io.permazen.util

Interface DiffGenerating<T>

Type Parameters:

T - the type being compared

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractEnumSchemaField, EnumArraySchemaField, EnumSchemaField, ListSchemaField, MapSchemaField, ReferenceSchemaField, SchemaCompositeIndex, SchemaModel, SchemaObjectType, SetSchemaField, SimpleSchemaField

Functional Interface:

This is a functional interface and can therefore be used as the assignment target for a lambda expression or method reference.

@FunctionalInterface
public interface DiffGenerating<T>

Implemented by classes that can generate a set of differences between themselves and other instances.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Diffs	differencesFrom(T other) Detect the differences of this instance when compared to the given instance.

Method Detail

differencesFrom

Diffs differencesFrom(T other)

Detect the differences of this instance when compared to the given instance.

Parameters:

other - other instance

Returns:

differences; will be empty if there are none detected

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if other is null