fluent.api.generator

Annotation Type GenerateSender

@Retention(value=RUNTIME)
 @Target(value={METHOD,CONSTRUCTOR})
public @interface GenerateSender

Annotation, that triggers code generator to create a fluent builder for an existing factory method with many arguments. E.g. for method: public MyClass(String a, String b, int c, Object d) { } it will generate fluent API, which can be used like following: MyClass myClass = new MyClassBuilder().a("a").b("b").c(4).d(new Object()).build();

Optional Element Summary

Optional Elements

Modifier and Type	Optional Element and Description
String	className Specify the generated class name.
String	methodName Specify name of the terminal method (method which really does perform the call to the factory method).
int	modelArgument Specify, which argument on the annotated method, is the model for the fluent API.
String	packageName Specify package name, where to create the generated class.

Element Detail

packageName

public abstract String packageName

Specify package name, where to create the generated class. If not defined, it will be the same as the class with the annotated method/constructor.

Returns:

Target package name.

Default:

""

className

public abstract String className

Specify the generated class name. If not specified, it will be auto-generated by the convention: {Model type}{target method name}er E.g. MyClassSender

Returns:

Generated class name.

Default:

""

methodName

public abstract String methodName

Specify name of the terminal method (method which really does perform the call to the factory method). By default the method name is "build()".

Returns:

Terminal method name.

Default:

"send"

modelArgument

public abstract int modelArgument

Specify, which argument on the annotated method, is the model for the fluent API. By default it's 1st argument (index 0).

Returns:

Position of the model argument.

Default:

0