Package org.pentaho.reporting.libraries.base.util

Class ClassQueryTool

java.lang.Object
org.pentaho.reporting.libraries.base.util.ClassQueryTool
public abstract class ClassQueryTool extends Object
The class-query tool loads classes using a classloader and calls "processClass" for each class encountered. This is highly expensive and sometimes dangerous excercise as the classloading may trigger static initializers and may exhaust the "permgen" space of the Virtual machine.

If possible anyhow, do not use this class.

Author:
Thomas Morgner

  • Constructor Details

    • ClassQueryTool

      protected ClassQueryTool()
      The default constructor.

  • Method Details

    • processEntry

      protected void processEntry(ClassLoader classLoader, String entryName)
      Processes a single class-file entry. The method will try to load the given entry as java-class and if that successeds will then call the "processClass" method to let the real implementation handle the class.
      Parameters:
      classLoader - the classloader that should be used for class- and resource loading.
      entryName - the file name in the classpath.

    • isValidClass

      protected boolean isValidClass(String className)
      Checks, whether the class is valid. If the class-name is not considered valid by this method, the class will not be processed. Use this to pre-filter the class-stream as loading classes is expensive.
      Parameters:
      className - the name of the class.
      Returns:
      true, if the class should be processed, false otherwise.

    • processClass

      protected abstract void processClass(ClassLoader classLoader, Class c)
      The handler method that is called for every class encountered on the classpath.
      Parameters:
      classLoader - the classloader used to load the class.
      c - the class that should be handled.

    • processDirectory

      public void processDirectory(File directory) throws IOException
      Processes all entries from a given directory, ignoring any subdirectory contents. If the directory contains sub-directories these directories are not searched for JAR or ZIP files.

      In addition to the directory given as parameter, the direcories and JAR/ZIP-files on the classpath are also searched for entries.

      If directory is null, only the classpath is searched.

      Parameters:
      directory - the directory to be searched, or null to just use the classpath.
      Throws:
      IOException - if an error occured while loading the resources from the directory.
      SecurityException - if access to the system properties or access to the classloader is restricted.