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package org.springframework.data.domain;

import org.springframework.data.util.ProxyUtils;

Support for query by example (QBE). An Example takes a probe to define the example. Matching options and type safety can be tuned using ExampleMatcher. 
Author:
Christoph Strobl, Mark Paluch, Oliver Gierke
Type parameters:
<T> – the type of the probe.
Since:
1.12/**
 * Support for query by example (QBE). An {@link Example} takes a {@code probe} to define the example. Matching options
 * and type safety can be tuned using {@link ExampleMatcher}.
 *
 * @author Christoph Strobl
 * @author Mark Paluch
 * @author Oliver Gierke
 * @param <T> the type of the probe.
 * @since 1.12
 */
public interface Example<T> {

	
Create a new Example including all non-null properties by default. 
Params:
probe – must not be null.
Returns:
/**
	 * Create a new {@link Example} including all non-null properties by default.
	 *
	 * @param probe must not be {@literal null}.
	 * @return
	 */
	static <T> Example<T> of(T probe) {
		return new TypedExample<>(probe, ExampleMatcher.matching());
	}

	
Create a new Example using the given ExampleMatcher. 
Params:
probe – must not be null.
matcher – must not be null.
Returns:
/**
	 * Create a new {@link Example} using the given {@link ExampleMatcher}.
	 *
	 * @param probe must not be {@literal null}.
	 * @param matcher must not be {@literal null}.
	 * @return
	 */
	static <T> Example<T> of(T probe, ExampleMatcher matcher) {
		return new TypedExample<>(probe, matcher);
	}

	
Get the example used.
Returns:
never null./**
	 * Get the example used.
	 *
	 * @return never {@literal null}.
	 */
	T getProbe();

	
Get the ExampleMatcher used. 
Returns:
never null./**
	 * Get the {@link ExampleMatcher} used.
	 *
	 * @return never {@literal null}.
	 */
	ExampleMatcher getMatcher();

	
Get the actual type for the probe used. This is usually the given class, but the original class in case of a
CGLIB-generated subclass.
See Also:
ProxyUtils.getUserClass(Class<?>)
Returns:
/**
	 * Get the actual type for the probe used. This is usually the given class, but the original class in case of a
	 * CGLIB-generated subclass.
	 *
	 * @return
	 * @see ProxyUtils#getUserClass(Class)
	 */
	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
	default Class<T> getProbeType() {
		return (Class<T>) ProxyUtils.getUserClass(getProbe().getClass());
	}
}