Method Detail

• getMatchingStrategy

  <T> AttributeMatchingStrategy<T> getMatchingStrategy(Attribute<T> attribute)
                                                throws IllegalArgumentException

  Returns the matching strategy for a given attribute.

  Type Parameters:

  T - the type of the attribute

  Parameters:

  attribute - the attribute

  Returns:

  the matching strategy for this attribute.

  Throws:

  IllegalArgumentException - When no strategy is available for the given attribute.

• attribute

  <T> AttributeMatchingStrategy<T> attribute(Attribute<T> attribute)

  Declares a new attribute in the schema and configures it with the default strategy. If the attribute was already declared it will simply return the existing strategy.

  Type Parameters:

  T - the concrete type of the attribute

  Parameters:

  attribute - the attribute to declare in the schema

  Returns:

  the matching strategy for this attribute

• attribute

  <T> AttributeMatchingStrategy<T> attribute(Attribute<T> attribute,
                                             Action<? super AttributeMatchingStrategy<T>> configureAction)

  Configures the matching strategy for an attribute. The first call to this method for a specific attribute will create a new matching strategy, whereas subsequent calls will configure the existing one.

  Type Parameters:

  T - the concrete type of the attribute

  Parameters:

  attribute - the attribute for which to configure the matching strategy

  configureAction - the strategy configuration

  Returns:

  the configured strategy

• getAttributes

  Set<Attribute<?>> getAttributes()

  Returns the set of attributes known to this schema.

• hasAttribute

  boolean hasAttribute(Attribute<?> key)

  Returns true when this schema contains the given attribute.