org.fenixedu.bennu.spring.converters

Class UserFromUsernameConverter

java.lang.Object

org.fenixedu.bennu.spring.converters.UserFromUsernameConverter

All Implemented Interfaces:

org.springframework.core.convert.converter.ConditionalConverter, org.springframework.core.convert.converter.ConditionalGenericConverter, org.springframework.core.convert.converter.GenericConverter

public class UserFromUsernameConverter
extends Object
implements org.springframework.core.convert.converter.ConditionalGenericConverter

Converts a string to a User object This converter will try to get the User object by using the source value as an username. If it does not find any matches, it will try to retrieve the User object by using the source value as an externalId, otherwise returns null.

Author:

Sérgio Silva (sergio.silva@tecnico.ulisboa.pt)

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface org.springframework.core.convert.converter.GenericConverter

org.springframework.core.convert.converter.GenericConverter.ConvertiblePair

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
UserFromUsernameConverter()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Object	convert(Object source, org.springframework.core.convert.TypeDescriptor sourceType, org.springframework.core.convert.TypeDescriptor targetType)
Set<org.springframework.core.convert.converter.GenericConverter.ConvertiblePair>	getConvertibleTypes()
boolean	matches(org.springframework.core.convert.TypeDescriptor sourceType, org.springframework.core.convert.TypeDescriptor targetType)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

UserFromUsernameConverter

public UserFromUsernameConverter()

Method Detail

matches

public boolean matches(org.springframework.core.convert.TypeDescriptor sourceType,
                       org.springframework.core.convert.TypeDescriptor targetType)

Specified by:

matches in interface org.springframework.core.convert.converter.ConditionalConverter

getConvertibleTypes

public Set<org.springframework.core.convert.converter.GenericConverter.ConvertiblePair> getConvertibleTypes()

Specified by:

getConvertibleTypes in interface org.springframework.core.convert.converter.GenericConverter

convert

public Object convert(Object source,
                      org.springframework.core.convert.TypeDescriptor sourceType,
                      org.springframework.core.convert.TypeDescriptor targetType)

Specified by:

convert in interface org.springframework.core.convert.converter.GenericConverter