Interface Grouper<T>

Type Parameters:
T -

public interface Grouper<T>

User applications may implement this interface in order to customize the compution of groups in cases when the modifying the key is not possible, or when the value determined by the Group annotation needs customizing.

Grouper acts as an interceptor, passing the previously computed value in. The group passed to the first Grouper will be that determined by @Group (if @Group is defined).

For example:

 public class KXGrouper implements Grouper<String> {

     // A pattern that can extract from a "kX" (e.g. k1, k2) style key
     private static Pattern kPattern = Pattern.compile("(ˆk)(\\d)$");

     public String computeGroup(String key, String group) {
         Matcher matcher = kPattern.matcher(key);
         if (matcher.matches()) {
             String g = Integer.parseInt(matcher.group(2)) % 2 + "";
             return g;
         } else
             return null;
     }

     public Class<String> getKeyType() {
         return String.class;
     }

 }
 

You must set the groupsEnabled property to true in your configuration in order to use groups. You can specify an order list of groupers there.

Author:
Pete Muir
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  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    default Object
    computeGroup(T key, Object group)
    Compute the group for a given key
    default String
    computeGroup(T key, String group)
    Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version.
    Since 9.1
     
  • Method Details

    • computeGroup

      default Object computeGroup(T key, Object group)
      Compute the group for a given key
      Parameters:
      key - the key to compute the group for
      group - the group as currently computed, or null if no group has been determined yet
      Returns:
      the group, or null if no group is defined
    • computeGroup

      @Deprecated(forRemoval=true) default String computeGroup(T key, String group)
      Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version.
      Since 9.1
    • getKeyType

      Class<T> getKeyType()