com.strongloop.android.remoting

Class VirtualObject

java.lang.Object

com.strongloop.android.remoting.VirtualObject

Direct Known Subclasses:

Container, File, Model

public class VirtualObject
extends java.lang.Object

A local representative of a single virtual object. The behavior of this object is defined through a model defined on the server, and the identity of this instance is defined through its `creationParameters`.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
VirtualObject() Creates a new object not attached to any repository.
VirtualObject(Repository repository, java.util.Map<java.lang.String,? extends java.lang.Object> creationParameters) Creates a new object from the given repository and parameters.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.util.Map<java.lang.String,? extends java.lang.Object>	getCreationParameters() Gets the creation parameters this object was created from.
Repository	getRepository() Gets the Repository this object was created from.
void	invokeMethod(java.lang.String method, java.util.Map<java.lang.String,? extends java.lang.Object> parameters, Adapter.BinaryCallback callback) Invokes a remotable method exposed within instances of this class on the server, parses the response as binary data.
void	invokeMethod(java.lang.String method, java.util.Map<java.lang.String,? extends java.lang.Object> parameters, Adapter.Callback callback) Invokes a remotable method exposed within instances of this class on the server.
void	setCreationParameters(java.util.Map<java.lang.String,? extends java.lang.Object> creationParameters) Sets the creation parameters this object was created from.
void	setRepository(Repository repository) Sets the Repository this object was created from.
java.util.Map<java.lang.String,? extends java.lang.Object>	toMap() Converts the object (and all of its Java Bean properties) into a Map.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

VirtualObject

public VirtualObject()

Creates a new object not attached to any repository.

VirtualObject

public VirtualObject(Repository repository,
             java.util.Map<java.lang.String,? extends java.lang.Object> creationParameters)

Creates a new object from the given repository and parameters.

Parameters:

repository - The repository this object should inherit from.

creationParameters - The creationParameters of the new object.

Method Detail

getRepository

public Repository getRepository()

Gets the Repository this object was created from.

Returns:

the Repository.

setRepository

public void setRepository(Repository repository)

Sets the Repository this object was created from.

Parameters:

repository - The Repository.

getCreationParameters

public java.util.Map<java.lang.String,? extends java.lang.Object> getCreationParameters()

Gets the creation parameters this object was created from.

Returns:

the creation parameters.

setCreationParameters

public void setCreationParameters(java.util.Map<java.lang.String,? extends java.lang.Object> creationParameters)

Sets the creation parameters this object was created from.

Parameters:

creationParameters - The creation parameters.

toMap

public java.util.Map<java.lang.String,? extends java.lang.Object> toMap()

Converts the object (and all of its Java Bean properties) into a Map.

invokeMethod

public void invokeMethod(java.lang.String method,
                java.util.Map<java.lang.String,? extends java.lang.Object> parameters,
                Adapter.Callback callback)

Invokes a remotable method exposed within instances of this class on the server.

Parameters:

method - The method to invoke (without the repository), e.g. "doSomething".

parameters - The parameters to invoke with.

callback - The callback to invoke when the execution finishes.

invokeMethod

public void invokeMethod(java.lang.String method,
                java.util.Map<java.lang.String,? extends java.lang.Object> parameters,
                Adapter.BinaryCallback callback)

Invokes a remotable method exposed within instances of this class on the server, parses the response as binary data.

Parameters:

method - The method to invoke (without the repository), e.g. "doSomething".

parameters - The parameters to invoke with.

callback - The callback to invoke when the execution finishes.