1 /*
2 * Copyright 2009-2023 the original author or authors.
3 *
4 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
5 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
6 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
7 *
8 * https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
9 *
10 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
11 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
12 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
13 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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15 */
16 package org.apache.ibatis.reflection.factory;
17
18 import java.util.List;
19 import java.util.Properties;
20
21 /**
22 * MyBatis uses an ObjectFactory to create all needed new Objects.
23 *
24 * @author Clinton Begin
25 */
26 public interface ObjectFactory {
27
28 /**
29 * Sets configuration properties.
30 *
31 * @param properties
32 * configuration properties
33 */
34 default void setProperties(Properties properties) {
35 // NOP
36 }
37
38 /**
39 * Creates a new object with default constructor.
40 *
41 * @param <T>
42 * the generic type
43 * @param type
44 * Object type
45 *
46 * @return the t
47 */
48 <T> T create(Class<T> type);
49
50 /**
51 * Creates a new object with the specified constructor and params.
52 *
53 * @param <T>
54 * the generic type
55 * @param type
56 * Object type
57 * @param constructorArgTypes
58 * Constructor argument types
59 * @param constructorArgs
60 * Constructor argument values
61 *
62 * @return the t
63 */
64 <T> T create(Class<T> type, List<Class<?>> constructorArgTypes, List<Object> constructorArgs);
65
66 /**
67 * Returns true if this object can have a set of other objects. It's main purpose is to support
68 * non-java.util.Collection objects like Scala collections.
69 *
70 * @param <T>
71 * the generic type
72 * @param type
73 * Object type
74 *
75 * @return whether it is a collection or not
76 *
77 * @since 3.1.0
78 */
79 <T> boolean isCollection(Class<T> type);
80
81 }