package com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.introspect;

import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.BeanDescription;
import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.DeserializationConfig;
import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JavaType;
import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.SerializationConfig;
import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.cfg.MapperConfig;

Helper class used to introspect features of POJO value classes used with Jackson. The main use is for finding out POJO construction (creator) and value access (getters, setters) methods and annotations that define configuration of using those methods.
/** * Helper class used to introspect features of POJO value classes * used with Jackson. The main use is for finding out * POJO construction (creator) and value access (getters, setters) * methods and annotations that define configuration of using * those methods. */
public abstract class ClassIntrospector { /* /********************************************************** /* Helper interfaces /********************************************************** */
Interface used for decoupling details of how mix-in annotation definitions are accessed (via this interface), and how they are stored (defined by classes that implement the interface)
/** * Interface used for decoupling details of how mix-in annotation * definitions are accessed (via this interface), and how * they are stored (defined by classes that implement the interface) */
public interface MixInResolver {
Method that will check if there are "mix-in" classes (with mix-in annotations) for given class
/** * Method that will check if there are "mix-in" classes (with mix-in * annotations) for given class */
public Class<?> findMixInClassFor(Class<?> cls);
Method called to create a new, non-shared copy, to be used by different ObjectMapper instance, and one that should not be connected to this instance, if resolver has mutable state. If resolver is immutable may simply return `this`.
Since:2.6
/** * Method called to create a new, non-shared copy, to be used by different * <code>ObjectMapper</code> instance, and one that should not be connected * to this instance, if resolver has mutable state. * If resolver is immutable may simply return `this`. * * @since 2.6 */
public MixInResolver copy(); } protected ClassIntrospector() { }
Method that may be needed when `copy()`ing `ObjectMapper` instances.
Since:2.9.6
/** * Method that may be needed when `copy()`ing `ObjectMapper` instances. * * @since 2.9.6 */
public abstract ClassIntrospector copy(); /* /********************************************************** /* Public API: factory methods /********************************************************** */
Factory method that constructs an introspector that has all information needed for serialization purposes.
/** * Factory method that constructs an introspector that has all * information needed for serialization purposes. */
public abstract BeanDescription forSerialization(SerializationConfig cfg, JavaType type, MixInResolver r);
Factory method that constructs an introspector that has all information needed for deserialization purposes.
/** * Factory method that constructs an introspector that has all * information needed for deserialization purposes. */
public abstract BeanDescription forDeserialization(DeserializationConfig cfg, JavaType type, MixInResolver r);
Factory method that constructs an introspector that has all information needed for constructing deserializers that use intermediate Builder objects.
/** * Factory method that constructs an introspector that has all * information needed for constructing deserializers that use * intermediate Builder objects. */
public abstract BeanDescription forDeserializationWithBuilder(DeserializationConfig cfg, JavaType type, MixInResolver r);
Factory method that constructs an introspector that has information necessary for creating instances of given class ("creator"), as well as class annotations, but no information on member methods
/** * Factory method that constructs an introspector that has * information necessary for creating instances of given * class ("creator"), as well as class annotations, but * no information on member methods */
public abstract BeanDescription forCreation(DeserializationConfig cfg, JavaType type, MixInResolver r);
Factory method that constructs an introspector that only has information regarding annotations class itself (or its supertypes) has, but nothing on methods or constructors.
/** * Factory method that constructs an introspector that only has * information regarding annotations class itself (or its supertypes) has, * but nothing on methods or constructors. */
public abstract BeanDescription forClassAnnotations(MapperConfig<?> cfg, JavaType type, MixInResolver r);
Factory method that constructs an introspector that only has information regarding annotations class itself has (but NOT including its supertypes), but nothing on methods or constructors.
/** * Factory method that constructs an introspector that only has * information regarding annotations class itself has (but NOT including * its supertypes), but nothing on methods or constructors. */
public abstract BeanDescription forDirectClassAnnotations(MapperConfig<?> cfg, JavaType type, MixInResolver r); }