org.mapstruct.ap.spi

Interface BuilderProvider

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultBuilderProvider, ImmutablesBuilderProvider, NoOpBuilderProvider

public interface BuilderProvider

A service provider interface that is used to detect types that require a builder for mapping. This interface could support automatic detection of builders for projects like Lombok, Immutables, AutoValue, etc.

Author:

Filip Hrisafov

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
BuilderInfo	findBuilderInfo(TypeMirror type, Elements elements, Types types) Find the builder information, if any, for the type.

Method Detail

findBuilderInfo

BuilderInfo findBuilderInfo(TypeMirror type,
                            Elements elements,
                            Types types)

Find the builder information, if any, for the type.

Parameters:

type - the type for which a builder should be found

elements - the util elements that can be used for operations on program elements

types - the util types that can be used for operations on TypeMirror(s)

Returns:

the builder info for the type if it exists, or null if there is no builder

Throws:

TypeHierarchyErroneousException - if the type that needs to be visited is not ready yet, this signals the MapStruct processor to postpone the generation of the mappers to the next round

MoreThanOneBuilderCreationMethodException - if type has more than one method that can create the builder