com.openpojo.business.identity

Interface IdentityHandler

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultIdentityHandler, IdentityHandlerStub

public interface IdentityHandler

Author:

oshoukry

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	areEqual(java.lang.Object first, java.lang.Object second) This method is responsible for evaluating two objects as equal using the identity.
int	generateHashCode(java.lang.Object object) This method will calculate hash code based on the BusinessKey.
boolean	handlerFor(java.lang.Object object) This method returns true or false depending on whether this IdentityHandler handles identity for this object
void	validate(java.lang.Object object) This method validates an object to comply with the BusinessKey annotation rules.

Method Detail

generateHashCode

int generateHashCode(java.lang.Object object)

This method will calculate hash code based on the BusinessKey.

Parameters:

object - Object to generate hashCode for.

Returns:

generated hash code.

areEqual

boolean areEqual(java.lang.Object first,
                 java.lang.Object second)

This method is responsible for evaluating two objects as equal using the identity.

Parameters:

first - First object in the equality.

second - Second object in the equality.

Returns:

True if both objects are equal.

validate

void validate(java.lang.Object object)

This method validates an object to comply with the BusinessKey annotation rules. If an object fails the validation, a BusinessException will be thrown.

Parameters:

object - The Business Object to be validated.

handlerFor

boolean handlerFor(java.lang.Object object)

This method returns true or false depending on whether this IdentityHandler handles identity for this object

Parameters:

object - Object to handle.

Returns:

true if all identity calls for this object should go through this IdentityHandler.