如果未指定类型参数，则无法将Java 8方法与lambda参数一起使用

Question

我创建了一个带有类型实参的方法，使用这些类型实参返回一个通用类型，并获取Function也取决于类型实参的参数。当我使用lambda作为参数时，编译器会强迫我指定方法的类型参数，这感觉不对。

我正在设计一个实用程序类，其中包含要与一起使用的方法Stream.flatMap。它将每种集合条目映射到包含键和值元素的FlatEntry，并且可以使用构建器在多个级别上执行此操作。受影响的方法是flatEntryMapperBuilder。这是代码：

import java.util.function.Function;
import java.util.stream.Stream;

public class GdkStreams
{
    public static <T, K, V> Function<T, Stream<FlatEntry<K, V>>> flatEntryMapper(Function<T, K> keyMapper,
                                                                                 Function<T, Stream<V>> valueMapper)
    {
        return input -> {
            K key = keyMapper.apply(input);
            return valueMapper.apply(input).map(value -> new FlatEntry<>(key, value));
        };
    }

    public static <T, K, V> FlatEntryMapperBuilder<T, K, V> flatEntryMapperBuilder(Function<T, K> keyMapper,
                                                                                   Function<T, Stream<V>> valueMapper)
    {
        return new FlatEntryMapperBuilder<>(keyMapper, valueMapper);
    }

    public static class FlatEntryMapperBuilder<T, K, V>
    {
        private Function<T, K>         keyMapper;

        private Function<T, Stream<V>> valueMapper;

        private FlatEntryMapperBuilder (Function<T, K> keyMapper, Function<T, Stream<V>> valueMapper)
        {
            this.keyMapper = keyMapper;
            this.valueMapper = valueMapper;
        }

        public Function<T, Stream<FlatEntry<K, V>>> build()
        {
            return flatEntryMapper(keyMapper, valueMapper);
        }

        public <K2, V2> FlatEntryMapperBuilder<T, K, FlatEntry<K2, V2>> chain(Function<V, K2> keyMapper2,
                                                                              Function<V, Stream<V2>> valueMapper2)
        {
            return new FlatEntryMapperBuilder<>(keyMapper,
                                                valueMapper.andThen(stream -> stream.flatMap(flatEntryMapper(keyMapper2,
                                                                                                             valueMapper2))));
        }
    }

    public static class FlatEntry<K, V>
    {
        public final K key;

        public final V value;

        public FlatEntry (K key, V value)
        {
            this.key = key;
            this.value = value;
        }
    }
}

问题在于它的用法。说我有：

Map<String, Set<String>> level1Map;

我可以通过以下操作将子集中的每个元素映射到FlatEntry：

level1Map.entrySet().stream().flatMap(GdkStreams.flatEntryMapper(Entry::getKey, entry -> entry.getValue().stream()));

而且效果很好。但是当我尝试这样做时：

level1Map.entrySet()
         .stream()
         .flatMap(GdkStreams.flatEntryMapperBuilder(Entry::getKey, entry -> entry.getValue().stream()).build());

Eclipse（Mars 4.5.0）编译器的损坏之处在于：

- The type Map.Entry does not define getKey(Object) that is applicable here
- The method getValue() is undefined for the type Object
- Type mismatch: cannot convert from GdkStreams.FlatEntryMapperBuilder<Object,Object,Object> to 
 <unknown>

而javac（1.8.0_51）则打破了：

MainTest.java:50: error: incompatible types: cannot infer type-variable(s) T,K#1,V#1
                 .flatMap(GdkStreams.flatEntryMapperBuilder(Entry::getKey, entry -> entry.getValue().stream()).build());
                                                           ^
    (argument mismatch; invalid method reference
      method getKey in interface Entry<K#2,V#2> cannot be applied to given types
        required: no arguments
        found: Object
        reason: actual and formal argument lists differ in length)
  where T,K#1,V#1,K#2,V#2 are type-variables:
    T extends Object declared in method <T,K#1,V#1>flatEntryMapperBuilder(Function<T,K#1>,Function<T,Stream<V#1>>)
    K#1 extends Object declared in method <T,K#1,V#1>flatEntryMapperBuilder(Function<T,K#1>,Function<T,Stream<V#1>>)
    V#1 extends Object declared in method <T,K#1,V#1>flatEntryMapperBuilder(Function<T,K#1>,Function<T,Stream<V#1>>)
    K#2 extends Object declared in interface Entry
    V#2 extends Object declared in interface Entry
MainTest.java:50: error: invalid method reference
                 .flatMap(GdkStreams.flatEntryMapperBuilder(Entry::getKey, entry -> entry.getValue().stream()).build());
                                                            ^
  non-static method getKey() cannot be referenced from a static context
  where K is a type-variable:
    K extends Object declared in interface Entry
2 errors

如果我替换Entry::getKey为entry -> entry.getKey()，则javac将彻底改变其输出：

MainTest.java:51: error: cannot find symbol
                 .flatMap(GdkStreams.flatEntryMapperBuilder(entry -> entry.getKey(), entry -> entry.getValue().stream()).build());

                                                                          ^
  symbol:   method getKey()
  location: variable entry of type Object
MainTest.java:51: error: cannot find symbol
                 .flatMap(GdkStreams.flatEntryMapperBuilder(entry -> entry.getKey(), entry -> entry.getValue().stream()).build());

                                                                                                   ^
  symbol:   method getValue()
  location: variable entry of type Object
2 errors

通过指定类型参数可以很好地进行编译，这是我期望的：

level1Map.entrySet()
         .stream()
         .flatMap(GdkStreams.<Entry<String, Set<String>>, String, String> flatEntryMapperBuilder(Entry::getKey,
                                                                                                 entry -> entry.getValue()
                                                                                                               .stream())
                            .build());

或指定参数类型参数之一：

Function<Entry<String, Set<String>>, String> keyGetter = Entry::getKey;
level1Map.entrySet()
         .stream()
         .flatMap(GdkStreams.flatEntryMapperBuilder(keyGetter, entry -> entry.getValue().stream()).build());

但这很笨拙！现在想象一下，使用chain方法（这是我的目标用法）在地图中写入具有2个级别的所有类型参数会多么笨拙：

Map<String, Map<String, Set<String>>> level2Map;

我已经阅读了许多其他有关lambda和泛型类型推断的问题，但没有一个问题可以回答我的特殊情况。

我想念什么吗？我可以更正我的API以便它的用法不太笨拙，还是我始终使用类型参数？谢谢！

Answer 1

在我看来，Holger在评论部分给出了最佳答案：

这是Java 8类型推断的一个已知限制：它不适用于链式方法调用genericFactoryMethod().build()。

谢谢！关于我的API，我将在使用函数作为参数之前指定它们，如下所示：

Function<Entry<String, Set<String>>, String> keyMapper = Entry::getKey;
Function<Entry<String, Set<String>>, Stream<String>> valueMapper = entry -> entry.getValue().stream();

编辑：由于霍尔格的评论，我重新设计了API（再次感谢！）。它保留原始元素而不是键，以及展平的值。

public static <T, R> Function<? super T, Stream<FlatEntry<T, R>>> flatEntryMapper(Function<? super T, ? extends Stream<? extends R>> mapper)
{
    return element -> mapper.apply(element).map(value -> new FlatEntry<>(element, value));
}

public static class FlatEntry<E, V>
{
    /** The original stream element */
    public final E element;

    /** The flattened value */
    public final V value;

    private FlatEntry (E element, V value)
    {
        this.element = element;
        this.value = value;
    }
}

它是可链接的，从2级开始，映射器必须处理a FlatEntry。用法类似于简单的用法flatMap：

Map<String, Map<String, Map<String, Set<String>>>> level3Map;

// gives a stream of all the flattened values
level3Map.entrySet()
         .stream()
         .flatMap(entry -> entry.getValue().entrySet().stream())
         .flatMap(entry -> entry.getValue().entrySet().stream())
         .flatMap(entry -> entry.getValue().stream());

// gives a stream of FlatEntries with flattened values and all their original elements in nested FlatEntries
level3Map.entrySet()
         .stream()
         .flatMap(GdkStreams.flatEntryMapper(entry -> entry.getValue().entrySet().stream()))
         .flatMap(GdkStreams.flatEntryMapper(flatEntry -> flatEntry.value.getValue().entrySet().stream()))
         .flatMap(GdkStreams.flatEntryMapper(flatEntry -> flatEntry.value.getValue().stream()));