection.
*/
PropertyDescriptor[] getPropertyDescriptors(Object source) throws IntrospectionException;
}