BaseDifferenceAnalyzer (API 0.14.0 API)

java.lang.Object
- org.revapi.base.BaseDifferenceAnalyzer<E>

Type Parameters:

E - the parent type of all elements produced by this API analyzer

All Implemented Interfaces:

AutoCloseable, DifferenceAnalyzer<E>
```
public abstract class BaseDifferenceAnalyzer<E extends Element<E>>
extends Object
implements DifferenceAnalyzer<E>
```
A convenience base class for difference analyzers analyzers.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

BaseDifferenceAnalyzer()

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`close()`
`boolean`	`isDescendRequired(E oldElement, E newElement)`	This default implementation returns `true` only if both elements are non-null.
`void`	`open()`	Called right before the analysis starts.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface org.revapi.DifferenceAnalyzer
beginAnalysis, endAnalysis

- Constructor Detail
  - BaseDifferenceAnalyzer
```
public BaseDifferenceAnalyzer()
```
- Method Detail
  - open
```
public void open()
```
    Description copied from interface: DifferenceAnalyzer
    
    Called right before the analysis starts. Can be used to "warm up" the analyzer. The corresponding AutoCloseable.close() method is provided through the AutoCloseable super interface.
    
    Specified by:
    
    open in interface DifferenceAnalyzer<E extends Element<E>>
  - isDescendRequired
```
public boolean isDescendRequired(@Nullable
                                 E oldElement,
                                 @Nullable
                                 E newElement)
```
    This default implementation returns true only if both elements are non-null.
    
    Specified by:
    
    isDescendRequired in interface DifferenceAnalyzer<E extends Element<E>>
    
    Parameters:
    
    oldElement - the element from the old archives
    
    newElement - the element from the new archives
    
    Returns:
    
    true if both elements are not null, false otherwise
  - close
```
public void close()
           throws Exception
```
    Specified by:
    
    close in interface AutoCloseable
    
    Throws:
    
    Exception