Package org.approvej.print

Class ObjectPrinter<T>

java.lang.Object

org.approvej.print.ObjectPrinter<T>

Type Parameters:

T - the type of the object to be printed

All Implemented Interfaces:

Function<T,String>, Printer<T>

@NullMarked
public class ObjectPrinter<T>
extends Object
implements Printer<T>

A generic printer for Java Objects that prints their properties and values one per line.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
static final Set<Class<?>>	SIMPLE_TYPES	A Set of classes that will be printed directly.

Fields inherited from interface org.approvej.print.Printer

DEFAULT_FILENAME_EXTENSION

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
ObjectPrinter()	Creates a new ObjectPrinter instance that prints the given object.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
String	apply(Object value)
static <T> ObjectPrinter<T>	objectPrinter()	Creates a new ObjectPrinter instance.
ObjectPrinter<T>	sorted()	Causes the Printer to sort the printed object's fields by their name.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface java.util.function.Function

andThen, compose

Methods inherited from interface org.approvej.print.Printer

filenameExtension

Field Details

SIMPLE_TYPES

public static final Set<Class<?>> SIMPLE_TYPES

A Set of classes that will be printed directly.

Constructor Details

ObjectPrinter

public ObjectPrinter()

Creates a new ObjectPrinter instance that prints the given object.

This constructor is public to allow instantiation via reflection, e.g. in the Configuration class.

Method Details

objectPrinter

public static <T> ObjectPrinter<T> objectPrinter()

Creates a new ObjectPrinter instance.

Type Parameters:

T - the type of the object to be printed

Returns:

a new ObjectPrinter instance

sorted

public ObjectPrinter<T> sorted()

Causes the Printer to sort the printed object's fields by their name. By default, the fields will be printed in the order of their declaration.

Returns:

this

apply

public String apply(Object value)

Specified by:

apply in interface Function<T,String>