Package org.refcodes.factory

Interface MarshalTypeFactory<T,SRC>

Type Parameters:

T - The type of the data structure from which a marshaled (external) representation is to be unmarshaled.

SRC - The type of the marshaled (external) representation.

All Known Subinterfaces:

MarshalTypeFactory.MarshalTypeFactoryComposite<T,SRC,C>

Functional Interface:

This is a functional interface and can therefore be used as the assignment target for a lambda expression or method reference.

@FunctionalInterface
public interface MarshalTypeFactory<T,SRC>

The MarshalTypeFactory defines the functionality which must be provided in order to create marshaling functionality from an internal representation of a given data structure to an external representation such as a String or an InputStream.

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Interface	Description
static interface	MarshalTypeFactory.MarshalTypeFactoryComplement<T,C>	The MarshalTypeFactory.MarshalTypeFactoryComplement provides inverse functionality to the MarshalTypeFactory.
static interface	MarshalTypeFactory.MarshalTypeFactoryComposite<T,SRC,C>	The MarshalTypeFactory.MarshalTypeFactoryComposite provides MarshalTypeFactory as well as MarshalTypeFactory.MarshalTypeFactoryComplement functionality.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
SRC	toMarshaled(T aDataStructure)	This method creates / retrieves (converts to) from the provided data structure to its external representation.
default SRC	toMarshaled(T aDataStructure, java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.String> aProperties)	This method creates / retrieves (converts to) an instance from the provided external representation.

Method Detail

toMarshaled

SRC toMarshaled(T aDataStructure)
         throws org.refcodes.exception.MarshalException

This method creates / retrieves (converts to) from the provided data structure to its external representation.

Parameters:

aDataStructure - The data structure to be marshaled.

Returns:

The according marshaled data structure from the external representation.

Throws:

org.refcodes.exception.MarshalException - Thrown when marshaling / serializing a data structure fails.

toMarshaled

default SRC toMarshaled(T aDataStructure,
                        java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.String> aProperties)
                 throws org.refcodes.exception.MarshalException

This method creates / retrieves (converts to) an instance from the provided external representation.

Parameters:

aDataStructure - The data structure to be marshaled.

aProperties - The dynamic properties which are used to configure the desired result.

Returns:

The according marshaled data structure from the external representation.

Throws:

org.refcodes.exception.MarshalException - Thrown when marshaling / serializing a data structure fails.