org.ikasan.spec.event

Interface ReplicationFactory<T>

public interface ReplicationFactory<T>

Provide a standard contract for a replication factory to replicate any given object.

Author:

Ikasan Development Team

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
T	replicate(T object) Deep replicate the incoming object and return a fully independent copy.
T	shallowReplicate(T object) Shallow replicate the incoming object and return an semi-independent copy.

Method Detail

replicate

T replicate(T object)

Deep replicate the incoming object and return a fully independent copy. The returned object can be mutated without any consequence to the originating object.

Parameters:

object -

Returns:

object copy

shallowReplicate

T shallowReplicate(T object)

Shallow replicate the incoming object and return an semi-independent copy. The returned object cannot have children references modified without consequence to the originating object.

Parameters:

object -

Returns:

object copy