Presentable.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.Parameters;
import it.tidalwave.role.ui.impl.DefaultPresentable;
import static it.tidalwave.util.Parameters.r;

/***************************************************************************************************************************************************************
 *
 * The role of an object that can be presented on a UI, thus is capable of creating a {@link PresentationModel}.
 *
 * @stereotype Role
 *
 * @author  Fabrizio Giudici
 *
 **************************************************************************************************************************************************************/
@FunctionalInterface
public interface Presentable
  {
    public static final Class<Presentable> _Presentable_ = Presentable.class;

    /***********************************************************************************************************************************************************
     * Creates a {@link PresentationModel}.
     *
     * @return                  the {@code PresentationModel}
     * @since                   3.2-ALPHA-3 (refactored)
     **********************************************************************************************************************************************************/
    public default PresentationModel createPresentationModel()
      {
        return createPresentationModel(Collections.emptyList());
      }

    /***********************************************************************************************************************************************************
     * Creates a {@link PresentationModel} with some roles.
     *
     * @param  instanceRoles    the roles
     * @return                  the {@code PresentationModel}
     * @since                   3.2-ALPHA-3 (refactored)
     **********************************************************************************************************************************************************/
    @Nonnull
    public PresentationModel createPresentationModel (@Nonnull Collection<Object> instanceRoles);

    /***********************************************************************************************************************************************************
     * Creates a {@link PresentationModel} with a single role.
     *
     * @param  instanceRole     the role
     * @return                  the {@code PresentationModel}
     * @since                   3.2-ALPHA-3
     **********************************************************************************************************************************************************/
    @Nonnull
    public default PresentationModel createPresentationModel (@Nonnull final Object instanceRole)
      {
        Parameters.mustNotBeArrayOrCollection(instanceRole, "instanceRole");
        return createPresentationModel(r(instanceRole));
      }

    /***********************************************************************************************************************************************************
     * Creates a default {@link Presentable} for the given object.
     *
     * @param   owner           the object
     * @return                  the new instance
     * @since                   3.2-ALPHA-2
     **********************************************************************************************************************************************************/
    @Nonnull
    public static Presentable of (@Nonnull final Object owner)
      {
        return new DefaultPresentable(owner);
      }
  }