Context

All Implemented Interfaces:

com.embabel.common.core.types.HasInfoString
```
public interface Context
 implements HasInfoString
                    
```
Implemented by instances that can hold longer lasting state than a blackboard. Offers the same ability to add an object or bind it to a key.

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes
Modifier and Type	Class	Description

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field	Description

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor	Description

Enum Constant Summary

Enum Constants
Enum Constant	Description

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`abstract Unit`	`bind(String key, Object value)`
`abstract Unit`	`addObject(Object value)`
`<T extends Any> T`	`last(Class<T> clazz)`	Get the last object of the given type, or null if none.
`abstract Unit`	`populate(Blackboard blackboard)`	Populate the given blackboard from the context.
`abstract String`	`getId()`	May be null for a new context not yet saved.
`abstract List<Object>`	`getObjects()`	Entries in the order they were added.

Methods inherited from class com.embabel.common.core.types.HasInfoString
infoString
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
- Method Detail
  - bind
```
 abstract Unit bind(String key, Object value)
```
  - addObject
```
 abstract Unit addObject(Object value)
```
  - last
```
 <T extends Any> T last(Class<T> clazz)
```
    Get the last object of the given type, or null if none.
  - populate
```
 abstract Unit populate(Blackboard blackboard)
```
    Populate the given blackboard from the context.
  - getId
```
 abstract String getId()
```
    May be null for a new context not yet saved.
  - getObjects
```
 abstract List<Object> getObjects()
```
    Entries in the order they were added. The default instance of any type is the last one Objects are immutable and may not be removed.