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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 com.google.errorprone.annotations.DoNotMock;
022import java.io.Serializable;
023import java.util.Iterator;
024import java.util.Set;
025import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.compatqual.NullableDecl;
026
027/**
028 * An immutable object that may contain a non-null reference to another object. Each instance of
029 * this type either contains a non-null reference, or contains nothing (in which case we say that
030 * the reference is "absent"); it is never said to "contain {@code null}".
031 *
032 * <p>A non-null {@code Optional<T>} reference can be used as a replacement for a nullable {@code T}
033 * reference. It allows you to represent "a {@code T} that must be present" and a "a {@code T} that
034 * might be absent" as two distinct types in your program, which can aid clarity.
035 *
036 * <p>Some uses of this class include
037 *
038 * <ul>
039 *   <li>As a method return type, as an alternative to returning {@code null} to indicate that no
040 *       value was available
041 *   <li>To distinguish between "unknown" (for example, not present in a map) and "known to have no
042 *       value" (present in the map, with value {@code Optional.absent()})
043 *   <li>To wrap nullable references for storage in a collection that does not support {@code null}
044 *       (though there are <a
045 *       href="https://github.com/google/guava/wiki/LivingWithNullHostileCollections">several other
046 *       approaches to this</a> that should be considered first)
047 * </ul>
048 *
049 * <p>A common alternative to using this class is to find or create a suitable <a
050 * href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Null_Object_pattern">null object</a> for the type in question.
051 *
052 * <p>This class is not intended as a direct analogue of any existing "option" or "maybe" construct
053 * from other programming environments, though it may bear some similarities.
054 *
055 * <p><b>Comparison to {@code java.util.Optional} (JDK 8 and higher):</b> A new {@code Optional}
056 * class was added for Java 8. The two classes are extremely similar, but incompatible (they cannot
057 * share a common supertype). <i>All</i> known differences are listed either here or with the
058 * relevant methods below.
059 *
060 * <ul>
061 *   <li>This class is serializable; {@code java.util.Optional} is not.
062 *   <li>{@code java.util.Optional} has the additional methods {@code ifPresent}, {@code filter},
063 *       {@code flatMap}, and {@code orElseThrow}.
064 *   <li>{@code java.util} offers the primitive-specialized versions {@code OptionalInt}, {@code
065 *       OptionalLong} and {@code OptionalDouble}, the use of which is recommended; Guava does not
066 *       have these.
067 * </ul>
068 *
069 * <p><b>There are no plans to deprecate this class in the foreseeable future.</b> However, we do
070 * gently recommend that you prefer the new, standard Java class whenever possible.
071 *
072 * <p>See the Guava User Guide article on <a
073 * href="https://github.com/google/guava/wiki/UsingAndAvoidingNullExplained#optional">using {@code
074 * Optional}</a>.
075 *
076 * @param <T> the type of instance that can be contained. {@code Optional} is naturally covariant on
077 *     this type, so it is safe to cast an {@code Optional<T>} to {@code Optional<S>} for any
078 *     supertype {@code S} of {@code T}.
079 * @author Kurt Alfred Kluever
080 * @author Kevin Bourrillion
081 * @since 10.0
082 */
083@DoNotMock("Use Optional.of(value) or Optional.absent()")
084@GwtCompatible(serializable = true)
085public abstract class Optional<T> implements Serializable {
086  /**
087   * Returns an {@code Optional} instance with no contained reference.
088   *
089   * <p><b>Comparison to {@code java.util.Optional}:</b> this method is equivalent to Java 8's
090   * {@code Optional.empty}.
091   */
092  public static <T> Optional<T> absent() {
093    return Absent.withType();
094  }
095
096  /**
097   * Returns an {@code Optional} instance containing the given non-null reference. To have {@code
098   * null} treated as {@link #absent}, use {@link #fromNullable} instead.
099   *
100   * <p><b>Comparison to {@code java.util.Optional}:</b> no differences.
101   *
102   * @throws NullPointerException if {@code reference} is null
103   */
104  public static <T> Optional<T> of(T reference) {
105    return new Present<T>(checkNotNull(reference));
106  }
107
108  /**
109   * If {@code nullableReference} is non-null, returns an {@code Optional} instance containing that
110   * reference; otherwise returns {@link Optional#absent}.
111   *
112   * <p><b>Comparison to {@code java.util.Optional}:</b> this method is equivalent to Java 8's
113   * {@code Optional.ofNullable}.
114   */
115  public static <T> Optional<T> fromNullable(@NullableDecl T nullableReference) {
116    return (nullableReference == null) ? Optional.<T>absent() : new Present<T>(nullableReference);
117  }
118
119  Optional() {}
120
121  /**
122   * Returns {@code true} if this holder contains a (non-null) instance.
123   *
124   * <p><b>Comparison to {@code java.util.Optional}:</b> no differences.
125   */
126  public abstract boolean isPresent();
127
128  /**
129   * Returns the contained instance, which must be present. If the instance might be absent, use
130   * {@link #or(Object)} or {@link #orNull} instead.
131   *
132   * <p><b>Comparison to {@code java.util.Optional}:</b> when the value is absent, this method
133   * throws {@link IllegalStateException}, whereas the Java 8 counterpart throws {@link
134   * java.util.NoSuchElementException NoSuchElementException}.
135   *
136   * @throws IllegalStateException if the instance is absent ({@link #isPresent} returns {@code
137   *     false}); depending on this <i>specific</i> exception type (over the more general {@link
138   *     RuntimeException}) is discouraged
139   */
140  public abstract T get();
141
142  /**
143   * Returns the contained instance if it is present; {@code defaultValue} otherwise. If no default
144   * value should be required because the instance is known to be present, use {@link #get()}
145   * instead. For a default value of {@code null}, use {@link #orNull}.
146   *
147   * <p>Note about generics: The signature {@code public T or(T defaultValue)} is overly
148   * restrictive. However, the ideal signature, {@code public <S super T> S or(S)}, is not legal
149   * Java. As a result, some sensible operations involving subtypes are compile errors:
150   *
151   * <pre>{@code
152   * Optional<Integer> optionalInt = getSomeOptionalInt();
153   * Number value = optionalInt.or(0.5); // error
154   *
155   * FluentIterable<? extends Number> numbers = getSomeNumbers();
156   * Optional<? extends Number> first = numbers.first();
157   * Number value = first.or(0.5); // error
158   * }</pre>
159   *
160   * <p>As a workaround, it is always safe to cast an {@code Optional<? extends T>} to {@code
161   * Optional<T>}. Casting either of the above example {@code Optional} instances to {@code
162   * Optional<Number>} (where {@code Number} is the desired output type) solves the problem:
163   *
164   * <pre>{@code
165   * Optional<Number> optionalInt = (Optional) getSomeOptionalInt();
166   * Number value = optionalInt.or(0.5); // fine
167   *
168   * FluentIterable<? extends Number> numbers = getSomeNumbers();
169   * Optional<Number> first = (Optional) numbers.first();
170   * Number value = first.or(0.5); // fine
171   * }</pre>
172   *
173   * <p><b>Comparison to {@code java.util.Optional}:</b> this method is similar to Java 8's {@code
174   * Optional.orElse}, but will not accept {@code null} as a {@code defaultValue} ({@link #orNull}
175   * must be used instead). As a result, the value returned by this method is guaranteed non-null,
176   * which is not the case for the {@code java.util} equivalent.
177   */
178  public abstract T or(T defaultValue);
179
180  /**
181   * Returns this {@code Optional} if it has a value present; {@code secondChoice} otherwise.
182   *
183   * <p><b>Comparison to {@code java.util.Optional}:</b> this method has no equivalent in Java 8's
184   * {@code Optional} class; write {@code thisOptional.isPresent() ? thisOptional : secondChoice}
185   * instead.
186   */
187  public abstract Optional<T> or(Optional<? extends T> secondChoice);
188
189  /**
190   * Returns the contained instance if it is present; {@code supplier.get()} otherwise.
191   *
192   * <p><b>Comparison to {@code java.util.Optional}:</b> this method is similar to Java 8's {@code
193   * Optional.orElseGet}, except when {@code supplier} returns {@code null}. In this case this
194   * method throws an exception, whereas the Java 8 method returns the {@code null} to the caller.
195   *
196   * @throws NullPointerException if this optional's value is absent and the supplier returns {@code
197   *     null}
198   */
199  @Beta
200  public abstract T or(Supplier<? extends T> supplier);
201
202  /**
203   * Returns the contained instance if it is present; {@code null} otherwise. If the instance is
204   * known to be present, use {@link #get()} instead.
205   *
206   * <p><b>Comparison to {@code java.util.Optional}:</b> this method is equivalent to Java 8's
207   * {@code Optional.orElse(null)}.
208   */
209  @NullableDecl
210  public abstract T orNull();
211
212  /**
213   * Returns an immutable singleton {@link Set} whose only element is the contained instance if it
214   * is present; an empty immutable {@link Set} otherwise.
215   *
216   * <p><b>Comparison to {@code java.util.Optional}:</b> this method has no equivalent in Java 8's
217   * {@code Optional} class. However, this common usage:
218   *
219   * <pre>{@code
220   * for (Foo foo : possibleFoo.asSet()) {
221   *   doSomethingWith(foo);
222   * }
223   * }</pre>
224   *
225   * ... can be replaced with:
226   *
227   * <pre>{@code
228   * possibleFoo.ifPresent(foo -> doSomethingWith(foo));
229   * }</pre>
230   *
231   * <p><b>Java 9 users:</b> some use cases can be written with calls to {@code optional.stream()}.
232   *
233   * @since 11.0
234   */
235  public abstract Set<T> asSet();
236
237  /**
238   * If the instance is present, it is transformed with the given {@link Function}; otherwise,
239   * {@link Optional#absent} is returned.
240   *
241   * <p><b>Comparison to {@code java.util.Optional}:</b> this method is similar to Java 8's {@code
242   * Optional.map}, except when {@code function} returns {@code null}. In this case this method
243   * throws an exception, whereas the Java 8 method returns {@code Optional.absent()}.
244   *
245   * @throws NullPointerException if the function returns {@code null}
246   * @since 12.0
247   */
248  public abstract <V> Optional<V> transform(Function<? super T, V> function);
249
250  /**
251   * Returns {@code true} if {@code object} is an {@code Optional} instance, and either the
252   * contained references are {@linkplain Object#equals equal} to each other or both are absent.
253   * Note that {@code Optional} instances of differing parameterized types can be equal.
254   *
255   * <p><b>Comparison to {@code java.util.Optional}:</b> no differences.
256   */
257  @Override
258  public abstract boolean equals(@NullableDecl Object object);
259
260  /**
261   * Returns a hash code for this instance.
262   *
263   * <p><b>Comparison to {@code java.util.Optional}:</b> this class leaves the specific choice of
264   * hash code unspecified, unlike the Java 8 equivalent.
265   */
266  @Override
267  public abstract int hashCode();
268
269  /**
270   * Returns a string representation for this instance.
271   *
272   * <p><b>Comparison to {@code java.util.Optional}:</b> this class leaves the specific string
273   * representation unspecified, unlike the Java 8 equivalent.
274   */
275  @Override
276  public abstract String toString();
277
278  /**
279   * Returns the value of each present instance from the supplied {@code optionals}, in order,
280   * skipping over occurrences of {@link Optional#absent}. Iterators are unmodifiable and are
281   * evaluated lazily.
282   *
283   * <p><b>Comparison to {@code java.util.Optional}:</b> this method has no equivalent in Java 8's
284   * {@code Optional} class; use {@code
285   * optionals.stream().filter(Optional::isPresent).map(Optional::get)} instead.
286   *
287   * <p><b>Java 9 users:</b> use {@code optionals.stream().flatMap(Optional::stream)} instead.
288   *
289   * @since 11.0 (generics widened in 13.0)
290   */
291  @Beta
292  public static <T> Iterable<T> presentInstances(
293      final Iterable<? extends Optional<? extends T>> optionals) {
294    checkNotNull(optionals);
295    return new Iterable<T>() {
296      @Override
297      public Iterator<T> iterator() {
298        return new AbstractIterator<T>() {
299          private final Iterator<? extends Optional<? extends T>> iterator =
300              checkNotNull(optionals.iterator());
301
302          @Override
303          protected T computeNext() {
304            while (iterator.hasNext()) {
305              Optional<? extends T> optional = iterator.next();
306              if (optional.isPresent()) {
307                return optional.get();
308              }
309            }
310            return endOfData();
311          }
312        };
313      }
314    };
315  }
316
317  private static final long serialVersionUID = 0;
318}