org.eclipse.sisu.plexus

Class Hints

java.lang.Object

org.eclipse.sisu.plexus.Hints

public final class Hints
extends java.lang.Object

Constants and utility methods for dealing with Plexus hints.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static java.lang.String	DEFAULT_HINT
static java.lang.String[]	NO_HINTS
private static java.util.List<java.lang.String>	NO_HINTS_LIST

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier	Constructor and Description
private	Hints()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static java.lang.String	canonicalHint(java.lang.String hint) Returns the canonical form of the given Plexus hint.
static java.util.List<java.lang.String>	canonicalHints(java.util.List<java.lang.String> hints) Returns the canonical form of the given Plexus hints.
static java.lang.String[]	canonicalHints(org.codehaus.plexus.component.annotations.Requirement requirement) Returns the Plexus hints contained in the given @Requirement.
static java.lang.String[]	canonicalHints(java.lang.String... hints) Returns the canonical form of the given Plexus hints.
static boolean	isDefaultHint(java.lang.String hint) Determines if the given Plexus hint denotes the default component.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

NO_HINTS

public static final java.lang.String[] NO_HINTS

DEFAULT_HINT

public static final java.lang.String DEFAULT_HINT

See Also:

Constant Field Values

NO_HINTS_LIST

private static final java.util.List<java.lang.String> NO_HINTS_LIST

Constructor Detail

Hints

private Hints()

Method Detail

canonicalHint

public static java.lang.String canonicalHint(java.lang.String hint)

Returns the canonical form of the given Plexus hint.

Parameters:

hint - The Plexus hint

Returns:

Canonical hint denoting the same component as the given hint

isDefaultHint

public static boolean isDefaultHint(java.lang.String hint)

Determines if the given Plexus hint denotes the default component.

Parameters:

hint - The Plexus hint

Returns:

true if the given hint denotes the default component

canonicalHints

public static java.lang.String[] canonicalHints(java.lang.String... hints)

Returns the canonical form of the given Plexus hints.

Parameters:

hints - The Plexus hints

Returns:

Array of canonical hints

canonicalHints

public static java.util.List<java.lang.String> canonicalHints(java.util.List<java.lang.String> hints)

Returns the canonical form of the given Plexus hints.

Parameters:

hints - The Plexus hints

Returns:

List of canonical hints

canonicalHints

public static java.lang.String[] canonicalHints(org.codehaus.plexus.component.annotations.Requirement requirement)

Returns the Plexus hints contained in the given @Requirement.

Parameters:

requirement - The Plexus requirement

Returns:

Array of canonical hints