net.bytebuddy.implementation.bytecode.collection.CollectionFactory Maven / Gradle / Ivy
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* Copyright 2014 - Present Rafael Winterhalter
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package net.bytebuddy.implementation.bytecode.collection;
import net.bytebuddy.description.type.TypeDescription;
import net.bytebuddy.implementation.bytecode.StackManipulation;
import java.util.List;
/**
* Implementations of this interface are able to create collection types (including arrays) by sequentially
* storing given values that must be compatible to the collection factory's component type.
*/
public interface CollectionFactory {
/**
* The component type of this factory.
*
* @return A type description of this factory's component type.
*/
TypeDescription.Generic getComponentType();
/**
* Applies this collection factory in order to build a new collection where each element is represented by
* the given stack manipulations.
*
* @param stackManipulations A list of stack manipulations loading the values to be stored in the collection that is
* created by this factory in their given order.
* @return A stack manipulation that creates the collection represented by this collection factory.
*/
StackManipulation withValues(List stackManipulations);
}