Package 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 Details

  • Method Details

    • 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
      Since:
      3.0

    • 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
      Since:
      2.2

    • thread

      @Deprecated public Threadable thread(Threadable[] messages)
      Deprecated.
      (2.2) prefer thread(List)
      The client passes in an array of Threadable objects, and the Threader constructs a connected 'graph' of messages
      Parameters:
      messages - array of messages to thread, must not be empty
      Returns:
      null if messages == null or root.child == null or messages array is empty