Stage.Builder (Jersey 3.1.0-M2 API)

Type Parameters:

DATA - processed data type.

Enclosing interface:

Stage<DATA>
```
public static interface Stage.Builder<DATA>
```
Linear stage chain builder.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`Stage<DATA>`	`build()`	Build a stage chain.
`Stage<DATA>`	`build(Stage<DATA> terminal)`	Add a terminal stage to the stage chain and build the chain.
`Stage.Builder<DATA>`	`to(Function<DATA,DATA> transformation)`	Add a transformation function as a next stage to the stage chain.
`Stage.Builder<DATA>`	`to(ChainableStage<DATA> stage)`	Add a new `chainable stage` as a next stage to the stage chain.

- Method Detail
  - to
```
Stage.Builder<DATA> to(Function<DATA,DATA> transformation)
```
    Add a transformation function as a next stage to the stage chain.
    The order of the to(...) method invocations matches the order of the stage execution at runtime.
    
    Parameters:
    
    transformation - a transformation function to be added as a next stage to the stage chain.
    
    Returns:
    
    updated builder instance.
  - to
```
Stage.Builder<DATA> to(ChainableStage<DATA> stage)
```
    Add a new chainable stage as a next stage to the stage chain.
    The order of the to(...) method invocations matches the order of the stage execution at runtime. A subsequent call to a to(...) method will automatically invoke the ChainableStage.setDefaultNext(Stage) method on the chainable stage.
    
    Parameters:
    
    stage - a chainable stage to be added as a next stage to the stage chain.
    
    Returns:
    
    updated builder instance.
  - build
```
Stage<DATA> build()
```
    Build a stage chain.
    
    Returns:
    
    built acceptor chain.
  - build
```
Stage<DATA> build(Stage<DATA> terminal)
```
    Add a terminal stage to the stage chain and build the chain.
    
    Parameters:
    
    terminal - last stage to be added to the stage chain.
    
    Returns:
    
    built stage chain.