net.datenwerke.rs.utils.entitymerge.service.hooks

Interface EntityMergeHook

All Superinterfaces:

Hook

All Known Implementing Classes:

DashboardDefaultMergeHooker, DatasinkDefaultMergeHooker, DatasourceDefaultMergeHooker, EntityMergeHooker, FileServerDefaultMergeHooker, ReportDefaultMergeHooker, TableReportMergeHooker

public interface EntityMergeHook
extends Hook

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	consumes(java.lang.Object oldInstance, java.lang.Object newInstance) Decides if the hook can merge the two entities
void	mergeEntity(java.lang.Object oldInstance, java.lang.Object newInstance) Performs the merge of two entities

Method Detail

consumes

boolean consumes(java.lang.Object oldInstance,
                 java.lang.Object newInstance)

Decides if the hook can merge the two entities

Parameters:

oldInstance - the object to be merged

newInstance - the object with the target values

Returns:

true if merge is possible otherwise false

mergeEntity

void mergeEntity(java.lang.Object oldInstance,
                 java.lang.Object newInstance)
          throws java.lang.IllegalAccessException

Performs the merge of two entities

Parameters:

oldInstance - the object to be merged

newInstance - the object with the target values

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalAccessException - if the merging of fields failed