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authorBen Culkin <scorpress@gmail.com>2020-12-03 19:28:15 -0500
committerBen Culkin <scorpress@gmail.com>2020-12-03 19:28:15 -0500
commitf3814a84f8471684cd483347db4fb7b107c2e635 (patch)
tree7ed1061ee69ef50cd1494cfacc866b271b8d1163 /base/src/main/java/bjc/utils/funcutils/Builder.java
parenta2c7425458f645802a352abc4783e0afc73dba13 (diff)
Rename interfaces to match Java style
Rename several interfaces that were in the style IWhatever, which Java doesn't use
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+package bjc.utils.funcutils;
+
+/**
+ * Generic interface for objects that implement the builder pattern.
+ *
+ * @author ben
+ *
+ * @param <E>
+ * The type of object being built.
+ */
+public interface Builder<E> {
+ /**
+ * Build the object this builder is building.
+ *
+ * @return The built object.
+ *
+ * @throws IllegalStateException
+ * If the data in the builder cannot be built into
+ * its corresponding object at this point in time.
+ */
+ public E build();
+
+ /**
+ * Reset the state of this builder to its initial state.
+ *
+ * @throws UnsupportedOperationException
+ * If the builder doesn't support
+ * resetting its state.
+ */
+ public default void reset() {
+ throw new UnsupportedOperationException(
+ "Builder doesn't support state resetting");
+ }
+}