Behaim

Behaim uses Java reflection to explore an domain model up to a configurable recursion depth. The resulting meta data can then be used by pluggable visitors.

As a proof of concept, Behaim currently comes with a builder visitor that allows for the creation of randomly populated object graphs which may be useful for performance tests.

Features

• Multi-threaded graph exploration
• Re-use of meta data about an already explored object graph
• Extensible with custom visitors. Already comes with a visitor to create a randomly populated object graph.

Builder Usage

Default configuration

Foo foo = Builder.make(Foo.class);
Collection<Foo> foos = Builder.make(Foo.class, 100);

Custom configuration

Config config = new Config(...);
Foo foo = Builder.make(Foo.class, config);
Collection<Foo> foos = Builder.make(Foo.class, config, 100);

Repeated builds When you need to repeatedly create objects with the same configuration, use the instance make method.

Builder builder = new Builder(Foo.class);
Collection<Foo> foos1 = builder.make(100);
Collection<Foo> foos2 = builder.make(50);

FAQ

What does Behaim mean? Martin Behaim (1459 1507) was a German cosmographer, astronomer, geographer and explorer. His Erdapfel from 1492 is considered to be the oldest surviving terrestrial globe.