Package cdc.converters

Class ArgsConversion

java.lang.Object

cdc.converters.ArgsConversion

public final class ArgsConversion
extends Object

Utilities to convert Arguments.

This can be useful when an Argument value is defined as a String, and the expected value has another type.

Author:

Damien Carbonne

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static Args	convert(Args args, FormalArgs fargs)	Converts Arguments to expected types using default converters.
static Args	convert(Args args, List<FormalArgs> fargsList)	Converts Arguments to the first strictly compliant solution.
static Args	convertToStringValues(Args args)	Converts Arguments using default string converters.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Details

convert

public static Args convert(Args args,
 FormalArgs fargs)

Converts Arguments to expected types using default converters.

Result may miss some mandatory formal args.

Parameters:

args - The arguments.

fargs - The description of expected argument types. One matching (name) argument must exist for each argument of args.

Returns:

The converted arguments.

Throws:

ConversionException - When fargs does not contain matching arguments, or no converter was found or conversion error was raised.

convert

public static Args convert(Args args,
 List<FormalArgs> fargsList)

Converts Arguments to the first strictly compliant solution.

Parameters:

args - The arguments to convert.

fargsList - A list of formal arguments tuples. The result should match one of them.

Returns:

The conversion of args to Arguments that are compliant with one of fargsList.

Throws:

ConversionException - When conversion is impossible.

convertToStringValues

public static Args convertToStringValues(Args args)

Converts Arguments using default string converters.

Parameters:

args - The arguments to convert.

Returns:

The conversion of args to an equivalent Arguments composed of strings.

Throws:

ConversionException - When conversion is impossible.