JarCasting#Style
Bring efficient coding style from other languages to JAVA 8.
Style is a library that simulates programming in other languages with carefully choosen method/class names.
Style focuses on making your code prettier, less reinventing--wheels and well-understood.
Referenced languages : Scala, PHP, JavaScript, Groovy, C++, and C#.
Maven
<dependency>
<groupId>net.cassite</groupId>
<artifactId>style</artifactId>
<version>2.0.1</version>
</dependency>
#Why Style?
Style is a free, light-weight, and open-source project with detailed tutorial.
I am using Style everywhere since I built it.
#Preview
// define a function to see if list contain a person with given name:
def<Boolean> check = $(
(List<Person> ls, String name) -> null != $(list).forEach(e -> {
if (e.name().equals(name))
return true;
return null;
}));
check.apply(list, "cass");
// If expression with return value:
System.out.println(If(
$(list).findOne(e -> e.name().equals("cass")),
res -> {
return res.id();
}).Else(() -> "Not Found!"));
// forEach with iterator info
$(list).forEach((e, i) -> System.out.println(
"Element is:" + e + " Index is:" + $(i)));
// dozens of new features waiting for you to explore.
Fell free to contact me through [email protected].
And pls execuse me for my poor english...
#Update 2.0.1 --> 2.0.2
- Utils module adds File support ,allow you to operate on files using UNIX style.
#Directory
- Starting
- Functions
- Supporting Interfaces
- Define
- Call
- Async, Await and Exception Handling
- Callback
- Language
- Basic
- Exceptions
- Type Conversion
- Pointers
- Tuple
- Mutable Boxed Types
- Reflection
- Class
- Constructor
- Field
- Method
- Dynamic Proxy
- Read-Only objects
- Thread
- callback
- (async)
- original thread simplify
- Logic
- If
- Switch
- For
- For-to-step
- While
- Control
- Break
- BreakWithResult
- breakable
- Continue
- Remove
- (List-Only)
- Set
- Add
- Break
- Basic
- Iteration
- Constructing
- forEach/forThose
- to-via Collection Transform
- find
- Other
- Avoid Null
- Date
- RegEx
- Comparable
- Rand
- String
- JSON
- join
- File
- PathMapper
- Appendix
- last loop result
#Starting
-
import net.cassite.style.jar
-
Create a Class, and then
import static net.cassite.style.Style;
e.g.import static net.cassite.style.Style.*; class YourClass {} -
If you need other modules, here's what you might need.
import static net.cassite.style.Style.*; import static net.cassite.style.Aggregation.*; import static net.cassite.style.Utils.*; import static net.cassite.style.Reflect.*;or, you can use coding like this:
Aggregation.$(list).findOne(e->...);
#Functions
##Supporting Interfaces
Interfaces look like this:
@FunctionalInterface
public interface RFunc2<R, T0, T1> {
R apply(T0 arg0, T1 arg1) throws Throwable;
}
8 interfaces with return value and 8 interfaces without return value are built in, you can see them in net.cassite.style.interfaces.
##Define
The definition is similar to Scala or JavaScript
def<ReturnType> funcName=$(Interface);
// or
def<ReturnType> funcName=function(Interface);
e.g.
def<Boolean> check = $(
(List<Person> ls, String name) -> null != $(list).forEach(e -> {
if (e.name().equals(name))
return true;
return null;
}));
##Call
Use apply to call a function on caller's thread.
e.g.
check.apply(list, "cass");
Functions can receive more or less values than its argument length.
e.g.
check.apply(list, "cass", "arg");
// "arg" will be ignored
check.apply(list)
// same as 'check.apply(list, null)'
Use applyCheckPrimitive to avoid null values when result is auto-unboxed.
e.g.
def<Boolean> predicate = function(...);
boolean b = predicate.applyCheckPrimitive(boolean.class, arg);
##Async, Await and Exception Handling
Async, Await is a great multi-thread model. With Style you can use async/await with no extra code.
Use async to async-call a function, a Async object would be returned. You can retrieve value using .await()
e.g.
Async<Boolean> async = check.async(list, "cass");
Boolean res = async.await(); // retrieve value;
// or
res = await(async);
When calling await, the curren thread would pause until async mission finished or thrown with an exception.
To handle exception from async, you can set a listener function to Async object.
e.g.
async.onError((err) -> err.origin().printStackTrace());
Type of 'err' is StyleRuntimeException, all exceptions from async-call would be packed with StyleRuntimeException.
The handling process would invoke immediately if async-process finished or thrown with an exception when calling onError.
Or it will wait until process finishes or throws with exceptions, and deal with err on Async Thread.
If you want to handle the exception on caller's thread, you can invoke awaitError instead
e.g.
async.awaitError((err)->...);
It would block the thread until async process finished or thrown with an exception.
###Callback
Call back is used everywhere in JavaScript
It's very easy to use callback method to deal with multi-thread programming.
Method async means you can call a function on another thread, so put a callback function into async-function arguments and invoke it inside the async-function would achieve calling-back.
#Language ##Basic ###Exceptions Style provides an easy way of handling exceptions with StyleRuntimeException.
Usually we throw an exception in this way:
throw new RuntimeException(e);
With Style, you can
throw $(e);
then, a StyleRuntimeException would be thrown.
If (e instance of StyleRuntimeException), the $(e) would simply return object e without packing.
StyleRuntimeException provides method origin() to get packed Throwable object.
And it @Override getCause() method,
return super.getCause().getCause();
###Type Conversion Type conversion can take many lines and mix with other logics.
Style helps you convert types easily.
To use type conversion,
the class to convert to may contain methods like:
public TO_TYPE static from(FROM_TYPE obj){...}
Or the class of the object to convert may contain methods like:
public TO_TPYE toTO_TYPE(){...}
e.g.
The following definition means you can convert String to User or convert User to String.
class User{
static User from(String s)...
String toString()...
}
Invoke T imp(Object, Class) to finish the conversion.
It separeates converting process from real logics, and make your code prettier.
###Pointers Java don't have pointers for us to use. But with a object packing another object, here's our pointer.
ptr<T> p=ptr(T t);
$(p) // get value from the pointer, like *p in C++
$(p, T newValue) // set value of the pointer, like *p=newValue in C++
Also, you can access the packed object using :
p.item
Pointers may be helpful when dealing with non-final variables using anoymous classes.
If the given object has interface(s), a proxy object would automatically be generated.
Use
p.proxy
to access the proxy object.
p.proxy simply invokes methods on p.item, which looks exactly like what a pointer would do in C/C++.
###Tuple Tuples are offered since 1.1.3.
They are scala-style tuples, but with some convenient methods to use when needed.
Use fields like tuple._1 / tuple._2 to get elements.
Use *tuple(e1, e2, ...) to create tuples
There are 7 built in tuples
Tuple1, Tuple2, ... , Tuple7, all of them offer _index when accessing elements. (index starts at 1)
They all implement interface Tuple
interface Tuple{
<T> T $(int index); // retrieve element, starting with 1
int count(); // amount of elements in the tuple
}
You can use $(index) to get same element as _index
and use count() as the end of an iteration.
e.g.
for(int i=1;i<=tuple.count();++i){
...
}
###Mutable Boxed Types mutable boxed types are provided. Use Utils.$(type) to generate.
though string are in same package as other MTypes, it's not a mutable type. detailed explanations will be given in chapter
Other
MInteger(mutable boxed type for int) provides to(int) and until(int), which can be used to generate consistent sequence with/without the last integer.
e.g.
$(0).to(20)
means list(0,1,2,...,20)
$(0).until(20)
means list(0,1,2,...,19)
##Reflection
Classes/Fields/Methods/Constructors are packed into a supporting object. Check packet net.cassite.style.reflect for more info.
###Class We used to write this:
obj.getClass();
TYPE_NAME.class;
Class.forName(className);
Now, you can retrieve a class supporting object using
ClassSup<?> cls = cls(obj);
ClassSup<TYPE> cls = cls(TYPE.class);
ClassSup<?> cls = cls(className);
ClassSup let you easily get Generic Supported constructors', fields', and methods' supporting objects.
// no args
ConstructorSup<TYPE> con = cls.constructor();
// with args
ConstructorSup<TYPE> con = cls.constructor(T0.class, T1.class, ...);
FieldSupport<FIELD_TYPE, TYPE> f = cls.field(fieldName, FIELD_TYPE.class);
// no args
MethodSupport<RETURN_TYPE, TYPE> f m = cls.method(methodName, RETURN_TYPE.class);
// with args
MethodSupport<RETURN_TYPE, TYPE> f m = cls.method(methodName, RETURN_TYPE.class, T0.class, T1.class, ...);
Also, you can get all declaired methods or fields from the class and its super classes.
List<FieldSup<?, TYPE>> list=cls.allFields();
List<MethodSup<?, TYPE>> list=cls.allMethods();
###Constructor You can create an instance with constructor supporting object.
TYPE o = con.newInstance();
TYPE o = con.newInstance(arg0, arg1, arg2, ...);
###Field
FIELD_TYPE v = f.get((TYPE)obj);
###Method
RETURN_TYPE r = m.invoke((TYPE)obj);
RETURN_TYPE r = m.invoke((TYPE)obj, arg0, arg1, arg2, ...);
There's no need for setAccessible(true), Style has done that for you.
All these supporting classes contain methods like
isPublic()
isStatic()
isFinal()
...(9 more)
which help you check modifiers.
###Dynamic Proxy
We used to create a dynamic proxy in this way:
Proxy.newProxyInstance(
proxyTarget.getClass().getClassLoader()
, proxyTarget.getClass().getInterfaces()
,handler);
Though JDK designed it this way for better reusable programming. But usually we don't need too many features.
As a result, it contains many repeating codes. Style helps you simplify this operation.
<T> T proxy(handler, proxyTarget);
Also，Style provide aother way.
Use List.get method as an example
-
Use anoymous class to create a ProxyHandler instance:
ProxyHandler<List<String>> handler = new ProxyHandler<List<String>>(list) { @SuppressWarnings("unused") String get(int index) { System.out.println("before get invoked with arg0:" + index); String res = target.get(index); System.out.println("after get invoked with res:" + res); return res; } };ProxyHandler receive an object as the object to proxy, it's stored in a field called target.
As you can see, it uses RETURN_TYPE methodName(Args) to define an 'Around' proxy. This method looks exactly the same as the method to proxy.
-
generate
List<String> listProxy = proxy(handler);
this way makes proxy more readable.
####Read-Only objects Usually, we need to create readonly objects in case someone change them.
e.g. We may have to pack an object into another and expose it to other modules. However we cannot guarantee other people not changing it.
Style provides you an easy way of turning an object with interfaces into a read-only one.
Usually it doesn't require you doing any extra work.
R readOnly(R r);
When an invocation comes, Style will check the method.
- if methodName.contains elements in $.readOnlyToSearch
- Check whether the method has ReadOnly annotation
- if has
- do invoking
- else
- throw an exception(ModifyReadOnlyException)
- if has
- Check whether the method has ReadOnly annotation
- else
- Check whether the method has Writable annotation
- if has
- throw an exception(ModifyReadOnlyException)
- else
- do invoking
- if has
- Check whether the method has Writable annotation
Note that, all exceptions are packed into StyleRuntimeException
##Thread ###callback We have seen callback from one async object.
If more than one async tasks should be 'joined together', you can use this:
$(Async1, Async2, Async3,...)
.callback((res1,res2,res3,...)
.onError(err->...); // optional
The callback method would invoke on a new thread.
If you need to force callback process on current thread, you can invoke
.callbackSync(...)
instead.
###thread operation simplify
When we create a thread, we usually write :
Thread t=new Thread(()->{...});
t.start();
Style can simplify the process :
Thread t = run(()->{...});
The thread will start running. No need for .start()
##Logic
Style provide logic-control expression with return values.
###If
The way of using 'If' is similar to ordinary if-expression.
If(INIT, (e)->{do something...})
.ElseIf(INIT, ()->{do something...})
.Else(()->{do something...});
- If INIT!=null && !INIT.equals(false)
- apply the second argument
- if the function has no args
-
apply anyway.
func.apply();
-
- else
-
apply with INIT
func.apply(INIT);
-
- if the function has no args
- apply the second argument
- else
- process expressions defined in elseif and else block.
INIT can also be a lambda expression. e.g. ()->INIT or more complex expressions.
The If expression can also end with End() instead of Else(()->{})
If Expression Return Value is [applied function's return value] or given variable.
The expression to apply can also be variables. Return value would be these variables instead.
e.g.
If(3 > 4, 1)
.ElseIf(3 > 2, () -> 2)
.ElseIf(4 > 3, 5)
.Else(3);
// will return Integer.
If(1 > 2, () -> System.out.println(1))
.ElseIf(3 > 2, () -> System.out.println(2))
.Else(() -> System.out.println(3));
// void functions in if-expression will return null
###Switch
Switch(TO_SWITCH)
// or Switch(TO_SWITCH, Class<RETURN_TYPE>) if return type is not input type
.Case(TO_TEST, ()->{...})
.Case(TO_TEST, ()->{...})
.Default(()->{...})
Switch doesn't require break.
Similar to If, functions can be replaced by variables.
e.g.
String str = Switch(6, String.class)
.Case(7, () -> "g")
.Case(6, "f")
.Default(() -> null);
###For
For(T t, t->{boolean}, t->{increment}, t->{loop});
For make last not null loop result as its return value.
if loop result is null, it won't overwrite 'last loop result'.
Maybe you want to retrieve last loop result, Style provide this kind of support, do it this way:
For(T t, t->{boolean}, t->{increment},
(t,info)->{loop}); // info contains last loop result
/*
info.currentIndex
info.effectiveIndex // how many time 'last loop result' was modified
info.lastRes // value of 'last loop result'
*/
####For-to-step In BASIC, a for expression was provided as :
FOR i=0 TO 11 STEP 2
...
END FOR
It has the same function as :
for(int i=0; i<=11; i+=2){
...
}
Style provide this kind of for-expression. It's very useful when start and end positions are fixed.
For(NumStart).to(NumEnd).step(NumStep).loop(i->{...});
e.g.
For(1).to(21).step(2).loop((Integer i, LoopInfo info) -> {...});
// which means for(int i=1;i<=21;i+=2){...}
// info is optional
It also has return value. The behavior is the same as For.
it really help save a lot of coding. Scala uses expressions with return value.
####While
While(()->{boolean}, ()->{loop});
Similarly, you can retrieve 'last loop result' using
While(()->{boolean}, info->{loop});
The return value behavior is the same as For.
###Control
These loops cannot break in an ordinary way.
So i think it's the best way to control loops with exceptions.
####Break Break the loop instantly
return Break(); // or simply 'Break();' if no compiling errors.
// or
throw new Break();
There's also a method breakable(()->{}) provided, which allows you breaking out of the method block. e.g.
breakable(()->{
list.stream().filter(u -> u.age > 18).forEach(u->{
if(u.name.equals("cass")) Break();
System.out.println(u);
});
});
BreakWithResult也可以使用，但不会有任何特殊作用。
####BreakWithResult Break the loop after setting 'last loop value'.
return BreakWithResult(R res); // or BreakWithResult(R res)
// or
throw new BreakWithResult(R res);
####Continue Jump to the next loop without writing 'last loop result'.
return Continue(); // or Continue();
// or
throw new Continue();
// or
return null;
####Remove Invoke the current iterator's .remove() method.
Only use in $(iterator).forEach
return Remove(); // or Remove();
// or
throw new Remove();
####(List-Only) ListIterator provide more functions. Such as Set, and Add #####Set Invoke ListIterator's set method.
return Set(T toSet); // or Set(T toSet)
// or
throw new $Set(T toSet);
#####Add Invoke ListIterator's add method.
return Add(T toSet); // or Add(T toSet)
// or
throw new Add(T toSet);
#Iteration ##Constructing It's easy for an Array to initiate with values using new T[]{...};
However collections and maps are much difficut.
Style solved the problem.
$(new ArrayList<String>(), "hello", "world", "!");
would add 3 strings into given collection.
list("hello","world","!");
creates a new ArrayList with 3 elements in it.
$(new HashMap<String, Integer>(),
map("a", 1).$("b", 2).$("c", 3));
would put 3 entries into given map.
map("a",1).$("b",2).$("c",3);
creates a new JSONLike(extends LinkedHashMap)
You can also add/put elements/entries into already existed collections/maps in the same way.
##forEach/forThose
JDK1.8 provide iterable objects with forEach and filter, however, they donot have return values, and they cannot be breaked out. They cannot work on an array, and they don't supply iteration info.
you can use if to achieve similar result but the code doesn't look good.
Style give Arrays, Iterables, and Maps the ability of using more advanced forEach.
Arrays, Iterables:
$(arr).forEach(e->{...});
// with iterator info
/*
info.currentIndex;
info.previousIndex;
info.nextIndex;
info.hasPrevious;
info.hasNext;
info.lastRes // result from last loop
*/
$(arr).forEach((e, info)->{...});
$(arr).forThose(e->{boolean}, e->{...});
$(arr).forThose(e->{boolean}, (e, info)->{...});
Maps:
$(map).forEach((k,v)->{...});
$(map).forEach((k,v,i)->{...}); // with iterator info
$(map).forThose((k,v)->{boolean}, (k,v)->{...});
$(map).forThose((k,v)->{boolean}, (k,v,i)->{...});
Return value have the same behavior as For
Array, Iterable, and Map support 'Break', 'Continue' and 'BreakWithResult'
Iterable and Map support control exception 'Remvoe'
List support control exception 'Set' and 'Add'
e.g.
strArr = new String[] {
"a", "b", "c", "d"
};
$(strArr).forEach(e -> {
if (e.equals("b"))
Continue();
if (e.equals("d"))
Break();
return e;
});
// the result is "c"
map = $(new HashMap<String, Integer>()
, map("cass", 1995).$("john", 1996).$("alpha", 1994));
$(map).forEach((k, v, i) -> {
if (k.equals("alpha"))
Remove();
System.out.println("key is:" + k + " value is:" + v + " current index is:" + $(i));
});
// the result is null (because there are no return values in the loop)
// key is:cass value is:1995 current index is:0
// key is:john value is:1996 current index is:2
// it's a HashMap, the order is different from it when putting in.
##to-via Collection Transform
It's very convenient using Style transform from Arrays, Iterables, Maps to another Collection(Map also support transform to another Map).
Set<String> set = $(list).to(new HashSet<String>()).via(e->e+" mark");
// modify every element in list and put them into new set.
$(map).to(new HashMap<String,Integer>()).via((k,v)->{return new Entry<String, Integer>(k.toString(), Integer.parseInt(v));});
// change type and put into new map.
##find
Usually we need to find some elements/entries from an array, an iterable, or a map.
$(list).findOne(e->{boolean});
// return first found element, null if not found
$(list).findAll(e->{boolean});
// get all found elements and add them in a new ArrayList<>
$(list).findAll(e->{boolean}, Coll);
// get all found elements and add them in Coll
$(list).findAll(e->{boolean}, Coll, int limit);
// get all found elements and add them in Coll before Coll.size() reaches limit
Map have similar behavior, return Maps or Entries instead of Collections or Elements
findOne would return null if not found.
Also, method first is provided to retrieve the first element in the collection/map.
#Other
##Avoid Null null is very annoying. Now，Style can help you avoid null values
avoidNull(MayBeNullValue, ()->{DefaultValue});
if MayBeNullValue is null, avoidNull will return value of lambda expression.
##Date Provides simplification for add/substract of date, and better toString support.
Java built-in Date modification seems to be a little to difficult. With Style you can write simple and readable Date modifications.
$(date).add(d -> d.day(1).hour(2).minute(3).second(4).milli(5))
.nextYear().nextMonth()
.substract(d -> d.day(5).hour(4).minute(3).second(2).milli(1));
System.out.println($(date).toString("YYYY-mm-dd hh:ii:ss A"));
for toString("") method, Style provide following expressions.
| str | meanings | sample |
|---|---|---|
| s/S | second | 59/3 |
| ss/SS | second | 59/03 |
| i/I | minute | 59/3 |
| ii/II | minute | 59/03 |
| h | 12band hour | 11/2 |
| H | 24band hour | 23/2 |
| hh | 12band hour | 11/02 |
| HH | 24band hour | 23/02 |
| d/D | date | 27/5 |
| dd/DD | date | 27/05 |
| m/M | month | 12/1 |
| mm/MM | month | 12/01 |
| yy/YY | year | 15/95 |
| yyyy/YYYY | year | 2015/1995 |
| a | am/pm | am/pm |
| A | AM/PM | AM/PM |
###RegEx Style provide Reg expressions similar to JavaScript
create using regex("/reg expression/flags")
e.g.
regex("/<[^>]*>/g").replace("<html>abc</html>", "") // abc
regex("/<[^>]*>/").matches("<html>") // true
regex("/<[^>]*>/").test("abc<html>def") // abcdef
regex("/a(bc)(def)(gh)/").exec("abcdefghi") // {bc,def,gh}
###Comparable Usually we only need to compare two Comparable which is bigger/smaller, but don't need to know how bigger/smaller it is.
e.g.
$(Comparable<T>).eq/ne/lt/gt/le/ge(T)
// boolean : equal/not equal/littler than/greater than/littler or equal/greater or equal
Also,alias like neq,lte,gte are provided.
###Rand Usually we don't simply get a double from between 0 and 1
Style provides some functions that often used.
rand(100) // 0 <= Integers < 100
rand(0.125) // 0 <= Doubles < 0.125
rand(150, 200) // 150 <= Integers <= 200
rand(0.875, 1.0) // 0.875 <= Doubles < 1.0
rand(string, 50) // based on string, build a random serie with 50 chars
rand(string, 15, true) //based on string, build a random serie with 50 chars that are no repeating chars
rand(string, 15, true, true) //based on string, build a random serie with 50 chars that are no repeating chars after ignoring cases.
###String We usually have to join strings. C#(.NET) provide a simple way of joining strings. Style learnt from it.
e.g.
$("hello, my name is {0}, let's write java with {1}!").fill("cass","Style");
will return :
"hello, my name is cass, let's write java with Style!"
If you packed the variables to an object, Style provide another way :
e.g. a class Sample
class Sample {
private String name;
private int age;
public String sex;
public Sample(String name, int age, String sex) {
this.name = name;
this.age = age;
this.sex = sex;
}
public String name() {
return name;
}
public int getAge() {
return age;
}
}
You can write:
var sample = new Sample("cass", 20, "male");
System.out.println(
$("My name is ${name}, I'm ${age} years old, and I'm ${sex}.")
.from(sample));
will return
My name is cass, I'm 20 years old, and I'm male.
Comparating operation between strings can take time. string provides unique object represents a string, with which the comparation can be done simply comparing the reference.
$("abc")==$("abc")
would return true
##JSON You can create a JSONLike object from a json-like Object array.
e.g. you can create a JSONLike object like this:
map(new Object[]{
"name" , "cass",
"age" , 20,
"sex" , "male"
});
JSONLike extends LinkedHashMap
##join Sometimes we need to sort elements in many lists but don't want to change each list's size. You can use join
when you join lists, a proxy list will be generated, it doesn't support any methods that would cause the size changing. And all operations will be directly operate on proxyed lists.
List<T> joinedList = join(list1, list2, list3, list4, ...);
Collections.sort(joinedList);
// list1, list2, list3, list4, ... will be modified.
##PathMapper Store objects in the format of 'path'
The paths are separated by '.'
It's based on ConcurrentHashMap,
keys of the values to store are '$value'.
put:
mapper.put("a.b.c", "i am a.b.c");
or
mapper.get("a.b", ()->"abc");
get:
mapper.get("a.b.c");
The based map would be:
{a={b={c={$value=i am a.b.c}, $value=abc}}}
#Appendix
##last loop result For, For-to-step, While, forEach/forThose loops all have return values.
when a loop finished, it may return a result to the loop controller.
Loop controllers store a value called 'last loop value'.The controller examine the result from loop,
if it's not null, overwrite the 'last loop value' with received result. if it's null, the controller ignore the null value and goes on.
Loop controller is not a class, it's a method. More specificly, Style.For(i,c,inc,loop) and Style.While(c,loop). They are bases of most loops in Style.