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package sun.rmi.rmic;

import java.io.File;
import sun.tools.java.ClassDefinition;

Generator defines the protocol for back-end implementations to be added to rmic. See the rmic.properties file for a description of the format for adding new Generators to rmic.

Classes implementing this interface must have a public default constructor which should set any required arguments to their defaults. When Main encounters a command line argument which maps to a specific Generator subclass, it will instantiate one and call parseArgs(...). At some later point, Main will invoke the generate(...) method once for _each_ class passed on the command line. WARNING: The contents of this source file are not part of any supported API. Code that depends on them does so at its own risk: they are subject to change or removal without notice.

Author: Bryan Atsatt
/** * Generator defines the protocol for back-end implementations to be added * to rmic. See the rmic.properties file for a description of the format for * adding new Generators to rmic. * <p> * Classes implementing this interface must have a public default constructor * which should set any required arguments to their defaults. When Main * encounters a command line argument which maps to a specific Generator * subclass, it will instantiate one and call parseArgs(...). At some later * point, Main will invoke the generate(...) method once for _each_ class passed * on the command line. * * WARNING: The contents of this source file are not part of any * supported API. Code that depends on them does so at its own risk: * they are subject to change or removal without notice. * * @author Bryan Atsatt */
public interface Generator {
Examine and consume command line arguments.
Params:
  • argv – The command line arguments. Ignore null and unknown arguments. Set each consumed argument to null.
  • main – Report any errors using the main.error() methods.
Returns:true if no errors, false otherwise.
/** * Examine and consume command line arguments. * @param argv The command line arguments. Ignore null * and unknown arguments. Set each consumed argument to null. * @param main Report any errors using the main.error() methods. * @return true if no errors, false otherwise. */
public boolean parseArgs(String argv[], Main main);
Generate output. Any source files created which need compilation should be added to the compiler environment using the addGeneratedFile(File) method.
Params:
  • env – The compiler environment
  • cdef – The definition for the implementation class or interface from which to generate output
  • destDir – The directory for the root of the package hierarchy for generated files. May be null.
/** * Generate output. Any source files created which need compilation should * be added to the compiler environment using the addGeneratedFile(File) * method. * * @param env The compiler environment * @param cdef The definition for the implementation class or interface from * which to generate output * @param destDir The directory for the root of the package hierarchy * for generated files. May be null. */
public void generate(BatchEnvironment env, ClassDefinition cdef, File destDir); }