UlidConverter (Broadleaf Data Tracking JPA Binary ID Type Configuration 1.7.1-GA API)

java.lang.Object
- com.broadleafcommerce.data.tracking.jpa.UlidConverter

All Implemented Interfaces:

javax.persistence.AttributeConverter<String,byte[]>
```
public class UlidConverter
extends Object
implements javax.persistence.AttributeConverter<String,byte[]>
```
Serves to convert the string ULID representation of the field in the Java entity class into the byte array representation for storage in a binary field in the database. This can serve to save some memory space in the database (especially for indexed fields) at the cost of readability and easy data troubleshooting. There is a string passthrough version of this converter as well. Which version is used is determined by which library is mounted on the classpath at runtime.
String fields in an entity class that should receive this persistence behaviour should be annotated with @Convert(converter = UlidConverter.class).

Author:

Jeff Fischer

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type Field Description

static UlidConverter INSTANCE

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

UlidConverter()

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`byte[]`	`convertToDatabaseColumn(String attribute)`
`String`	`convertToEntityAttribute(byte[] dbData)`
`static UlidConverter`	`getInstance()`

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

- Field Detail
  - INSTANCE
```
public static final UlidConverter INSTANCE
```
- Constructor Detail
  - UlidConverter
```
public UlidConverter()
```
- Method Detail
  - getInstance
```
public static UlidConverter getInstance()
```
  - convertToDatabaseColumn
```
public byte[] convertToDatabaseColumn(String attribute)
```
    Specified by:
    
    convertToDatabaseColumn in interface javax.persistence.AttributeConverter<String,byte[]>
  - convertToEntityAttribute
```
public String convertToEntityAttribute(byte[] dbData)
```
    Specified by:
    
    convertToEntityAttribute in interface javax.persistence.AttributeConverter<String,byte[]>