Class AnnotationConverter<B>


public class AnnotationConverter<B> extends SAFConverter<B>
AnnotationConverter transfers the relevant properties from some Open Metadata Repository Services (OMRS) EntityDetail object into an Annotation bean.
  • Constructor Details

    • AnnotationConverter

      public AnnotationConverter(OMRSRepositoryHelper repositoryHelper, String serviceName, String serverName)
      Constructor
      Parameters:
      repositoryHelper - helper object to parse entity/relationship objects
      serviceName - name of this component
      serverName - name of this server
  • Method Details

    • getNewComplexBean

      public B getNewComplexBean(Class<B> beanClass, EntityDetail primaryEntity, List<EntityDetail> supplementaryEntities, List<Relationship> relationships, String methodName) throws PropertyServerException
      Using the supplied instances, return a new instance of the bean. It is used for beans such as a connection bean which made up of multiple entities (Connection, ConnectorType and Endpoint) plus the relationships between them. The relationships may be omitted if they do not have an properties.
      Overrides:
      getNewComplexBean in class OpenMetadataAPIGenericConverter<B>
      Parameters:
      beanClass - name of the class to create
      primaryEntity - entity that is the root of the collection of entities that make up the content of the bean
      supplementaryEntities - entities connected to the primary entity by the relationships
      relationships - relationships linking the entities
      methodName - calling method
      Returns:
      bean populated with properties from the instances supplied
      Throws:
      PropertyServerException - there is a problem instantiating the bean