Class TypeManager


  • public final class TypeManager
    extends java.lang.Object
    The type manager periodically checks the prototype definitions for its applications and updates the evaluators if anything has changed.
    • Constructor Summary

      Constructors 
      Constructor Description
      TypeManager​(Application app, java.lang.String ignore)
      Creates a new TypeManager object.
    • Method Summary

      All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods 
      Modifier and Type Method Description
      void checkPrototypes()
      Run through application's prototype directories and check if anything has been updated.
      protected void checkRepository​(Repository repository, boolean update)  
      Prototype createPrototype​(java.lang.String typename, Repository repository, java.util.Map typeProps)
      Create and register a new Prototype.
      void createPrototypes()
      Run through application's prototype directories and create prototypes, but don't compile or evaluate any scripts.
      java.lang.ClassLoader getClassLoader()
      Return the class loader used by this application.
      long getLastCodeUpdate()
      Returns the last time any resource in this app was modified.
      Prototype getPrototype​(java.lang.String typename)
      Get a prototype defined for this application
      java.util.Collection getPrototypes()
      Return a collection containing the prototypes defined for this type manager.
      void setLastCodeUpdate​(long update)
      Set the last time any resource in this app was modified.
      • Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

        clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
    • Constructor Detail

      • TypeManager

        public TypeManager​(Application app,
                           java.lang.String ignore)
        Creates a new TypeManager object.
        Parameters:
        app - ...
        Throws:
        java.lang.RuntimeException - ...
    • Method Detail

      • createPrototypes

        public void createPrototypes()
                              throws java.io.IOException
        Run through application's prototype directories and create prototypes, but don't compile or evaluate any scripts.
        Throws:
        java.io.IOException
      • checkPrototypes

        public void checkPrototypes()
                             throws java.io.IOException
        Run through application's prototype directories and check if anything has been updated. If so, update prototypes and scripts.
        Throws:
        java.io.IOException
      • checkRepository

        protected void checkRepository​(Repository repository,
                                       boolean update)
                                throws java.io.IOException
        Throws:
        java.io.IOException
      • getLastCodeUpdate

        public long getLastCodeUpdate()
        Returns the last time any resource in this app was modified. This can be used to find out quickly if any file has changed.
      • setLastCodeUpdate

        public void setLastCodeUpdate​(long update)
        Set the last time any resource in this app was modified.
      • getClassLoader

        public java.lang.ClassLoader getClassLoader()
        Return the class loader used by this application.
        Returns:
        the ClassLoader
      • getPrototypes

        public java.util.Collection getPrototypes()
        Return a collection containing the prototypes defined for this type manager.
        Returns:
        a collection containing the prototypes
      • getPrototype

        public Prototype getPrototype​(java.lang.String typename)
        Get a prototype defined for this application
      • createPrototype

        public Prototype createPrototype​(java.lang.String typename,
                                         Repository repository,
                                         java.util.Map typeProps)
        Create and register a new Prototype.
        Parameters:
        typename - the name of the prototype
        repository - the first prototype source
        typeProps - custom type mapping properties
        Returns:
        the newly created prototype