Package org.springframework.data.util

Class CustomCollections

java.lang.Object

org.springframework.data.util.CustomCollections

public class CustomCollections
extends Object

Central API to expose information about custom collections present for Spring Data. Exposes custom collection and map types and registers converters to convert them from and to Java-native collections.

Since:

2.7

Author:

Oliver Drotbohm

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
CustomCollections()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static Set<Class<?>>	getCustomTypes()	Returns all custom collection and map types.
static Class<?>	getMapBaseType(Class<?> type)	Returns the map base type for the given type, i.e. the one that's considered the logical map interface (Map for HashMap etc.).
static Set<Class<?>>	getPaginationReturnTypes()	Returns all types that are allowed pagination return types.
static Set<Function<Object,Object>>	getUnwrappers()	Returns all unwrapper functions that transform the custom collections into Java-native ones.
static boolean	isCollection(Class<?> type)	Returns whether the given type is considered a Collection type.
static boolean	isMap(Class<?> type)	Returns whether the given type is considered a Map type.
static boolean	isMapBaseType(Class<?> type)	Returns whether the given type is a map base type.
static void	registerConvertersIn(org.springframework.core.convert.converter.ConverterRegistry registry)	Registers all converters to transform Java-native collections into custom ones and back in the given ConverterRegistry.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details

CustomCollections

public CustomCollections()

Method Details

getCustomTypes

public static Set<Class<?>> getCustomTypes()

Returns all custom collection and map types.

Returns:

will never be null.

getPaginationReturnTypes

public static Set<Class<?>> getPaginationReturnTypes()

Returns all types that are allowed pagination return types.

Returns:

will never be null.

isMapBaseType

public static boolean isMapBaseType(Class<?> type)

Returns whether the given type is a map base type.

Parameters:

type - must not be null.

Returns:

will never be null.

getMapBaseType

public static Class<?> getMapBaseType(Class<?> type)
                               throws IllegalArgumentException

Returns the map base type for the given type, i.e. the one that's considered the logical map interface (Map for HashMap etc.).

Parameters:

type - must not be null.

Returns:

will never be null.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - in case we do not find a map base type for the given one.

isMap

public static boolean isMap(Class<?> type)

Returns whether the given type is considered a Map type.

Parameters:

type - must not be null.

Returns:

will never be null.

isCollection

public static boolean isCollection(Class<?> type)

Returns whether the given type is considered a Collection type.

Parameters:

type - must not be null.

Returns:

will never be null.

getUnwrappers

public static Set<Function<Object,Object>> getUnwrappers()

Returns all unwrapper functions that transform the custom collections into Java-native ones.

Returns:

will never be null.

registerConvertersIn

public static void registerConvertersIn(org.springframework.core.convert.converter.ConverterRegistry registry)

Registers all converters to transform Java-native collections into custom ones and back in the given ConverterRegistry.

Parameters:

registry - must not be null.