BeanInfo


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22  package org.jboss.beans.info.spi;
23  
24  import java.util.List  ;
25  import java.util.Set  ;
26  
27  import org.jboss.joinpoint.spi.JoinpointFactory;
28  import org.jboss.reflect.spi.ClassInfo;
29  import org.jboss.reflect.spi.ConstructorInfo;
30  import org.jboss.reflect.spi.MethodInfo;
31  import org.jboss.repository.spi.MetaDataContext;
32  import org.jboss.repository.spi.MetaDataContextFactory;
33  import org.jboss.util.JBossInterface;
34  
35  /**
36   * Description of a bean.
37   * 
38   * @author <a HREF="adrian@jboss.com">Adrian Brock</a>
39   * @version $Revision: 57133 $
40   */
41  public interface BeanInfo extends JBossInterface
42  {
43     /**
44      * Get the bean name
45      * 
46      * @return the name
47      */
48     String   getName();
49  
50     /**
51      * Get the class information
52      * 
53      * @return the class information
54      */
55     ClassInfo getClassInfo();
56  
57     /**
58      * Return a BeanInfo for this bean instance
59      * 
60      * @return an instance info for this bean
61      */
62     BeanInfo getInstanceInfo();
63  
64     /**
65      * Bean may have additional dependencies
66      * that the kernel cannot initially resolve. (currently defined by ClassAdapter)
67      *
68      * @return the list of dependencies
69      */
70     List  <Object  > getDependencies();
71  
72     /**
73      * Get the joinpoint factory
74      * 
75      * @return the joinpoint factory
76      */
77     JoinpointFactory getJoinpointFactory();
78     
79     /**
80      * Get the metadata context factory
81      * 
82      * @return the metadata context factory
83      */
84     MetaDataContextFactory getMetaDataContextFactory();
85     
86     /**
87      * Get the property information.
88      *
89      * @return a Set<PropertyInfo> 
90      */
91     Set  <PropertyInfo> getProperties();
92     
93     /**
94      * Set the property information.
95      *
96      * @param properties a Set<PropertyInfo> 
97      */
98     void setProperties(Set  <PropertyInfo> properties);
99     
100    /**
101     * Get the constructor info.
102     *
103     * @return a Set<ConstructorInfo> 
104     */
105    Set  <ConstructorInfo> getConstructors();
106    
107    /**
108     * Set the constructor info.
109     *
110     * @param constructors a Set<ConstructorInfo> 
111     */
112    void setConstructors(Set  <ConstructorInfo> constructors);
113    
114    /**
115     * Get the method information.
116     *
117     * @return a Set<MethodInfo> 
118     */
119    Set  <MethodInfo> getMethods();
120    
121    /**
122     * Set the method information.
123     *
124     * @param methods a Set<MethodInfo> 
125     */
126    void setMethods(Set  <MethodInfo> methods);
127    
128    /**
129     * Get the event information.
130     *
131     * @return a Set<EventInfo> 
132     */
133    Set  <EventInfo> getEvents();
134    
135    /**
136     * set the event information.
137     *
138     * @param events a Set<EventInfo> 
139     */
140    void setEvents(Set  <EventInfo> events);
141    
142    /**
143     * Get the bean info factory
144     * 
145     * @return the factory
146     */
147    BeanInfoFactory getBeanInfoFactory();
148    
149    
150    /**
151     * Get the metadata context
152     * 
153     * @return the metadata context
154     */
155    MetaDataContext getMetaDataContext();
156    
157    /**
158     * Set the metadata context
159     * 
160     * @param metaCtx a metadata context
161     */
162    void setMetaDataContext(MetaDataContext metaCtx);
163 }
164
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