net.morimekta.providence

Interface PMessage<Message extends PMessage<Message>>

All Superinterfaces:

Comparable<Message>, PMessageOrBuilder<Message>, PValue<Message>, net.morimekta.util.Stringable

All Known Subinterfaces:

PUnion<Union>

All Known Implementing Classes:

PApplicationException

@Immutable
public interface PMessage<Message extends PMessage<Message>>
extends PMessageOrBuilder<Message>, Comparable<Message>, net.morimekta.util.Stringable

Base class for all messages.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
String	asString() Pure string representation of content.
default <T,F extends PField<Message>> T	get(F field)
default <F extends PField<Message>> boolean	has(F field)
default Message	mergeWith(Message other) Shorthand for merging two messages.
PMessageBuilder<Message>	mutate() Get a builder that extends the current object.

Methods inherited from interface net.morimekta.providence.PMessageOrBuilder

descriptor, get, has, toBuilder, toMessage

Methods inherited from interface java.lang.Comparable

compareTo

Method Detail

has

default <F extends PField<Message>> boolean has(@Nonnull
                                                F field)

Specified by:

has in interface PMessageOrBuilder<Message extends PMessage<Message>>

Type Parameters:

F - The message field type.

Parameters:

field - The field.

Returns:

Whether the field is present.

get

default <T,F extends PField<Message>> T get(@Nonnull
                                            F field)

Specified by:

get in interface PMessageOrBuilder<Message extends PMessage<Message>>

Type Parameters:

T - The return type.

F - The message field type.

Parameters:

field - The field.

Returns:

Whether the field is present.

mutate

@Nonnull
PMessageBuilder<Message> mutate()

Get a builder that extends the current object.

Returns:

The builder instance.

mergeWith

@Nonnull
default Message mergeWith(Message other)

Shorthand for merging two messages.

Parameters:

other - The message to merge over this messages' values.

Returns:

The merged message.

asString

@Nonnull
String asString()

Pure string representation of content. Does not contain type info.

Specified by:

asString in interface net.morimekta.util.Stringable

Returns:

String representation.