PresentationModelFactory.java

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package it.tidalwave.role.ui;

import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.Collections;
import it.tidalwave.util.RoleFactory;

/***********************************************************************************************************************
 *
 * A factory that creates a default {@link PresentationModel}.
 *
 * @author  Fabrizio Giudici
 *
 **********************************************************************************************************************/
@FunctionalInterface
public interface PresentationModelFactory
  {
    public static final Class<PresentationModelFactory> _PresentationModelFactory_ = PresentationModelFactory.class;

    /*******************************************************************************************************************
     *
     * Creates a new instance of {@link PresentationModel} with some roles or role factories.
     *
     * @param  datum          the related datum
     * @param  roles          roles or {@link RoleFactory} instances to put in the presentation model
     * @return                the new instance
     * @since                 3.2-ALPHA-3 (refactored)
     *
     ******************************************************************************************************************/
    @Nonnull
    public PresentationModel createPresentationModel (@Nonnull Object datum, @Nonnull Collection<Object> roles);

    /*******************************************************************************************************************
     *
     * Creates a new instance of {@link PresentationModel}.
     *
     * @param  datum          the related datum
     * @return                the new instance
     * @since                 3.2-ALPHA-3
     *
     ******************************************************************************************************************/
    @Nonnull
    public default PresentationModel createPresentationModel (@Nonnull final Object datum)
      {
        return createPresentationModel(datum, Collections.emptyList());
      }
  }