de.team33.patterns.properties.e1

Interface Mapping<T>

Type Parameters:

T - The type whose properties are to be mapped.

All Known Subinterfaces:

BiMapping<T>

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 Mapping<T>

Abstracts a tool which can map properties of an instance of a certain type into a Map.

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Interface and Description
static class	Mapping.Builder<T> Defines a builder for the declarative creation of a Mapping.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static <T> Mapping.Builder<T>	add(String name, Function<T,Object> getter) Creates a new Mapping.Builder and adds a link between name and getter method, which represents a property of the associated type.
TargetOperation<Map<String,Object>>	map(T origin) Results in a TargetOperation for a given origin instance of the associated type, which can map its properties into a Map.
default Map<String,Object>	toMap(T origin) Convenience method that maps the properties of a given origin instance of the associated type to a new, empty Map and returns it.

Method Detail

add

static <T> Mapping.Builder<T> add(String name,
                                  Function<T,Object> getter)

Creates a new Mapping.Builder and adds a link between name and getter method, which represents a property of the associated type.

Type Parameters:

T - The type whose properties are to be mapped.

map

TargetOperation<Map<String,Object>> map(T origin)

Results in a TargetOperation for a given origin instance of the associated type, which can map its properties into a Map.

toMap

default Map<String,Object> toMap(T origin)

Convenience method that maps the properties of a given origin instance of the associated type to a new, empty Map and returns it.