OCM : Mapping a java.util.Map of referenced beans

[Vincent Giguère]

Hi,

Is there a possibility to map a java.util.Map property containing REFERENCED
content (Map<String, SomeBeanStoredAsReferences>)
I am attempting to do so and I keep on running on problems.

I am working with the trunk of jackrabbit-ocm since I have seen support for
maps (ManageableMap & ManageableMapImpl). However, I do not find the
equivalent
of the BeanReferenceCollectionConverterImpl for maps
(BeanReferenceMapConverterImpl?).

In the example below: the map property is annotated with
@Collection(collectionConverter=BeanReferenceCollectionConverterImpl.class).

The BeanReferenceCollectionConverterImpl fails at restoring the Map content
because the ManageableObject associated to the Map property is not an
instance of ManageableCollection (it is in fact a ManageableMap).


My test is quite simple:

MODEL:

@Node(jcrMixinTypes = "mix:versionable")
public class Parent extends AbstractReferenceableEntity {

    @Field(uuid = true, id = true)
    private String id;

    @Field(path = true)
    private String path = defaultPath();


    @Collection(collectionConverter =
BeanReferenceCollectionConverterImpl.class)
    private Map<String, Child> childRefs = new HashMap<String, Child>();

getters and setters...

}

@Node(jcrMixinTypes = "mix:versionable")
public class Child extends AbstractReferenceableEntity {

    @Field(path=true)
    private String path = defaultPath();

    @Field(uuid = true)
    private String id;

getters and setters...

}


TEST:

    @Test
    public void persisting_and_restoring_child_references_in_map() {

        Parent parent = new Parent();

        parent.getChildRefs().put("c1", (Child)this.childDao.persist(new
Child()));
        parent.getChildRefs().put("c2", (Child)this.childDao.persist(new
Child()));
        parent.getChildRefs().put("c3", (Child)this.childDao.persist(new
Child()));

        this.parentDao.persist(parent);

        Parent reloaded  = (Parent) this.parentDao.loadById(parent.getId());

        assertThat(reloaded.getId(), is(notNullValue()));

        assertThat(reloaded.getChildRefs(), is(notNullValue()));
        assertThat(reloaded.getChildRefs().size(), is(equalTo(3)));

        assertThat(reloaded.getChildRefs().get("c1"), is(notNullValue()));
        assertThat(reloaded.getChildRefs().get("c2"), is(notNullValue()));
        assertThat(reloaded.getChildRefs().get("c3"), is(notNullValue()));

    }


I would really appreciate your help.

Also, if you know of a working alternative that would make my unit test
pass, I would be grateful.

Thanks in advance :)
Vincent Giguère