java.lang.Object
- org.springframework.test.context.support.AbstractDelegatingSmartContextLoader

All Implemented Interfaces:
ContextLoader, SmartContextLoader
Direct Known Subclasses:
DelegatingSmartContextLoader, WebDelegatingSmartContextLoader
```
public abstract class AbstractDelegatingSmartContextLoader
extends Object
implements SmartContextLoader
```
AbstractDelegatingSmartContextLoader serves as an abstract base class for implementations of the SmartContextLoader SPI that delegate to a set of candidate SmartContextLoaders (i.e., one that supports XML configuration files or Groovy scripts and one that supports annotated classes) to determine which context loader is appropriate for a given test class's configuration. Each candidate is given a chance to process the ContextConfigurationAttributes for each class in the test class hierarchy that is annotated with @ContextConfiguration, and the candidate that supports the merged, processed configuration will be used to actually load the context.
Any reference to an XML-based loader can be interpreted to mean a context loader that supports only XML configuration files or one that supports both XML configuration files and Groovy scripts simultaneously.
Placing an empty @ContextConfiguration annotation on a test class signals that default resource locations (e.g., XML configuration files or Groovy scripts) or default configuration classes should be detected. Furthermore, if a specific ContextLoader or SmartContextLoader is not explicitly declared via @ContextConfiguration, a concrete subclass of AbstractDelegatingSmartContextLoader will be used as the default loader, thus providing automatic support for either path-based resource locations (e.g., XML configuration files and Groovy scripts) or annotated classes, but not both simultaneously.
As of Spring 3.2, a test class may optionally declare neither path-based resource locations nor annotated classes and instead declare only application context initializers. In such cases, an attempt will still be made to detect defaults, but their absence will not result in an exception.
Since:
3.2
Author:
Sam Brannen, Phillip Webb
See Also:
SmartContextLoader

Constructor Summary
Constructors
Constructor Description
AbstractDelegatingSmartContextLoader()

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`protected abstract SmartContextLoader`	`getAnnotationConfigLoader()`	Get the delegate `SmartContextLoader` that supports annotated classes.
`protected abstract SmartContextLoader`	`getXmlLoader()`	Get the delegate `SmartContextLoader` that supports XML configuration files and/or Groovy scripts.
`ApplicationContext`	`loadContext(String... locations)`	`AbstractDelegatingSmartContextLoader` does not support the `ContextLoader.loadContext(String...)` method.
`ApplicationContext`	`loadContext(MergedContextConfiguration mergedConfig)`	Delegates to an appropriate candidate `SmartContextLoader` to load an `ApplicationContext`.
`void`	`processContextConfiguration(ContextConfigurationAttributes configAttributes)`	Delegates to candidate `SmartContextLoaders` to process the supplied `ContextConfigurationAttributes`.
`String[]`	`processLocations(Class<?> clazz, String... locations)`	`AbstractDelegatingSmartContextLoader` does not support the `ContextLoader.processLocations(Class, String...)` method.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - AbstractDelegatingSmartContextLoader
```
public AbstractDelegatingSmartContextLoader()
```
- Method Detail
  - getXmlLoader
```
protected abstract SmartContextLoader getXmlLoader()
```
    Get the delegate SmartContextLoader that supports XML configuration files and/or Groovy scripts.
  - getAnnotationConfigLoader
```
protected abstract SmartContextLoader getAnnotationConfigLoader()
```
    Get the delegate SmartContextLoader that supports annotated classes.
  - processLocations
```
public final String[] processLocations(Class<?> clazz,
                                       @Nullable
                                       String... locations)
```
    AbstractDelegatingSmartContextLoader does not support the ContextLoader.processLocations(Class, String...) method. Call processContextConfiguration(ContextConfigurationAttributes) instead.
    Specified by:
    processLocations in interface ContextLoader
    Parameters:
    clazz - the class with which the locations are associated: used to determine how to process the supplied locations
    locations - the unmodified locations to use for loading the application context (can be null or empty)
    Returns:
    an array of application context resource locations
    Throws:
    UnsupportedOperationException - in this implementation
  - loadContext
```
public final ApplicationContext loadContext(String... locations)
                                     throws Exception
```
    AbstractDelegatingSmartContextLoader does not support the ContextLoader.loadContext(String...) method. Call loadContext(MergedContextConfiguration) instead.
    Specified by:
    loadContext in interface ContextLoader
    Parameters:
    locations - the resource locations to use to load the application context
    Returns:
    a new application context
    Throws:
    UnsupportedOperationException - in this implementation
    Exception - if context loading failed
  - processContextConfiguration
```
public void processContextConfiguration(ContextConfigurationAttributes configAttributes)
```
    Delegates to candidate SmartContextLoaders to process the supplied ContextConfigurationAttributes.
    Delegation is based on explicit knowledge of the implementations of the default loaders for XML configuration files and Groovy scripts and annotated classes. Specifically, the delegation algorithm is as follows:
    If the resource locations or annotated classes in the supplied ContextConfigurationAttributes are not empty, the appropriate candidate loader will be allowed to process the configuration as is, without any checks for detection of defaults.
    Otherwise, the XML-based loader will be allowed to process the configuration in order to detect default resource locations. If the XML-based loader detects default resource locations, an info message will be logged.
    Subsequently, the annotation-based loader will be allowed to process the configuration in order to detect default configuration classes. If the annotation-based loader detects default configuration classes, an info message will be logged.
    Specified by:
    processContextConfiguration in interface SmartContextLoader
    Parameters:
    configAttributes - the context configuration attributes to process
    Throws:
    IllegalArgumentException - if the supplied configuration attributes are null, or if the supplied configuration attributes include both resource locations and annotated classes
    IllegalStateException - if the XML-based loader detects default configuration classes; if the annotation-based loader detects default resource locations; if neither candidate loader detects defaults for the supplied context configuration; or if both candidate loaders detect defaults for the supplied context configuration
  - loadContext
```
public ApplicationContext loadContext(MergedContextConfiguration mergedConfig)
                               throws Exception
```
    Delegates to an appropriate candidate SmartContextLoader to load an ApplicationContext.
    Delegation is based on explicit knowledge of the implementations of the default loaders for XML configuration files and Groovy scripts and annotated classes. Specifically, the delegation algorithm is as follows:
    If the resource locations in the supplied MergedContextConfiguration are not empty and the annotated classes are empty, the XML-based loader will load the ApplicationContext.
    If the annotated classes in the supplied MergedContextConfiguration are not empty and the resource locations are empty, the annotation-based loader will load the ApplicationContext.
    Specified by:
    loadContext in interface SmartContextLoader
    Parameters:
    mergedConfig - the merged context configuration to use to load the application context
    Returns:
    a new application context
    Throws:
    IllegalArgumentException - if the supplied merged configuration is null
    IllegalStateException - if neither candidate loader is capable of loading an ApplicationContext from the supplied merged context configuration
    Exception - if context loading failed
    See Also:
    SmartContextLoader.processContextConfiguration(ContextConfigurationAttributes), #registerAnnotationConfigProcessors(org.springframework.beans.factory.support.BeanDefinitionRegistry), MergedContextConfiguration.getActiveProfiles(), ConfigurableApplicationContext.getEnvironment()

Class AbstractDelegatingSmartContextLoader

Constructor Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Constructor Detail

AbstractDelegatingSmartContextLoader

Method Detail

getXmlLoader

getAnnotationConfigLoader

processLocations

loadContext

processContextConfiguration

loadContext