Package dev.enola.common.convert

Class ConverterIntoChain<I,O>

java.lang.Object

dev.enola.common.convert.ConverterIntoChain<I,O>

Type Parameters:

I - the type of input objects to convert from

O - the type of output objects to convert into

All Implemented Interfaces:

ConverterInto<I,O>

Direct Known Subclasses:

ResourceConverterChain

public class ConverterIntoChain<I,O>
extends Object
implements ConverterInto<I,O>

A "chain" of ConverterIntos. It attempts the conversion in order until one is successful.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
ConverterIntoChain(Iterable<ConverterInto<I,O>> converters)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
boolean	convertInto(I from, O into)	Convert from an I into an O.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface dev.enola.common.convert.ConverterInto

convertIntoOrThrow

Constructor Details

ConverterIntoChain

public ConverterIntoChain(Iterable<ConverterInto<I,O>> converters)

Method Details

convertInto

public boolean convertInto(I from,
 O into)
                    throws ConversionException,
IOException

Description copied from interface: ConverterInto

Convert from an I into an O.

Specified by:

convertInto in interface ConverterInto<I,O>

Parameters:

from - the input to convert

into - the destination where to output

Returns:

true if conversion was successful, false if this converter cannot handle it; see ConverterIntoChain

Throws:

ConversionException - in case of conversion problems or technical failures to read from I or write to O

IOException - TODO wrap IOException into ConversionException and remove throws