Module org.eclipse.persistence.moxy
Package org.eclipse.persistence.jaxb.dynamic

Class DynamicJAXBContextFactory

java.lang.Object
org.eclipse.persistence.jaxb.dynamic.DynamicJAXBContextFactory
public class DynamicJAXBContextFactory extends Object

DynamicJAXBContextFactory allows the user to create a DynamicJAXBContext without having realized Java classes available on the classpath. During context creation, the user's metadata will be analyzed, and in-memory classes will be generated.

Objects that are returned by EclipseLink unmarshal methods will be subclasses of DynamicEntity. DynamicEntities offer a simple get(propertyName) / set(propertyName, propertyValue) API to manipulate their data.

Example:

ClassLoader classLoader = Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader();
InputStream iStream = classLoader.getResourceAsStream("resource/MySchema.xsd");

Map<String, Object> properties = new HashMap<String, Object>();
properties.put(DynamicJAXBContextFactory.XML_SCHEMA_KEY, iStream);

DynamicJAXBContext jaxbContext = (DynamicJAXBContext) JAXBContext.newInstance("org.example", classLoader, properties);

DynamicEntity employee = jaxbContext.newDynamicEntity("org.example.Employee");
employee.set("firstName", "Bob");
employee.set("lastName", "Barker");
jaxbContext.createMarshaller().(employee, System.out);

Since:
EclipseLink 2.1
See Also:

  • Field Details

  • Constructor Details

    • DynamicJAXBContextFactory

      public DynamicJAXBContextFactory()
      Creates an instance of DynamicJAXBContextFactory.

  • Method Details

    • createContext

      public static DynamicJAXBContext createContext(String contextPath, ClassLoader classLoader, Map<String,Object> properties) throws JAXBException
      Create a DynamicJAXBContext, using either an XML Schema, EclipseLink OXM file, or EclipseLink sessions.xml as the metadata source. This creation method will be called if the user calls the newInstance() method on jakarta.xml.bind.JAXBContext, and has specified jakarta.xml.bind.JAXBContextFactory=org.eclipse.persistence.jaxb.DynamicJAXBContextFactory in their jaxb.properties file.

      -- Context Creation From XML Schema --

      The properties map must contain the following key/value pairs:

      DynamicJAXBContextFactory.XML_SCHEMA_KEY
      Either a org.w3c.dom.Node, javax.xml.transform.Source, or java.io.InputStream pointing to the XML Schema
      DynamicJAXBContextFactory.ENTITY_RESOLVER_KEY
      An org.xml.sax.EntityResolver, used to resolve schema imports. Can be null.
      Example: 
       ClassLoader classLoader = Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader();
 InputStream iStream = classLoader.getResourceAsStream("resource/MySchema.xsd");

 Map<String, Object> properties = new HashMap<String, Object>();
 properties.put(DynamicJAXBContextFactory.XML_SCHEMA_KEY, iStream);

 DynamicJAXBContext jaxbContext = (DynamicJAXBContext) JAXBContext.newInstance("org.example", classLoader, properties);
 DynamicEntity emp = jaxbContext.newDynamicEntity("org.example.Employee");
 ...
      Context Creation From EclipseLink OXM:

      The properties map must contain the key JAXBContextProperties.OXM_METADATA_SOURCE, which can have several possible values:

      • One of the following, pointing to your OXM file: java.io.File, java.io.InputStream, java.io.Reader, java.net.URL,
        javax.xml.stream.XMLEventReader, javax.xml.stream.XMLStreamReader, javax.xml.transform.Source,
        org.w3c.dom.Node, or org.xml.sax.InputSource.
      • A List of objects from the set above.
      • A Map<String, Object>, where String is a package name, and Object is the pointer to the OXM file, from the set
        of possibilities above. If using this option, a package-name element is not required in the xml-bindings element of your OXM file.
      Example: 
       ClassLoader classLoader = Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader();
 InputStream iStream = classLoader.getResourceAsStream("resource/eclipselink-oxm.xml");

 Map<String, Object> properties = new HashMap<String, Object>();
 properties.put(JAXBContextProperties.OXM_METADATA_SOURCE, iStream);

 DynamicJAXBContext jaxbContext = (DynamicJAXBContext) JAXBContext.newInstance("org.example", classLoader, properties);
 DynamicEntity emp = jaxbContext.newDynamicEntity("org.example.Employee");
 ...
      Context Creation From EclipseLink sessions.xml:

      The sessionNames parameter is a colon-delimited list of session names within the sessions.xml file. Descriptors in this session's Project must not have javaClass set, but must have javaClassName set.

      Example: 

       ClassLoader classLoader = Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader();

 DynamicJAXBContext jaxbContext = (DynamicJAXBContext) JAXBContext.newInstance("org.example", classLoader, null);
 DynamicEntity emp = jaxbContext.newDynamicEntity("org.example.Employee");
 ...
      Parameters:
      contextPath - A colon-delimited String specifying the packages containing jaxb.properties. If bootstrapping from EclipseLink sessions.xml, this will also be the name(s) of your sessions.
      classLoader - The application's current class loader, which will be used to first lookup classes to see if they exist before new DynamicTypes are generated. Can be null, in which case Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader() will be used.
      properties - Map of properties to use when creating a new DynamicJAXBContext. Can be null if bootstrapping from sessions.xml.
      Returns:
      A new instance of DynamicJAXBContext.
      Throws:
      JAXBException - if an error was encountered while creating the DynamicJAXBContext.

    • createContext

      public static DynamicJAXBContext createContext(Class<?>[] classes, Map<String,Object> properties) throws JAXBException
      Unsupported Operation. DynamicJAXBConexts can not be created from concrete classes. Use the standard JAXBContext to create a context from existing Classes.
      Throws:
      JAXBException
      See Also:

    • createContextFromXSD

      public static DynamicJAXBContext createContextFromXSD(Node schemaDOM, EntityResolver resolver, ClassLoader classLoader, Map<String,Object> properties) throws JAXBException
      Create a DynamicJAXBContext, using XML Schema as the metadata source.
      Parameters:
      schemaDOM - org.w3c.dom.Node representing the XML Schema.
      resolver - An org.xml.sax.EntityResolver, used to resolve schema imports. Can be null.
      classLoader - The application's current class loader, which will be used to first lookup classes to see if they exist before new DynamicTypes are generated. Can be null, in which case Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader() will be used.
      properties - Map of properties to use when creating a new DynamicJAXBContext. Can be null.
      Returns:
      A new instance of DynamicJAXBContext.
      Throws:
      JAXBException - if an error was encountered while creating the DynamicJAXBContext.

    • createContextFromXSD

      public static DynamicJAXBContext createContextFromXSD(InputStream schemaStream, EntityResolver resolver, ClassLoader classLoader, Map<String,?> properties) throws JAXBException
      Create a DynamicJAXBContext, using XML Schema as the metadata source.
      Parameters:
      schemaStream - java.io.InputStream from which to read the XML Schema.
      resolver - An org.xml.sax.EntityResolver, used to resolve schema imports. Can be null.
      classLoader - The application's current class loader, which will be used to first lookup classes to see if they exist before new DynamicTypes are generated. Can be null, in which case Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader() will be used.
      properties - Map of properties to use when creating a new DynamicJAXBContext. Can be null.
      Returns:
      A new instance of DynamicJAXBContext.
      Throws:
      JAXBException - if an error was encountered while creating the DynamicJAXBContext.

    • createContextFromXSD

      public static DynamicJAXBContext createContextFromXSD(Source schemaSource, EntityResolver resolver, ClassLoader classLoader, Map<String,Object> properties) throws JAXBException
      Create a DynamicJAXBContext, using XML Schema as the metadata source.
      Parameters:
      schemaSource - javax.xml.transform.Source from which to read the XML Schema.
      resolver - An org.xml.sax.EntityResolver, used to resolve schema imports. Can be null.
      classLoader - The application's current class loader, which will be used to first lookup classes to see if they exist before new DynamicTypes are generated. Can be null, in which case Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader() will be used.
      properties - Map of properties to use when creating a new DynamicJAXBContext. Can be null.
      Returns:
      A new instance of DynamicJAXBContext.
      Throws:
      JAXBException - if an error was encountered while creating the DynamicJAXBContext.

    • createContextFromOXM

      public static DynamicJAXBContext createContextFromOXM(ClassLoader classLoader, Map<String,?> properties) throws JAXBException
      Create a DynamicJAXBContext, using an EclipseLink OXM file as the metadata source.
      Parameters:
      classLoader - The application's current class loader, which will be used to first lookup classes to see if they exist before new DynamicTypes are generated. Can be null, in which case Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader() will be used.
      properties - Map of properties to use when creating a new DynamicJAXBContext. This map must contain a key of JAXBContextProperties.OXM_METADATA_SOURCE, which can have several possible values:
      • One of the following, pointing to your OXM file: java.io.File, java.io.InputStream, java.io.Reader, java.net.URL,
        javax.xml.stream.XMLEventReader, javax.xml.stream.XMLStreamReader, javax.xml.transform.Source,
        org.w3c.dom.Node, or org.xml.sax.InputSource.
      • A List of objects from the set above.
      • A Map<String, Object>, where String is a package name, and Object is the pointer to the OXM file, from the set
        of possibilities above. If using this option, a package-name element is not required in the xml-bindings element of your OXM file.
      Returns:
      A new instance of DynamicJAXBContext.
      Throws:
      JAXBException - if an error was encountered while creating the DynamicJAXBContext.