de.sambalmueslie.herold.model.parse

Interface ElementConverter<T extends DataModelElement>

Type Parameters:

T - the object type

All Known Implementing Classes:

BaseConverter, JsonConverter

public interface ElementConverter<T extends DataModelElement>

Convert a element to a object and the other way.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Optional<T>	convert(Element element) Convert a Element to a object.
Optional<Element>	convert(T obj) Convert object to a Element .
Optional<T>	merge(Element element, T obj) Merge a Element into a object.

Method Detail

convert

Optional<T> convert(Element element)

Convert a Element to a object.

Parameters:

element - the element

Returns:

the Optional of the result

convert

Optional<Element> convert(T obj)

Convert object to a Element .

Parameters:

obj - the object

Returns:

the Optional of the result

merge

Optional<T> merge(Element element,
                  T obj)

Merge a Element into a object.

Parameters:

element - the element

obj - the object

Returns:

the Optional of the result