IdFactory.java

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package it.tidalwave.util;

import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger;
import lombok.NoArgsConstructor;
import static lombok.AccessLevel.PRIVATE;

/***********************************************************************************************************************
 *
 * A factory for creating a new, unique {@code Id} for an object.
 *
 * @author  Fabrizio Giudici
 * @it.tidalwave.javadoc.stable
 *
 **********************************************************************************************************************/
@FunctionalInterface
public interface IdFactory
  {
    public static final Class<IdFactory> _IdFactory_ = IdFactory.class;

    /** A default implementation that uses UUID.
     *  @since 3.2-ALPHA-19 */
    public static final IdFactory DEFAULT = Id::ofUuid;

    /** A mock implementation, useful for testing, that returns mock UUIDs based on a sequential counter.
     *  @since 3.2-ALPHA-19 */
    public static final IdFactory MOCK = () ->
            Id.of(String.format("%08x-0000-0000-0000-000000000000", Private.SEQUENCE.getAndIncrement()));

    @NoArgsConstructor(access = PRIVATE)
    static final class Private
      {
        private static final AtomicInteger SEQUENCE = new AtomicInteger(0);
      }

    /*******************************************************************************************************************
     *
     * Creates a new id.
     *
     * @return  the new id
     *
     ******************************************************************************************************************/
    @Nonnull
    public Id createId();

    /*******************************************************************************************************************
     *
     * Creates a new id for an object of the given class.
     *
     * @param   objectClass  the class of the object for which the {@code Id} is created
     * @return               the new id
     *
     ******************************************************************************************************************/
    @Nonnull
    public default Id createId (@Nonnull Class<?> objectClass)
      {
        return createId();
      }

    /*******************************************************************************************************************
     *
     * Creates a new id for the given object of the given class. This method allows to explicitly pass a {@code Class}
     * for cases in which the {@code object} implements multiple interfaces and one wants to specify the referenced one.
     *
     * @param   object       the object for which the {@code Id}
     * @param   objectClass  the class of the object for which the {@code Id} is created
     * @return               the new id
     *
     ******************************************************************************************************************/
    @Nonnull
    public default Id createId (@Nonnull Class<?> objectClass, @Nonnull Object object)
      {
        return createId(objectClass);
      }
  }