AsExtensions.java

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package it.tidalwave.util;

import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.Optional;

/***************************************************************************************************************************************************************
 *
 * An extension to be used with Lombok in order to provide "as" support to classes that don't implement the {@link As}
 * interface. The typical usage is to retrofit legacy code.
 *
 * FIXME: this class doesn't cache - every as*() call instantiates new objects.
 *
 * @author  Fabrizio Giudici
 *
 **************************************************************************************************************************************************************/
public class AsExtensions
  {
    @Nonnull
    public static <T> T as (@Nonnull final Object datum, @Nonnull final Class<T> roleType)
      {
        return adapter(datum).as(roleType);
      }

    @Nonnull
    public static <T> Optional<T> maybeAs (@Nonnull final Object datum, @Nonnull final Class<? extends T> type)
      {
        return adapter(datum).maybeAs(type);
      }

    @Nonnull
    public static <T> Collection<T> asMany (@Nonnull final Object datum, @Nonnull final Class<? extends T> type)
      {
        return adapter(datum).asMany(type);
      }

    @Nonnull
    public static <T> T as (@Nonnull final Object datum, @Nonnull final As.Type<? extends T> type)
      {
        return adapter(datum).as(type);
      }

    @Nonnull
    public static <T> Optional<T> maybeAs (@Nonnull final Object datum, @Nonnull final As.Type<? extends T> type)
      {
        return adapter(datum).maybeAs(type);
      }

    @Nonnull
    public static <T> Collection<T> asMany (@Nonnull final Object datum, @Nonnull final As.Type<? extends T> type)
      {
        return adapter(datum).asMany(type);
      }

    @Nonnull
    private static As adapter (@Nonnull final Object datum)
      {
        return As.forObject(datum);
      }
  }