DiffResult.java

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package org.apache.commons.lang3.builder;

import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.Iterator;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Objects;

import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;

/**
 * A {@link DiffResult} contains a collection of the differences between two
 * {@link Diffable} objects. Typically these differences are displayed using
 * {@link #toString()} method, which returns a string describing the fields that
 * differ between the objects.
 *
 * <p>
 * Use a {@link DiffBuilder} to build a {@link DiffResult} comparing two objects.
 * </p>
 * @param <T> type of the left and right object.
 * @since 3.3
 */
public class DiffResult<T> implements Iterable<Diff<?>> {

    /**
     * The {@link String} returned when the objects have no differences:
     * {@value}
     */
    public static final String OBJECTS_SAME_STRING = StringUtils.EMPTY;

    private final List<Diff<?>> diffList;
    private final T lhs;
    private final T rhs;
    private final ToStringStyle style;
    private final String toStringFormat;

    /**
     * Creates a {@link DiffResult} containing the differences between two
     * objects.
     *
     * @param lhs
     *            the left-hand side object
     * @param rhs
     *            the right-hand side object
     * @param diffList
     *            the list of differences, may be empty
     * @param style
     *            the style to use for the {@link #toString()} method. May be
     *            {@code null}, in which case
     *            {@link ToStringStyle#DEFAULT_STYLE} is used
     * @param toStringFormat
     *            Two-argument format string for {@link String#format(String, Object...)}, for example {@code "%s differs from %s"}.
     * @throws NullPointerException if {@code lhs}, {@code rhs} or {@code diffs} are {@code null}.
     */
    DiffResult(final T lhs, final T rhs, final List<Diff<?>> diffList, final ToStringStyle style, final String toStringFormat) {
        this.diffList = Objects.requireNonNull(diffList, "diffList");
        this.lhs = Objects.requireNonNull(lhs, "lhs");
        this.rhs = Objects.requireNonNull(rhs, "rhs");
        this.style = Objects.requireNonNull(style, "style");
        this.toStringFormat = Objects.requireNonNull(toStringFormat, "toStringFormat");
    }

    /**
     * Gets an unmodifiable list of {@link Diff}s. The list may be empty if
     * there were no differences between the objects.
     *
     * @return an unmodifiable list of {@link Diff}s
     */
    public List<Diff<?>> getDiffs() {
        return Collections.unmodifiableList(diffList);
    }

    /**
     * Gets the object the right object has been compared to.
     *
     * @return the left object of the diff
     * @since 3.10
     */
    public T getLeft() {
        return this.lhs;
    }

    /**
     * Gets the number of differences between the two objects.
     *
     * @return the number of differences
     */
    public int getNumberOfDiffs() {
        return diffList.size();
    }

    /**
     * Gets the object the left object has been compared to.
     *
     * @return the right object of the diff
     * @since 3.10
     */
    public T getRight() {
        return this.rhs;
    }

    /**
     * Gets the style used by the {@link #toString()} method.
     *
     * @return the style
     */
    public ToStringStyle getToStringStyle() {
        return style;
    }

    /**
     * Returns an iterator over the {@link Diff} objects contained in this list.
     *
     * @return the iterator
     */
    @Override
    public Iterator<Diff<?>> iterator() {
        return diffList.iterator();
    }

    /**
     * Builds a {@link String} description of the differences contained within
     * this {@link DiffResult}. A {@link ToStringBuilder} is used for each object
     * and the style of the output is governed by the {@link ToStringStyle}
     * passed to the constructor.
     *
     * <p>
     * If there are no differences stored in this list, the method will return
     * {@link #OBJECTS_SAME_STRING}. Otherwise, using the example given in
     * {@link Diffable} and {@link ToStringStyle#SHORT_PREFIX_STYLE}, an output
     * might be:
     * </p>
     *
     * <pre>
     * Person[name=John Doe,age=32] differs from Person[name=Joe Bloggs,age=26]
     * </pre>
     *
     * <p>
     * This indicates that the objects differ in name and age, but not in
     * smoking status.
     * </p>
     *
     * <p>
     * To use a different {@link ToStringStyle} for an instance of this class,
     * use {@link #toString(ToStringStyle)}.
     * </p>
     *
     * @return a {@link String} description of the differences.
     */
    @Override
    public String toString() {
        return toString(style);
    }

    /**
     * Builds a {@link String} description of the differences contained within
     * this {@link DiffResult}, using the supplied {@link ToStringStyle}.
     *
     * @param style
     *            the {@link ToStringStyle} to use when outputting the objects
     *
     * @return a {@link String} description of the differences.
     */
    public String toString(final ToStringStyle style) {
        if (diffList.isEmpty()) {
            return OBJECTS_SAME_STRING;
        }

        final ToStringBuilder lhsBuilder = new ToStringBuilder(lhs, style);
        final ToStringBuilder rhsBuilder = new ToStringBuilder(rhs, style);

        diffList.forEach(diff -> {
            lhsBuilder.append(diff.getFieldName(), diff.getLeft());
            rhsBuilder.append(diff.getFieldName(), diff.getRight());
        });

        return String.format(toStringFormat, lhsBuilder.build(), rhsBuilder.build());
    }
}