Module io.helidon.builder.processor.spi

Package io.helidon.builder.processor.spi

Interface TypeInfoCreatorProvider

All Known Implementing Classes:

BuilderTypeTools, TypeTools

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(TypeName annoTypeName, TypeName typeName, TypeElement element, ProcessingEnvironment processingEnv, boolean wantDefaultMethods)	Creates a TypeInfo.

Method Details

createTypeInfo

Optional<TypeInfo> createTypeInfo(TypeName annoTypeName,
 TypeName typeName,
 TypeElement element,
 ProcessingEnvironment processingEnv,
 boolean wantDefaultMethods)

Creates a TypeInfo.

Parameters:

annoTypeName - the annotation type name 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

wantDefaultMethods - true to accept default methods (normally this is passed as false)

Returns:

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