Package com.inet.pdfc.generator.model.diff

Class AttributeDifference<T>

java.lang.Object

com.inet.pdfc.generator.model.diff.AttributeDifference<T>

Type Parameters:

T - the type of the value which has a difference

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Comparable<AttributeDifference<?>>

@JsonData
public abstract class AttributeDifference<T>
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.lang.Comparable<AttributeDifference<?>>, java.io.Serializable

Basic class for difference descriptions

Since:

3.0

See Also:

Serialized Form

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
static class	AttributeDifference.TYPE	This enum is used to identify the runtime type of an AttributeDifference.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
AttributeDifference(AttributeDifference.TYPE instanceType, T oldValue, T newValue, java.lang.String messageKey)	Creates an instance with an old and a new value and sets the instanceType and the messageKey

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
int	compareTo(AttributeDifference<?> o)
boolean	equals(java.lang.Object obj)
AttributeDifference.TYPE	getInstanceType()	Returns the type of this instance.
java.lang.String	getMessage()	Returns the log message for this difference
T	getNewValue()	Returns the value of the compared property in the second document
java.lang.String	getNewValueDescriptor()	Returns the descriptor for the new value, which is the formatted new value object
T	getOldValue()	Returns the value of the compared property in the first document
java.lang.String	getOldValueDescriptor()	Returns the descriptor for the old value, which is the formatted old value object

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

AttributeDifference

public AttributeDifference(AttributeDifference.TYPE instanceType,
                           T oldValue,
                           T newValue,
                           java.lang.String messageKey)

Creates an instance with an old and a new value and sets the instanceType and the messageKey

Parameters:

instanceType - the instance type

oldValue - the old value

newValue - the new value

messageKey - the message key

Since:

3.0

Method Detail

getMessage

public java.lang.String getMessage()

Returns the log message for this difference

Returns:

the log message for this difference, never null

Since:

3.0

equals

public boolean equals(java.lang.Object obj)

Overrides:

equals in class java.lang.Object

compareTo

public int compareTo(AttributeDifference<?> o)

Specified by:

compareTo in interface java.lang.Comparable<T>

getOldValue

public T getOldValue()

Returns the value of the compared property in the first document

Returns:

the value of the compared property in the first document

Since:

3.0

getNewValue

public T getNewValue()

Returns the value of the compared property in the second document

Returns:

the value of the compared property in the second document

Since:

3.0

getInstanceType

public AttributeDifference.TYPE getInstanceType()

Returns the type of this instance. This type is the only information about the actual type of the difference if the model was JSON serialized

Returns:

the instanceType, not null

Since:

4.0

getOldValueDescriptor

public java.lang.String getOldValueDescriptor()

Returns the descriptor for the old value, which is the formatted old value object

Returns:

the descriptor for the old value

Since:

4.0

getNewValueDescriptor

public java.lang.String getNewValueDescriptor()

Returns the descriptor for the new value, which is the formatted new value object

Returns:

the descriptor for the new value

Since:

4.0