DomainObjectCollection.java

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package org.gradle.api;

import groovy.lang.Closure;
import org.gradle.api.specs.Spec;

import java.util.Collection;

/**
 * <p>A {@code DomainObjectCollection} is a specialised {@link Collection} that adds the ability to modification notifications and live filtered sub collections.</p>
 *
 * <p>The filtered collections returned by the filtering methods, such as {@link #matching(Closure)}, return collections that are <em>live</em>. That is, they reflect 
 * changes made to the source collection that they were created from. This is true for filtered collections made from filtered collections etc.</p>
 * <p>
 * You can also add actions which are executed as elements are added to the collection. Actions added to filtered collections will be fired if an addition/removal
 * occurs for the source collection that matches the filter.</p>
 *
 * @param <T> The type of domain objects in this collection.
 */
public interface DomainObjectCollection<T> extends Collection<T> {

    /**
     * Returns a collection containing the objects in this collection of the given type.  The returned collection is
     * live, so that when matching objects are later added to this collection, they are also visible in the filtered
     * collection.
     *
     * @param type The type of objects to find.
     * @return The matching objects. Returns an empty collection if there are no such objects in this collection.
     */
    <S extends T> DomainObjectCollection<S> withType(Class<S> type);

    /**
     * Returns a collection containing the objects in this collection of the given type. Equivalent to calling
     * {@code withType(type).all(configureAction)}
     *
     * @param type The type of objects to find.
     * @param configureAction The action to execute for each object in the resulting collection.
     * @return The matching objects. Returns an empty collection if there are no such objects in this collection.
     */
    <S extends T> DomainObjectCollection<S> withType(Class<S> type, Action<? super S> configureAction);

    /**
     * Returns a collection containing the objects in this collection of the given type. Equivalent to calling
     * {@code withType(type).all(configureClosure)}.
     *
     * @param type The type of objects to find.
     * @param configureClosure The closure to execute for each object in the resulting collection.
     * @return The matching objects. Returns an empty collection if there are no such objects in this collection.
     */
    <S extends T> DomainObjectCollection<S> withType(Class<S> type, Closure configureClosure);

    /**
     * Returns a collection which contains the objects in this collection which meet the given specification. The
     * returned collection is live, so that when matching objects are added to this collection, they are also visible in
     * the filtered collection.
     *
     * @param spec The specification to use.
     * @return The collection of matching objects. Returns an empty collection if there are no such objects in this
     *         collection.
     */
    DomainObjectCollection<T> matching(Spec<? super T> spec);

    /**
     * Returns a collection which contains the objects in this collection which meet the given closure specification. The
     * returned collection is live, so that when matching objects are added to this collection, they are also visible in
     * the filtered collection.
     *
     * @param spec The specification to use. The closure gets a collection element as an argument.
     * @return The collection of matching objects. Returns an empty collection if there are no such objects in this
     *         collection.
     */
    DomainObjectCollection<T> matching(Closure spec);

    /**
     * Adds an {@code Action} to be executed when an object is added to this collection.
     *
     * @param action The action to be executed
     * @return the supplied action
     */
    Action<? super T> whenObjectAdded(Action<? super T> action);

    /**
     * Adds a closure to be called when an object is added to this collection. The newly added object is passed to the
     * closure as the parameter.
     *
     * @param action The closure to be called
     */
    void whenObjectAdded(Closure action);

    /**
     * Adds an {@code Action} to be executed when an object is removed from this collection.
     *
     * @param action The action to be executed
     * @return the supplied action
     */
    Action<? super T> whenObjectRemoved(Action<? super T> action);

    /**
     * Adds a closure to be called when an object is removed from this collection. The removed object is passed to the
     * closure as the parameter.
     *
     * @param action The closure to be called
     */
    void whenObjectRemoved(Closure action);

    /**
     * Executes the given action against all objects in this collection, and any objects subsequently added to this
     * collection.
     *
     * @param action The action to be executed
     */
    void all(Action<? super T> action);

    /**
     * Executes the given closure against all objects in this collection, and any objects subsequently added to this collection. The object is passed to the closure as the closure
     * delegate. Alternatively, it is also passed as a parameter.
     *
     * @param action The action to be executed
     */
    void all(Closure action);

    // note: this is here to override the default Groovy Collection.findAll { } method.
    /**
     * Returns a collection which contains the objects in this collection which meet the given closure specification.
     *
     * @param spec The specification to use. The closure gets a collection element as an argument.
     * @return The collection of matching objects. Returns an empty collection if there are no such objects in this
     *         collection.
     */
    Collection<T> findAll(Closure spec);
}