org.qi4j.library.conversion.values
Interface EntityToValue

All Known Subinterfaces:

EntityToValueService

All Known Implementing Classes:

EntityToValue.EntityToValueMixin

@Mixins(value=EntityToValue.EntityToValueMixin.class)
public interface EntityToValue

Nested Class Summary

static class

EntityToValue.EntityToValueMixin

Method Summary

<T> java.lang.Iterable<T>	convert(java.lang.Class<T> valueType, java.lang.Iterable<java.lang.Object> entities) Convert an iterable of entities to an iterable of values.
<T> java.lang.Iterable<T>	convert(java.lang.Class<T> valueType, java.lang.Iterable<java.lang.Object> entities, Function<T,T> prototypeOpportunity) Convert an iterable of entities to an iterable of values with an opportunity to customize their prototypes.
<T> T	convert(java.lang.Class<T> valueType, java.lang.Object entity) Convert an entity to a value.
<T> T	convert(java.lang.Class<T> valueType, java.lang.Object entity, Function<T,T> prototypeOpportunity) Convert an entity to a value with an opportunity to customize its prototype.

Method Detail

convert

<T> T convert(java.lang.Class<T> valueType,
              java.lang.Object entity)

Convert an entity to a value.

Type Parameters:

T - parametrized type of the value

Parameters:

valueType - type of the value

entity - the entity to convert to a value

Returns:

the resulting value

convert

<T> T convert(java.lang.Class<T> valueType,
              java.lang.Object entity,
              Function<T,T> prototypeOpportunity)

Convert an entity to a value with an opportunity to customize its prototype.

Type Parameters:

T - parametrized type of the value

Parameters:

valueType - type of the value

entity - the entity to convert to a value

prototypeOpportunity - a Function that will be mapped on the value prototype before instanciantion

Returns:

the resulting value

convert

<T> java.lang.Iterable<T> convert(java.lang.Class<T> valueType,
                                  java.lang.Iterable<java.lang.Object> entities)

Convert an iterable of entities to an iterable of values.

Type Parameters:

T - parametrized type of the value

Parameters:

valueType - type of the value

entities - the entities to convert to values

Returns:

the resulting values

convert

<T> java.lang.Iterable<T> convert(java.lang.Class<T> valueType,
                                  java.lang.Iterable<java.lang.Object> entities,
                                  Function<T,T> prototypeOpportunity)

Convert an iterable of entities to an iterable of values with an opportunity to customize their prototypes.

Type Parameters:

T - parametrized type of the value

Parameters:

valueType - type of the value

entities - the entities to convert to values

prototypeOpportunity - a Function that will be mapped on each of the value prototypes before instanciation.

Returns:

the resulting values