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However, it is 038 * very common (perhaps <i>more</i> common) for round-trip conversion to be <i>lossy</i>. Consider 039 * an example round-trip using {@link com.google.common.primitives.Doubles#stringConverter}: 040 * 041 * <ol> 042 * <li>{@code stringConverter().convert("1.00")} returns the {@code Double} value {@code 1.0} 043 * <li>{@code stringConverter().reverse().convert(1.0)} returns the string {@code "1.0"} -- 044 * <i>not</i> the same string ({@code "1.00"}) we started with 045 * </ol> 046 * 047 * <p>Note that it should still be the case that the round-tripped and original objects are 048 * <i>similar</i>. 049 * 050 * <h3>Nullability</h3> 051 * 052 * <p>A converter always converts {@code null} to {@code null} and non-null references to non-null 053 * references. It would not make sense to consider {@code null} and a non-null reference to be 054 * "different representations of the same information", since one is distinguishable from 055 * <i>missing</i> information and the other is not. The {@link #convert} method handles this null 056 * behavior for all converters; implementations of {@link #doForward} and {@link #doBackward} are 057 * guaranteed to never be passed {@code null}, and must never return {@code null}. 058 * 059 060 * <h3>Common ways to use</h3> 061 * 062 * <p>Getting a converter: 063 * 064 * <ul> 065 * <li>Use a provided converter implementation, such as {@link Enums#stringConverter}, {@link 066 * com.google.common.primitives.Ints#stringConverter Ints.stringConverter} or the {@linkplain 067 * #reverse reverse} views of these. 068 * <li>Convert between specific preset values using {@link 069 * com.google.common.collect.Maps#asConverter Maps.asConverter}. For example, use this to create 070 * a "fake" converter for a unit test. It is unnecessary (and confusing) to <i>mock</i> the 071 * {@code Converter} type using a mocking framework. 072 * <li>Otherwise, extend this class and implement its {@link #doForward} and {@link #doBackward} 073 * methods. 074 * </ul> 075 * 076 * <p>Using a converter: 077 * 078 * <ul> 079 * <li>Convert one instance in the "forward" direction using {@code converter.convert(a)}. 080 * <li>Convert multiple instances "forward" using {@code converter.convertAll(as)}. 081 * <li>Convert in the "backward" direction using {@code converter.reverse().convert(b)} or {@code 082 * converter.reverse().convertAll(bs)}. 083 * <li>Use {@code converter} or {@code converter.reverse()} anywhere a {@link Function} is accepted 084 * <li><b>Do not</b> call {@link #doForward} or {@link #doBackward} directly; these exist only to be 085 * overridden. 086 * </ul> 087 * 088 * @author Mike Ward 089 * @author Kurt Alfred Kluever 090 * @author Gregory Kick 091 * @since 16.0 092 */ 093@Beta 094@GwtCompatible 095public abstract class Converter<A, B> implements Function<A, B> { 096 private final boolean handleNullAutomatically; 097 098 // We lazily cache the reverse view to avoid allocating on every call to reverse(). 099 private transient Converter<B, A> reverse; 100 101 /** Constructor for use by subclasses. */ 102 protected Converter() { 103 this(true); 104 } 105 106 /** 107 * Constructor used only by {@code LegacyConverter} to suspend automatic null-handling. 108 */ 109 Converter(boolean handleNullAutomatically) { 110 this.handleNullAutomatically = handleNullAutomatically; 111 } 112 113 // SPI methods (what subclasses must implement) 114 115 /** 116 * Returns a representation of {@code a} as an instance of type {@code B}. If {@code a} cannot be 117 * converted, an unchecked exception (such as {@link IllegalArgumentException}) should be thrown. 118 * 119 * @param a the instance to convert; will never be null 120 * @return the converted instance; <b>must not</b> be null 121 */ 122 protected abstract B doForward(A a); 123 124 /** 125 * Returns a representation of {@code b} as an instance of type {@code A}. If {@code b} cannot be 126 * converted, an unchecked exception (such as {@link IllegalArgumentException}) should be thrown. 127 * 128 * @param b the instance to convert; will never be null 129 * @return the converted instance; <b>must not</b> be null 130 * @throws UnsupportedOperationException if backward conversion is not implemented; this should be 131 * very rare. Note that if backward conversion is not only unimplemented but 132 * unimplement<i>able</i> (for example, consider a {@code Converter<Chicken, ChickenNugget>}), 133 * then this is not logically a {@code Converter} at all, and should just implement {@link 134 * Function}. 135 */ 136 protected abstract A doBackward(B b); 137 138 // API (consumer-side) methods 139 140 /** 141 * Returns a representation of {@code a} as an instance of type {@code B}. 142 * 143 * @return the converted value; is null <i>if and only if</i> {@code a} is null 144 */ 145 @Nullable 146 public final B convert(@Nullable A a) { 147 return correctedDoForward(a); 148 } 149 150 @Nullable 151 B correctedDoForward(@Nullable A a) { 152 if (handleNullAutomatically) { 153 // TODO(kevinb): we shouldn't be checking for a null result at runtime. Assert? 154 return a == null ? null : checkNotNull(doForward(a)); 155 } else { 156 return doForward(a); 157 } 158 } 159 160 @Nullable 161 A correctedDoBackward(@Nullable B b) { 162 if (handleNullAutomatically) { 163 // TODO(kevinb): we shouldn't be checking for a null result at runtime. Assert? 164 return b == null ? null : checkNotNull(doBackward(b)); 165 } else { 166 return doBackward(b); 167 } 168 } 169 170 /** 171 * Returns an iterable that applies {@code convert} to each element of {@code fromIterable}. The 172 * conversion is done lazily. 173 * 174 * <p>The returned iterable's iterator supports {@code remove()} if the input iterator does. After 175 * a successful {@code remove()} call, {@code fromIterable} no longer contains the corresponding 176 * element. 177 */ 178 public Iterable<B> convertAll(final Iterable<? extends A> fromIterable) { 179 checkNotNull(fromIterable, "fromIterable"); 180 return new Iterable<B>() { 181 @Override public Iterator<B> iterator() { 182 return new Iterator<B>() { 183 private final Iterator<? extends A> fromIterator = fromIterable.iterator(); 184 185 @Override 186 public boolean hasNext() { 187 return fromIterator.hasNext(); 188 } 189 190 @Override 191 public B next() { 192 return convert(fromIterator.next()); 193 } 194 195 @Override 196 public void remove() { 197 fromIterator.remove(); 198 } 199 }; 200 } 201 }; 202 } 203 204 /** 205 * Returns the reversed view of this converter, which converts {@code this.convert(a)} back to a 206 * value roughly equivalent to {@code a}. 207 * 208 * <p>The returned converter is serializable if {@code this} converter is. 209 */ 210 // TODO(user): Make this method final 211 public Converter<B, A> reverse() { 212 Converter<B, A> result = reverse; 213 return (result == null) ? reverse = new ReverseConverter<A, B>(this) : result; 214 } 215 216 private static final class ReverseConverter<A, B> 217 extends Converter<B, A> implements Serializable { 218 final Converter<A, B> original; 219 220 ReverseConverter(Converter<A, B> original) { 221 this.original = original; 222 } 223 224 /* 225 * These gymnastics are a little confusing. Basically this class has neither legacy nor 226 * non-legacy behavior; it just needs to let the behavior of the backing converter shine 227 * through. So, we override the correctedDo* methods, after which the do* methods should never 228 * be reached. 229 */ 230 231 @Override 232 protected A doForward(B b) { 233 throw new AssertionError(); 234 } 235 236 @Override 237 protected B doBackward(A a) { 238 throw new AssertionError(); 239 } 240 241 @Override 242 @Nullable 243 A correctedDoForward(@Nullable B b) { 244 return original.correctedDoBackward(b); 245 } 246 247 @Override 248 @Nullable 249 B correctedDoBackward(@Nullable A a) { 250 return original.correctedDoForward(a); 251 } 252 253 @Override 254 public Converter<A, B> reverse() { 255 return original; 256 } 257 258 @Override 259 public boolean equals(@Nullable Object object) { 260 if (object instanceof ReverseConverter) { 261 ReverseConverter<?, ?> that = (ReverseConverter<?, ?>) object; 262 return this.original.equals(that.original); 263 } 264 return false; 265 } 266 267 @Override 268 public int hashCode() { 269 return ~original.hashCode(); 270 } 271 272 @Override 273 public String toString() { 274 return original + ".reverse()"; 275 } 276 277 private static final long serialVersionUID = 0L; 278 } 279 280 /** 281 * Returns a converter whose {@code convert} method applies {@code secondConverter} to the result 282 * of this converter. Its {@code reverse} method applies the converters in reverse order. 283 * 284 * <p>The returned converter is serializable if {@code this} converter and {@code secondConverter} 285 * are. 286 */ 287 public <C> Converter<A, C> andThen(Converter<B, C> secondConverter) { 288 return new ConverterComposition<A, B, C>(this, checkNotNull(secondConverter)); 289 } 290 291 private static final class ConverterComposition<A, B, C> 292 extends Converter<A, C> implements Serializable { 293 final Converter<A, B> first; 294 final Converter<B, C> second; 295 296 ConverterComposition(Converter<A, B> first, Converter<B, C> second) { 297 this.first = first; 298 this.second = second; 299 } 300 301 /* 302 * These gymnastics are a little confusing. Basically this class has neither legacy nor 303 * non-legacy behavior; it just needs to let the behaviors of the backing converters shine 304 * through (which might even differ from each other!). So, we override the correctedDo* methods, 305 * after which the do* methods should never be reached. 306 */ 307 308 @Override 309 protected C doForward(A a) { 310 throw new AssertionError(); 311 } 312 313 @Override 314 protected A doBackward(C c) { 315 throw new AssertionError(); 316 } 317 318 @Override 319 @Nullable 320 C correctedDoForward(@Nullable A a) { 321 return second.correctedDoForward(first.correctedDoForward(a)); 322 } 323 324 @Override 325 @Nullable 326 A correctedDoBackward(@Nullable C c) { 327 return first.correctedDoBackward(second.correctedDoBackward(c)); 328 } 329 330 @Override 331 public boolean equals(@Nullable Object object) { 332 if (object instanceof ConverterComposition) { 333 ConverterComposition<?, ?, ?> that = (ConverterComposition<?, ?, ?>) object; 334 return this.first.equals(that.first) 335 && this.second.equals(that.second); 336 } 337 return false; 338 } 339 340 @Override 341 public int hashCode() { 342 return 31 * first.hashCode() + second.hashCode(); 343 } 344 345 @Override 346 public String toString() { 347 return first + ".andThen(" + second + ")"; 348 } 349 350 private static final long serialVersionUID = 0L; 351 } 352 353 /** 354 * @deprecated Provided to satisfy the {@code Function} interface; use {@link #convert} instead. 355 */ 356 @Deprecated 357 @Override 358 @Nullable 359 public final B apply(@Nullable A a) { 360 return convert(a); 361 } 362 363 /** 364 * Indicates whether another object is equal to this converter. 365 * 366 * <p>Most implementations will have no reason to override the behavior of {@link Object#equals}. 367 * However, an implementation may also choose to return {@code true} whenever {@code object} is a 368 * {@link Converter} that it considers <i>interchangeable</i> with this one. "Interchangeable" 369 * <i>typically</i> means that {@code Objects.equal(this.convert(a), that.convert(a))} is true for 370 * all {@code a} of type {@code A} (and similarly for {@code reverse}). Note that a {@code false} 371 * result from this method does not imply that the converters are known <i>not</i> to be 372 * interchangeable. 373 */ 374 @Override 375 public boolean equals(@Nullable Object object) { 376 return super.equals(object); 377 } 378 379 // Static converters 380 381 /** 382 * Returns a serializable converter that always converts or reverses an object to itself. 383 */ 384 @SuppressWarnings("unchecked") // implementation is "fully variant" 385 public static <T> Converter<T, T> identity() { 386 return (IdentityConverter<T>) IdentityConverter.INSTANCE; 387 } 388 389 /** 390 * A converter that always converts or reverses an object to itself. Note that T is now a 391 * "pass-through type". 392 */ 393 private static final class IdentityConverter<T> extends Converter<T, T> implements Serializable { 394 static final IdentityConverter INSTANCE = new IdentityConverter(); 395 396 @Override 397 protected T doForward(T t) { 398 return t; 399 } 400 401 @Override 402 protected T doBackward(T t) { 403 return t; 404 } 405 406 @Override 407 public IdentityConverter<T> reverse() { 408 return this; 409 } 410 411 @Override 412 public <S> Converter<T, S> andThen(Converter<T, S> otherConverter) { 413 return checkNotNull(otherConverter, "otherConverter"); 414 } 415 416 /* 417 * We *could* override convertAll() to return its input, but it's a rather pointless 418 * optimization and opened up a weird type-safety problem. 419 */ 420 421 @Override 422 public String toString() { 423 return "Converter.identity()"; 424 } 425 426 private Object readResolve() { 427 return INSTANCE; 428 } 429 430 private static final long serialVersionUID = 0L; 431 } 432}