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package groovy.transform;
import org.codehaus.groovy.transform.GroovyASTTransformationClass;
import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;
/**
* Class annotation used to assist in the creation of {@code Cloneable} classes.
* The {@code @AutoClone} annotation instructs the compiler to execute an
* AST transformation which adds a public {@code clone()} method and adds
* {@code Cloneable} to the list of interfaces which the class implements.
*
* Because the JVM doesn't have a one-size fits all cloning strategy, several
* customizations exist for the cloning implementation. By default, the {@code clone()}
* method will call {@code super.clone()} before calling {@code clone()} on each
* {@code Cloneable} property of the class.
*
* Example usage:
*
* import groovy.transform.AutoClone
* {@code @AutoClone}
* class Person {
* String first, last
* List favItems
* Date since
* }
*
* Which will create a class equivalent to the following:
*
* class Person implements Cloneable {
* ...
* public Person clone() throws CloneNotSupportedException {
* Person result = (Person) super.clone()
* result.favItems = favItems instanceof Cloneable ? (List) favItems.clone() : favItems
* result.since = (Date) since.clone()
* return result
* }
* ...
* }
*
* Which can be used as follows:
*
* def p = new Person(first:'John', last:'Smith', favItems:['ipod', 'shiraz'], since:new Date())
* def p2 = p.clone()
*
* assert p instanceof Cloneable
* assert p.favItems instanceof Cloneable
* assert p.since instanceof Cloneable
* assert !(p.first instanceof Cloneable)
*
* assert !p.is(p2)
* assert !p.favItems.is(p2.favItems)
* assert !p.since.is(p2.since)
* assert p.first.is(p2.first)
*
* In the above example, {@code super.clone()} is called which in this case
* calls {@code clone()} from {@code java.lang.Object}. This does a bit-wise
* copy of all the properties (references and primitive values). Properties
* like {@code first} has type {@code String} which is not {@code Cloneable}
* so it is left as the bit-wise copy. Both {@code Date} and {@code ArrayList}
* are {@code Cloneable} so the {@code clone()} method on each of those properties
* will be called. For the list, a shallow copy is made during its {@code clone()} method.
*
* If your classes require deep cloning, it is up to you to provide the appropriate
* deep cloning logic in the respective {@code clone()} method for your class.
*
* If one of your properties contains an object that doesn't support cloning
* or attempts deep copying of a data structure containing an object that
* doesn't support cloning, then a {@code CloneNotSupportedException} may occur
* at runtime.
*
* Another popular cloning strategy is known as the copy constructor pattern.
* If any of your fields are {@code final} and {@code Cloneable} you should set
* {@code style=COPY_CONSTRUCTOR} which will then use the copy constructor pattern.
* Here is an example making use of the copy constructor pattern:
*
* import groovy.transform.AutoClone
* import static groovy.transform.AutoCloneStyle.*
* {@code @AutoClone(style=COPY_CONSTRUCTOR)}
* class Person {
* final String first, last
* final Date birthday
* }
* {@code @AutoClone(style=COPY_CONSTRUCTOR)}
* class Customer extends Person {
* final int numPurchases
* final List favItems
* }
*
* Which will create classes equivalent to the following:
*
* class Person implements Cloneable {
* ...
* protected Person(Person other) throws CloneNotSupportedException {
* first = other.first
* last = other.last
* birthday = (Date) other.birthday.clone()
* }
* public Person clone() throws CloneNotSupportedException {
* return new Person(this)
* }
* ...
* }
* class Customer extends Person {
* ...
* protected Customer(Customer other) throws CloneNotSupportedException {
* super(other)
* numPurchases = other.numPurchases
* favItems = other.favItems instanceof Cloneable ? (List) other.favItems.clone() : other.favItems
* }
* public Customer clone() throws CloneNotSupportedException {
* return new Customer(this)
* }
* ...
* }
*
* If you use this style on a child class, the parent class must
* also have a copy constructor (created using this annotation or by hand).
* This approach can be slightly slower than the traditional cloning approach
* but the {@code Cloneable} fields of your class can be final. When using the copy constructor style,
* you can provide your own custom constructor by hand if you wish. If you do so, it is up to you to
* correctly copy, clone or deep clone the properties of your class.
*
* As a variation of the last two styles, if you set {@code style=SIMPLE}
* then the no-arg constructor will be called followed by setting the
* individual properties (and/or fields) calling {@code clone()} if the
* property/field implements {@code Cloneable}. Here is an example:
*
* import groovy.transform.AutoClone
* import static groovy.transform.AutoCloneStyle.*
* {@code @AutoClone(style=SIMPLE)}
* class Person {
* final String first, last
* final Date birthday
* }
* {@code @AutoClone(style=SIMPLE)}
* class Customer {
* final List favItems
* }
*
* Which will create classes equivalent to the following:
*
* class Person implements Cloneable {
* ...
* public Person clone() throws CloneNotSupportedException {
* def result = new Person()
* copyOrCloneMembers(result)
* return result
* }
* protected void copyOrCloneMembers(Person other) {
* other.first = first
* other.last = last
* other.birthday = (Date) birthday.clone()
* }
* ...
* }
* class Customer extends Person {
* ...
* public Customer clone() throws CloneNotSupportedException {
* def result = new Customer()
* copyOrCloneMembers(result)
* return result
* }
* protected void copyOrCloneMembers(Customer other) {
* super.copyOrCloneMembers(other)
* other.favItems = favItems instanceof Cloneable ? (List) favItems.clone() : favItems
* }
* ...
* }
*
* You would typically use this style only for base classes where you didn't
* want the normal {@code Object} {@code clone()} method to be called and
* you would typically need to use the {@code SIMPLE} style for any child classes.
*
* As a final example, if your class already implements the {@code Serializable}
* or {@code Externalizable} interface, you can choose the following cloning style:
*
* {@code @AutoClone(style=SERIALIZATION)}
* class Person implements Serializable {
* String first, last
* Date birthday
* }
*
* which outputs a class with the following form:
*
* class Person implements Cloneable, Serializable {
* ...
* Person clone() throws CloneNotSupportedException {
* def baos = new ByteArrayOutputStream()
* baos.withObjectOutputStream{ it.writeObject(this) }
* def bais = new ByteArrayInputStream(baos.toByteArray())
* bais.withObjectInputStream(getClass().classLoader){ (Person) it.readObject() }
* }
* ...
* }
*
* This will output an error if your class doesn't implement one of
* {@code Serializable} or {@code Externalizable}, will typically be
* significantly slower than the other approaches, also doesn't
* allow fields to be final, will take up more memory as even immutable classes
* like String will be cloned but does have the advantage that it performs
* deep cloning automatically.
*
* Further references on cloning:
*
* - http://www.codeguru.com/java/tij/tij0128.shtml
*
- http://www.artima.com/objectsandjava/webuscript/ClonCollInner1.html
*
- http://courses.dce.harvard.edu/~cscie160/JDCTipsCloning
*
- http://www.agiledeveloper.com/articles/cloning072002.htm
*
*
* @author Paul King
* @see AutoCloneStyle
* @see ExternalizeMethods
* @since 1.8.0
*/
@java.lang.annotation.Documented
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@Target({ElementType.TYPE})
@GroovyASTTransformationClass("org.codehaus.groovy.transform.AutoCloneASTTransformation")
public @interface AutoClone {
/**
* Comma separated list of property (and/or field) names to exclude from cloning.
* For convenience, a String with comma separated names can be used in addition
* to an array (using Groovy's literal list notation) of String values.
*
* NOTE: When using the {@code CLONE} style, property (and/or field) copying might occur as part of
* calling {@code super.clone()} which will ignore this list. You can then use this list to
* streamline the provided {@code clone()} implementation by selecting which Cloneable properties
* (and/or fields) will have a subsequent call to their {@code clone()} method. If you have
* immutable properties (and/or fields) this can be useful as the extra {@code clone()} will
* not be necessary and cloning will be more efficient.
*
* NOTE: This doesn't affect property (and/or field) copying that might occur as part
* of serialization when using the {@code SERIALIZATION} style, i.e. this flag is ignored;
* instead adjust your serialization code to include or exclude the desired
* properties (and/or fields) which should carry over during cloning.
*/
String[] excludes() default {};
/**
* Include fields as well as properties when cloning.
*
* NOTE: When using the {@code CLONE} style, field copying might occur as part of
* calling {@code super.clone()} and might be all you require; if you turn on
* this flag, the provided {@code clone()} implementation will also
* subsequently call {@code clone()} for each {@code Cloneable} field which can be
* useful if you have mutable fields.
*
* NOTE: This doesn't affect field copying that might occur as part of
* serialization when using the {@code SERIALIZATION} style, i.e. this flag is ignored;
* instead adjust your serialization code to include or exclude your fields.
*/
boolean includeFields() default false;
/**
* Style to use when cloning.
*/
AutoCloneStyle style() default AutoCloneStyle.CLONE;
}