One additional note: before launching down this path, I strongly suggest an experiment in just patching the source of CXF in that method of XMLTypeCreator to prove feasibility.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Benson Margulies [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, September 21, 2007 4:43 PM > To: cxf-user@incubator.apache.org > Subject: RE: DefaultTypaMappingRegistry issue [was: Aegis binding and > property/fiels removal] > > I don't have a clue why DefaultTypeMappingRegistry is final. It looks > like a mistake. Why put protected methods in a final class? > > Here's my temporary prescription. > > 1) make a subclass of XMLTypeCreator. You'll probably have to override > createClassInfo(PropertyDescriptor). If you get one of the properties > you don't like, return null. (I could be wrong about null). In real > life, the ignore property is noted way down in the BeanTypeInfo, and > overriding \that/ would be a ton of work. > > 2) Assembly a chain of type creators like that assembled in the default > type mapping registry, with your subclass at the front. Pass it to > setTypeCreator on the type mapping registry. > > Removing the wayward 'final' is an easy patch post 2.0.2, and I'd > consider some feature development (in the Configuration) object to allow > this from Spring configuration (a pattern of unloved property names?). > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: tog [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Friday, September 21, 2007 4:22 PM > > To: cxf-user@incubator.apache.org > > Subject: DefaultTypaMappingRegistry issue [was: Aegis binding and > > property/fiels removal] > > > > There seems to be an renewed interest for Aegi on the list (thanks > > Benson ;-) ) > > Can someone comment if what I want to achieve is do-able ? According > > to Dan D. it is. I am clueless regarding step 4 (quoted below) > > > > Thanks > > Guillaume > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > > From: tog <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Date: Sep 11, 2007 4:20 PM > > Subject: DefaultTypaMappingRegistry issue [was: Aegis binding and > > property/fiels removal] > > To: cxf-user@incubator.apache.org > > > > > > > > Hi Dan, > > > > Sorry not to follow up quickly. Actually, the > > DefaultTypaMappingRegistry is final and cannot be extended as you > > suggest. > > > > Some more insights on what I want to achieve. Today, in GroovyWS, the > > users have to write a .aegis.xml file for each bean they will write > > in Groovy. This file is always the same containing the line: > > > > <property name="metaClass" ignore="true"/> > > > > I would like to modify the behavior of the BeanType inside the Aegis > > Binding so that if such a field is present it can be ignored. > > > > Is there some documentation on how to modify the > > DefaultTypeMappingRegisty ? > > > > Cheers > > Guillaume > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Step 4: Write your own type registry to return your own TypeCreator > > > > > > public class MyTypeMappingRegistry extends > DefaultTypeMappingRegistry { > > > > > > protected AbstractTypeCreator createDefaultTypeCreator() { > > > AbstractTypeCreator creator = new MyTypeCreator(); > > > creator.setConfiguration(getConfiguration()); > > > return creator; > > > } > > > } > > > > > > Step 5: use it: > > > > > > ServerFactoryBean sfb = new ServerFactoryBean(); > > > > > > AegisDatabinding db = new AegisDataBinding(); > > > db.setTypeMappingRegistry(new MyTypeMappingRegistry()); > > > sfb.setDatabinding(db); > > > ... > > > > > > Hope that works for you! > > > > > > - Dan > > > > > > On 8/27/07, tog < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > Hiya > > > > > > > > I have some automatically generated classes that I use to generate > a > > > > server > > > > using Aegis. This is done programmaticaly. I am using an > > > > AegisServiceConfiguration class to avoid publishing methods that I > > want to > > > > remove. I would like similarly to remove some fields/properties > from > > the > > > > serialization process. > > > > How is that possible (programmaticaly) ? > > > > > > > > Thanks for your help. > > > > > > > > Guillaume > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Best Regards > > Guillaume > > http://cheztog.blogspot.com > > > > -- > > > > Best Regards > > Guillaume > > http://cheztog.blogspot.com > > > > -- > > > > Best Regards > > Guillaume > > http://cheztog.blogspot.com
