de.danielbechler.diff
Interface ObjectDiffer

All Superinterfaces:

Configurable

All Known Subinterfaces:

DelegatingObjectDiffer

public interface ObjectDiffer
extends Configurable

Author:

Daniel Bechler

Method Summary

<T> Node

compare(T working, T base) Recursively inspects the given objects and returns a node representing their differences.

Methods inherited from interface de.danielbechler.diff.Configurable

getConfiguration

Method Detail

compare

<T> Node compare(T working,
                 T base)

Recursively inspects the given objects and returns a node representing their differences. Both objects have be have the same type.

Type Parameters:

T - The type of the objects to compare.

Parameters:

working - This object will be treated as the successor of the base object.

base - This object will be treated as the predecessor of the working object.

Returns:

A node representing the differences between the given objects.