Package nl.gx.webmanager.services.entitymanager

Interface EntityManager

    • Method Summary

      All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods 
      Modifier and Type Method Description
      <T> T copy​(T entity)
      Copies an entity and the entire tree of its children.
      void delete​(Object entity)
      Deletes an entity from the persistence backend
      Object find​(WmId primaryKey)
      Looks up an entity by its id
      <T> Set<T> getAll​(Class<T> entity)
      Returns all entities of the specified type.
      WmId getId​(Object entity)
      Get ID from the given entity.
      <T> T getInstance​(Class<T> entityClass)
      Returns a newly created instance of the requested Class or an instance implementing the requested interface if the Class is an interface.
      Object getInstance​(String entityClassname)
      Returns a newly created instance of the requested Class or an instance implementing the requested interface if the Class is an interface.
      WmId getWmId​(String idString)
      Returns a WmId object that corresponds to the idString.
      boolean isManageable​(Class<?> clazz)
      Determine if the given class is manageable by the Entity Manager.
      <T> T persist​(T entity)
      Persists an entity which is not yet persisted (i.e.
      void removeProperty​(Object entity, String property)
      Remove named property from the persistent image of the given entity.
      <T> T save​(T entity)
      Saves an entity that was persisted before (i.e.

    • Method Detail

      • getId

        WmId getId​(Object entity)
        Get ID from the given entity.
        Parameters:
        entity - entity to get the ID from.
        Returns:
        WM ID of the entity.

      • getWmId

        WmId getWmId​(String idString)
        Returns a WmId object that corresponds to the idString. The idString is generally the result of WmId.toString() so this method performs the reverse action of WmId.toString()
        Parameters:
        idString - a String-representation of a WmId
        Returns:
        WM ID class from the string representation.

      • find

        Object find​(WmId primaryKey)
        Looks up an entity by its id
        Parameters:
        primaryKey - the id identifying the entity to load
        Returns:
        the requested entity or null if it wasn't found

      • persist

        <T> T persist​(T entity)
        Persists an entity which is not yet persisted (i.e. which doesn't have its' WmId filled in yet)
        Type Parameters:
        T - The type of the entity to persist
        Parameters:
        entity - The entity to persist
        Returns:
        The persisted entity with its WmId filled in.

      • copy

        <T> T copy​(T entity)
    throws DomainException
        Copies an entity and the entire tree of its children. This method traverses all @Child relations.
        Type Parameters:
        T - the type of the entity to copy
        Parameters:
        entity - the entity to copy
        Returns:
        the copied entity with its new WmId filled in.
        Throws:
        DomainException - when something went wrong while copying the entity

      • delete

        void delete​(Object entity)
     throws DomainException
        Deletes an entity from the persistence backend
        Parameters:
        entity - The entity to be deleted
        Throws:
        DomainException - when something went wrong while deleting the entity

      • save

        <T> T save​(T entity)
    throws DomainException
        Saves an entity that was persisted before (i.e. which does have its' WmId filled in)
        Type Parameters:
        T - The type of the entity to persist
        Parameters:
        entity - The entity to persist
        Returns:
        The entity
        Throws:
        DomainException - when something went wrong while saving the entity

      • getAll

        <T> Set<T> getAll​(Class<T> entity)
        Returns all entities of the specified type.
        Type Parameters:
        T - The requested type
        Parameters:
        entity - the Class of the requested type
        Returns:
        set of all managed instance of the given class.

      • getInstance

        <T> T getInstance​(Class<T> entityClass)
        Returns a newly created instance of the requested Class or an instance implementing the requested interface if the Class is an interface. In order to persist such an entity, invoke the persist() method.
        Type Parameters:
        T - The type of Class to instantiate
        Parameters:
        entityClass - The Class to get an instance of (is generally the interface of the required Class)
        Returns:
        a newly created instance of the requested Class

      • getInstance

        Object getInstance​(String entityClassname)
        Returns a newly created instance of the requested Class or an instance implementing the requested interface if the Class is an interface. In order to persist such an entity, invoke the persist() method.
        Parameters:
        entityClassname - The Class to get an instance of (is generally the interface of the required Class)
        Returns:
        a newly created instance of the requested Class

      • isManageable

        boolean isManageable​(Class<?> clazz)
        Determine if the given class is manageable by the Entity Manager. This may involve more than just checking if the class is identifiable. Additional checks are delegated to the Entity Domain of the class.
        Parameters:
        clazz - class to check for manageability.
        Returns:
        true if the class can be managed by the EM.

      • removeProperty

        void removeProperty​(Object entity,
                    String property)
        Remove named property from the persistent image of the given entity.
        Parameters:
        entity - entity for property removal.
        property - name of the property to remove.