Module org.refcodes.factory

Package org.refcodes.factory

Interface Packager<UNPACK,PACK,PACKEXC extends Exception>

Type Parameters:

UNPACK - The type of the unpacked data.

PACK - The type of the packed data.

PACKEXC - The exception being thrown when packaging failed.

All Known Subinterfaces:

Packager.PackageProcessor<UNPACK,PACK,UNPACKEXC,PACKEXC>

public interface Packager<UNPACK,PACK,PACKEXC extends Exception>

The Packager interface defines methods to pack instances and return the packed, wrapped or boxed instances. Any data being packed with toPackaged(Object) must be unpackable with the according counterpart method Packager.Extractor.toExtracted(Object) without loss of information.

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Interface	Description
static interface	Packager.Extractor<PACK,UNPACK,UNPACKEXC extends Exception>	The Packager.Extractor interface defines methods to unpack instances and return the unpacked, unwrapped or unboxed instances.
static interface	Packager.PackageProcessor<UNPACK,PACK,UNPACKEXC extends Exception,PACKEXC extends Exception>	The Packager.PackageProcessor type combines a Packager with an Packager.Extractor to package and extract in one module.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
PACK	toPackaged(UNPACK aUnpacked)	Packs the provided instance, e.g. it is wrapped or boxed with additional information.

Method Detail

toPackaged

PACK toPackaged(UNPACK aUnpacked)
         throws PACKEXC extends Exception

Packs the provided instance, e.g. it is wrapped or boxed with additional information.

Parameters:

aUnpacked - The data to be packed (enriched).

Returns:

The packed data.

Throws:

PACKEXC - thrown in case packing the data failed.

PACKEXC extends Exception