Interface ITargetSelector

  • All Known Subinterfaces:
    ITargetSelectorByName, ITargetSelectorConstructor, ITargetSelectorDynamic, ITargetSelectorRemappable
    All Known Implementing Classes:
    DynamicSelectorDesc, InvalidSelector, MemberInfo, MemberMatcher

    public interface ITargetSelector
    Target Selectors are used to identify target members in a class, with the criteria for selection being specified in a single string, effectively defining the query parameters. They are used by injectors and other components which need to identify a target element using a string.

    Explicit Target Selectors

    Explicit Target Selectors are handled internally using MemberInfo structs, see the javadoc for MemberInfo for the supported variants and examples.

    // An example explicit target selector
    Lfully/qualified/OwnerClass;methodName*(III)V

    Pattern Target Selectors (Regex Selectors)

    Pattern Target Selectors are handled internally using MemberMatcher, see the javadoc for MemberMatcher for the supported variants and examples. Pattern Selectors always end with a forward slash character.

    // Matches candidates ending with "Bar" and which take a single int
    /bar$/ desc=/^\\(I\\)/

    // The same example but with "name" explicitly specified (optional)
    name=/bar$/ desc=/^\\(I\\)/

    // Matches candidates whose name contains "Entity"
    /Entity/

    Dynamic Target Selectors

    Dynamic Target Selectors can be built-in or user-supplied types with their own specialised syntax or behaviour.

    Built-in dynamic selectors:

    Dynamic selectors are specified in the following format, and can be recognised by the fact that the selector string starts with "@":

     // Built-in dynamic selector without argument string
     @SelectorId
       
     // Built-in dynamic selector with empty argument string
     @SelectorId()
       
     // Built-in dynamic selector with argument
     @SelectorId(custom,argument,string,in,any,format)
       
     // User-provided dynamic selector with argument. Note that
     // user-provided dynamic selectors are namespaced to avoid conflicts.
     @Namespace:SelectorId(some arguments)

    The exact format of the argument string is specified by the dynamic selector itself, consult the documentation for the dynamic selector you are using for details on the required format.

    • Method Detail

      • next

        ITargetSelector next()
        Get the next target selector in this path (or null if this selector is the last selector in the chain. Called at recurse points in the subject in order to match against the child subject.

        Can return null

      • configure

        ITargetSelector configure​(ITargetSelector.Configure request,
                                  java.lang.String... args)
        Configure and return a modified version of this selector by consuming the supplied arguments. Results from this method should be idempotent in terms of the configuration of the returned object, but do not have to necessarily return the same object if the callee already matches the supplied configuration, or if the requested mutation is not supported by the selector, though this is generally the case.

        In other words, calling configure(Configure.ORPHAN) when this object is already an orphan or does not support orphaning, may simply return this object, or might return an identically-configured copy.

        Must not return null, defaults to returning unmodified selector.

        Parameters:
        request - Requested operation
        args - Configuration arguments
        Returns:
        Configured selector, may return this selector if the specified condition is already satisfied
      • getMinMatchCount

        int getMinMatchCount()
        Minimum number of candidates this selector must match
      • getMaxMatchCount

        int getMaxMatchCount()
        Maximum number of candidates this selector can match
      • match

        <TNode> MatchResult match​(ElementNode<TNode> node)
        Test whether this selector matches the supplied element node
        Type Parameters:
        TNode - node type
        Parameters:
        node - node node to test
        Returns:
        true if this selector can match the supplied field