com.github.unafraid.plugins.util

Class ClassPathUtil

java.lang.Object

com.github.unafraid.plugins.util.ClassPathUtil

public final class ClassPathUtil
extends java.lang.Object

A simple utility class to handle getting classes/packages.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static <T> java.util.List<java.lang.Class<T>>	getAllClassesExtending(java.lang.Class<T> targetClass) Gets all classes extending the given target class.
static <T> java.util.List<java.lang.Class<T>>	getAllClassesExtending(java.lang.String packageName, java.lang.Class<T> targetClass) Gets all classes extending the given target class.
static java.util.List<java.lang.reflect.Method>	getAllMethodsAnnotatedWith(java.lang.Class<? extends java.lang.annotation.Annotation> annotationClass) Gets all methods annotated with the specified annotation.
static java.util.List<java.lang.reflect.Method>	getAllMethodsAnnotatedWith(java.lang.String packageName, java.lang.Class<? extends java.lang.annotation.Annotation> annotationClass) Gets all methods inside the package annotated with the specified annotation.
static <T> T	getInstanceOfExtending(java.lang.Class<T> targetClass) Gets a Class.newInstance() of the first class extending the given target class.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

getInstanceOfExtending

public static <T> T getInstanceOfExtending(java.lang.Class<T> targetClass)
                                    throws java.lang.Exception

Gets a Class.newInstance() of the first class extending the given target class.

Type Parameters:

T -

Parameters:

targetClass - the given target class

Returns:

new instance of the given target class

Throws:

java.lang.Exception

getAllClassesExtending

public static <T> java.util.List<java.lang.Class<T>> getAllClassesExtending(java.lang.Class<T> targetClass)
                                                                     throws java.io.IOException

Gets all classes extending the given target class.

Type Parameters:

T -

Parameters:

targetClass - the given target class

Returns:

a list of classes

Throws:

java.io.IOException

getAllClassesExtending

public static <T> java.util.List<java.lang.Class<T>> getAllClassesExtending(java.lang.String packageName,
                                                                            java.lang.Class<T> targetClass)
                                                                     throws java.io.IOException

Gets all classes extending the given target class.

Type Parameters:

T -

Parameters:

packageName - the package where you seek

targetClass - the given target class

Returns:

a list of classes

Throws:

java.io.IOException

getAllMethodsAnnotatedWith

public static java.util.List<java.lang.reflect.Method> getAllMethodsAnnotatedWith(java.lang.Class<? extends java.lang.annotation.Annotation> annotationClass)
                                                                           throws java.io.IOException

Gets all methods annotated with the specified annotation.

Parameters:

annotationClass -

Returns:

a list of methods

Throws:

java.io.IOException

getAllMethodsAnnotatedWith

public static java.util.List<java.lang.reflect.Method> getAllMethodsAnnotatedWith(java.lang.String packageName,
                                                                                  java.lang.Class<? extends java.lang.annotation.Annotation> annotationClass)
                                                                           throws java.io.IOException

Gets all methods inside the package annotated with the specified annotation.

Parameters:

packageName - the name of the package

annotationClass - the annotation you seek

Returns:

a list of methods

Throws:

java.io.IOException