Module org.phenopackets.phenopackettools.util

Package org.phenopackets.phenopackettools.util.message

Class MessageUtils

java.lang.Object

org.phenopackets.phenopackettools.util.message.MessageUtils

public class MessageUtils
extends Object

A class with utility functions for working with protobuf messages.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static <T> Stream<T>	findInstancesOfType(com.google.protobuf.MessageOrBuilder message, Class<T> clz)	Find all instances of MessageUtils in a given message.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Details

findInstancesOfType

public static <T> Stream<T> findInstancesOfType(com.google.protobuf.MessageOrBuilder message,
 Class<T> clz)

Find all instances of MessageUtils in a given message.

Protobuf messages are hierarchical structures where, depending on the schema, a component may be present at different places of the hierarchy. This function will stream all instances of the requested class.

Type Parameters:

T - type of the target class

Parameters:

message - protobuf message to search in

clz - target class

Returns:

a Stream of all MessageUtilss found in the message