de.danielbechler.diff

Class ObjectDiffer

java.lang.Object

de.danielbechler.diff.ObjectDiffer

public class ObjectDiffer
extends Object

This is the entry point for all comparisons. It determines the type of the given objects and passes them to the appropriate Differ.

Author:

Daniel Bechler

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
<T> Node	compare(T working, T base) Recursively inspects the given objects and returns a node representing their differences.
Configuration	getConfiguration() Deprecated. The configuration will become an immutable object created by the configuration builder. The only way to configure an ObjectDiffer is by creating a new instance via ObjectDifferFactory. Therefore there will be no need for this getter anymore.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

compare

public <T> Node compare(T working,
               T base)

Recursively inspects the given objects and returns a node representing their differences. Both objects have be have the same type.

Type Parameters:

T - The type of the objects to compare.

Parameters:

working - This object will be treated as the successor of the base object.

base - This object will be treated as the predecessor of the working object.

Returns:

A node representing the differences between the given objects.

getConfiguration

@Deprecated
public Configuration getConfiguration()

Deprecated. The configuration will become an immutable object created by the configuration builder. The only way to configure an ObjectDiffer is by creating a new instance via ObjectDifferFactory. Therefore there will be no need for this getter anymore.