org.geomajas.layer.entity

Interface EntityMapper

@Api(allMethods=true)
@UserImplemented
public interface EntityMapper

An EntityMapper maps layer-specific objects (features, association values) to a common Entity interface. The Entity interface allows to navigate/modify the object graph in a generic way.

Since:

1.9.0

Author:

Jan De Moerloose

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Entity	asEntity(Object object) Converts the specified object to an entity.
Entity	findOrCreateEntity(String dataSourceName, Object id) Find the existing entity with the specified id or create a new one.

Method Detail

asEntity

Entity asEntity(Object object)
                throws LayerException

Converts the specified object to an entity.

Parameters:

object - the object

Returns:

entity

Throws:

LayerException - oops

findOrCreateEntity

Entity findOrCreateEntity(String dataSourceName,
                        Object id)
                          throws LayerException

Find the existing entity with the specified id or create a new one.

Parameters:

dataSourceName - this name uniquely identifies the entity class

id - the identifier value to look for

Returns:

an existing or new entity

Throws:

LayerException - oops