Constructor Detail

• AbstractSpringReferenceSupporter

  public AbstractSpringReferenceSupporter()

Method Detail

• findAndSetInstance

  public <T> T findAndSetInstance(AbstractSpringReference<T> ref)

  Looks up the spring bean from a spring ApplicationContext. The bean is set in the reference. If the name was not given for the reference this method will fill that too. Throws a RuntimeException if the bean could not be found.

  Type Parameters:

  T - type of the wrapped spring bean

  Parameters:

  ref - reference where the instance will be set

  Returns:

  loaded spring bean or throws a RuntimeException if loading failed.

• findBeanName

  protected <T> String findBeanName(AbstractSpringReference<T> ref)

  Finds out the exact name for a spring bean. Used when only the class was given by the user. If there is not exactly one candidate (even after taking primary beans into account) an exception is thrown.

  Type Parameters:

  T - type of the wrapped spring bean

  Parameters:

  ref - reference to find name for

  Returns:

  name of the spring bean or IllegalStateException if there is not exactly one candidate.

• getBeanDefinition

  protected org.springframework.beans.factory.config.BeanDefinition getBeanDefinition(org.springframework.beans.factory.config.ConfigurableListableBeanFactory fact,
                                                                          String name)

  Tries to get the BeanDefinition of a spring bean.

  Parameters:

  fact - spring bean factory

  name - spring bean name to find definition for

  Returns:

  bean definition, can be null

• getApplicationContext

  protected abstract org.springframework.context.ApplicationContext getApplicationContext()

  Returns:

  context where the spring bean is searched for, not null

• clearCache

  public void clearCache()

  Clears the internal cache.