com.huawei.openstack4j.common.Buildable Maven / Gradle / Ivy
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package com.huawei.openstack4j.common;
/**
* Model classes decorated with this interface are compatible for write/update operations and can be created via the Builder API.
*
* @author Jeremy Unruh
*/
public interface Buildable {
B toBuilder();
/**
* Builder used to create/build corresponding Model Entity
*
* @param The Builder providing the creation of M
* @param The ouput IModelEntity type
*
* @author Jeremy Unruh
*/
public interface Builder, M extends Buildable> {
/**
* Creates and return the Model Entity M
*
* @return M instance
*/
M build();
/**
* Creates a Builder using the param M as the default values
*
* @param The Model M
* @return Builder
*/
T from(M in);
}
}