Lombok: Difference between revisions

From NovaOrdis Knowledge Base
Jump to navigation Jump to search
 
(13 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown)
Line 2: Line 2:


* https://projectlombok.org
* https://projectlombok.org
* Latest Version: https://projectlombok.org/download


=Overview=
=Overview=


Lombok is a Java annotation library that helps reduce boilerplate code.
Lombok is a Java annotation library that helps reduce boilerplate code. It uses annotation processing as a bootstrapping mechanism to include itself into the compilation process and modify the [[Formal_Languages_and_Translators#.28Abstract.29_Syntax_Tree|AST]] via internal compiler APIs. <span id='Not_a_Typical_Use'></span>This is not a typical use of [[Java Annotation Processor|annotation processing]], which usually generate new files and do not change existing ones.


=Gradle Dependency=
=Gradle Dependency=
Line 11: Line 12:
<syntaxhighlight lang='groovy'>
<syntaxhighlight lang='groovy'>
dependencies {
dependencies {
     implementation('org.projectlombok:lombok:1.18.2')
 
     implementation "org.projectlombok:lombok:1.18.2"
}
}
</syntaxhighlight>
</syntaxhighlight>
Line 30: Line 32:


Generates:
Generates:
* Getters for all fields  
* Getters for all fields.
* Setters for all non-final fields
* Setters for all non-final fields.
* A constructor with corresponding arguments for all fields
* A constructor with required arguments: final fields and fields with constraints such as [[#.40NonNull|@NonNull]].
* A useful toString() method
* A useful toString() method.
* hashCode() and equals() implementations that check all non-transient fields
* hashCode() and equals() implementations that check all non-transient fields.


Equivalent to [[#@Getter|@Getter]] [[#@Setter|@Setter]], [[#@RequiredArgsConstructor|@RequiredArgsConstructor]] [[#@ToString|@ToString]] [[#@EqualsAndHashCode|@EqualsAndHashCode]]
Equivalent to [[#@Getter|@Getter]] [[#@Setter|@Setter]], [[#@RequiredArgsConstructor|@RequiredArgsConstructor]] [[#@ToString|@ToString]] [[#@EqualsAndHashCode|@EqualsAndHashCode]]


==<span id='@Getter'></span><span id='@Setter'></span>==@Getter/@Setter==
==<span id='@Getter'></span><span id='@Setter'></span>@Getter/@Setter==


{{External|[https://projectlombok.org/features/GetterSetter Lombok Documentation for Getter/Setter]}}
{{External|[https://projectlombok.org/features/GetterSetter Lombok Documentation for Getter/Setter]}}


==@Setter==
By default, the getters/setters such generated are public. To change the access level:
 
<syntaxhighlight lang='java'>
@Setter(AccessLevel.PACKAGE)
public class ... {
  ...
}
</syntaxhighlight>
 
==Constructors==


==@RequiredArgsConstructor==
{{External|[https://projectlombok.org/features/constructor Lombok Documentation for constructors]}}
===@AllArgsConstructor===
===@RequiredArgsConstructor===


Generates a constructor with required arguments. Required arguments are final fields and fields with constraints such as [[#.40NonNull|@NonNull]].
Generates a constructor with required arguments. Required arguments are final fields and fields with constraints such as [[#.40NonNull|@NonNull]].


==@NoArgsConstructor==
===@NoArgsConstructor===


<syntaxhighlight lang='java'>
<syntaxhighlight lang='java'>

Latest revision as of 02:16, 13 March 2019

External

Overview

Lombok is a Java annotation library that helps reduce boilerplate code. It uses annotation processing as a bootstrapping mechanism to include itself into the compilation process and modify the AST via internal compiler APIs. This is not a typical use of annotation processing, which usually generate new files and do not change existing ones.

Gradle Dependency

dependencies {

    implementation "org.projectlombok:lombok:1.18.2"
}

Annotations

@Slf4j

The annotation generates a SLF4J Logger in the class. It has the same effect as if you were to explicitly add the following lines within the class:

private static final org.slf4j.Logger log = org.slf4j.LoggerFactory.getLogger(MyClass.class);

@Data

https://projectlombok.org/features/Data

Generates:

  • Getters for all fields.
  • Setters for all non-final fields.
  • A constructor with required arguments: final fields and fields with constraints such as @NonNull.
  • A useful toString() method.
  • hashCode() and equals() implementations that check all non-transient fields.

Equivalent to @Getter @Setter, @RequiredArgsConstructor @ToString @EqualsAndHashCode

@Getter/@Setter

Lombok Documentation for Getter/Setter

By default, the getters/setters such generated are public. To change the access level:

@Setter(AccessLevel.PACKAGE)
public class ... {
  ...
}

Constructors

Lombok Documentation for constructors

@AllArgsConstructor

@RequiredArgsConstructor

Generates a constructor with required arguments. Required arguments are final fields and fields with constraints such as @NonNull.

@NoArgsConstructor

@NoArgsConstructor(access=AccessLevel.PRIVATE, force=true)

Generates a no-argument constructor and make it private. This is usually applied to JPA @Entity classes. If the class has final properties that must be set, use "force=true", which results in the Lombok-generated constructor setting them to null. Note that when you use @NoArgsConstructor, an argument constructor, even if possible, will not get added, so if you need it, you will need to explicitly use @RequiredArgsConstructor.

@ToString

@EqualsAndHashCode

@NonNull

@Builder

Lombok Documentation for @Builder
NOKB Example for @Builder

Troubleshooting

lombok.javac.apt.LombokProcessor could not be initialized. Lombok will not run during this compilation

When using:

dependencies {
    implementation('org.projectlombok:lombok')
}

we get:

warning: lombok.javac.apt.LombokProcessor could not be initialized. Lombok will not run during this compilation: 
java.lang.ClassCastException: org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.compile.processing.IncrementalFiler cannot be cast to com.sun.tools.javac.processing.JavacFiler

Fixed by explicitly specifying the Lombok version:

dependencies {
    implementation('org.projectlombok:lombok:1.18.2')
}