Package com.microsoft.semantickernel.contextvariables

Class ContextVariableTypeConverter<T>

java.lang.Object

com.microsoft.semantickernel.contextvariables.ContextVariableTypeConverter<T>

Type Parameters:

T - the type of the context variable

Direct Known Subclasses:

BooleanVariableContextVariableTypeConverter, CharacterVariableContextVariableTypeConverter, ChatHistoryVariableContextVariableTypeConverter, CollectionVariableContextVariableTypeConverter, CompletionUsageContextVariableTypeConverter, ContextVariableTypeConverter.NoopConverter, DateTimeContextVariableTypeConverter, InstantContextVariableTypeConverter, NumberVariableContextVariableTypeConverter, StringVariableContextVariableTypeConverter, TextContentVariableContextVariableTypeConverter, VoidVariableContextVariableTypeConverter

public class ContextVariableTypeConverter<T>
extends Object

A converter for a context variable type. This class is used to convert objects to and from a prompt string, and to convert objects to the type of the context variable.

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
static interface	ContextVariableTypeConverter.Converter<T,U>	A converter from one type to another.
static class	ContextVariableTypeConverter.DefaultConverter<T,U>	A base class for concrete implementations of ContextVariableTypeConverter.Converter.
static class	ContextVariableTypeConverter.NoopConverter<T>	A converter that does no conversion.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
ContextVariableTypeConverter(Class<T> clazz, Function<Object,T> fromObject, Function<T,String> toPromptString, Function<String,T> fromPromptString)	Create a new context variable type converter.
ContextVariableTypeConverter(Class<T> clazz, Function<Object,T> fromObject, Function<T,String> toPromptString, Function<String,T> fromPromptString, List<ContextVariableTypeConverter.Converter<T,?>> toObjects)	Create a new context variable type converter.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
T	fromObject(Object s)	Convert the object to the type of the context variable using the fromObject function provided to the constructor.
T	fromPromptString(String t)	Convert the prompt string to the type using the fromPromptString function provided to the constructor.
Class<T>	getType()	Get the class of the type.
<U> U	toObject(Object t, Class<U> clazz)	Use this converter to convert the object to the type of the context variable.
String	toPromptString(T t)	Convert the type to a prompt string using the toPromptString function provided to the constructor.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

ContextVariableTypeConverter

public ContextVariableTypeConverter(Class<T> clazz,
                                    Function<Object,T> fromObject,
                                    Function<T,String> toPromptString,
                                    Function<String,T> fromPromptString)

Create a new context variable type converter.

Parameters:

clazz - the class of the type

fromObject - a function to convert an object to the type

toPromptString - a function to convert the type to a prompt string

fromPromptString - a function to convert a prompt string to the type

ContextVariableTypeConverter

public ContextVariableTypeConverter(Class<T> clazz,
                                    Function<Object,T> fromObject,
                                    Function<T,String> toPromptString,
                                    Function<String,T> fromPromptString,
                                    List<ContextVariableTypeConverter.Converter<T,?>> toObjects)

Create a new context variable type converter.

Parameters:

clazz - the class of the type

fromObject - a function to convert an object to the type

toPromptString - a function to convert the type to a prompt string

fromPromptString - a function to convert a prompt string to the type

toObjects - a list of converters to convert the type to other types

Method Detail

toObject

@Nullable
public <U> U toObject(@Nullable
                      Object t,
                      Class<U> clazz)

Use this converter to convert the object to the type of the context variable.

Type Parameters:

U - the type to convert to

Parameters:

t - the object to convert

clazz - the class of the type to convert to

Returns:

the converted object

fromObject

@Nullable
public T fromObject(@Nullable
                    Object s)

Convert the object to the type of the context variable using the fromObject function provided to the constructor.

Parameters:

s - the object to convert

Returns:

the converted object

toPromptString

public String toPromptString(@Nullable
                             T t)

Convert the type to a prompt string using the toPromptString function provided to the constructor.

Parameters:

t - the type to convert

Returns:

the prompt string

fromPromptString

@Nullable
public T fromPromptString(@Nullable
                          String t)

Convert the prompt string to the type using the fromPromptString function provided to the constructor.

Parameters:

t - the prompt string to convert

Returns:

the type

getType

public Class<T> getType()

Get the class of the type.

Returns:

the class of the type