org.apache.commons.net.nntp

Class Threader

java.lang.Object

org.apache.commons.net.nntp.Threader

public class Threader
extends Object

This is an implementation of a message threading algorithm, as originally devised by Zamie Zawinski. See http://www.jwz.org/doc/threading.html for details. For his Java implementation, see https://lxr.mozilla.org/mozilla/source/grendel/sources/grendel/view/Threader.java

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
Threader() Constructs a new instance.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Threadable	thread(Iterable<? extends Threadable> messages) The client passes in a list of Iterable objects, and the Threader constructs a connected 'graph' of messages
Threadable	thread(List<? extends Threadable> messages) The client passes in a list of Threadable objects, and the Threader constructs a connected 'graph' of messages

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Threader

public Threader()

Constructs a new instance.

Method Detail

thread

public Threadable thread(Iterable<? extends Threadable> messages)

The client passes in a list of Iterable objects, and the Threader constructs a connected 'graph' of messages

Parameters:

messages - iterable of messages to thread, must not be empty

Returns:

null if messages == null or root.child == null or messages list is empty

thread

public Threadable thread(List<? extends Threadable> messages)

The client passes in a list of Threadable objects, and the Threader constructs a connected 'graph' of messages

Parameters:

messages - list of messages to thread, must not be empty

Returns:

null if messages == null or root.child == null or messages list is empty