Package org.ldaptive.schema

Class SchemaParser

java.lang.Object

org.ldaptive.schema.SchemaParser

public final class SchemaParser
extends java.lang.Object

Encapsulates a SchemaFunction and exposes a convenience static method for parsing schema definitions. The schema function used by this class can be set using the system property SCHEMA_FUNCTION_PROPERTY.

Author:

Middleware Services

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
static class	SchemaParser.DefaultSchemaFunction	CharBuffer based implementation for schema functions.
static class	SchemaParser.RegexSchemaFunction	Regular expression based implementation for schema functions.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static SchemaFunction	getSchemaFunction()	The SCHEMA_FUNCTION_PROPERTY property is checked and that class is loaded if provided.
static <T extends SchemaElement> T	parse(java.lang.Class<T> type, java.lang.String definition)	Parses the supplied string representation of a schema element.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

getSchemaFunction

public static SchemaFunction getSchemaFunction()

The SCHEMA_FUNCTION_PROPERTY property is checked and that class is loaded if provided. Otherwise the SchemaParser.DefaultSchemaFunction is returned.

Returns:

default filter function

parse

public static <T extends SchemaElement> T parse(java.lang.Class<T> type,
                                                java.lang.String definition)
                                         throws SchemaParseException

Parses the supplied string representation of a schema element.

Type Parameters:

T - type of schema element

Parameters:

type - of schema element

definition - to parse

Returns:

parsed schema element

Throws:

SchemaParseException - if definition is invalid