/**
* Gets a list of components associated with the given parameter name
*
* @param <T> parent component
* @param name the parameter name
* @param tclass the class of the list elements
* @return the component associated with the name
* @throws PropertyException if the component does not exist or is of the wrong type.
*/
public <T> List<T> getComponentList(String name, Class<T> tclass)
throws InternalConfigurationException {
getProperty(name, S4ComponentList.class);
List<?> components = (List<?>) propValues.get(name);
assert registeredProperties.get(name).getAnnotation() instanceof S4ComponentList;
S4ComponentList annotation = (S4ComponentList) registeredProperties.get(name).getAnnotation();
// no components names are available and no component list was yet
// loaded therefore load the default list of components from the
// annotation
if (components == null) {
List<Class<? extends Configurable>> defClasses = Arrays.asList(annotation.defaultList());
// if (annotation.mandatory() && defClasses.isEmpty())
// throw new InternalConfigurationException(getInstanceName(), name,
// "mandatory property is not set!");
List<Configurable> defaultComponents = new ArrayList<Configurable>();
for (Class<? extends Configurable> defClass : defClasses) {
defaultComponents.add(ConfigurationManager.getInstance(defClass));
}
propValues.put(name, defaultComponents);
} else if (!components.isEmpty() && !(components.get(0) instanceof Configurable)) {
List<Configurable> resolvedComponents = new ArrayList<Configurable>();
for (Object componentName : components) {
Configurable configurable = cm.lookup((String) componentName);
if (configurable != null) {
resolvedComponents.add(configurable);
} else if (!annotation.beTolerant()) {
throw new InternalConfigurationException(
name,
(String) componentName,
"lookup of list-element '" + componentName + "' failed!");
}
}
propValues.put(name, resolvedComponents);
}
List<?> values = (List<?>) propValues.get(name);
ArrayList<T> result = new ArrayList<T>();
for (Object obj : values) {
if (tclass.isInstance(obj)) {
result.add(tclass.cast(obj));
} else {
throw new InternalConfigurationException(
getInstanceName(),
name,
"Not all elements have required type "
+ tclass
+ " Found one of type "
+ obj.getClass());
}
}
return result;
}
