org.apache.aries.jmx.blueprint
Class Item

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.aries.jmx.blueprint.Item

public class Item
extends Object

The item class enables the definition of open types in the appropriate interfaces. This class contains a number of methods that make it possible to create open types for CompositeType, TabularType, and ArrayType. The normal creation throws a checked exception, making it impossible to use them in a static initializer. They constructors are also not very suitable for static construction. An Item instance describes an item in a Composite Type. It groups the triplet of name, description, and Open Type. These Item instances allows the definitions of an item to stay together.

Constructor Summary

Item(String name, String description, OpenType type, String... restrictions)
Create a triple of name, description, and type.

Method Summary

static ArrayType	arrayType(int dim, OpenType elementType) Return a new Array Type.
static CompositeType	compositeType(String name, String description, Item... items) Create a Composite Type
static CompositeType	extend(CompositeType parent, String name, String description, Item... items) Extend a Composite Type by adding new items.
static TabularType	tabularType(String name, String description, CompositeType rowType, String... index) Create a Tabular Type.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Item

public Item(String name,
            String description,
            OpenType type,
            String... restrictions)

Create a triple of name, description, and type. This triplet is used in the creation of a Composite Type.

Parameters:

name - The name of the item.

description - The description of the item.

type - The Open Type of this item.

restrictions - Ignored, contains list of restrictions

Method Detail

tabularType

public static TabularType tabularType(String name,
                                      String description,
                                      CompositeType rowType,
                                      String... index)

Create a Tabular Type.

Parameters:

name - The name of the Tabular Type.

description - The description of the Tabular Type.

rowType - The Open Type for a row

index - The names of the items that form the index .

Returns:

A new Tabular Type composed from the parameters.

Throws:

RuntimeException - when the Tabular Type throws an OpenDataException

compositeType

public static CompositeType compositeType(String name,
                                          String description,
                                          Item... items)

Create a Composite Type

Parameters:

name - The name of the Tabular Type.

description - The description of the Tabular Type.

items - The items that describe the composite type.

Returns:

a new Composite Type

Throws:

RuntimeException - when the Tabular Type throws an OpenDataException

extend

public static CompositeType extend(CompositeType parent,
                                   String name,
                                   String description,
                                   Item... items)

Extend a Composite Type by adding new items. Items can override items in the parent type.

Parameters:

parent - The parent type, can be null

name - The name of the type

description - The description of the type

items - The items that should be added/override to the parent type

Returns:

A new Composite Type that extends the parent type

Throws:

RuntimeException - when an OpenDataException is thrown

arrayType

public static ArrayType arrayType(int dim,
                                  OpenType elementType)

Return a new Array Type.

Parameters:

dim - The dimension

elementType - The element type

Returns:

A new Array Type