Package org.approvej.print

Class PropertyOrdering

java.lang.Object

org.approvej.print.PropertyOrdering

public final class PropertyOrdering
extends Object

Utility for deterministic property ordering during serialization.

Field-backed properties are ordered first in their declaration order, followed by any additional properties (e.g. from getters) in alphabetical order.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static <T> List<T>	reorder(Class<?> type, List<T> properties, Function<T,String> nameExtractor)	Reorders a list of named properties so that field-backed properties appear first in their declaration order, followed by remaining properties sorted alphabetically.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Details

reorder

public static <T> List<T> reorder(Class<?> type,
 List<T> properties,
 Function<T,String> nameExtractor)

Reorders a list of named properties so that field-backed properties appear first in their declaration order, followed by remaining properties sorted alphabetically.

Type Parameters:

T - the type of property elements

Parameters:

type - the class whose field declaration order determines property ordering

properties - the properties to reorder

nameExtractor - a function to extract the property name from each element

Returns:

a new list with properties in deterministic order