Delta (XWiki Commons - Diff API 14.10.7 API)

Type Parameters:

E - the type of compared elements
```
public interface Delta<E>
```
A delta between two version of a list.

Version:

$Id: 71863b4888c035be4d03fc95420ca02b0f66ed55 $

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes
Modifier and Type Interface Description

static class Delta.Type
The kind of modification to apply on the list.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Default Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`apply(List<E> target)`	Apply the delta on the provided list.
`default int`	`getMaxChunkSize()`
`Chunk<E>`	`getNext()`
`Chunk<E>`	`getPrevious()`
`Delta.Type`	`getType()`
`void`	`restore(List<E> target)`	Apply the an inverted version of the delta on the provided list.
`void`	`verify(List<E> target)`	Try to apply the delta on the provided list.

- Method Detail
  - verify
```
void verify(List<E> target)
     throws PatchException
```
    Try to apply the delta on the provided list.
    
    Parameters:
    
    target - the list to modify
    
    Throws:
    
    PatchException - if the delta cannot be applied
  - apply
```
void apply(List<E> target)
    throws PatchException
```
    Apply the delta on the provided list.
    
    Parameters:
    
    target - the list to modify
    
    Throws:
    
    PatchException - if the delta cannot be applied
  - restore
```
void restore(List<E> target)
      throws PatchException
```
    Apply the an inverted version of the delta on the provided list.
    
    Parameters:
    
    target - the list to modify
    
    Throws:
    
    PatchException - if the delta cannot be applied
  - getType
```
Delta.Type getType()
```
    Returns:
    
    the type of modification applied to the list
  - getPrevious
```
Chunk<E> getPrevious()
```
    Returns:
    
    the chunk before the modification
  - getNext
```
Chunk<E> getNext()
```
    Returns:
    
    the chunk after the modification
  - getMaxChunkSize
```
default int getMaxChunkSize()
```
    Returns:
    
    the max size between the two chunks of the delta.
    
    Since:
    
    11.8RC1