Package org.eclipse.sisu.plexus

Class Hints

java.lang.Object

org.eclipse.sisu.plexus.Hints

public final class Hints
extends Object

Constants and utility methods for dealing with Plexus hints.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
static String	DEFAULT_HINT
static String[]	NO_HINTS

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static String	canonicalHint(String hint)	Returns the canonical form of the given Plexus hint.
static String[]	canonicalHints(String... hints)	Returns the canonical form of the given Plexus hints.
static List<String>	canonicalHints(List<String> hints)	Returns the canonical form of the given Plexus hints.
static String[]	canonicalHints(org.codehaus.plexus.component.annotations.Requirement requirement)	Returns the Plexus hints contained in the given @Requirement.
static boolean	isDefaultHint(String hint)	Determines if the given Plexus hint denotes the default component.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

NO_HINTS

public static final String[] NO_HINTS

DEFAULT_HINT

public static final String DEFAULT_HINT

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Constant Field Values

Method Detail

canonicalHint

public static String canonicalHint(String hint)

Returns the canonical form of the given Plexus hint.

Parameters:

hint - The Plexus hint

Returns:

Canonical hint denoting the same component as the given hint

isDefaultHint

public static boolean isDefaultHint(String hint)

Determines if the given Plexus hint denotes the default component.

Parameters:

hint - The Plexus hint

Returns:

true if the given hint denotes the default component

canonicalHints

public static String[] canonicalHints(String... hints)

Returns the canonical form of the given Plexus hints.

Parameters:

hints - The Plexus hints

Returns:

Array of canonical hints

canonicalHints

public static List<String> canonicalHints(List<String> hints)

Returns the canonical form of the given Plexus hints.

Parameters:

hints - The Plexus hints

Returns:

List of canonical hints

canonicalHints

public static String[] canonicalHints(org.codehaus.plexus.component.annotations.Requirement requirement)

Returns the Plexus hints contained in the given @Requirement.

Parameters:

requirement - The Plexus requirement

Returns:

Array of canonical hints