Package org.bremersee.comparator

Interface WellKnownTextParser

public interface WellKnownTextParser

Parses the string representation of a sort order and creates a comparator.

The default implementation supports the following syntax:

 fieldNameOrPath0,asc,ignoreCase,nullIsFirst|fieldNameOrPath1,asc,ignoreCase,nullIsFirst
 

For example

 person.lastName,asc,true,false|person.firstName,asc,true,false
 

Author:

Christian Bremer

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Comparator	apply(ComparatorField comparatorField)	Creates the comparator for the given field.
default ComparatorField	buildComparatorField(String fieldDescription)	Builds a comparator field from the string representation of a sort order (must be a single field, not a path).
default List<ComparatorField>	buildComparatorFields(String wkt)	Builds a list of comparator fields from the string representation of a sort order.
static boolean	findBooleanPart(String fieldDescription, String delimiter, int index, boolean defaultValue, String... expectedValues)	Finds a boolean part of the field description.
static String	findStringPart(String fieldDescription, String delimiter, int index)	Finds a string part of the field description.
default Comparator<Object>	parse(String wkt)	Parses the string representation of a sort order and creates a comparator.

Method Detail

parse

default Comparator<Object> parse(String wkt)

Parses the string representation of a sort order and creates a comparator.

The default implementation supports the following syntax:

 fieldNameOrPath0,asc,ignoreCase,nullIsFirst|fieldNameOrPath1,asc,ignoreCase,nullIsFirst
 

For example

 person.lastName,asc,true,false|person.firstName,asc,true,false
 

Parameters:

wkt - the string representation of a sort order (as well known text)

Returns:

the created comparator

buildComparatorFields

default List<ComparatorField> buildComparatorFields(String wkt)

Builds a list of comparator fields from the string representation of a sort order.

The default implementation supports the following syntax:

 fieldNameOrPath0,asc,ignoreCase,nullIsFirst|fieldNameOrPath1,asc,ignoreCase,nullIsFirst
 

For example

 person.lastName,asc,true,false|person.firstName,asc,true,false
 

Parameters:

wkt - the string representation of a sort order (as well known text)

Returns:

the list of comparator fields

buildComparatorField

default ComparatorField buildComparatorField(String fieldDescription)

Builds a comparator field from the string representation of a sort order (must be a single field, not a path).

The default implementation supports the following syntax:

 fieldNameOrPath,asc,ignoreCase,nullIsFirst
 

For example

 person.lastName,asc,true,false
 

Parameters:

fieldDescription - the field description

Returns:

the comparator field

apply

Comparator apply(ComparatorField comparatorField)

Creates the comparator for the given field.

Parameters:

comparatorField - the comparator field

Returns:

the comparator

findStringPart

static String findStringPart(String fieldDescription,
                             String delimiter,
                             int index)

Finds a string part of the field description.

Parameters:

fieldDescription - the field description

delimiter - the delimiter

index - the index

Returns:

the string

findBooleanPart

static boolean findBooleanPart(String fieldDescription,
                               String delimiter,
                               int index,
                               boolean defaultValue,
                               String... expectedValues)

Finds a boolean part of the field description.

Parameters:

fieldDescription - the field description

delimiter - the delimiter

index - the index

defaultValue - the default value

expectedValues - the expected values

Returns:

the boolean