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package org.apache.commons.lang3.builder;

import java.lang.reflect.Type;

import org.apache.commons.lang3.ObjectUtils;
import org.apache.commons.lang3.reflect.TypeUtils;
import org.apache.commons.lang3.tuple.Pair;

/**
 * 
 * A {@code Diff} contains the differences between two {@link Diffable} class
 * fields.
 * 
 *
 * 
 * Typically, {@code Diff}s are retrieved by using a {@link DiffBuilder} to
 * produce a {@link DiffResult}, containing the differences between two objects.
 * 
 *
 *
 * @param 
 *            The type of object contained within this {@code Diff}. Differences
 *            between primitive objects are stored as their Object wrapper
 *            equivalent.
 * @since 3.3
 */
public abstract class Diff extends Pair {

    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;

    private final Type type;
    private final String fieldName;

    /**
     * 
     * Constructs a new {@code Diff} for the given field name.
     * 
     *
     * @param fieldName
     *            the name of the field
     */
    protected Diff(final String fieldName) {
        this.type = ObjectUtils.defaultIfNull(
                TypeUtils.getTypeArguments(getClass(), Diff.class).get(
                        Diff.class.getTypeParameters()[0]), Object.class);
        this.fieldName = fieldName;
    }

    /**
     * 
     * Returns the type of the field.
     * 
     *
     * @return the field type
     */
    public final Type getType() {
        return type;
    }

    /**
     * 
     * Returns the name of the field.
     * 
     *
     * @return the field name
     */
    public final String getFieldName() {
        return fieldName;
    }

    /**
     * 
     * Returns a {@code String} representation of the {@code Diff}, with the
     * following format:
     *
     *      * [fieldname: left-value, right-value]
     * 
     *
     *
     * @return the string representation
     */
    @Override
    public final String toString() {
        return String.format("[%s: %s, %s]", fieldName, getLeft(), getRight());
    }

    /**
     * 
     * Throws {@code UnsupportedOperationException}.
     * 
     *
     * @param value
     *            ignored
     * @return nothing
     */
    @Override
    public final T setValue(final T value) {
        throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Cannot alter Diff object.");
    }
}