lib/java/src/org/apache/thrift/meta_data/FieldMetaData.java

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package org.apache.thrift.meta_data;

import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Map;
import org.apache.thrift.TBase;

/**
 * This class is used to store meta data about thrift fields. Every field in a
 * a struct should have a corresponding instance of this class describing it.
 *
 */
public class FieldMetaData implements java.io.Serializable {
  public final String fieldName;
  public final byte requirementType;
  public final FieldValueMetaData valueMetaData;
  private static Map<Class<? extends TBase>, Map<Integer, FieldMetaData>> structMap;
  
  static {
    structMap = new HashMap<Class<? extends TBase>, Map<Integer, FieldMetaData>>();
  }
  
  public FieldMetaData(String name, byte req, FieldValueMetaData vMetaData){
    this.fieldName = name;
    this.requirementType = req;
    this.valueMetaData = vMetaData;
  }
  
  public static void addStructMetaDataMap(Class<? extends TBase> sClass, Map<Integer, FieldMetaData> map){
    structMap.put(sClass, map);
  }

  /**
   * Returns a map with metadata (i.e. instances of FieldMetaData) that
   * describe the fields of the given class.
   *
   * @param sClass The TBase class for which the metadata map is requested
   */
  public static Map<Integer, FieldMetaData> getStructMetaDataMap(Class<? extends TBase> sClass){
    if (!structMap.containsKey(sClass)){ // Load class if it hasn't been loaded
      try{
        sClass.newInstance();
      } catch (InstantiationException e){
        throw new RuntimeException("InstantiationException for TBase class: " + sClass.getName() + ", message: " + e.getMessage());
      } catch (IllegalAccessException e){
        throw new RuntimeException("IllegalAccessException for TBase class: " + sClass.getName() + ", message: " + e.getMessage());
      }
    }
    return structMap.get(sClass);
  }
}