thinkui.datagen
Interface DataObjectGenerator

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractDataObjectGenerator

public interface DataObjectGenerator

Interface for all data object generators.

Method Summary

DataObject	generateDataObject(DataObject parentDataObject) Generate a data object for the data class.
AttributeValueGenerator	getAttributeValueGenerator(java.lang.String attributeName)
DataClass	getDataClass()
void	initGenerator() Initialize any data dependent attribute generator.
boolean	isParentDataDependent()
void	setAttributeValueGenerator(java.lang.String attributeName, AttributeValueGenerator attributeValueGenerator) Sets the configured AttributeValueGenerator for the given attribute name.
void	setParentDataDependent(boolean parentDataDependent) Sets whether or not the generator is dependent on previously generated parent data.

Method Detail

generateDataObject

public DataObject generateDataObject(DataObject parentDataObject)
                              throws java.lang.Exception

Generate a data object for the data class.

Parameters:

parentDataObject - The parent data object or null.

Returns:

the generated data object.

Throws:

java.lang.Exception

getAttributeValueGenerator

public AttributeValueGenerator getAttributeValueGenerator(java.lang.String attributeName)

Returns:

the configured AttributeValueGenerator for the given attribute name.

getDataClass

public DataClass getDataClass()

Returns:

the data class of the data objects to generate.

initGenerator

public void initGenerator()
                   throws java.lang.Exception

Initialize any data dependent attribute generator.

Throws:

java.lang.Exception

isParentDataDependent

public boolean isParentDataDependent()

Returns:

whether or not the generator is dependent on previously generated parent data.

setAttributeValueGenerator

public void setAttributeValueGenerator(java.lang.String attributeName,
                                       AttributeValueGenerator attributeValueGenerator)

Sets the configured AttributeValueGenerator for the given attribute name.

setParentDataDependent

public void setParentDataDependent(boolean parentDataDependent)

Sets whether or not the generator is dependent on previously generated parent data.