Package net.solarnetwork.domain

Interface Identity<PK>

Type Parameters:

PK - the primary data type that uniquely identifies the object

All Superinterfaces:

Comparable<PK>

All Known Subinterfaces:

ConfigurableLocalizedServiceInfo, CopyingIdentity<K,C>, Entity<K>, LocalizedServiceInfo, TemplateRenderer

All Known Implementing Classes:

BaseLocalizedServiceInfoProvider, BaseSettingsSpecifierLocalizedServiceInfoProvider, BasicConfigurableLocalizedServiceInfo, BasicEntity, BasicIdentity, BasicIdentity, BasicLocalizedServiceInfo, BasicLongEntity, BasicStringEntity, BasicUuidEntity, GeneralDatum

public interface Identity<PK>
extends Comparable<PK>

Common API for identity information in SolarNetwork participating services.

Since:

1.43

Version:

1.2

Author:

matt

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
PK	getId()	Get the primary identifier of the object
default boolean	hasId()	Test if this object has a valid identifier.
static <T extends Identity<PK>, PK extends Comparable<PK>> Comparator<T>	sortByIdentity()	Sort instances by their ID values.

Methods inherited from interface java.lang.Comparable

compareTo

Method Details

getId

PK getId()

Get the primary identifier of the object

Returns:

the primary identifier

hasId

default boolean hasId()

Test if this object has a valid identifier.

This method must only return true if the object returned from getId() is a valid identifier for objects of this type.

This implementation simply tests if getId() is not null. Extending classes, such as those with composite keys where nested properties must be defined for the key to be valid, can override this implementation as needed.

Returns:

true if this object has a valid identifier

Since:

1.1

sortByIdentity

static <T extends Identity<PK>,
PK extends Comparable<PK>>
Comparator<T> sortByIdentity()

Sort instances by their ID values.

Type Parameters:

T - the Identity type

PK - the Identity ID type

Returns:

the comparator

Since:

1.2