com.neeve.util

Class UtlDescriptor

java.lang.Object

com.neeve.util.UtlDescriptor

Direct Known Subclasses:

UtlAddressDescriptor, UtlPropsDescriptor

public class UtlDescriptor
extends Object

Utility class representing a generic Neeve descriptor.

This class is a utility class to represent a generic Neeve descriptor. A descriptor is of the form [type]://[config]. Descriptors are used to identify and configure many resources in the system e.g. links, packets These resource descriptors share this format and further refine the structure of the descriptor by defining the format of the config portion of the descriptor.

This class MAY be used by end users, however it is not supported.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
String	config The config portion parsed from the descriptor string
static String	SEPARATOR_STR String that separates the type string from the config string
String	type The type portion parsed from the descriptor string

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	appendTo(Appendable appendable) Appends the descriptor string to the given Appendable.
static UtlDescriptor	parse(CharSequence descriptor) Parses a descriptor string into its components
String	toString() Return a string representation of the object

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

type

public final String type

The type portion parsed from the descriptor string

config

public final String config

The config portion parsed from the descriptor string

SEPARATOR_STR

public static final String SEPARATOR_STR

String that separates the type string from the config string

See Also:

Constant Field Values

Method Detail

toString

public final String toString()

Return a string representation of the object

Overrides:

toString in class Object

Threading:

This method is safe for concurrent access by multiple threads

appendTo

public final void appendTo(Appendable appendable)

Appends the descriptor string to the given Appendable.

Parameters:

appendable - The Appendable to which to append.

Throws:

RuntimeException - if the appendable throws an IOException

parse

public static UtlDescriptor parse(CharSequence descriptor)
                           throws IllegalArgumentException

Parses a descriptor string into its components

Parameters:

descriptor - The descriptor string

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - Thrown in case the descriptor string is not of the format