Diff.java

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package org.apache.commons.lang3.builder;

import java.lang.reflect.Type;
import java.util.Objects;

import org.apache.commons.lang3.ObjectUtils;
import org.apache.commons.lang3.reflect.TypeUtils;
import org.apache.commons.lang3.tuple.Pair;

/**
 * A {@link Diff} contains the differences between two {@link Diffable} class
 * fields.
 *
 * <p>
 * Typically, {@link Diff}s are retrieved by using a {@link DiffBuilder} to
 * produce a {@link DiffResult}, containing the differences between two objects.
 * </p>
 *
 * @param <T>
 *            The type of object contained within this {@link Diff}. Differences
 *            between primitive objects are stored as their Object wrapper
 *            equivalent.
 * @since 3.3
 */
public abstract class Diff<T> extends Pair<T, T> {

    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;

    /** The field type. */
    private final Type type;

    /** The field name. */
    private final String fieldName;

    /**
     * Constructs a new {@link Diff} for the given field name.
     *
     * @param fieldName
     *            the field name
     */
    protected Diff(final String fieldName) {
        this.fieldName = Objects.requireNonNull(fieldName);
        this.type = ObjectUtils.defaultIfNull(TypeUtils.getTypeArguments(getClass(), Diff.class).get(Diff.class.getTypeParameters()[0]), Object.class);
    }

    Diff(final String fieldName, final Type type) {
        this.fieldName = Objects.requireNonNull(fieldName);
        this.type = Objects.requireNonNull(type);
    }

    /**
     * Gets the name of the field.
     *
     * @return the field name
     */
    public final String getFieldName() {
        return fieldName;
    }

    /**
     * Gets the type of the field.
     *
     * @return the field type
     * @deprecated Unused, will be removed in 4.0.0.
     */
    @Deprecated
    public final Type getType() {
        return type;
    }

    /**
     * Throws {@link UnsupportedOperationException}.
     *
     * @param value
     *            ignored
     * @return nothing
     */
    @Override
    public final T setValue(final T value) {
        throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Cannot alter Diff object.");
    }

    /**
     * Returns a {@link String} representation of the {@link Diff}, with the
     * following format:
     *
     * <pre>
     * [fieldname: left-value, right-value]
     * </pre>
     *
     * @return the string representation
     */
    @Override
    public final String toString() {
        return String.format("[%s: %s, %s]", fieldName, getLeft(), getRight());
    }
}