org.perfcake.util

Class ObjectFactory

java.lang.Object

org.perfcake.util.ObjectFactory

public class ObjectFactory
extends Object

Creates POJOs according to the given class name and a map of attributes and their values.

Author:

Martin Večeřa

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static Properties	getObjectProperties(Object object) Gets the properties of an object as a Properties object.
static void	setPropertiesOnObject(Object object, Properties properties) Sets the attributes of an object according to the properties provided.
static Object	summonInstance(String className, Properties properties) Creates an instance of the given class and configures its properties.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

setPropertiesOnObject

public static void setPropertiesOnObject(Object object,
                                         Properties properties)
                                  throws IllegalAccessException,
                                         InvocationTargetException

Sets the attributes of an object according to the properties provided.

Parameters:

object - Object on which the properties should be set.

properties - Properties that should be set as properties of the object. Key is a name of an object property and value is its value.

Throws:

InvocationTargetException - When it was not possible to call the setter on the object.

IllegalAccessException - When we did not have the correct rights to set any of the properties.

summonInstance

public static Object summonInstance(String className,
                                    Properties properties)
                             throws InstantiationException,
                                    IllegalAccessException,
                                    ClassNotFoundException,
                                    InvocationTargetException

Creates an instance of the given class and configures its properties.

Parameters:

className - Name of the class to be constructed.

properties - Properties to be configured on the class instance.

Returns:

Configured class instance.

Throws:

InstantiationException - When it was not possible to create the object instance.

IllegalAccessException - When we did not have correct rights to create the object or set any of its properties.

ClassNotFoundException - When the given class does not exists.

InvocationTargetException - When it was not possible to call any of the properties setters.

getObjectProperties

public static Properties getObjectProperties(Object object)
                                      throws IllegalAccessException,
                                             NoSuchMethodException,
                                             InvocationTargetException

Gets the properties of an object as a Properties object.

Parameters:

object - The object to be inspected.

Returns:

All the properties of the object.

Throws:

IllegalAccessException - When it was not possible to find, call, or use any of the getter methods.

NoSuchMethodException - When it was not possible to find, call, or use any of the getter methods.

InvocationTargetException - When it was not possible to find, call, or use any of the getter methods.