com.google.gwt.core.ext
Class Generator

java.lang.Object
  com.google.gwt.core.ext.Generator

Direct Known Subclasses:

JUnitTestCaseStubGenerator, ServiceInterfaceProxyGenerator

public abstract class Generator

extends Object

Generates source code for subclasses during deferred binding requests. Subclasses must be thread-safe.

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class java.lang.Object

typeId, typeName

Constructor Summary

Generator()

Method Summary

static String	escape(String unescaped) Escapes string content to be a valid string literal.
abstract String	generate(TreeLogger logger, GeneratorContext context, String typeName) Generate a default constructible subclass of the requested type.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, finalize, hashCode, toString

Constructor Detail

Generator

public Generator()

Method Detail

generate

public abstract String generate(TreeLogger logger,
                                GeneratorContext context,
                                String typeName)
                         throws UnableToCompleteException

Generate a default constructible subclass of the requested type.

Returns:

the name of a subclass to substitute for the requested class, or return null to cause the requested type itself to be used

Throws:

UnableToCompleteException - if for any reason the generator cannot provide a substitute class

escape

public static String escape(String unescaped)

Escapes string content to be a valid string literal.

Returns:

an escaped version of unescaped, suitable for being enclosed in double quotes in Java source