Module io.helidon.builder.processor.spi

Package io.helidon.builder.processor.spi

Interface TypeInfoCreatorProvider

public interface TypeInfoCreatorProvider

Java ServiceLoader provider interface used to discover type info creators.

Used to create a TypeInfo from the provided arguments.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Optional<TypeInfo>	createTypeInfo(AnnotationAndValue annotation, TypeName typeName, TypeElement element, ProcessingEnvironment processingEnv)	Creates a TypeInfo.

Method Details

createTypeInfo

Optional<TypeInfo> createTypeInfo(AnnotationAndValue annotation,
 TypeName typeName,
 TypeElement element,
 ProcessingEnvironment processingEnv)

Creates a TypeInfo.

Parameters:

annotation - the annotation that triggered the creation

typeName - the type name that is being processed that is annotated with the triggering annotation

element - the element representative of the typeName

processingEnv - the processing environment

Returns:

the type info associated with the arguments being processed, or empty if not able to process the type