MapBackedBeanUsage

MapBackedBeanUsage.groovy

def mappings = [
  [csvProperty: "item name", classProperty: "name"],
  [csvProperty: "cost in $", classProperty: "cost", conversion: CSVBeanBuilder.STRING_TO_DOUBLE],
  [csvProperty: "count", classProperty: "itemCount", conversion:  CSVBeanBuilder.STRING_TO_INT],
  [csvProperty: "date", classProperty: "purchaseDate", conversion: CSVBeanBuilder.STRING_TO_DATE],
]

CSVBeanBuilder.loadAs(MapBackedBean.class, csvText, mappings).each {
  transaction ->
    assert(transaction.name == transaction.getName() && transaction.getName() == transaction["name"] )
    assert(transaction.cost == transaction.getCost() && transaction.getCost() == transaction["cost"] )
    assert(transaction.itemCount == transaction.getItemCount() && transaction.getItemCount() == transaction["itemCount"] )
    assert(transaction.purchaseDate == transaction.getPurchaseDate() && transaction.purchaseDate == transaction["purchaseDate"] )
}

//And now we have a list of objects, where all of the fields/method call points/property call points were created 
//dynamically, based solely on the classProperty fields in the mappings list!