ArrayListCollectorSupport.java

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package it.tidalwave.util.spi;

import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Set;
import java.util.function.BiConsumer;
import java.util.function.BinaryOperator;
import java.util.function.Supplier;
import java.util.stream.Collector;

/***************************************************************************************************************************************************************
 *
 * A support {@link Collector} which uses an {@link ArrayList} as the accumulator.
 * 
 * @param  <COLLECTED_TYPE>     the type of collected items
 * @param  <COLLECTING_TYPE>    the type of collecting item
 * 
 * @author  Fabrizio Giudici
 *
 **************************************************************************************************************************************************************/
public abstract class ArrayListCollectorSupport<COLLECTED_TYPE, COLLECTING_TYPE> 
        implements Collector<COLLECTED_TYPE, List<COLLECTED_TYPE>, COLLECTING_TYPE>
  {
    @Override @Nonnull 
    public Supplier<List<COLLECTED_TYPE>> supplier() 
      {
        return ArrayList::new;
      } 

    @Override @Nonnull 
    public BiConsumer<List<COLLECTED_TYPE>, COLLECTED_TYPE> accumulator() 
      {
        return List::add;
      }

    @Override @Nonnull 
    public BinaryOperator<List<COLLECTED_TYPE>> combiner() 
      {
        return (left, right) -> { left.addAll(right); return left; };
      }

    @Override @Nonnull 
    public Set<Characteristics> characteristics() 
      {
        // Not CONCURRENT since ArrayList is not thread-safe
        return Collections.emptySet();
      }
  }