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Interface Patch<E>

Type Parameters:

E - the type of compared elements

All Superinterfaces:

Collection<Delta<E>>, Iterable<Delta<E>>, List<Delta<E>>

public interface Patch<E>
extends List<Delta<E>>

A list of deltas between two versions.

Version:

$Id: a72ff1acf4150c51534176ccfd3b936cc2a4a9bc $

Method Summary

List<E>	apply(List<E> target) Apply the patch.
List<E>	restore(List<E> target) Invert the patch.

Methods inherited from interface java.util.List

add, add, addAll, addAll, clear, contains, containsAll, equals, get, hashCode, indexOf, isEmpty, iterator, lastIndexOf, listIterator, listIterator, remove, remove, removeAll, retainAll, set, size, subList, toArray, toArray

Method Detail

apply

List<E> apply(List<E> target)
              throws PatchException

Apply the patch.

Parameters:

target - the list on which to apply the patch

Returns:

the modified list

Throws:

PatchException - failed to apply the patch

restore

List<E> restore(List<E> target)
                throws PatchException

Invert the patch.

Parameters:

target - the list on which to apply an inverted version of the patch

Returns:

the modified list

Throws:

PatchException - failed to apply the patch