GuildMessageChannelUnion.java

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package net.dv8tion.jda.api.entities.channel.unions;

import net.dv8tion.jda.api.entities.channel.ChannelType;
import net.dv8tion.jda.api.entities.channel.attribute.IThreadContainer;
import net.dv8tion.jda.api.entities.channel.concrete.NewsChannel;
import net.dv8tion.jda.api.entities.channel.concrete.TextChannel;
import net.dv8tion.jda.api.entities.channel.concrete.ThreadChannel;
import net.dv8tion.jda.api.entities.channel.concrete.VoiceChannel;
import net.dv8tion.jda.api.entities.channel.middleman.GuildMessageChannel;
import net.dv8tion.jda.api.entities.channel.middleman.StandardGuildChannel;
import net.dv8tion.jda.api.entities.channel.middleman.StandardGuildMessageChannel;

import javax.annotation.Nonnull;

/**
 * A union representing all channel types that implement {@link GuildMessageChannel}.
 * <br>This class extends {@link GuildMessageChannel} and primarily acts as a discovery tool for
 * developers to discover some common interfaces that a {@link GuildMessageChannel} could be cast to.
 *
 * <br>This interface represents the follow concrete channel types:
 * <ul>
 *     <li>{@link TextChannel}</li>
 *     <li>{@link NewsChannel}</li>
 *     <li>{@link ThreadChannel}</li>
 * </ul>
 */
public interface GuildMessageChannelUnion extends GuildMessageChannel
{
    /**
     * Casts this union to a {@link TextChannel}.
     * This method exists for developer discoverability.
     *
     * Note: This is effectively equivalent to using the cast operator:
     * <pre><code>
     * //These are the same!
     * TextChannel channel = union.asTextChannel();
     * TextChannel channel2 = (TextChannel) union;
     * </code></pre>
     *
     * You can use {@link #getType()} to see if the channel is of type {@link ChannelType#TEXT} to validate
     * whether you can call this method in addition to normal instanceof checks: <code>channel instanceof TextChannel</code>
     *
     * @throws IllegalStateException
     *         If the channel represented by this union is not actually a {@link TextChannel}.
     *
     * @return The channel as a {@link TextChannel}
     */
    @Nonnull
    TextChannel asTextChannel();

    /**
     * Casts this union to a {@link NewsChannel}.
     * This method exists for developer discoverability.
     *
     * Note: This is effectively equivalent to using the cast operator:
     * <pre><code>
     * //These are the same!
     * NewsChannel channel = union.asNewsChannel();
     * NewsChannel channel2 = (NewsChannel) union;
     * </code></pre>
     *
     * You can use {@link #getType()} to see if the channel is of type {@link ChannelType#NEWS} to validate
     * whether you can call this method in addition to normal instanceof checks: <code>channel instanceof NewsChannel</code>
     *
     * @throws IllegalStateException
     *         If the channel represented by this union is not actually a {@link NewsChannel}.
     *
     * @return The channel as a {@link NewsChannel}
     */
    @Nonnull
    NewsChannel asNewsChannel();

    /**
     * Casts this union to a {@link ThreadChannel}.
     * This method exists for developer discoverability.
     *
     * Note: This is effectively equivalent to using the cast operator:
     * <pre><code>
     * //These are the same!
     * ThreadChannel channel = union.asThreadChannel();
     * ThreadChannel channel2 = (ThreadChannel) union;
     * </code></pre>
     *
     * You can use {@link #getType()}{@link ChannelType#isThread() .isThread()} to validate
     * whether you can call this method in addition to normal instanceof checks: <code>channel instanceof ThreadChannel</code>
     *
     * @throws IllegalStateException
     *         If the channel represented by this union is not actually a {@link ThreadChannel}.
     *
     * @return The channel as a {@link ThreadChannel}
     */
    @Nonnull
    ThreadChannel asThreadChannel();

    /**
     * Casts this union to a {@link VoiceChannel}.
     * This method exists for developer discoverability.
     *
     * Note: This is effectively equivalent to using the cast operator:
     * <pre><code>
     * //These are the same!
     * VoiceChannel channel = union.asVoiceChannel();
     * VoiceChannel channel2 = (VoiceChannel) union;
     * </code></pre>
     *
     * You can use {@link #getType()} to see if the channel is of type {@link ChannelType#VOICE} to validate
     * whether you can call this method in addition to normal instanceof checks: <code>channel instanceof VoiceChannel</code>
     *
     * @throws IllegalStateException
     *         If the channel represented by this union is not actually a {@link VoiceChannel}.
     *
     * @return The channel as a {@link VoiceChannel}
     */
    @Nonnull
    VoiceChannel asVoiceChannel();

    /**
     * Casts this union to a {@link net.dv8tion.jda.api.entities.channel.attribute.IThreadContainer}.
     * This method exists for developer discoverability.
     *
     * Note: This is effectively equivalent to using the cast operator:
     * <pre><code>
     * //These are the same!
     * IThreadContainer channel = union.asThreadContainer();
     * IThreadContainer channel2 = (IThreadContainer) union;
     * </code></pre>
     *
     * You can use <code>channel instanceof IThreadContainer</code> to validate whether you can call this method.
     *
     * @throws IllegalStateException
     *         If the channel represented by this union is not actually a {@link net.dv8tion.jda.api.entities.channel.attribute.IThreadContainer}.
     *
     * @return The channel as a {@link net.dv8tion.jda.api.entities.channel.attribute.IThreadContainer}
     */
    IThreadContainer asThreadContainer();

    /**
     * Casts this union to a {@link StandardGuildChannel}.you can call this method
     *
     * Note: This is effectively equivalent to using the cast operator:
     * <pre><code>
     * //These are the same!
     * StandardGuildChannel channel = union.asStandardGuildChannel();
     * StandardGuildChannel channel2 = (StandardGuildChannel) union;
     * </code></pre>
     *
     * @throws IllegalStateException
     *         If the channel represented by this union is not actually a {@link StandardGuildChannel}.
     *
     * @return The channel as a {@link StandardGuildChannel}
     */
    @Nonnull
    StandardGuildChannel asStandardGuildChannel();

    /**
     * Casts this union to a {@link StandardGuildMessageChannel}.
     * This method exists for developer discoverability.
     *
     * Note: This is effectively equivalent to using the cast operator:
     * <pre><code>
     * //These are the same!
     * StandardGuildMessageChannel channel = union.asStandardGuildMessageChannel();
     * StandardGuildMessageChannel channel2 = (StandardGuildMessageChannel) union;
     * </code></pre>
     *
     * @throws IllegalStateException
     *         If the channel represented by this union is not actually a {@link StandardGuildMessageChannel}.
     *
     * @return The channel as a {@link StandardGuildMessageChannel}
     */
    @Nonnull
    StandardGuildMessageChannel asStandardGuildMessageChannel();
}