Version 4

    We have a common util module in the core git repository now!

     

    Please familiarize yourself with these classes to save yourself work, and to make sure we don't "reinvent the wheel":

     

    org.switchyard.common.io.CountingOutputStream
    org.switchyard.common.io.pull.ElementPuller
    org.switchyard.common.io.pull.PropertiesPuller
    org.switchyard.common.io.pull.Puller
    org.switchyard.common.io.pull.StringPuller
    org.switchyard.common.io.resource.BaseResource
    org.switchyard.common.io.resource.Resource
    org.switchyard.common.io.resource.ResourceType
    org.switchyard.common.io.resource.SimpleResource
    org.switchyard.common.lang.Strings
    org.switchyard.common.type.Classes
    org.switchyard.common.type.classpath.AbstractTypeFilter
    org.switchyard.common.type.classpath.ClasspathScanner
    org.switchyard.common.type.classpath.Filter
    org.switchyard.common.type.classpath.InstanceOfFilter
    org.switchyard.common.type.classpath.IsAnnotationPresentFilter
    org.switchyard.common.type.classpath.ResourceExistsFilter
    org.switchyard.common.type.CompoundClassLoader
    org.switchyard.common.type.reflect.Access
    org.switchyard.common.type.reflect.BeanAccess
    org.switchyard.common.type.reflect.Construction
    org.switchyard.common.type.reflect.FieldAccess
    org.switchyard.common.type.reflect.MethodAccess
    org.switchyard.common.xml.Element
    org.switchyard.common.xml.IdentitySAXHandler
    org.switchyard.common.xml.Node
    org.switchyard.common.xml.QNameUtil
    org.switchyard.common.xml.Text
    org.switchyard.common.xml.XMLHelper
    

     

    In particular, please note the "Classes" class.  Please use this instead of Class.forName  / getResource / getResources / getResourceAsStream or ClassLoader.getResource / getResources / getResourceAsStream.  It will make sure you find what you're looking for correctly.

     

    Two important rules:

    1. Don't put anything in the common module if it has any dependencies outside of the common module itself.
    2. Don't use the common module in user-facing code (like in the api or quickstarts modules). Everywhere else if fair game.