com.haulmont.cuba.core.global

Interface Metadata

All Superinterfaces:

Session

All Known Implementing Classes:

MetadataImpl, TestMetadataClient

public interface Metadata
extends Session

Central interface to provide metadata-related functionality.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static java.lang.String	NAME

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
<T> T	create(java.lang.Class<T> entityClass) Instantiate an entity, taking into account extended entities.
Entity	create(MetaClass metaClass) Instantiate an entity, taking into account extended entities.
Entity	create(java.lang.String entityName) Instantiate an entity, taking into account extended entities.
DatatypeRegistry	getDatatypes() Convenient access to DatatypeRegistry bean.
ExtendedEntities	getExtendedEntities() Convenient access to ExtendedEntities bean.
java.util.List<java.lang.String>	getRootPackages()
Session	getSession() Get Metadata session - interface providing access to MetaClasses and MetaProperties.
MetadataTools	getTools() Convenient access to MetadataTools bean.
ViewRepository	getViewRepository() Convenient access to ViewRepository bean.

Methods inherited from interface com.haulmont.chile.core.model.Session

getClass, getClass, getClasses, getClassNN, getClassNN, getModel, getModels

Field Detail

NAME

static final java.lang.String NAME

See Also:

Constant Field Values

Method Detail

getSession

Session getSession()

Get Metadata session - interface providing access to MetaClasses and MetaProperties.

Returns:

current metadata session

getViewRepository

ViewRepository getViewRepository()

Convenient access to ViewRepository bean.

Returns:

ViewRepository instance

getExtendedEntities

ExtendedEntities getExtendedEntities()

Convenient access to ExtendedEntities bean.

Returns:

ExtendedEntities instance

getTools

MetadataTools getTools()

Convenient access to MetadataTools bean.

Returns:

MetadataTools instance

getDatatypes

DatatypeRegistry getDatatypes()

Convenient access to DatatypeRegistry bean.

create

<T> T create(java.lang.Class<T> entityClass)

Instantiate an entity, taking into account extended entities.

Parameters:

entityClass - entity class

Returns:

entity instance

create

Entity create(MetaClass metaClass)

Instantiate an entity, taking into account extended entities.

Parameters:

metaClass - entity MetaClass

Returns:

entity instance

create

Entity create(java.lang.String entityName)

Instantiate an entity, taking into account extended entities.

Parameters:

entityName - entity name

Returns:

entity instance

getRootPackages

java.util.List<java.lang.String> getRootPackages()

Returns:

list of root packages of all application components and the application itself