/**
* For each DataBindingSource provided by collectionBindingSource a new instance of targetType is
* created, data binding is imposed on that instance with the DataBindingSource and the instance
* is added to the end of collectionToPopulate
*
* @param targetType The type of objects to create, must be a concrete class
* @param collectionToPopulate A collection to populate with new instances of targetType
* @param collectionBindingSource A CollectionDataBindingSource
* @since 2.3
*/
public static <T> void bindToCollection(
final Class<T> targetType,
final Collection<T> collectionToPopulate,
final CollectionDataBindingSource collectionBindingSource)
throws InstantiationException, IllegalAccessException {
final GrailsApplication application = Holders.findApplication();
GrailsDomainClass domain = null;
if (application != null) {
domain =
(GrailsDomainClass)
application.getArtefact(DomainClassArtefactHandler.TYPE, targetType.getName());
}
final List<DataBindingSource> dataBindingSources =
collectionBindingSource.getDataBindingSources();
for (final DataBindingSource dataBindingSource : dataBindingSources) {
final T newObject = targetType.newInstance();
bindObjectToDomainInstance(
domain,
newObject,
dataBindingSource,
getBindingIncludeList(newObject),
Collections.emptyList(),
null);
collectionToPopulate.add(newObject);
}
}
/**
* Binds the given source object to the given target object performing type conversion if
* necessary
*
* @param object The object to bind to
* @param source The source object
* @param include The list of properties to include
* @param exclude The list of properties to exclude
* @param filter The prefix to filter by
* @return A BindingResult or null if it wasn't successful
*/
public static BindingResult bindObjectToInstance(
Object object, Object source, List include, List exclude, String filter) {
if (include == null && exclude == null) {
include = getBindingIncludeList(object);
}
GrailsApplication application = Holders.findApplication();
GrailsDomainClass domain = null;
if (application != null) {
domain =
(GrailsDomainClass)
application.getArtefact(DomainClassArtefactHandler.TYPE, object.getClass().getName());
}
return bindObjectToDomainInstance(domain, object, source, include, exclude, filter);
}
/**
* Return whether the constraint is valid for the owning class
*
* @return true if it is
*/
public boolean isValid() {
if (applicationContext.containsBean("sessionFactory")) {
GrailsApplication grailsApplication =
applicationContext.getBean(GrailsApplication.APPLICATION_ID, GrailsApplication.class);
GrailsDomainClass domainClass =
(GrailsDomainClass)
grailsApplication.getArtefact(
DomainClassArtefactHandler.TYPE, constraintOwningClass.getName());
if (domainClass != null) {
String mappingStrategy = domainClass.getMappingStrategy();
return mappingStrategy.equals(GrailsDomainClass.GORM)
|| mappingStrategy.equals(AbstractGrailsHibernateDomainClass.HIBERNATE);
}
}
return false;
}