Composite.java

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package it.tidalwave.role;

import jakarta.annotation.Nonnull;
import java.util.Optional;
import java.util.function.Consumer;
import java.util.stream.Stream;
import it.tidalwave.util.Finder;

/***************************************************************************************************************************************************************
 *
 * The role of a composite object, that is an object which contains children. They are exposed by means of a
 * {@link Finder}.
 *
 * @stereotype Role
 *
 * @author  Fabrizio Giudici
 * @it.tidalwave.javadoc.stable
 *
 **************************************************************************************************************************************************************/
@FunctionalInterface
public interface Composite<T, F extends Finder<? extends T>>
  {
    /** Shortcut for {@link it.tidalwave.util.As}. */
    public static final Class<Composite> _Composite_ = Composite.class;

    /***********************************************************************************************************************************************************
     * A default <code>Composite</code> with no children.
     **********************************************************************************************************************************************************/
    public static final Composite<Object, Finder<Object>> DEFAULT = new Composite<>()
      {
        @Override @Nonnull
        public Finder<Object> findChildren()
          {
            return Finder.empty();
          }
      };

    /***********************************************************************************************************************************************************
     * {@return the children of this object}.
     **********************************************************************************************************************************************************/
    @Nonnull
    public F findChildren();

    /***********************************************************************************************************************************************************
     * {@return  a stream of children}.
     * @since 3.2-ALPHA-23
     **********************************************************************************************************************************************************/
    @Nonnull
    public default Stream<? extends T> stream()
      {
        return findChildren().stream();
      }

    /***********************************************************************************************************************************************************
     * Iterates through children.
     * @param   consumer  the consumer
     * @since 3.2-ALPHA-23
     **********************************************************************************************************************************************************/
    public default void forEach (@Nonnull final Consumer<? super T> consumer)
      {
        stream().forEach(consumer);
      }

    /***********************************************************************************************************************************************************
     * A visitor that can travel through the {@code Composite} items.
     * @param   <T>   the type of the composite
     * @param   <R>   the type of the result
     **********************************************************************************************************************************************************/
    @SuppressWarnings("EmptyMethod")
    public static interface Visitor<T, R>
      {
        /*******************************************************************************************************************************************************
         * Visits an object. This method is called before visiting children (pre-order).
         * @param  object  the visited object
         ******************************************************************************************************************************************************/
        public default void preVisit (@Nonnull final T object)
          {
          }

        /*******************************************************************************************************************************************************
         * Visits an object. This method is actually called just after {@link #preVisit(Object)}, it makes sense to implement it when you don't need to
         * distinguish between pre-order and post-order traversal.
         * @param  object  the visited object
         ******************************************************************************************************************************************************/
        public default void visit (@Nonnull final T object)
          {
          }

        /*******************************************************************************************************************************************************
         * Visits an object. This method is called after visiting children (post-order).
         * @param  object  the visited object
         ******************************************************************************************************************************************************/
        public default void postVisit (@Nonnull final T object)
          {
          }

        /*******************************************************************************************************************************************************
         * {@return the value of this visitor}.
         ******************************************************************************************************************************************************/
        @Nonnull
        public default Optional<R> getValue()
          {
            return Optional.empty();
          }
      }
  }