org.codehaus.aspectwerkz.definition
Class XmlParser

java.lang.Object
  org.codehaus.aspectwerkz.definition.XmlParser

public class XmlParser

extends java.lang.Object

Parses the XML definition file using dom4j.

Author:

Jonas Bonér

Field Summary

static java.lang.String	MODEL_TYPE_ATTRIB
static java.lang.String	MODEL_TYPE_XML

Constructor Summary

XmlParser()

Method Summary

static org.dom4j.Document	createDocument(java.io.InputStream stream) Creates a DOM document.
static org.dom4j.Document	createDocument(java.net.URL url) Creates a DOM document.
static org.dom4j.Document	mergeDocuments(org.dom4j.Document document1, org.dom4j.Document document2) Merges two DOM documents.
static java.util.List	parse(org.dom4j.Document document) Parses the definition DOM document.
static java.util.List	parse(java.io.File definitionFile) Parses the XML definition file.
static java.util.List	parse(java.io.File definitionFile, boolean isDirty) Parses the XML definition file, only if it has been updated.
static java.util.List	parse(java.io.InputStream stream) Parses the XML definition file retrieved from an input stream.
static java.util.List	parseNoCache(java.net.URL url) Parses the XML definition file not using the cache.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

MODEL_TYPE_ATTRIB

public static final java.lang.String MODEL_TYPE_ATTRIB

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Constant Field Values

MODEL_TYPE_XML

public static final java.lang.String MODEL_TYPE_XML

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Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

XmlParser

public XmlParser()

Method Detail

parse

public static java.util.List parse(java.io.File definitionFile)

Parses the XML definition file.

Parameters:

definitionFile - the definition file

Returns:

the definitions

parse

public static java.util.List parse(java.io.File definitionFile,
                                   boolean isDirty)

Parses the XML definition file, only if it has been updated. Uses a timestamp to check for modifications.

Parameters:

definitionFile - the definition file

isDirty - flag to mark the the definition as updated or not

Returns:

the definitions

parse

public static java.util.List parse(java.io.InputStream stream)

Parses the XML definition file retrieved from an input stream.

Parameters:

stream - the input stream containing the document

Returns:

the definitions

parseNoCache

public static java.util.List parseNoCache(java.net.URL url)

Parses the XML definition file not using the cache.

Parameters:

url - the URL to the definition file

Returns:

the definition object

parse

public static java.util.List parse(org.dom4j.Document document)

Parses the definition DOM document.

Parameters:

document - the defintion as a document

Returns:

the definitions

mergeDocuments

public static org.dom4j.Document mergeDocuments(org.dom4j.Document document1,
                                                org.dom4j.Document document2)

Merges two DOM documents.

Parameters:

document1 - the first document

document2 - the second document

Returns:

the definition merged document

createDocument

public static org.dom4j.Document createDocument(java.net.URL url)
                                         throws org.dom4j.DocumentException

Creates a DOM document.

Parameters:

url - the URL to the file containing the XML

Returns:

the DOM document

Throws:

org.dom4j.DocumentException

org.dom4j.DocumentException

createDocument

public static org.dom4j.Document createDocument(java.io.InputStream stream)
                                         throws org.dom4j.DocumentException

Creates a DOM document.

Parameters:

stream - the stream containing the XML

Returns:

the DOM document

Throws:

org.dom4j.DocumentException

org.dom4j.DocumentException