Package de.rwth.swc.coffee4j.junit.engine.annotation.util.configuration

Class ConfigurationBasedInstanceCreator

java.lang.Object

de.rwth.swc.coffee4j.junit.engine.annotation.util.configuration.ConfigurationBasedInstanceCreator

public final class ConfigurationBasedInstanceCreator
extends Object

Utility class for creating instances based on ConfigurationProvider registered via ConfigurationSource.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static <T> T	create(Class<T> configurableClass, Method method)	Creates a new instance of a class, possibly with a supplied ConfigurationProvider.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

create

public static <T> T create(Class<T> configurableClass,
                           Method method)

Creates a new instance of a class, possibly with a supplied ConfigurationProvider.

Searches for a ConfigurationSource of with the correct ConfigurationSource.configurable() on the method. If such a source is found, the instance is created using the supplied configuration, otherwise a no-args constructor is used. Consequently, the configurableClass should always have a no-args constructor.

Type Parameters:

T - the type of the instance created by the method

Parameters:

configurableClass - the class for which an instance should be created, possibly with a configuration supplied by a ConfigurationProvider on the method. Must not be null

method - the method possibly annotated with ConfigurationSource. Must not be null

Returns:

the instance created with a configuration if one was provided. Never null