javax.json

Class JsonMergePatch

java.lang.Object

javax.json.JsonMergePatch

public class JsonMergePatch
extends Object

This class is an implementation of a JSON Merge Patch as specified in RFC 7396.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
JsonMergePatch()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static JsonValue	diff(JsonValue source, JsonValue target) Generate a JSON Merge Patch from the source and target JsonValue.
static JsonValue	mergePatch(JsonValue target, JsonValue patch) Applies the specified patch to the specified target.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

JsonMergePatch

public JsonMergePatch()

Method Detail

mergePatch

public static JsonValue mergePatch(JsonValue target,
                                   JsonValue patch)

Applies the specified patch to the specified target. The target is not modified by the patch.

Parameters:

target - the JsonValue to apply the patch operations

patch - the patch

Returns:

the JsonValue as the result of applying the patch operations on the target.

diff

public static JsonValue diff(JsonValue source,
                             JsonValue target)

Generate a JSON Merge Patch from the source and target JsonValue.

Parameters:

source - the source

target - the target

Returns:

a JSON Patch which when applied to the source, yields the target