Package com.winterhavenmc.library.messagebuilder.pipeline.retriever

Class MessageRetriever

java.lang.Object

com.winterhavenmc.library.messagebuilder.pipeline.retriever.MessageRetriever

All Implemented Interfaces:

Retriever

public final class MessageRetriever
extends Object
implements Retriever

Default implementation of the Retriever interface that retrieves a MessageRecord using a QueryHandler.

This class ensures safety and consistency by always returning a non-null record. If the underlying query handler fails to provide a valid message, a fallback empty record is returned instead.

This class is typically used as the entry point in a MessagePipeline.

See Also:

• Retriever
• QueryHandler
• MessageRecord
• ValidMessageRecord
• InvalidMessageRecord

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
MessageRetriever(QueryHandler<MessageRecord> queryHandler)	Constructs a MessageRetriever using the specified query handler.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
MessageRecord	getRecord(RecordKey messageKey)	Retrieves a MessageRecord for the given key using the underlying QueryHandler.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Details

MessageRetriever

public MessageRetriever(QueryHandler<MessageRecord> queryHandler)

Constructs a MessageRetriever using the specified query handler.

Parameters:

queryHandler - a handler responsible for resolving message records from a configuration source

Method Details

getRecord

public MessageRecord getRecord(RecordKey messageKey)

Retrieves a MessageRecord for the given key using the underlying QueryHandler.

If the result is not an instance of ValidMessageRecord, this method returns an empty record as a safe fallback.

Specified by:

getRecord in interface Retriever

Parameters:

messageKey - the key used to locate the message record

Returns:

a valid or empty message record; never null