de.vandermeer.skb.base

Interface Skb_Transformer<FROM,TO>

All Superinterfaces:

Function<FROM,TO>

public interface Skb_Transformer<FROM,TO>
extends Function<FROM,TO>

Standard transformer interface.

Version:

v0.0.3 build 150618 (18-Jun-15) for Java 1.8

Author:

Sven van der Meer <vdmeer.sven@mykolab.com>

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
default TO	apply(FROM f)
static <T> Skb_Transformer<Object,T>	CHAIN(Skb_Transformer<Object,T>... transformers) Chained transformer.
TO	transform(FROM f) Transforms from one representation to another.

Methods inherited from interface java.util.function.Function

andThen, compose, identity

Method Detail

transform

TO transform(FROM f)

Transforms from one representation to another.

Parameters:

f - input representation

Returns:

output representation or null if input was null or unexpected class

apply

default TO apply(FROM f)

Specified by:

apply in interface Function<FROM,TO>

CHAIN

static <T> Skb_Transformer<Object,T> CHAIN(Skb_Transformer<Object,T>... transformers)

Chained transformer. This method allows a chain of transformers to be applied to a single transformation. The chain will be processed until a transformer returns a non-null result. The final result, of no transformer was applied successfully, is null.

Type Parameters:

T - type of the transformation target

Parameters:

transformers - chain of transformers to be used

Returns:

transformation or null if no transformer returned successfully