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014
015package com.google.common.base;
016
017import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkNotNull;
018
019import com.google.common.annotations.Beta;
020import com.google.common.annotations.GwtCompatible;
021import java.io.Serializable;
022import java.util.Iterator;
023import java.util.Set;
024import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.compatqual.NullableDecl;
025
026/**
027 * An immutable object that may contain a non-null reference to another object. Each instance of
028 * this type either contains a non-null reference, or contains nothing (in which case we say that
029 * the reference is "absent"); it is never said to "contain {@code null}".
030 *
031 * <p>A non-null {@code Optional<T>} reference can be used as a replacement for a nullable {@code T}
032 * reference. It allows you to represent "a {@code T} that must be present" and a "a {@code T} that
033 * might be absent" as two distinct types in your program, which can aid clarity.
034 *
035 * <p>Some uses of this class include
036 *
037 * <ul>
038 *   <li>As a method return type, as an alternative to returning {@code null} to indicate that no
039 *       value was available
040 *   <li>To distinguish between "unknown" (for example, not present in a map) and "known to have no
041 *       value" (present in the map, with value {@code Optional.absent()})
042 *   <li>To wrap nullable references for storage in a collection that does not support {@code null}
043 *       (though there are <a
044 *       href="https://github.com/google/guava/wiki/LivingWithNullHostileCollections">several other
045 *       approaches to this</a> that should be considered first)
046 * </ul>
047 *
048 * <p>A common alternative to using this class is to find or create a suitable <a
049 * href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Null_Object_pattern">null object</a> for the type in question.
050 *
051 * <p>This class is not intended as a direct analogue of any existing "option" or "maybe" construct
052 * from other programming environments, though it may bear some similarities.
053 *
054 * <p><b>Comparison to {@code java.util.Optional} (JDK 8 and higher):</b> A new {@code Optional}
055 * class was added for Java 8. The two classes are extremely similar, but incompatible (they cannot
056 * share a common supertype). <i>All</i> known differences are listed either here or with the
057 * relevant methods below.
058 *
059 * <ul>
060 *   <li>This class is serializable; {@code java.util.Optional} is not.
061 *   <li>{@code java.util.Optional} has the additional methods {@code ifPresent}, {@code filter},
062 *       {@code flatMap}, and {@code orElseThrow}.
063 *   <li>{@code java.util} offers the primitive-specialized versions {@code OptionalInt}, {@code
064 *       OptionalLong} and {@code OptionalDouble}, the use of which is recommended; Guava does not
065 *       have these.
066 * </ul>
067 *
068 * <p><b>There are no plans to deprecate this class in the foreseeable future.</b> However, we do
069 * gently recommend that you prefer the new, standard Java class whenever possible.
070 *
071 * <p>See the Guava User Guide article on <a
072 * href="https://github.com/google/guava/wiki/UsingAndAvoidingNullExplained#optional">using {@code
073 * Optional}</a>.
074 *
075 * @param <T> the type of instance that can be contained. {@code Optional} is naturally covariant on
076 *     this type, so it is safe to cast an {@code Optional<T>} to {@code Optional<S>} for any
077 *     supertype {@code S} of {@code T}.
078 * @author Kurt Alfred Kluever
079 * @author Kevin Bourrillion
080 * @since 10.0
081 */
082@GwtCompatible(serializable = true)
083public abstract class Optional<T> implements Serializable {
084  /**
085   * Returns an {@code Optional} instance with no contained reference.
086   *
087   * <p><b>Comparison to {@code java.util.Optional}:</b> this method is equivalent to Java 8's
088   * {@code Optional.empty}.
089   */
090  public static <T> Optional<T> absent() {
091    return Absent.withType();
092  }
093
094  /**
095   * Returns an {@code Optional} instance containing the given non-null reference. To have {@code
096   * null} treated as {@link #absent}, use {@link #fromNullable} instead.
097   *
098   * <p><b>Comparison to {@code java.util.Optional}:</b> no differences.
099   *
100   * @throws NullPointerException if {@code reference} is null
101   */
102  public static <T> Optional<T> of(T reference) {
103    return new Present<T>(checkNotNull(reference));
104  }
105
106  /**
107   * If {@code nullableReference} is non-null, returns an {@code Optional} instance containing that
108   * reference; otherwise returns {@link Optional#absent}.
109   *
110   * <p><b>Comparison to {@code java.util.Optional}:</b> this method is equivalent to Java 8's
111   * {@code Optional.ofNullable}.
112   */
113  public static <T> Optional<T> fromNullable(@NullableDecl T nullableReference) {
114    return (nullableReference == null) ? Optional.<T>absent() : new Present<T>(nullableReference);
115  }
116
117  Optional() {}
118
119  /**
120   * Returns {@code true} if this holder contains a (non-null) instance.
121   *
122   * <p><b>Comparison to {@code java.util.Optional}:</b> no differences.
123   */
124  public abstract boolean isPresent();
125
126  /**
127   * Returns the contained instance, which must be present. If the instance might be absent, use
128   * {@link #or(Object)} or {@link #orNull} instead.
129   *
130   * <p><b>Comparison to {@code java.util.Optional}:</b> when the value is absent, this method
131   * throws {@link IllegalStateException}, whereas the Java 8 counterpart throws {@link
132   * java.util.NoSuchElementException NoSuchElementException}.
133   *
134   * @throws IllegalStateException if the instance is absent ({@link #isPresent} returns {@code
135   *     false}); depending on this <i>specific</i> exception type (over the more general {@link
136   *     RuntimeException}) is discouraged
137   */
138  public abstract T get();
139
140  /**
141   * Returns the contained instance if it is present; {@code defaultValue} otherwise. If no default
142   * value should be required because the instance is known to be present, use {@link #get()}
143   * instead. For a default value of {@code null}, use {@link #orNull}.
144   *
145   * <p>Note about generics: The signature {@code public T or(T defaultValue)} is overly
146   * restrictive. However, the ideal signature, {@code public <S super T> S or(S)}, is not legal
147   * Java. As a result, some sensible operations involving subtypes are compile errors:
148   *
149   * <pre>{@code
150   * Optional<Integer> optionalInt = getSomeOptionalInt();
151   * Number value = optionalInt.or(0.5); // error
152   *
153   * FluentIterable<? extends Number> numbers = getSomeNumbers();
154   * Optional<? extends Number> first = numbers.first();
155   * Number value = first.or(0.5); // error
156   * }</pre>
157   *
158   * <p>As a workaround, it is always safe to cast an {@code Optional<? extends T>} to {@code
159   * Optional<T>}. Casting either of the above example {@code Optional} instances to {@code
160   * Optional<Number>} (where {@code Number} is the desired output type) solves the problem:
161   *
162   * <pre>{@code
163   * Optional<Number> optionalInt = (Optional) getSomeOptionalInt();
164   * Number value = optionalInt.or(0.5); // fine
165   *
166   * FluentIterable<? extends Number> numbers = getSomeNumbers();
167   * Optional<Number> first = (Optional) numbers.first();
168   * Number value = first.or(0.5); // fine
169   * }</pre>
170   *
171   * <p><b>Comparison to {@code java.util.Optional}:</b> this method is similar to Java 8's {@code
172   * Optional.orElse}, but will not accept {@code null} as a {@code defaultValue} ({@link #orNull}
173   * must be used instead). As a result, the value returned by this method is guaranteed non-null,
174   * which is not the case for the {@code java.util} equivalent.
175   */
176  public abstract T or(T defaultValue);
177
178  /**
179   * Returns this {@code Optional} if it has a value present; {@code secondChoice} otherwise.
180   *
181   * <p><b>Comparison to {@code java.util.Optional}:</b> this method has no equivalent in Java 8's
182   * {@code Optional} class; write {@code thisOptional.isPresent() ? thisOptional : secondChoice}
183   * instead.
184   */
185  public abstract Optional<T> or(Optional<? extends T> secondChoice);
186
187  /**
188   * Returns the contained instance if it is present; {@code supplier.get()} otherwise.
189   *
190   * <p><b>Comparison to {@code java.util.Optional}:</b> this method is similar to Java 8's {@code
191   * Optional.orElseGet}, except when {@code supplier} returns {@code null}. In this case this
192   * method throws an exception, whereas the Java 8 method returns the {@code null} to the caller.
193   *
194   * @throws NullPointerException if this optional's value is absent and the supplier returns {@code
195   *     null}
196   */
197  @Beta
198  public abstract T or(Supplier<? extends T> supplier);
199
200  /**
201   * Returns the contained instance if it is present; {@code null} otherwise. If the instance is
202   * known to be present, use {@link #get()} instead.
203   *
204   * <p><b>Comparison to {@code java.util.Optional}:</b> this method is equivalent to Java 8's
205   * {@code Optional.orElse(null)}.
206   */
207  @NullableDecl
208  public abstract T orNull();
209
210  /**
211   * Returns an immutable singleton {@link Set} whose only element is the contained instance if it
212   * is present; an empty immutable {@link Set} otherwise.
213   *
214   * <p><b>Comparison to {@code java.util.Optional}:</b> this method has no equivalent in Java 8's
215   * {@code Optional} class. However, this common usage:
216   *
217   * <pre>{@code
218   * for (Foo foo : possibleFoo.asSet()) {
219   *   doSomethingWith(foo);
220   * }
221   * }</pre>
222   *
223   * ... can be replaced with:
224   *
225   * <pre>{@code
226   * possibleFoo.ifPresent(foo -> doSomethingWith(foo));
227   * }</pre>
228   *
229   * @since 11.0
230   */
231  public abstract Set<T> asSet();
232
233  /**
234   * If the instance is present, it is transformed with the given {@link Function}; otherwise,
235   * {@link Optional#absent} is returned.
236   *
237   * <p><b>Comparison to {@code java.util.Optional}:</b> this method is similar to Java 8's {@code
238   * Optional.map}, except when {@code function} returns {@code null}. In this case this method
239   * throws an exception, whereas the Java 8 method returns {@code Optional.absent()}.
240   *
241   * @throws NullPointerException if the function returns {@code null}
242   * @since 12.0
243   */
244  public abstract <V> Optional<V> transform(Function<? super T, V> function);
245
246  /**
247   * Returns {@code true} if {@code object} is an {@code Optional} instance, and either the
248   * contained references are {@linkplain Object#equals equal} to each other or both are absent.
249   * Note that {@code Optional} instances of differing parameterized types can be equal.
250   *
251   * <p><b>Comparison to {@code java.util.Optional}:</b> no differences.
252   */
253  @Override
254  public abstract boolean equals(@NullableDecl Object object);
255
256  /**
257   * Returns a hash code for this instance.
258   *
259   * <p><b>Comparison to {@code java.util.Optional}:</b> this class leaves the specific choice of
260   * hash code unspecified, unlike the Java 8 equivalent.
261   */
262  @Override
263  public abstract int hashCode();
264
265  /**
266   * Returns a string representation for this instance.
267   *
268   * <p><b>Comparison to {@code java.util.Optional}:</b> this class leaves the specific string
269   * representation unspecified, unlike the Java 8 equivalent.
270   */
271  @Override
272  public abstract String toString();
273
274  /**
275   * Returns the value of each present instance from the supplied {@code optionals}, in order,
276   * skipping over occurrences of {@link Optional#absent}. Iterators are unmodifiable and are
277   * evaluated lazily.
278   *
279   * <p><b>Comparison to {@code java.util.Optional}:</b> this method has no equivalent in Java 8's
280   * {@code Optional} class; use {@code
281   * optionals.stream().filter(Optional::isPresent).map(Optional::get)} instead.
282   *
283   * @since 11.0 (generics widened in 13.0)
284   */
285  @Beta
286  public static <T> Iterable<T> presentInstances(
287      final Iterable<? extends Optional<? extends T>> optionals) {
288    checkNotNull(optionals);
289    return new Iterable<T>() {
290      @Override
291      public Iterator<T> iterator() {
292        return new AbstractIterator<T>() {
293          private final Iterator<? extends Optional<? extends T>> iterator =
294              checkNotNull(optionals.iterator());
295
296          @Override
297          protected T computeNext() {
298            while (iterator.hasNext()) {
299              Optional<? extends T> optional = iterator.next();
300              if (optional.isPresent()) {
301                return optional.get();
302              }
303            }
304            return endOfData();
305          }
306        };
307      }
308    };
309  }
310
311  private static final long serialVersionUID = 0;
312}