org.springframework.context.support

Class GenericGroovyApplicationContext

java.lang.Object

org.springframework.core.io.DefaultResourceLoader

org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext

org.springframework.context.support.GenericApplicationContext

org.springframework.context.support.GenericGroovyApplicationContext

All Implemented Interfaces:

groovy.lang.GroovyObject, java.io.Closeable, java.lang.AutoCloseable, BeanFactory, DisposableBean, HierarchicalBeanFactory, ListableBeanFactory, BeanDefinitionRegistry, ApplicationContext, ApplicationEventPublisher, ConfigurableApplicationContext, Lifecycle, MessageSource, AliasRegistry, EnvironmentCapable, ResourceLoader, ResourcePatternResolver

public class GenericGroovyApplicationContext
extends GenericApplicationContext
implements groovy.lang.GroovyObject

An ApplicationContext implementation that extends GenericApplicationContext and implements GroovyObject such that beans can be retrieved with the dot de-reference syntax instead of using AbstractApplicationContext.getBean(java.lang.String).

Consider this as the equivalent of GenericXmlApplicationContext for Groovy bean definitions, or even an upgrade thereof since it seamlessly understands XML bean definition files as well. The main difference is that, within a Groovy script, the context can be used with an inline bean definition closure as follows:

 import org.hibernate.SessionFactory
 import org.apache.commons.dbcp.BasicDataSource

 def context = new GenericGroovyApplicationContext()
 context.reader.beans {
     dataSource(BasicDataSource) {                  // <--- invokeMethod
         driverClassName = "org.hsqldb.jdbcDriver"
         url = "jdbc:hsqldb:mem:grailsDB"
         username = "sa"                            // <-- setProperty
         password = ""
         settings = [mynew:"setting"]
     }
     sessionFactory(SessionFactory) {
         dataSource = dataSource                    // <-- getProperty for retrieving references
     }
     myService(MyService) {
         nestedBean = { AnotherBean bean ->         // <-- setProperty with closure for nested bean
             dataSource = dataSource
         }
     }
 }
 context.refresh()
 

Alternatively, load a Groovy bean definition script like the following from an external resource (e.g. an "applicationContext.groovy" file):

 import org.hibernate.SessionFactory
 import org.apache.commons.dbcp.BasicDataSource

 beans {
     dataSource(BasicDataSource) {
         driverClassName = "org.hsqldb.jdbcDriver"
         url = "jdbc:hsqldb:mem:grailsDB"
         username = "sa"
         password = ""
         settings = [mynew:"setting"]
     }
     sessionFactory(SessionFactory) {
         dataSource = dataSource
     }
     myService(MyService) {
         nestedBean = { AnotherBean bean ->
             dataSource = dataSource
         }
     }
 }
 

With the following Java code creating the GenericGroovyApplicationContext (potentially using Ant-style '*'/'**' location patterns):

 GenericGroovyApplicationContext context = new GenericGroovyApplicationContext();
 context.load("org/myapp/applicationContext.groovy");
 context.refresh();
 

Or even more concise, provided that no extra configuration is needed:

 ApplicationContext context = new GenericGroovyApplicationContext("org/myapp/applicationContext.groovy");
 

This application context also understands XML bean definition files, allowing for seamless mixing and matching with Groovy bean definition files. ".xml" files will be parsed as XML content; all other kinds of resources will be parsed as Groovy scripts.

Since:

4.0

Author:

Juergen Hoeller, Jeff Brown

See Also:

GroovyBeanDefinitionReader

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class org.springframework.core.io.DefaultResourceLoader

DefaultResourceLoader.ClassPathContextResource

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext

APPLICATION_EVENT_MULTICASTER_BEAN_NAME, LIFECYCLE_PROCESSOR_BEAN_NAME, logger, MESSAGE_SOURCE_BEAN_NAME

Fields inherited from interface org.springframework.context.ConfigurableApplicationContext

CONFIG_LOCATION_DELIMITERS, CONVERSION_SERVICE_BEAN_NAME, ENVIRONMENT_BEAN_NAME, LOAD_TIME_WEAVER_BEAN_NAME, SYSTEM_ENVIRONMENT_BEAN_NAME, SYSTEM_PROPERTIES_BEAN_NAME

Fields inherited from interface org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanFactory

FACTORY_BEAN_PREFIX

Fields inherited from interface org.springframework.core.io.support.ResourcePatternResolver

CLASSPATH_ALL_URL_PREFIX

Fields inherited from interface org.springframework.core.io.ResourceLoader

CLASSPATH_URL_PREFIX

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
GenericGroovyApplicationContext() Create a new GenericGroovyApplicationContext that needs to be loaded and then manually refreshed.
GenericGroovyApplicationContext(java.lang.Class<?> relativeClass, java.lang.String... resourceNames) Create a new GenericGroovyApplicationContext, loading bean definitions from the given resource locations and automatically refreshing the context.
GenericGroovyApplicationContext(Resource... resources) Create a new GenericGroovyApplicationContext, loading bean definitions from the given resources and automatically refreshing the context.
GenericGroovyApplicationContext(java.lang.String... resourceLocations) Create a new GenericGroovyApplicationContext, loading bean definitions from the given resource locations and automatically refreshing the context.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
groovy.lang.MetaClass	getMetaClass()
java.lang.Object	getProperty(java.lang.String property)
GroovyBeanDefinitionReader	getReader() Exposes the underlying GroovyBeanDefinitionReader for convenient access to the loadBeanDefinition methods on it as well as the ability to specify an inline Groovy bean definition closure.
java.lang.Object	invokeMethod(java.lang.String name, java.lang.Object args)
void	load(java.lang.Class<?> relativeClass, java.lang.String... resourceNames) Load bean definitions from the given Groovy scripts or XML files.
void	load(Resource... resources) Load bean definitions from the given Groovy scripts or XML files.
void	load(java.lang.String... resourceLocations) Load bean definitions from the given Groovy scripts or XML files.
void	setEnvironment(ConfigurableEnvironment environment) Delegates the given environment to underlying GroovyBeanDefinitionReader.
void	setMetaClass(groovy.lang.MetaClass metaClass)
void	setProperty(java.lang.String property, java.lang.Object newValue)

Methods inherited from class org.springframework.context.support.GenericApplicationContext

cancelRefresh, closeBeanFactory, getAutowireCapableBeanFactory, getBeanDefinition, getBeanFactory, getClassLoader, getDefaultListableBeanFactory, getResource, getResources, isAlias, isBeanNameInUse, refreshBeanFactory, registerAlias, registerBeanDefinition, removeAlias, removeBeanDefinition, setAllowBeanDefinitionOverriding, setAllowCircularReferences, setClassLoader, setId, setParent, setResourceLoader

Methods inherited from class org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext

addApplicationListener, addBeanFactoryPostProcessor, assertBeanFactoryActive, close, containsBean, containsBeanDefinition, containsLocalBean, createEnvironment, destroy, destroyBeans, doClose, findAnnotationOnBean, finishBeanFactoryInitialization, finishRefresh, getAliases, getApplicationListeners, getApplicationName, getBean, getBean, getBean, getBean, getBean, getBeanDefinitionCount, getBeanDefinitionNames, getBeanFactoryPostProcessors, getBeanNamesForAnnotation, getBeanNamesForType, getBeanNamesForType, getBeanNamesForType, getBeansOfType, getBeansOfType, getBeansWithAnnotation, getDisplayName, getEnvironment, getId, getInternalParentBeanFactory, getInternalParentMessageSource, getMessage, getMessage, getMessage, getParent, getParentBeanFactory, getResourcePatternResolver, getStartupDate, getType, initApplicationEventMulticaster, initLifecycleProcessor, initMessageSource, initPropertySources, invokeBeanFactoryPostProcessors, isActive, isPrototype, isRunning, isSingleton, isTypeMatch, isTypeMatch, obtainFreshBeanFactory, onClose, onRefresh, postProcessBeanFactory, prepareBeanFactory, prepareRefresh, publishEvent, publishEvent, publishEvent, refresh, registerBeanPostProcessors, registerListeners, registerShutdownHook, resetCommonCaches, setDisplayName, start, stop, toString

Methods inherited from class org.springframework.core.io.DefaultResourceLoader

addProtocolResolver, getProtocolResolvers, getResourceByPath

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface org.springframework.beans.factory.support.BeanDefinitionRegistry

containsBeanDefinition, getBeanDefinitionCount, getBeanDefinitionNames

Methods inherited from interface org.springframework.core.AliasRegistry

getAliases

Methods inherited from interface org.springframework.context.ConfigurableApplicationContext

addProtocolResolver

Constructor Detail

GenericGroovyApplicationContext

public GenericGroovyApplicationContext()

Create a new GenericGroovyApplicationContext that needs to be loaded and then manually refreshed.

GenericGroovyApplicationContext

public GenericGroovyApplicationContext(Resource... resources)

Create a new GenericGroovyApplicationContext, loading bean definitions from the given resources and automatically refreshing the context.

Parameters:

resources - the resources to load from

GenericGroovyApplicationContext

public GenericGroovyApplicationContext(java.lang.String... resourceLocations)

Create a new GenericGroovyApplicationContext, loading bean definitions from the given resource locations and automatically refreshing the context.

Parameters:

resourceLocations - the resources to load from

GenericGroovyApplicationContext

public GenericGroovyApplicationContext(java.lang.Class<?> relativeClass,
                                       java.lang.String... resourceNames)

Create a new GenericGroovyApplicationContext, loading bean definitions from the given resource locations and automatically refreshing the context.

Parameters:

relativeClass - class whose package will be used as a prefix when loading each specified resource name

resourceNames - relatively-qualified names of resources to load

Method Detail

getReader

public final GroovyBeanDefinitionReader getReader()

Exposes the underlying GroovyBeanDefinitionReader for convenient access to the loadBeanDefinition methods on it as well as the ability to specify an inline Groovy bean definition closure.

See Also:

AbstractBeanDefinitionReader.loadBeanDefinitions(org.springframework.core.io.Resource...), AbstractBeanDefinitionReader.loadBeanDefinitions(String...)

setEnvironment

public void setEnvironment(ConfigurableEnvironment environment)

Delegates the given environment to underlying GroovyBeanDefinitionReader. Should be called before any call to #load.

Specified by:

setEnvironment in interface ConfigurableApplicationContext

Overrides:

setEnvironment in class AbstractApplicationContext

Parameters:

environment - the new environment

See Also:

AbstractApplicationContext.createEnvironment()

load

public void load(Resource... resources)

Load bean definitions from the given Groovy scripts or XML files.

Note that ".xml" files will be parsed as XML content; all other kinds of resources will be parsed as Groovy scripts.

Parameters:

resources - one or more resources to load from

load

public void load(java.lang.String... resourceLocations)

Load bean definitions from the given Groovy scripts or XML files.

Note that ".xml" files will be parsed as XML content; all other kinds of resources will be parsed as Groovy scripts.

Parameters:

resourceLocations - one or more resource locations to load from

load

public void load(java.lang.Class<?> relativeClass,
                 java.lang.String... resourceNames)

Load bean definitions from the given Groovy scripts or XML files.

Note that ".xml" files will be parsed as XML content; all other kinds of resources will be parsed as Groovy scripts.

Parameters:

relativeClass - class whose package will be used as a prefix when loading each specified resource name

resourceNames - relatively-qualified names of resources to load

setMetaClass

public void setMetaClass(groovy.lang.MetaClass metaClass)

Specified by:

setMetaClass in interface groovy.lang.GroovyObject

getMetaClass

public groovy.lang.MetaClass getMetaClass()

Specified by:

getMetaClass in interface groovy.lang.GroovyObject

invokeMethod

public java.lang.Object invokeMethod(java.lang.String name,
                                     java.lang.Object args)

Specified by:

invokeMethod in interface groovy.lang.GroovyObject

setProperty

public void setProperty(java.lang.String property,
                        java.lang.Object newValue)

Specified by:

setProperty in interface groovy.lang.GroovyObject

getProperty

public java.lang.Object getProperty(java.lang.String property)

Specified by:

getProperty in interface groovy.lang.GroovyObject