Aggregate.java

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package it.tidalwave.role;

import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.Optional;
import java.util.Set;
import it.tidalwave.role.impl.MapAggregate;

/***************************************************************************************************************************************************************
 *
 * The role of an aggregate object, that is an object which contains other named objects.
 *
 * @stereotype Role
 *
 * @author  Fabrizio Giudici
 *
 **************************************************************************************************************************************************************/
@FunctionalInterface
public interface Aggregate<T>
  {
    public static final Class<Aggregate> _Aggregate_ = Aggregate.class;

    /***********************************************************************************************************************************************************
     * Returns an object given its name.
     * @param   name      the name
     * @return  the object
     **********************************************************************************************************************************************************/
    @Nonnull
    public Optional<T> getByName (@Nonnull String name);

    /***********************************************************************************************************************************************************
     * Returns the names of contained objects.
     * @return  the names of the objects
     * @since   3.1-ALPHA-8
     **********************************************************************************************************************************************************/
    @Nonnull
    public default Set<String> getNames()
      {
        return Collections.emptySet();
      }

    /***********************************************************************************************************************************************************
     * Returns a new instance with the specified (name, value) pairs.
     * @param   <T>         the static type of the value
     * @param   mapByName   the map containing the pairs
     * @return              the new instance
     * @since               3.2-ALPHA-1
     **********************************************************************************************************************************************************/
    @Nonnull
    public static <T> Aggregate<T> of (@Nonnull final Map<String, T> mapByName)
      {
        return new MapAggregate<>(mapByName);
      }

    /***********************************************************************************************************************************************************
     * Returns a new empty instance that will be populated by means of {@link #with(String, Object)}.
     * @param   <T>         the static type of the aggregate
     * @return              the new instance
     * @since               3.2-ALPHA-2
     **********************************************************************************************************************************************************/
    @Nonnull
    public static <T> Aggregate<T> newInstance()
      {
        return new MapAggregate<>();
      }

    /***********************************************************************************************************************************************************
     * Returns a new instance with the specified (name, value) pair.
     * @param   <T>         the static type of the aggregate
     * @param   name        the name in the pair
     * @param   value       the value in the pair
     * @return              the new instance
     * @since               3.2-ALPHA-1
     **********************************************************************************************************************************************************/
    @Nonnull
    public static <T> Aggregate<T> of (@Nonnull final String name, @Nonnull final T value)
      {
        return new MapAggregate<T>().with(name, value);
      }

    /***********************************************************************************************************************************************************
     * Returns a new instance with the specified (name, value) pair.
     * @param   name        the name in the pair
     * @param   value       the value in the pair
     * @return              the new instance
     * @since               3.2-ALPHA-1
     **********************************************************************************************************************************************************/
    @Nonnull
    public default Aggregate<T> with (@Nonnull final String name, @Nonnull final T value)
      {
        return new MapAggregate<T>().with(name, value);
      }
  }