package org.apache.commons.digester3;

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import static java.lang.System.arraycopy;
import static java.lang.String.format;
import static java.util.Arrays.fill;
import static org.apache.commons.beanutils.ConvertUtils.convert;
import static org.apache.commons.beanutils.MethodUtils.invokeExactMethod;
import static org.apache.commons.beanutils.MethodUtils.invokeMethod;

import java.util.Formatter;

import org.xml.sax.Attributes;
import org.xml.sax.SAXException;

Rule implementation that calls a method on an object on the stack (normally the top/parent object), passing arguments collected from subsequent CallParamRule rules or from the body of this element.

By using CallMethodRule(String methodName) a method call can be made to a method which accepts no arguments.

Incompatible method parameter types are converted using org.apache.commons.beanutils.ConvertUtils.

This rule now uses MethodUtils.invokeMethod by default. This increases the kinds of methods successfully and allows primitives to be matched by passing in wrapper classes. There are rare cases when MethodUtils.invokeExactMethod (the old default) is required. This method is much stricter in it's reflection. Setting the UseExactMatch to true reverts to the use of this method.

Note that the target method is invoked when the end of the tag the CallMethodRule fired on is encountered, not when the last parameter becomes available. This implies that rules which fire on tags nested within the one associated with the CallMethodRule will fire before the CallMethodRule invokes the target method. This behavior is not configurable.

Note also that if a CallMethodRule is expecting exactly one parameter and that parameter is not available (eg CallParamRule is used with an attribute name but the attribute does not exist) then the method will not be invoked. If a CallMethodRule is expecting more than one parameter, then it is always invoked, regardless of whether the parameters were available or not; missing parameters are converted to the appropriate target type by calling ConvertUtils.convert. Note that the default ConvertUtils converters for the String type returns a null when passed a null, meaning that CallMethodRule will passed null for all String parameters for which there is no parameter info available from the XML. However parameters of type Float and Integer will be passed a real object containing a zero value as that is the output of the default ConvertUtils converters for those types when passed a null. You can register custom converters to change this behavior; see the BeanUtils library documentation for more info.

Note that when a constructor is used with paramCount=0, indicating that the body of the element is to be passed to the target method, an empty element will cause an empty string to be passed to the target method, not null. And if automatic type conversion is being applied (ie if the target function takes something other than a string as a parameter) then the conversion will fail if the converter class does not accept an empty string as valid input.

CallMethodRule has a design flaw which can cause it to fail under certain rule configurations. All CallMethodRule instances share a single parameter stack, and all CallParamRule instances simply store their data into the parameter-info structure that is on the top of the stack. This means that two CallMethodRule instances cannot be associated with the same pattern without getting scrambled parameter data. This same issue also applies when a CallMethodRule matches some element X, a different CallMethodRule matches a child element Y and some of the CallParamRules associated with the first CallMethodRule match element Y or one of its child elements. This issue has been present since the very first release of Digester. Note, however, that this configuration of CallMethodRule instances is not commonly required.

/** * <p> * Rule implementation that calls a method on an object on the stack (normally the top/parent object), passing arguments * collected from subsequent <code>CallParamRule</code> rules or from the body of this element. * </p> * <p> * By using {@link #CallMethodRule(String methodName)} a method call can be made to a method which accepts no arguments. * </p> * <p> * Incompatible method parameter types are converted using <code>org.apache.commons.beanutils.ConvertUtils</code>. * </p> * <p> * This rule now uses {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.MethodUtils#invokeMethod} by default. * This increases the kinds of methods successfully and allows primitives to be matched by passing in wrapper classes. * There are rare cases when {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.MethodUtils#invokeExactMethod} (the old default) is * required. This method is much stricter in it's reflection. * Setting the <code>UseExactMatch</code> to true reverts to the use of this method. * </p> * <p> * Note that the target method is invoked when the <i>end</i> of the tag the CallMethodRule fired on is encountered, * <i>not</i> when the last parameter becomes available. This implies that rules which fire on tags nested within the * one associated with the CallMethodRule will fire before the CallMethodRule invokes the target method. This behavior * is not configurable. * </p> * <p> * Note also that if a CallMethodRule is expecting exactly one parameter and that parameter is not available (eg * CallParamRule is used with an attribute name but the attribute does not exist) then the method will not be invoked. * If a CallMethodRule is expecting more than one parameter, then it is always invoked, regardless of whether the * parameters were available or not; missing parameters are converted to the appropriate target type by calling * ConvertUtils.convert. Note that the default ConvertUtils converters for the String type returns a null when passed a * null, meaning that CallMethodRule will passed null for all String parameters for which there is no parameter info * available from the XML. However parameters of type Float and Integer will be passed a real object containing a zero * value as that is the output of the default ConvertUtils converters for those types when passed a null. You can * register custom converters to change this behavior; see the BeanUtils library documentation for more info. * </p> * <p> * Note that when a constructor is used with paramCount=0, indicating that the body of the element is to be passed to * the target method, an empty element will cause an <i>empty string</i> to be passed to the target method, not null. * And if automatic type conversion is being applied (ie if the target function takes something other than a string as a * parameter) then the conversion will fail if the converter class does not accept an empty string as valid input. * </p> * <p> * CallMethodRule has a design flaw which can cause it to fail under certain rule configurations. All CallMethodRule * instances share a single parameter stack, and all CallParamRule instances simply store their data into the * parameter-info structure that is on the top of the stack. This means that two CallMethodRule instances cannot be * associated with the same pattern without getting scrambled parameter data. This same issue also applies when a * CallMethodRule matches some element X, a different CallMethodRule matches a child element Y and some of the * CallParamRules associated with the first CallMethodRule match element Y or one of its child elements. This issue has * been present since the very first release of Digester. Note, however, that this configuration of CallMethodRule * instances is not commonly required. * </p> */
public class CallMethodRule extends Rule { // ----------------------------------------------------------- Constructors
Construct a "call method" rule with the specified method name. The parameter types (if any) default to java.lang.String.
Params:
  • methodName – Method name of the parent method to call
  • paramCount – The number of parameters to collect, or zero for a single argument from the body of this element.
/** * Construct a "call method" rule with the specified method name. The parameter types (if any) default to * java.lang.String. * * @param methodName Method name of the parent method to call * @param paramCount The number of parameters to collect, or zero for a single argument from the body of this * element. */
public CallMethodRule( String methodName, int paramCount ) { this( 0, methodName, paramCount ); }
Construct a "call method" rule with the specified method name. The parameter types (if any) default to java.lang.String.
Params:
  • targetOffset – location of the target object. Positive numbers are relative to the top of the digester object stack. Negative numbers are relative to the bottom of the stack. Zero implies the top object on the stack.
  • methodName – Method name of the parent method to call
  • paramCount – The number of parameters to collect, or zero for a single argument from the body of this element.
/** * Construct a "call method" rule with the specified method name. The parameter types (if any) default to * java.lang.String. * * @param targetOffset location of the target object. Positive numbers are relative to the top of the digester * object stack. Negative numbers are relative to the bottom of the stack. Zero implies the top object on * the stack. * @param methodName Method name of the parent method to call * @param paramCount The number of parameters to collect, or zero for a single argument from the body of this * element. */
public CallMethodRule( int targetOffset, String methodName, int paramCount ) { this.targetOffset = targetOffset; this.methodName = methodName; this.paramCount = paramCount; if ( paramCount == 0 ) { this.paramTypes = new Class[] { String.class }; } else { this.paramTypes = new Class[paramCount]; fill( this.paramTypes, String.class ); } }
Construct a "call method" rule with the specified method name. The method should accept no parameters.
Params:
  • methodName – Method name of the parent method to call
/** * Construct a "call method" rule with the specified method name. The method should accept no parameters. * * @param methodName Method name of the parent method to call */
public CallMethodRule( String methodName ) { this( 0, methodName, 0, (Class[]) null ); }
Construct a "call method" rule with the specified method name. The method should accept no parameters.
Params:
  • targetOffset – location of the target object. Positive numbers are relative to the top of the digester object stack. Negative numbers are relative to the bottom of the stack. Zero implies the top object on the stack.
  • methodName – Method name of the parent method to call
/** * Construct a "call method" rule with the specified method name. The method should accept no parameters. * * @param targetOffset location of the target object. Positive numbers are relative to the top of the digester * object stack. Negative numbers are relative to the bottom of the stack. Zero implies the top object on * the stack. * @param methodName Method name of the parent method to call */
public CallMethodRule( int targetOffset, String methodName ) { this( targetOffset, methodName, 0, (Class[]) null ); }
Construct a "call method" rule with the specified method name and parameter types. If paramCount is set to zero the rule will use the body of this element as the single argument of the method, unless paramTypes is null or empty, in this case the rule will call the specified method with no arguments.
Params:
  • methodName – Method name of the parent method to call
  • paramCount – The number of parameters to collect, or zero for a single argument from the body of ths element
  • paramTypes – The Java class names of the arguments (if you wish to use a primitive type, specify the corresonding Java wrapper class instead, such as java.lang.Boolean for a boolean parameter)
/** * Construct a "call method" rule with the specified method name and parameter types. If <code>paramCount</code> is * set to zero the rule will use the body of this element as the single argument of the method, unless * <code>paramTypes</code> is null or empty, in this case the rule will call the specified method with no arguments. * * @param methodName Method name of the parent method to call * @param paramCount The number of parameters to collect, or zero for a single argument from the body of ths element * @param paramTypes The Java class names of the arguments (if you wish to use a primitive type, specify the * corresonding Java wrapper class instead, such as <code>java.lang.Boolean</code> for a * <code>boolean</code> parameter) */
public CallMethodRule( String methodName, int paramCount, String[] paramTypes ) { this( 0, methodName, paramCount, paramTypes ); }
Construct a "call method" rule with the specified method name and parameter types. If paramCount is set to zero the rule will use the body of this element as the single argument of the method, unless paramTypes is null or empty, in this case the rule will call the specified method with no arguments.
Params:
  • targetOffset – location of the target object. Positive numbers are relative to the top of the digester object stack. Negative numbers are relative to the bottom of the stack. Zero implies the top object on the stack.
  • methodName – Method name of the parent method to call
  • paramCount – The number of parameters to collect, or zero for a single argument from the body of the element
  • paramTypes – The Java class names of the arguments (if you wish to use a primitive type, specify the corresponding Java wrapper class instead, such as java.lang.Boolean for a boolean parameter)
/** * Construct a "call method" rule with the specified method name and parameter types. If <code>paramCount</code> is * set to zero the rule will use the body of this element as the single argument of the method, unless * <code>paramTypes</code> is null or empty, in this case the rule will call the specified method with no arguments. * * @param targetOffset location of the target object. Positive numbers are relative to the top of the digester * object stack. Negative numbers are relative to the bottom of the stack. Zero implies the top object on * the stack. * @param methodName Method name of the parent method to call * @param paramCount The number of parameters to collect, or zero for a single argument from the body of the element * @param paramTypes The Java class names of the arguments (if you wish to use a primitive type, specify the * corresponding Java wrapper class instead, such as <code>java.lang.Boolean</code> for a * <code>boolean</code> parameter) */
public CallMethodRule( int targetOffset, String methodName, int paramCount, String[] paramTypes ) { this.targetOffset = targetOffset; this.methodName = methodName; this.paramCount = paramCount; if ( paramTypes == null ) { this.paramTypes = new Class[paramCount]; fill( this.paramTypes, String.class ); } else { // copy the parameter class names into an array // the classes will be loaded when the digester is set this.paramClassNames = new String[paramTypes.length]; arraycopy( paramTypes, 0, this.paramClassNames, 0, paramTypes.length ); } }
Construct a "call method" rule with the specified method name and parameter types. If paramCount is set to zero the rule will use the body of this element as the single argument of the method, unless paramTypes is null or empty, in this case the rule will call the specified method with no arguments.
Params:
  • methodName – Method name of the parent method to call
  • paramCount – The number of parameters to collect, or zero for a single argument from the body of the element
  • paramTypes – The Java classes that represent the parameter types of the method arguments (if you wish to use a primitive type, specify the corresponding Java wrapper class instead, such as java.lang.Boolean.TYPE for a boolean parameter)
/** * Construct a "call method" rule with the specified method name and parameter types. If <code>paramCount</code> is * set to zero the rule will use the body of this element as the single argument of the method, unless * <code>paramTypes</code> is null or empty, in this case the rule will call the specified method with no arguments. * * @param methodName Method name of the parent method to call * @param paramCount The number of parameters to collect, or zero for a single argument from the body of the element * @param paramTypes The Java classes that represent the parameter types of the method arguments (if you wish to use * a primitive type, specify the corresponding Java wrapper class instead, such as * <code>java.lang.Boolean.TYPE</code> for a <code>boolean</code> parameter) */
public CallMethodRule( String methodName, int paramCount, Class<?> paramTypes[] ) { this( 0, methodName, paramCount, paramTypes ); }
Construct a "call method" rule with the specified method name and parameter types. If paramCount is set to zero the rule will use the body of this element as the single argument of the method, unless paramTypes is null or empty, in this case the rule will call the specified method with no arguments.
Params:
  • targetOffset – location of the target object. Positive numbers are relative to the top of the digester object stack. Negative numbers are relative to the bottom of the stack. Zero implies the top object on the stack.
  • methodName – Method name of the parent method to call
  • paramCount – The number of parameters to collect, or zero for a single argument from the body of the element
  • paramTypes – The Java classes that represent the parameter types of the method arguments (if you wish to use a primitive type, specify the corresponding Java wrapper class instead, such as java.lang.Boolean.TYPE for a boolean parameter)
/** * Construct a "call method" rule with the specified method name and parameter types. If <code>paramCount</code> is * set to zero the rule will use the body of this element as the single argument of the method, unless * <code>paramTypes</code> is null or empty, in this case the rule will call the specified method with no arguments. * * @param targetOffset location of the target object. Positive numbers are relative to the top of the digester * object stack. Negative numbers are relative to the bottom of the stack. Zero implies the top object on * the stack. * @param methodName Method name of the parent method to call * @param paramCount The number of parameters to collect, or zero for a single argument from the body of the element * @param paramTypes The Java classes that represent the parameter types of the method arguments (if you wish to use * a primitive type, specify the corresponding Java wrapper class instead, such as * <code>java.lang.Boolean.TYPE</code> for a <code>boolean</code> parameter) */
public CallMethodRule( int targetOffset, String methodName, int paramCount, Class<?>[] paramTypes ) { this.targetOffset = targetOffset; this.methodName = methodName; this.paramCount = paramCount; if ( paramTypes == null ) { this.paramTypes = new Class<?>[paramCount]; fill( this.paramTypes, String.class ); } else { this.paramTypes = new Class<?>[paramTypes.length]; arraycopy( paramTypes, 0, this.paramTypes, 0, paramTypes.length ); } } // ----------------------------------------------------- Instance Variables
The body text collected from this element.
/** * The body text collected from this element. */
protected String bodyText = null;
location of the target object for the call, relative to the top of the digester object stack. The default value of zero means the target object is the one on top of the stack.
/** * location of the target object for the call, relative to the top of the digester object stack. The default value * of zero means the target object is the one on top of the stack. */
protected int targetOffset = 0;
The method name to call on the parent object.
/** * The method name to call on the parent object. */
protected String methodName = null;
The number of parameters to collect from MethodParam rules. If this value is zero, a single parameter will be collected from the body of this element.
/** * The number of parameters to collect from <code>MethodParam</code> rules. If this value is zero, a single * parameter will be collected from the body of this element. */
protected int paramCount = 0;
The parameter types of the parameters to be collected.
/** * The parameter types of the parameters to be collected. */
protected Class<?>[] paramTypes = null;
The names of the classes of the parameters to be collected. This attribute allows creation of the classes to be postponed until the digester is set.
/** * The names of the classes of the parameters to be collected. This attribute allows creation of the classes to be * postponed until the digester is set. */
private String[] paramClassNames = null;
Should MethodUtils.invokeExactMethod be used for reflection.
/** * Should <code>MethodUtils.invokeExactMethod</code> be used for reflection. */
private boolean useExactMatch = false; // --------------------------------------------------------- Public Methods
Should MethodUtils.invokeExactMethod be used for the reflection.
Returns:true, if MethodUtils.invokeExactMethod Should be used for the reflection, false otherwise
/** * Should <code>MethodUtils.invokeExactMethod</code> be used for the reflection. * * @return true, if <code>MethodUtils.invokeExactMethod</code> Should be used for the reflection, * false otherwise */
public boolean getUseExactMatch() { return useExactMatch; }
Set whether MethodUtils.invokeExactMethod should be used for the reflection.
Params:
  • useExactMatch – The MethodUtils.invokeExactMethod flag
/** * Set whether <code>MethodUtils.invokeExactMethod</code> should be used for the reflection. * * @param useExactMatch The <code>MethodUtils.invokeExactMethod</code> flag */
public void setUseExactMatch( boolean useExactMatch ) { this.useExactMatch = useExactMatch; }
{@inheritDoc}
/** * {@inheritDoc} */
@Override public void setDigester( Digester digester ) { // call superclass super.setDigester( digester ); // if necessary, load parameter classes if ( this.paramClassNames != null ) { this.paramTypes = new Class<?>[paramClassNames.length]; for ( int i = 0; i < this.paramClassNames.length; i++ ) { try { this.paramTypes[i] = digester.getClassLoader().loadClass( this.paramClassNames[i] ); } catch ( ClassNotFoundException e ) { throw new RuntimeException( format( "[CallMethodRule] Cannot load class %s at position %s", this.paramClassNames[i], i ), e ); } } } }
{@inheritDoc}
/** * {@inheritDoc} */
@Override public void begin( String namespace, String name, Attributes attributes ) throws Exception { // Push an array to capture the parameter values if necessary if ( paramCount > 0 ) { Object parameters[] = new Object[paramCount]; fill( parameters, null ); getDigester().pushParams( parameters ); } }
{@inheritDoc}
/** * {@inheritDoc} */
@Override public void body( String namespace, String name, String text ) throws Exception { if ( paramCount == 0 ) { this.bodyText = text.trim(); } }
{@inheritDoc}
/** * {@inheritDoc} */
@Override public void end( String namespace, String name ) throws Exception { // Retrieve or construct the parameter values array Object[] parameters; if ( paramCount > 0 ) { parameters = getDigester().popParams(); if ( getDigester().getLogger().isTraceEnabled() ) { for ( int i = 0, size = parameters.length; i < size; i++ ) { getDigester().getLogger().trace( format( "[CallMethodRule]{%s} parameters[%s]=%s", getDigester().getMatch(), i, parameters[i] ) ); } } // In the case where the target method takes a single parameter // and that parameter does not exist (the CallParamRule never // executed or the CallParamRule was intended to set the parameter // from an attribute but the attribute wasn't present etc) then // skip the method call. // // This is useful when a class has a "default" value that should // only be overridden if data is present in the XML. I don't // know why this should only apply to methods taking *one* // parameter, but it always has been so we can't change it now. if ( paramCount == 1 && parameters[0] == null ) { return; } } else if ( paramTypes != null && paramTypes.length != 0 ) { // Having paramCount == 0 and paramTypes.length == 1 indicates // that we have the special case where the target method has one // parameter being the body text of the current element. // There is no body text included in the source XML file, // so skip the method call if ( bodyText == null ) { return; } parameters = new Object[] { bodyText }; if ( paramTypes.length == 0 ) { paramTypes = new Class[] { String.class }; } } else { // When paramCount is zero and paramTypes.length is zero it // means that we truly are calling a method with no parameters. // Nothing special needs to be done here. parameters = new Object[0]; paramTypes = new Class<?>[0]; } // Construct the parameter values array we will need // We only do the conversion if the param value is a String and // the specified paramType is not String. Object[] paramValues = new Object[paramTypes.length]; for ( int i = 0; i < paramTypes.length; i++ ) { // convert nulls and convert stringy parameters // for non-stringy param types if ( parameters[i] == null || ( parameters[i] instanceof String && !String.class.isAssignableFrom( paramTypes[i] ) ) ) { paramValues[i] = convert( (String) parameters[i], paramTypes[i] ); } else { paramValues[i] = parameters[i]; } } // Determine the target object for the method call Object target; if ( targetOffset >= 0 ) { target = getDigester().peek( targetOffset ); } else { target = getDigester().peek( getDigester().getCount() + targetOffset ); } if ( target == null ) { throw new SAXException( format( "[CallMethodRule]{%s} Call target is null (targetOffset=%s, stackdepth=%s)", getDigester().getMatch(), targetOffset, getDigester().getCount() ) ); } // Invoke the required method on the top object if ( getDigester().getLogger().isDebugEnabled() ) { Formatter formatter = new Formatter().format( "[CallMethodRule]{%s} Call %s.%s(", getDigester().getMatch(), target.getClass().getName(), methodName ); for ( int i = 0; i < paramValues.length; i++ ) { formatter.format( "%s%s/%s", ( i > 0 ? ", " : "" ), paramValues[i], paramTypes[i].getName() ); } formatter.format( ")" ); getDigester().getLogger().debug( formatter.toString() ); } Object result = null; if ( useExactMatch ) { // invoke using exact match result = invokeExactMethod( target, methodName, paramValues, paramTypes ); } else { // invoke using fuzzier match result = invokeMethod( target, methodName, paramValues, paramTypes ); } processMethodCallResult( result ); }
{@inheritDoc}
/** * {@inheritDoc} */
@Override public void finish() throws Exception { bodyText = null; }
Subclasses may override this method to perform additional processing of the invoked method's result.
Params:
  • result – the Object returned by the method invoked, possibly null
/** * Subclasses may override this method to perform additional processing of the invoked method's result. * * @param result the Object returned by the method invoked, possibly null */
protected void processMethodCallResult( Object result ) { // do nothing }
{@inheritDoc}
/** * {@inheritDoc} */
@Override public String toString() { Formatter formatter = new Formatter().format( "CallMethodRule[methodName=%s, paramCount=%s, paramTypes={", methodName, paramCount ); if ( paramTypes != null ) { for ( int i = 0; i < paramTypes.length; i++ ) { formatter.format( "%s%s", ( i > 0 ? ", " : "" ), ( paramTypes[i] != null ? paramTypes[i].getName() : "null" ) ); } } formatter.format( "}]" ); return ( formatter.toString() ); } }