org.mule.transformer
Class CompositeConverter

java.lang.Object
  org.mule.transformer.CompositeConverter

All Implemented Interfaces:

MuleContextAware, Disposable, Initialisable, NameableObject, NamedObject, MessageProcessor, Converter, Transformer, EndpointAware

public class CompositeConverter
extends Object
implements Converter

Composes many converters to behave as a single one.

When transform(Object) is called each converter in the same order they are included in the composition. The output of a given converter is the input of the next composed converter.

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface org.mule.api.transformer.Converter

DEFAULT_PRIORITY_WEIGHTING, MAX_PRIORITY_WEIGHTING, MIN_PRIORITY_WEIGHTING

Fields inherited from interface org.mule.api.lifecycle.Initialisable

PHASE_NAME

Fields inherited from interface org.mule.api.lifecycle.Disposable

PHASE_NAME

Constructor Summary

CompositeConverter(Converter... converters)
Create a new conversion chain using the specified converters

Method Summary

void	dispose() A lifecycle method where implementor should free up any resources.
LinkedList<Converter>	getConverters()
String	getEncoding() Return the encoding returned by the transformer (if any).
ImmutableEndpoint	getEndpoint() The endpoint that this transformer is attached to
String	getMimeType() Return the mime type returned by the transformer (if any).
String	getName() Gets the name of the object
int	getPriorityWeighting() If two or more discoverable transformers are equal, this value can be used to select the correct one
Class<?>	getReturnClass() Specifies the Java type of the result after this transformer has been executed.
DataType<?>	getReturnDataType() Specifies the return type of the result after this transformer has been executed.
List<DataType<?>>	getSourceDataTypes() Returns an unmodifiable list of Source types registered on this transformer
List<Class<?>>	getSourceTypes() Returns an unmodifiable list of Source types registered on this transformer
void	initialise() Method used to perform any initialisation work.
boolean	isAcceptNull() Does this transformer allow null input?
boolean	isIgnoreBadInput() By default, Mule will throw an exception if a transformer is invoked with a source object that is not compatible with the transformer.
boolean	isSourceDataTypeSupported(DataType<?> dataType) Determines if a particular source class can be handled by this transformer
boolean	isSourceTypeSupported(Class<?> aClass) Determines if a particular source class can be handled by this transformer
MuleEvent	process(MuleEvent event) Invokes the MessageProcessor.
void	setEndpoint(ImmutableEndpoint ep)
void	setMuleContext(MuleContext context)
void	setName(String name) Sets the name of the object
void	setPriorityWeighting(int weighting) If 2 or more discoverable transformers are equal, this value can be used to select the correct one
void	setReturnClass(Class<?> theClass) Sets the expected return type for the transformed data.
void	setReturnDataType(DataType<?> type) Sets the expected return type for the transformed data.
Object	transform(Object src) Transforms the supplied data and returns the result
Object	transform(Object src, String encoding) Transforms the supplied data and returns the result

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

CompositeConverter

public CompositeConverter(Converter... converters)

Create a new conversion chain using the specified converters

Parameters:

converters - List of converters using to build the chain

Method Detail

isSourceTypeSupported

public boolean isSourceTypeSupported(Class<?> aClass)

Description copied from interface: Transformer

Determines if a particular source class can be handled by this transformer

Specified by:

isSourceTypeSupported in interface Transformer

Parameters:

aClass - The class to check for compatibility

Returns:

true if the transformer supports this type of class or false otherwise

isSourceDataTypeSupported

public boolean isSourceDataTypeSupported(DataType<?> dataType)

Description copied from interface: Transformer

Determines if a particular source class can be handled by this transformer

Specified by:

isSourceDataTypeSupported in interface Transformer

Parameters:

dataType - The DataType to check for compatibility

Returns:

true if the transformer supports this type of class or false otherwise

getSourceTypes

public List<Class<?>> getSourceTypes()

Description copied from interface: Transformer

Returns an unmodifiable list of Source types registered on this transformer

Specified by:

getSourceTypes in interface Transformer

Returns:

an unmodifiable list of Source types registered on this transformer

getSourceDataTypes

public List<DataType<?>> getSourceDataTypes()

Description copied from interface: Transformer

Returns an unmodifiable list of Source types registered on this transformer

Specified by:

getSourceDataTypes in interface Transformer

Returns:

an unmodifiable list of Source types registered on this transformer

isAcceptNull

public boolean isAcceptNull()

Description copied from interface: Transformer

Does this transformer allow null input?

Specified by:

isAcceptNull in interface Transformer

Returns:

true if this transformer can accept null input

isIgnoreBadInput

public boolean isIgnoreBadInput()

Description copied from interface: Transformer

By default, Mule will throw an exception if a transformer is invoked with a source object that is not compatible with the transformer. Since transformers are often chained, it is useful to be able to ignore a transformer in the chain and move to the next one.

Specified by:

isIgnoreBadInput in interface Transformer

Returns:

true if the transformer can be ignored if the current source type is not supported, false if an exception should be throw due to an incompatible source type being passed in.

transform

public Object transform(Object src)
                 throws TransformerException

Description copied from interface: Transformer

Transforms the supplied data and returns the result

Specified by:

transform in interface Transformer

Parameters:

src - the data to transform

Returns:

the transformed data

Throws:

TransformerException - if a error occurs transforming the data or if the expected returnClass isn't the same as the transformed data

transform

public Object transform(Object src,
                        String encoding)
                 throws TransformerException

Description copied from interface: Transformer

Transforms the supplied data and returns the result

Specified by:

transform in interface Transformer

Parameters:

src - the data to transform

encoding - the encoding to use by this transformer. many transformations will not need encoding unless dealing with text so you only need to use this method if yo wish to customize the encoding

Returns:

the transformed data

Throws:

TransformerException - if a error occurs transforming the data or if the expected returnClass isn't the same as the transformed data

setReturnClass

public void setReturnClass(Class<?> theClass)

Description copied from interface: Transformer

Sets the expected return type for the transformed data. If the transformed data is not of this class type a TransformerException will be thrown.

Specified by:

setReturnClass in interface Transformer

Parameters:

theClass - the expected return type class

getReturnClass

public Class<?> getReturnClass()

Description copied from interface: Transformer

Specifies the Java type of the result after this transformer has been executed. Mule will use this to validate the return type but also allow users to perform automatic transformations based on the source type of the object to transform and this return type.

Specified by:

getReturnClass in interface Transformer

Returns:

the excepted return type from this transformer

setReturnDataType

public void setReturnDataType(DataType<?> type)

Description copied from interface: Transformer

Sets the expected return type for the transformed data. If the transformed data is not of this class type a TransformerException will be thrown.

This method supersedes Transformer.getReturnClass() because it allows Generics information to be associated with the return type of the transformer

Specified by:

setReturnDataType in interface Transformer

Parameters:

type - the expected return type for this transformer

getReturnDataType

public DataType<?> getReturnDataType()

Description copied from interface: Transformer

Specifies the return type of the result after this transformer has been executed. Mule will use this to validate the return type but also allow users to perform automatic transformations based on the source type of the object to transform and this return type.

This method supersedes Transformer.getReturnClass() because it allows Generics information to be associated with the return type of the transformer

Specified by:

getReturnDataType in interface Transformer

Returns:

the excepted return type for this transformer

getMimeType

public String getMimeType()

Description copied from interface: Transformer

Return the mime type returned by the transformer (if any).

Specified by:

getMimeType in interface Transformer

getEncoding

public String getEncoding()

Description copied from interface: Transformer

Return the encoding returned by the transformer (if any).

Specified by:

getEncoding in interface Transformer

getEndpoint

public ImmutableEndpoint getEndpoint()

Description copied from interface: Transformer

The endpoint that this transformer is attached to

Specified by:

getEndpoint in interface Transformer

Returns:

the endpoint associated with the transformer

dispose

public void dispose()

Description copied from interface: Disposable

A lifecycle method where implementor should free up any resources. If an exception is thrown it should just be logged and processing should continue. This method should not throw Runtime exceptions.

Specified by:

dispose in interface Disposable

setEndpoint

public void setEndpoint(ImmutableEndpoint ep)

Specified by:

setEndpoint in interface EndpointAware

initialise

public void initialise()
                throws InitialisationException

Description copied from interface: Initialisable

Method used to perform any initialisation work. If a fatal error occurs during initialisation an InitialisationException should be thrown, causing the Mule instance to shutdown. If the error is recoverable, say by retrying to connect, a RecoverableException should be thrown. There is no guarantee that by throwing a Recoverable exception that the Mule instance will not shut down.

Specified by:

initialise in interface Initialisable

Throws:

InitialisationException - if a fatal error occurs causing the Mule instance to shutdown

RecoverableException - if an error occurs that can be recovered from

process

public MuleEvent process(MuleEvent event)
                  throws MuleException

Description copied from interface: MessageProcessor

Invokes the MessageProcessor.

Specified by:

process in interface MessageProcessor

Parameters:

event - MuleEvent to be processed

Returns:

optional response MuleEvent

Throws:

MuleException

setMuleContext

public void setMuleContext(MuleContext context)

Specified by:

setMuleContext in interface MuleContextAware

setName

public void setName(String name)

Description copied from interface: NameableObject

Sets the name of the object

Specified by:

setName in interface NameableObject

Parameters:

name - the name of the object

getName

public String getName()

Description copied from interface: NamedObject

Gets the name of the object

Specified by:

getName in interface NamedObject

Returns:

the name of the object

getPriorityWeighting

public int getPriorityWeighting()

Description copied from interface: Converter

If two or more discoverable transformers are equal, this value can be used to select the correct one

Specified by:

getPriorityWeighting in interface Converter

Returns:

the priority weighting for this transformer. This is a value between Converter.MIN_PRIORITY_WEIGHTING and Converter.MAX_PRIORITY_WEIGHTING.

setPriorityWeighting

public void setPriorityWeighting(int weighting)

Description copied from interface: Converter

If 2 or more discoverable transformers are equal, this value can be used to select the correct one

Specified by:

setPriorityWeighting in interface Converter

Parameters:

weighting - the priority weighting for this transformer. This is a value between Converter.MIN_PRIORITY_WEIGHTING and Converter.MAX_PRIORITY_WEIGHTING.

getConverters

public LinkedList<Converter> getConverters()