org.fedoraproject.xmvn.config.impl

Class ConfigurationMerger

java.lang.Object

org.fedoraproject.xmvn.config.impl.ConfigurationMerger

class ConfigurationMerger
extends java.lang.Object

Author:

Mikolaj Izdebski

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
ConfigurationMerger()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Configuration	merge(Configuration dominant, Configuration recessive) Merge two configurations, with one with one having precedence in the case of conflict.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

ConfigurationMerger

ConfigurationMerger()

Method Detail

merge

public Configuration merge(Configuration dominant,
                           Configuration recessive)

Merge two configurations, with one with one having precedence in the case of conflict.

Caller should not depend on contents of dominant configuration after the merge was attempted as the implementation is free to modify it. Recessive configuration is never changed.

Parameters:

dominant - the dominant configuration into which the recessive configuration will be merged (may be null)

recessive - the recessive configuration from which the configuration will inherited (may not be null )

Returns:

merged configuration (not null, may be the same as dominant)