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authorbculkin2442 <bjculkin@mix.wvu.edu>2015-09-28 22:41:55 -0400
committerbculkin2442 <bjculkin@mix.wvu.edu>2015-09-28 22:41:55 -0400
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Basic data structure code.
Still importing things from the old project.
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+package bjc.utils.data;
+
+import java.util.function.Function;
+
+/**
+ * Holds a single value of a specific type.
+ * This is used for indirect references to data, and more specifically
+ * for accessing non-final variables from a lambda.
+ * AKA the identity monad
+ * @author ben
+ *
+ * @param <T> The type of the data being held
+ */
+public class GenHolder<T> {
+ /**
+ * The state this holder is responsible for.
+ */
+ public T held;
+
+ /**
+ * Creates a new empty holder, with its state set to null
+ */
+ public GenHolder() {
+ held = null;
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Creates a new holder, with its state initialized to the provided value
+ *
+ * @param held The state to initialize this holder to.
+ */
+ public GenHolder(T hld) {
+ held = hld;
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Apply the given transformation to the held value.
+ * Returns the holder for allowing chaining of transforms
+ * @param f The transform to apply to the value
+ * @return The holder
+ */
+ public GenHolder<T> transform(Function<T, T> f) {
+ held = f.apply(held);
+
+ return this;
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Return the result of applying the given transformation to the held value
+ * Doesn't change the held value
+ * @param f The transformation to apply
+ * @return A holder with the transformed value
+ */
+ public <NewT> GenHolder<NewT> map(Function<T, NewT> f) {
+ return new GenHolder<NewT>(f.apply(held));
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Returns a raw mapped value, not contained in a GenHolder
+ * @param f The function to use for mapping the value
+ * @return The mapped value outside of a GenHolder
+ */
+ public <E> E unwrap(Function<T, E> f) {
+ return f.apply(held);
+ }
+}