se.citerus.dddsample.domain.shared
Interface Specification<T>

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractSpecification, AndSpecification, NotSpecification, OrSpecification, RouteSpecification

public interface Specification<T>

Specificaiton interface.

Use AbstractSpecification as base for creating specifications, and only the method isSatisfiedBy(Object) must be implemented.

Method Summary

Specification<T>	and(Specification<T> specification) Create a new specification that is the AND operation of this specification and another specification.
boolean	isSatisfiedBy(T t) Check if t is satisfied by the specification.
Specification<T>	not(Specification<T> specification) Create a new specification that is the NOT operation of this specification.
Specification<T>	or(Specification<T> specification) Create a new specification that is the OR operation of this specification and another specification.

Method Detail

isSatisfiedBy

boolean isSatisfiedBy(T t)

Check if t is satisfied by the specification.

Parameters:

t - Object to test.

Returns:

true if t satisfies the specification.

and

Specification<T> and(Specification<T> specification)

Create a new specification that is the AND operation of this specification and another specification.

Parameters:

specification - Specification to AND.

Returns:

A new specification.

or

Specification<T> or(Specification<T> specification)

Create a new specification that is the OR operation of this specification and another specification.

Parameters:

specification - Specification to OR.

Returns:

A new specification.

not

Specification<T> not(Specification<T> specification)

Create a new specification that is the NOT operation of this specification.

Parameters:

specification - Specification to NOT.

Returns:

A new specification.