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package com.google.protobuf;

import static com.google.protobuf.Internal.checkNotNull;

SingleFieldBuilder implements a structure that a protocol message uses to hold a single field of another protocol message. It supports the classical use case of setting an immutable Message as the value of the field and is highly optimized around this.

It also supports the additional use case of setting a Builder as the field and deferring conversion of that Builder to an immutable Message. In this way, it's possible to maintain a tree of Builder's that acts as a fully read/write data structure.
Logically, one can think of a tree of builders as converting the entire tree to messages when build is called on the root or when any method is called that desires a Message instead of a Builder. In terms of the implementation, the SingleFieldBuilder and RepeatedFieldBuilder classes cache messages that were created so that messages only need to be created when some change occurred in its builder or a builder for one of its descendants.

Author:jonp@google.com (Jon Perlow)
Type parameters:
  • <MType> – the type of message for the field
  • <BType> – the type of builder for the field
  • <IType> – the common interface for the message and the builder
/** * {@code SingleFieldBuilder} implements a structure that a protocol message uses to hold a single * field of another protocol message. It supports the classical use case of setting an immutable * {@link Message} as the value of the field and is highly optimized around this. * * <p>It also supports the additional use case of setting a {@link Message.Builder} as the field and * deferring conversion of that {@code Builder} to an immutable {@code Message}. In this way, it's * possible to maintain a tree of {@code Builder}'s that acts as a fully read/write data structure. * <br> * Logically, one can think of a tree of builders as converting the entire tree to messages when * build is called on the root or when any method is called that desires a Message instead of a * Builder. In terms of the implementation, the {@code SingleFieldBuilder} and {@code * RepeatedFieldBuilder} classes cache messages that were created so that messages only need to be * created when some change occurred in its builder or a builder for one of its descendants. * * @param <MType> the type of message for the field * @param <BType> the type of builder for the field * @param <IType> the common interface for the message and the builder * @author jonp@google.com (Jon Perlow) */
public class SingleFieldBuilder< MType extends GeneratedMessage, BType extends GeneratedMessage.Builder, IType extends MessageOrBuilder> implements GeneratedMessage.BuilderParent { // Parent to send changes to. private GeneratedMessage.BuilderParent parent; // Invariant: one of builder or message fields must be non-null. // If set, this is the case where we are backed by a builder. In this case, // message field represents a cached message for the builder (or null if // there is no cached message). private BType builder; // If builder is non-null, this represents a cached message from the builder. // If builder is null, this is the authoritative message for the field. private MType message; // Indicates that we've built a message and so we are now obligated // to dispatch dirty invalidations. See GeneratedMessage.BuilderListener. private boolean isClean; public SingleFieldBuilder(MType message, GeneratedMessage.BuilderParent parent, boolean isClean) { this.message = checkNotNull(message); this.parent = parent; this.isClean = isClean; } public void dispose() { // Null out parent so we stop sending it invalidations. parent = null; }
Get the message for the field. If the message is currently stored as a Builder, it is converted to a Message by calling Builder.buildPartial on it. If no message has been set, returns the default instance of the message.
Returns:the message for the field
/** * Get the message for the field. If the message is currently stored as a {@code Builder}, it is * converted to a {@code Message} by calling {@link Message.Builder#buildPartial} on it. If no * message has been set, returns the default instance of the message. * * @return the message for the field */
@SuppressWarnings("unchecked") public MType getMessage() { if (message == null) { // If message is null, the invariant is that we must be have a builder. message = (MType) builder.buildPartial(); } return message; }
Builds the message and returns it.
Returns:the message
/** * Builds the message and returns it. * * @return the message */
public MType build() { // Now that build has been called, we are required to dispatch // invalidations. isClean = true; return getMessage(); }
Gets a builder for the field. If no builder has been created yet, a builder is created on demand by calling Message.toBuilder.
Returns:The builder for the field
/** * Gets a builder for the field. If no builder has been created yet, a builder is created on * demand by calling {@link Message#toBuilder}. * * @return The builder for the field */
@SuppressWarnings("unchecked") public BType getBuilder() { if (builder == null) { // builder.mergeFrom() on a fresh builder // does not create any sub-objects with independent clean/dirty states, // therefore setting the builder itself to clean without actually calling // build() cannot break any invariants. builder = (BType) message.newBuilderForType(this); builder.mergeFrom(message); // no-op if message is the default message builder.markClean(); } return builder; }
Gets the base class interface for the field. This may either be a builder or a message. It will return whatever is more efficient.
Returns:the message or builder for the field as the base class interface
/** * Gets the base class interface for the field. This may either be a builder or a message. It will * return whatever is more efficient. * * @return the message or builder for the field as the base class interface */
@SuppressWarnings("unchecked") public IType getMessageOrBuilder() { if (builder != null) { return (IType) builder; } else { return (IType) message; } }
Sets a message for the field replacing any existing value.
Params:
  • message – the message to set
Returns:the builder
/** * Sets a message for the field replacing any existing value. * * @param message the message to set * @return the builder */
public SingleFieldBuilder<MType, BType, IType> setMessage(MType message) { this.message = checkNotNull(message); if (builder != null) { builder.dispose(); builder = null; } onChanged(); return this; }
Merges the field from another field.
Params:
  • value – the value to merge from
Returns:the builder
/** * Merges the field from another field. * * @param value the value to merge from * @return the builder */
public SingleFieldBuilder<MType, BType, IType> mergeFrom(MType value) { if (builder == null && message == message.getDefaultInstanceForType()) { message = value; } else { getBuilder().mergeFrom(value); } onChanged(); return this; }
Clears the value of the field.
Returns:the builder
/** * Clears the value of the field. * * @return the builder */
@SuppressWarnings("unchecked") public SingleFieldBuilder<MType, BType, IType> clear() { message = (MType) (message != null ? message.getDefaultInstanceForType() : builder.getDefaultInstanceForType()); if (builder != null) { builder.dispose(); builder = null; } onChanged(); return this; }
Called when a the builder or one of its nested children has changed and any parent should be notified of its invalidation.
/** * Called when a the builder or one of its nested children has changed and any parent should be * notified of its invalidation. */
private void onChanged() { // If builder is null, this is the case where onChanged is being called // from setMessage or clear. if (builder != null) { message = null; } if (isClean && parent != null) { parent.markDirty(); // Don't keep dispatching invalidations until build is called again. isClean = false; } } @Override public void markDirty() { onChanged(); } }