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17  package org.apache.commons.lang3.builder;
18  
19  import java.util.Collections;
20  import java.util.Iterator;
21  import java.util.List;
22  import java.util.Objects;
23  
24  import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
25  
26  /**
27   * A {@link DiffResult} contains a collection of the differences between two
28   * {@link Diffable} objects. Typically these differences are displayed using
29   * {@link #toString()} method, which returns a string describing the fields that
30   * differ between the objects.
31   *
32   * <p>
33   * Use a {@link DiffBuilder} to build a {@link DiffResult} comparing two objects.
34   * </p>
35   * @param <T> type of the left and right object.
36   * @since 3.3
37   */
38  public class DiffResult<T> implements Iterable<Diff<?>> {
39  
40      /**
41       * The {@link String} returned when the objects have no differences:
42       * {@value}
43       */
44      public static final String OBJECTS_SAME_STRING = StringUtils.EMPTY;
45  
46      private final List<Diff<?>> diffList;
47      private final T lhs;
48      private final T rhs;
49      private final ToStringStyle style;
50      private final String toStringFormat;
51  
52      /**
53       * Creates a {@link DiffResult} containing the differences between two
54       * objects.
55       *
56       * @param lhs
57       *            the left-hand side object
58       * @param rhs
59       *            the right-hand side object
60       * @param diffList
61       *            the list of differences, may be empty
62       * @param style
63       *            the style to use for the {@link #toString()} method. May be
64       *            {@code null}, in which case
65       *            {@link ToStringStyle#DEFAULT_STYLE} is used
66       * @param toStringFormat
67       *            Two-argument format string for {@link String#format(String, Object...)}, for example {@code "%s differs from %s"}.
68       * @throws NullPointerException if {@code lhs}, {@code rhs} or {@code diffs} are {@code null}.
69       */
70      DiffResult(final T lhs, final T rhs, final List<Diff<?>> diffList, final ToStringStyle style, final String toStringFormat) {
71          this.diffList = Objects.requireNonNull(diffList, "diffList");
72          this.lhs = Objects.requireNonNull(lhs, "lhs");
73          this.rhs = Objects.requireNonNull(rhs, "rhs");
74          this.style = Objects.requireNonNull(style, "style");
75          this.toStringFormat = Objects.requireNonNull(toStringFormat, "toStringFormat");
76      }
77  
78      /**
79       * Gets an unmodifiable list of {@link Diff}s. The list may be empty if
80       * there were no differences between the objects.
81       *
82       * @return an unmodifiable list of {@link Diff}s
83       */
84      public List<Diff<?>> getDiffs() {
85          return Collections.unmodifiableList(diffList);
86      }
87  
88      /**
89       * Gets the object the right object has been compared to.
90       *
91       * @return the left object of the diff
92       * @since 3.10
93       */
94      public T getLeft() {
95          return this.lhs;
96      }
97  
98      /**
99       * Gets the number of differences between the two objects.
100      *
101      * @return the number of differences
102      */
103     public int getNumberOfDiffs() {
104         return diffList.size();
105     }
106 
107     /**
108      * Gets the object the left object has been compared to.
109      *
110      * @return the right object of the diff
111      * @since 3.10
112      */
113     public T getRight() {
114         return this.rhs;
115     }
116 
117     /**
118      * Gets the style used by the {@link #toString()} method.
119      *
120      * @return the style
121      */
122     public ToStringStyle getToStringStyle() {
123         return style;
124     }
125 
126     /**
127      * Returns an iterator over the {@link Diff} objects contained in this list.
128      *
129      * @return the iterator
130      */
131     @Override
132     public Iterator<Diff<?>> iterator() {
133         return diffList.iterator();
134     }
135 
136     /**
137      * Builds a {@link String} description of the differences contained within
138      * this {@link DiffResult}. A {@link ToStringBuilder} is used for each object
139      * and the style of the output is governed by the {@link ToStringStyle}
140      * passed to the constructor.
141      *
142      * <p>
143      * If there are no differences stored in this list, the method will return
144      * {@link #OBJECTS_SAME_STRING}. Otherwise, using the example given in
145      * {@link Diffable} and {@link ToStringStyle#SHORT_PREFIX_STYLE}, an output
146      * might be:
147      * </p>
148      *
149      * <pre>
150      * Person[name=John Doe,age=32] differs from Person[name=Joe Bloggs,age=26]
151      * </pre>
152      *
153      * <p>
154      * This indicates that the objects differ in name and age, but not in
155      * smoking status.
156      * </p>
157      *
158      * <p>
159      * To use a different {@link ToStringStyle} for an instance of this class,
160      * use {@link #toString(ToStringStyle)}.
161      * </p>
162      *
163      * @return a {@link String} description of the differences.
164      */
165     @Override
166     public String toString() {
167         return toString(style);
168     }
169 
170     /**
171      * Builds a {@link String} description of the differences contained within
172      * this {@link DiffResult}, using the supplied {@link ToStringStyle}.
173      *
174      * @param style
175      *            the {@link ToStringStyle} to use when outputting the objects
176      *
177      * @return a {@link String} description of the differences.
178      */
179     public String toString(final ToStringStyle style) {
180         if (diffList.isEmpty()) {
181             return OBJECTS_SAME_STRING;
182         }
183 
184         final ToStringBuilder lhsBuilder = new ToStringBuilder(lhs, style);
185         final ToStringBuilder rhsBuilder = new ToStringBuilder(rhs, style);
186 
187         diffList.forEach(diff -> {
188             lhsBuilder.append(diff.getFieldName(), diff.getLeft());
189             rhsBuilder.append(diff.getFieldName(), diff.getRight());
190         });
191 
192         return String.format(toStringFormat, lhsBuilder.build(), rhsBuilder.build());
193     }
194 }