Package org.apache.cayenne.map

Class DbEntity

java.lang.Object
org.apache.cayenne.map.Entity
org.apache.cayenne.map.DbEntity
All Implemented Interfaces:
Serializable, EventListener, ConfigurationNode, DbAttributeListener, DbEntityListener, DbRelationshipListener, CayenneMapEntry, XMLSerializable
public class DbEntity extends Entity implements ConfigurationNode, DbEntityListener, DbAttributeListener, DbRelationshipListener
A DbEntity is a mapping descriptor that defines a structure of a database table.
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  • Field Details

    • catalog

      protected String catalog

    • schema

      protected String schema

    • primaryKey

      protected List<DbAttribute> primaryKey

    • generatedAttributes

      protected Collection<DbAttribute> generatedAttributes
      Since:
      1.2

    • primaryKeyGenerator

      protected DbKeyGenerator primaryKeyGenerator

    • qualifier

      protected Expression qualifier
      Qualifier, that will be applied to all select queries and joins with this DbEntity

  • Constructor Details

    • DbEntity

      public DbEntity()
      Creates an unnamed DbEntity.

    • DbEntity

      public DbEntity(String name)
      Creates a named DbEntity.

  • Method Details

    • getRelationship

      public DbRelationship getRelationship(String relName)
      Description copied from class: Entity
      Returns relationship with name relName. Will return null if no relationship with this name exists in the entity.
      Overrides:
      getRelationship in class Entity

    • getAttribute

      public DbAttribute getAttribute(String attributeName)
      Description copied from class: Entity
      Returns attribute with name attributeName or null if no attribute with this name exists.
      Overrides:
      getAttribute in class Entity

    • acceptVisitor

      public <T> T acceptVisitor(ConfigurationNodeVisitor<T> visitor)
      Specified by:
      acceptVisitor in interface ConfigurationNode
      Since:
      3.1

    • encodeAsXML

      public void encodeAsXML(XMLEncoder encoder, ConfigurationNodeVisitor delegate)
      Prints itself as XML to the provided XMLEncoder.
      Specified by:
      encodeAsXML in interface XMLSerializable
      Since:
      1.1

    • getFullyQualifiedName

      public String getFullyQualifiedName()
      Returns table name including catalog and schema, if any of those are present.

    • getSchema

      public String getSchema()
      Returns database schema of this table.
      Returns:
      table's schema, null if not set.

    • setSchema

      public void setSchema(String schema)
      Sets the database schema name of the table described by this DbEntity.

    • getCatalog

      public String getCatalog()
      Returns the catalog name of the table described by this DbEntity.

    • setCatalog

      public void setCatalog(String catalog)
      Sets the catalog name of the table described by this DbEntity.

    • getPrimaryKeys

      public List<DbAttribute> getPrimaryKeys()
      Returns an unmodifiable collection of DbAttributes representing the primary key of the table described by this DbEntity.
      Since:
      3.0

    • getAttributes

      public Collection<DbAttribute> getAttributes()
      Returns a Collection of all attributes that either belong to this DbEntity or inherited.
      Overrides:
      getAttributes in class Entity

    • getGeneratedAttributes

      public Collection<DbAttribute> getGeneratedAttributes()
      Returns an unmodifiable collection of DbAttributes that are generated by the database.
      Since:
      1.2

    • addAttribute

      public void addAttribute(DbAttribute attr)
      Adds a new attribute to this entity.
      Throws:
      IllegalArgumentException - if Attribute has no name or there is an existing attribute with the same name
      IllegalArgumentException - if a relationship has the same name as this attribute
      Since:
      3.0

    • removeAttribute

      public void removeAttribute(String attrName)
      Removes attribute from the entity, removes any relationship joins containing this attribute. Does nothing if the attribute name is not found.
      Overrides:
      removeAttribute in class Entity
      See Also:

    • clearAttributes

      public void clearAttributes()
      Overrides:
      clearAttributes in class Entity

    • getRelationships

      public Collection<DbRelationship> getRelationships()
      Returns a Collection of relationships from this entity or inherited.
      Overrides:
      getRelationships in class Entity

    • getRelationshipMap

      public Map<String,DbRelationship> getRelationshipMap()
      Description copied from class: Entity
      Returns an unmodifiable map of relationships sorted by name.
      Overrides:
      getRelationshipMap in class Entity

    • lastPathComponent

      public PathComponent<DbAttribute,DbRelationship> lastPathComponent(Expression path, Map aliasMap)
      Description copied from class: Entity
      Convenience method returning the last component in the path iterator. If the last component is an alias, it is fully resolved down to the last ObjRelationship.
      Overrides:
      lastPathComponent in class Entity
      Since:
      3.0

    • resolvePath

      public Iterable<PathComponent<DbAttribute,DbRelationship>> resolvePath(Expression pathExp, Map aliasMap)
      Returns an Iterable instance over expression path components based on this entity.
      Specified by:
      resolvePath in class Entity
      Since:
      3.0

    • resolvePathComponents

      public Iterator<CayenneMapEntry> resolvePathComponents(Expression pathExp) throws ExpressionException
      Description copied from class: Entity
      Processes expression pathExp and returns an Iterator of path components that contains a sequence of Attributes and Relationships. Note that if path is invalid and can not be resolved from this entity, this method will still return an Iterator, but an attempt to read the first invalid path component will result in ExpressionException.
      Specified by:
      resolvePathComponents in class Entity
      Throws:
      ExpressionException

    • setPrimaryKeyGenerator

      public void setPrimaryKeyGenerator(DbKeyGenerator primaryKeyGenerator)
      Set the primary key generator for this entity. If null is passed, nothing is changed.

    • getPrimaryKeyGenerator

      public DbKeyGenerator getPrimaryKeyGenerator()
      Return the primary key generator for this entity.

    • dbEntityChanged

      public void dbEntityChanged(EntityEvent e)
      DbEntity property changed event. May be name, attribute or relationship added or removed, etc. Attribute and relationship property changes are handled in respective listeners.
      Specified by:
      dbEntityChanged in interface DbEntityListener
      Since:
      1.2

    • dbEntityAdded

      public void dbEntityAdded(EntityEvent e)
      New entity has been created/added.
      Specified by:
      dbEntityAdded in interface DbEntityListener

    • dbEntityRemoved

      public void dbEntityRemoved(EntityEvent e)
      Entity has been removed.
      Specified by:
      dbEntityRemoved in interface DbEntityListener

    • dbAttributeAdded

      public void dbAttributeAdded(AttributeEvent e)
      Description copied from interface: DbAttributeListener
      New attribute has been created/added.
      Specified by:
      dbAttributeAdded in interface DbAttributeListener

    • dbAttributeChanged

      public void dbAttributeChanged(AttributeEvent e)
      Description copied from interface: DbAttributeListener
      Attribute property changed.
      Specified by:
      dbAttributeChanged in interface DbAttributeListener

    • dbAttributeRemoved

      public void dbAttributeRemoved(AttributeEvent e)
      Description copied from interface: DbAttributeListener
      Attribute has been removed.
      Specified by:
      dbAttributeRemoved in interface DbAttributeListener

    • dbRelationshipChanged

      public void dbRelationshipChanged(RelationshipEvent e)
      Relationship property changed.
      Specified by:
      dbRelationshipChanged in interface DbRelationshipListener

    • dbRelationshipAdded

      public void dbRelationshipAdded(RelationshipEvent e)
      Relationship has been created/added.
      Specified by:
      dbRelationshipAdded in interface DbRelationshipListener

    • dbRelationshipRemoved

      public void dbRelationshipRemoved(RelationshipEvent e)
      Relationship has been removed.
      Specified by:
      dbRelationshipRemoved in interface DbRelationshipListener

    • getQualifier

      public Expression getQualifier()
      Returns:
      qualifier that will be ANDed to all select queries with this entity

    • setQualifier

      public void setQualifier(Expression qualifier)
      Sets qualifier for this entity

    • isFullReplacementIdAttached

      public boolean isFullReplacementIdAttached(ObjectId id)
      Returns true if there is full replacement id is attached to an ObjectId. "Full" means that all PK columns are present and only PK columns are present.
      Since:
      1.2

    • mappedObjEntities

      public Collection<ObjEntity> mappedObjEntities()

    • translateToRelatedEntity

      public Expression translateToRelatedEntity(Expression expression, String relationshipPath)
      Transforms Expression rooted in this entity to an analogous expression rooted in related entity.
      Specified by:
      translateToRelatedEntity in class Entity
      Since:
      1.1