The builder pattern and a large number of mandatory parameters

You can use a Step Builder if you have many mandatory parameters. In short: you define an interface for every single mandatory parameter and a builder method returns the next mandatory builder interface or the builder itself for optional methods. The builder remains a single class which implements all the interfaces. interface StepB { StepBuilder … Read more

Builder Pattern and Inheritance

This is certainly possible with the recursive bound, but the subtype builders need to also be generic, and you need a few interim abstract classes. It’s a little bit cumbersome, but it’s still easier than the non-generic version. /** * Extend this for Mammal subtype builders. */ abstract class GenericMammalBuilder<B extends GenericMammalBuilder<B>> { String sex; … Read more

“borrowed value does not live long enough” when using the builder pattern

Here’s a minimal reproduction: #[derive(Debug)] pub struct Canvas; impl Canvas { fn new() -> Self { Canvas } fn color(&self) -> &Canvas { self } } fn main() { let mut canvas = Canvas::new().color(); // 1 ^~~~~~~~~~~~~ // 2 ^~~~~ println!(“{:?}”, canvas); } Rust 2015 error[E0597]: borrowed value does not live long enough –> src/main.rs:15:22 … Read more

When should I use a FutureBuilder?

FutureBuilder removes boilerplate code. Let’s say you want to fetch some data from the backend on page launch and show a loader until data comes. Tasks for ListBuilder: Have two state variables, dataFromBackend and isLoadingFlag On launch, set isLoadingFlag = true, and based on this, show loader. Once data arrives, set data with what you … Read more