MessageFactory

All Known Implementing Classes:

DynamicMessageFactory, MessageFactory.CombinedMessageFactory

Functional Interface:

This is a functional interface and can therefore be used as the assignment target for a lambda expression or method reference.
```
@Immutable
@FunctionalInterface
@Deprecated
public interface MessageFactory
```
Deprecated.
Do not use. Internally, ProtoMessageFactory should be used.

The MessageFactory provides a method to create a protobuf builder objects by name.

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes
Modifier and Type	Interface	Description
`static class`	`MessageFactory.CombinedMessageFactory`	Deprecated. The `CombinedMessageFactory` takes one or more `MessageFactory` instances and attempts to create a `Message.Builder` instance for a given `messageName` by calling each `MessageFactory` in the order that they are provided to the constructor.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Default Methods Deprecated Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`@Nullable Message.Builder`	`newBuilder(java.lang.String messageName)`	Deprecated. Create a `Message.Builder` instance for the protobuf by `messageName`.
`default ProtoMessageFactory`	`toProtoMessageFactory()`	Deprecated. Exists only to maintain FunctionalInterface requirement and to make legacy Dynamic/Linked message factories compatible with the new ProtoMessageFactory.

- Method Detail
  - newBuilder
```
@Nullable Message.Builder newBuilder(java.lang.String messageName)
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Create a Message.Builder instance for the protobuf by messageName.
    Returns null if the builder could not be created.
  - toProtoMessageFactory
```
default ProtoMessageFactory toProtoMessageFactory()
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Exists only to maintain FunctionalInterface requirement and to make legacy Dynamic/Linked message factories compatible with the new ProtoMessageFactory.