oracle.javatools.compare
Class CompareModelFactory

java.lang.Object
  oracle.javatools.compare.CompareModelFactory

public final class CompareModelFactory
extends java.lang.Object

Factory that knows how to create a CompareModel using a CompareAlgorithm.

Since:

10.0.3

Method Summary

static CompareAlgorithm	createCompareAlgorithm(CompareType type)
static CompareModel	createCompareModel(CompareContributor first, CompareContributor second) Compare the first contributor to the second contributor and return a model describing the differences.
static CompareModel	createCompareModel(CompareContributor first, CompareContributor second, CompareType type) Compare the first contributor to the second contributor and return a model describing the differences.
static CompareModel	createMergeModel(CompareContributor first, CompareContributor second, CompareContributor ancestor) Merge the first contributor and the second contributor based on a third and return a model of conflicting differences.
static CompareModel	createMergeModel(CompareContributor first, CompareContributor second, CompareContributor ancestor, CompareType type) Merge the first contributor and the second contributor based on a third and return a model of conflicting differences.
static void	registerCompareAlgorithm(CompareType type, java.lang.Class<? extends CompareAlgorithm> algorithmClass)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

registerCompareAlgorithm

public static final void registerCompareAlgorithm(CompareType type,
                                                  java.lang.Class<? extends CompareAlgorithm> algorithmClass)

createCompareModel

public static CompareModel createCompareModel(CompareContributor first,
                                              CompareContributor second)
                                       throws CompareFailedException

Compare the first contributor to the second contributor and return a model describing the differences.

Parameters:

first - the first contributor.

second - the second contributor.

Returns:

a model describing the differences between the first and second contributors.

Throws:

CompareFailedException

createMergeModel

public static CompareModel createMergeModel(CompareContributor first,
                                            CompareContributor second,
                                            CompareContributor ancestor)
                                     throws CompareFailedException

Merge the first contributor and the second contributor based on a third and return a model of conflicting differences.

Parameters:

first - the first contributor.

second - the second contributor.

ancestor - the ancestor contributor.

Returns:

a model describing the conflicting differences between the first and second contributors, and containing the result.

Throws:

CompareFailedException

createCompareModel

public static CompareModel createCompareModel(CompareContributor first,
                                              CompareContributor second,
                                              CompareType type)
                                       throws CompareFailedException

Compare the first contributor to the second contributor and return a model describing the differences.

Parameters:

first - the first contributor.

second - the second contributor.

type - the compare type.

Returns:

a model describing the differences between the first and second contributors.

Throws:

CompareFailedException

createMergeModel

public static CompareModel createMergeModel(CompareContributor first,
                                            CompareContributor second,
                                            CompareContributor ancestor,
                                            CompareType type)
                                     throws CompareFailedException

Merge the first contributor and the second contributor based on a third and return a model of conflicting differences.

Parameters:

first - the first contributor.

second - the second contributor.

ancestor - the ancestor contributor.

type - the compare type.

Returns:

a model describing the conflicting differences between the first and second contributors, and containing the result.

Throws:

CompareFailedException

createCompareAlgorithm

public static final CompareAlgorithm createCompareAlgorithm(CompareType type)