Return JType from SchemaMapper.generate(...)

[ddossot]

It's hard to know beforehand what will be the exact Java class name that is created by SchemaMapper.generate(...) so it would be very convenient if the JType created by:

ruleFactory.getSchemaRule().apply(className, schemaNode, jpackage, new Schema(null, schemaNode));

could be returned.

[joelittlejohn]

A schema can ultimately cause many types to be generated. Would you be happy to just get the top-most type then traverse the available fields to find out about other types? It might be nicer if we return something like Set<JType>.

One way that I think you could work around this right now is by using a stateful custom annotator that simply stores the JDefinedClass every time a call to say propertyOrder(JDefinedClass,JsonNode) is made. The annotator could build a Set<JType> value and you could grab this after the call to generate has completed.

[ddossot]

In my particular case - a generator for RAML http://raml.org/ - the top most class would be enough, but I understand that it's not generic enough, since many types can be created. The problem with a set is that it won't be possible to easily find out the top-most one, unless it's a sorted set and the order is based on the depth of the generated type.