Module io.helidon.codegen
Package io.helidon.codegen

Class Codegen

java.lang.Object
io.helidon.codegen.Codegen
public class Codegen extends Object
Central piece of code processing and generation. This type loads extension providers, and invokes each CodegenExtension with appropriate types and annotations.

  • Method Details

    • create

      public static Codegen create(CodegenContext ctx, TypeName generator)
      Create a new instance of the top level Codegen. This type discovers all CodegenExtensionProviders and invokes the provided CodegenExtensions as needed.
      Parameters:
      ctx - code processing and generation context
      generator - type name of the invoking generator (such as maven plugin, annotation procesor, command line tool)
      Returns:
      a new codegen instance

    • supportedOptions

      public static Set<Option<?>> supportedOptions()
      Set of supported options by all extensions.
      Returns:
      supported options

    • process

      public void process(List<TypeInfo> allTypes)
      Process all types discovered. This method analyzes the types and invokes each extension with the correct subset.
      Parameters:
      allTypes - all types for this processing round

    • processingOver

      public void processingOver()
      Finish processing. No additional rounds will be done.

    • supportedAnnotations

      public Set<TypeName> supportedAnnotations()
      A set of annotation types.
      Returns:
      set of annotations that should be processed

    • supportedAnnotationPackagePrefixes

      public Set<String> supportedAnnotationPackagePrefixes()
      A set of package prefixes (expected to end with a .).
      Returns:
      set of package prefixes of annotations that should be processed