org.apache.sling.scripting.sightly.use

Class ProviderOutcome

java.lang.Object

org.apache.sling.scripting.sightly.use.ProviderOutcome

public final class ProviderOutcome
extends java.lang.Object

Result returned by a UseProvider.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static ProviderOutcome	failure() Create a failed outcome without a specific cause.
static ProviderOutcome	failure(java.lang.Throwable cause) Create a failed outcome with the given cause.
java.lang.Throwable	getCause() Returns the cause for this failure outcome or null if this outcome is a success or no cause has been defined with the failure(Throwable) method.
java.lang.Object	getResult() Get the result in this outcome.
boolean	isFailure() Check whether the outcome is a failure
boolean	isSuccess() Check if the outcome has been successful
static ProviderOutcome	notNullOrFailure(java.lang.Object obj) If the given obj is not null return a successful outcome, with the given result.
static ProviderOutcome	success(java.lang.Object result) Create a successful outcome

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

success

public static ProviderOutcome success(java.lang.Object result)

Create a successful outcome

Parameters:

result - the result

Returns:

a successful result

failure

public static ProviderOutcome failure()

Create a failed outcome without a specific cause. This method must be used for creating outcomes that don't signal an error but rather the fact that the UseProvider is not capable of fulfilling the request.

Returns:

a failed outcome

failure

public static ProviderOutcome failure(java.lang.Throwable cause)

Create a failed outcome with the given cause. This method must be used when the UseProvider is capable of fulfilling the request but an error condition prevents the provider from doing so.

Parameters:

cause - The reason for this failure, which may be null

Returns:

a failed outcome

notNullOrFailure

public static ProviderOutcome notNullOrFailure(java.lang.Object obj)

If the given obj is not null return a successful outcome, with the given result. Otherwise, return failure().

Parameters:

obj - the result

Returns:

an outcome based on whether the parameter is null or not

isSuccess

public boolean isSuccess()

Check if the outcome has been successful

Returns:

the outcome success status

isFailure

public boolean isFailure()

Check whether the outcome is a failure

Returns:

the outcome failure status

getResult

public java.lang.Object getResult()

Get the result in this outcome.

Returns:

the result of the container

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalStateException - if the outcome is a failure

getCause

public java.lang.Throwable getCause()

Returns the cause for this failure outcome or null if this outcome is a success or no cause has been defined with the failure(Throwable) method.

Returns:

the cause for this failure outcome.