Customize Specs
Continuing from the example in the section Extending @Spec, let’s take it a step further. Now, we want to make the entity class configurable so that it can be used for entities other than Customer.
To fulfill this requirement, we need to define additional parameters in the annotation. As a result, the Simple @Spec approach is no longer suitable. Instead, we need to define a new annotation. Here’s the complete code:
First, we define the annotation:
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@Target({ ElementType.FIELD })
public @interface MaxCreatedTime {
Class<?> from();
}
Next, we need to implement the logic responsible for handling @MaxCreatedTime. We can extend it by implementing the SpecificationResolver interface:
public class MaxCreatedTimeSpecificationResolver implements SpecificationResolver {
@Override
public boolean supports(Databind databind) {
// Here, we tell the SpecMapper when to use this resolver
return databind.getField().isAnnotationPresent(MaxCreatedTime.class);
}
@Override
public Specification<Object> buildSpecification(Context context, Databind databind) {
var def = databind.getField().getAnnotation(MaxCreatedTime.class);
return databind.getFieldValue()
.map(value -> subquery(def.from(), value.toString()))
.orElse(null);
}
Specification<Object> subquery(Class<?> entityClass, String by) {
// Here, we provide an example implementation for the subquery
return (root, query, builder) -> {
var subquery = query.subquery(LocalDateTime.class);
var subroot = subquery.from(entityClass);
subquery.select(
builder.greatest(subroot.get("createdTime").as(LocalDateTime.class))
).where(builder.equal(root.get(by), subroot.get(by)));
return builder.equal(root.get("createdTime"), subquery);
};
}
}
Next, we add this resolver to the SpecMapper during its construction:
var mapper = SpecMapper.builder()
.defaultResolvers()
.resolver(new MaxCreatedTimeSpecificationResolver())
.build();
Finally, we define the POJO and convert it to a Specification:
@Data
public class CustomerCriteria {
@MaxCreatedTime(from = Customer.class)
String maxBy;
}
var criteria = new CustomerCriteria();
criteria.setMaxBy("firstname");
var spec = mapper.toSpec(criteria, Customer.class);
repository.findAll(spec);
The executed SQL will be like:
... where customer0_.created_time=(
select max(customer1_.created_time) from customer customer1_
where customer0_.firstname=customer1_.firstname
)