Github user mbarrientos commented on a diff in the pull request:
https://github.com/apache/incubator-brooklyn/pull/48#discussion_r15049245
--- Diff: core/src/main/java/brooklyn/entity/effector/AddSensor.java ---
@@ -53,10 +52,23 @@ public AddSensor(T sensor) {
public void apply(EntityLocal entity) {
((EntityInternal)entity).getMutableEntityType().addSensor(sensor);
}
-
- public static <T> AttributeSensor<T> newSensor(Class<T> type,
ConfigBag params) {
+
+ public static <T> AttributeSensor<T> newSensor(Class<T> type,
ConfigBag params){
String name = Preconditions.checkNotNull(params.get(SENSOR_NAME),
"name must be supplied when defining a sensor");
- return Sensors.newSensor(type, name);
+ return Sensors.newSensor(type, name);
+ }
+
+ public static <T> AttributeSensor<T> newSensor(ConfigBag params) {
+ String name = Preconditions.checkNotNull(params.get(SENSOR_NAME),
"name must be supplied when defining a sensor");
+ String className =
Preconditions.checkNotNull(params.get(SENSOR_TYPE), "target class must be
supplied when defining a sensor");
+ Class<T> type = null;
+
+ try {
+ type = (Class<T>) Class.forName(className);
--- End diff --
You're right, i can also add some type checking for basic types (in the end
most of them will be either String, Number or Boolean since it comes from a
JSON) similar on how it's done in `JsonFunctions.cast`.
---
If your project is set up for it, you can reply to this email and have your
reply appear on GitHub as well. If your project does not have this feature
enabled and wishes so, or if the feature is enabled but not working, please
contact infrastructure at [email protected] or file a JIRA ticket
with INFRA.
---
