EdgeFactory (Atlassian Confluence 8.8.0 API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultEdgeFactory
```
public interface EdgeFactory
```

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type Field Description

static Set<String> REQUIRED_FIELDS

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`boolean`	`canBuildCreatEdge(ContentEntityObject contentEntity)`	Determines if the edge factory is capable of building create edges for a particular piece of content.
`Edge`	`getCreateEdge(ContentEntityObject contentEntity)`	Creates a new instance of an edge which indicates new content creation.
`Edge`	`getLikeEdge(ConfluenceUser liker, ContentEntityObject likedContent, Date likeDate)`	Creates a new instance of an edge which represents a user liking content.

- Field Detail
  - REQUIRED_FIELDS
```
static final Set<String> REQUIRED_FIELDS
```
- Method Detail
  - getCreateEdge
```
Edge getCreateEdge(ContentEntityObject contentEntity)
```
    Creates a new instance of an edge which indicates new content creation.
    
    Parameters:
    
    contentEntity - the new content that has been created
  - getLikeEdge
```
Edge getLikeEdge(ConfluenceUser liker,
                 ContentEntityObject likedContent,
                 Date likeDate)
```
    Creates a new instance of an edge which represents a user liking content.
  - canBuildCreatEdge
```
boolean canBuildCreatEdge(ContentEntityObject contentEntity)
```
    Determines if the edge factory is capable of building create edges for a particular piece of content.
    
    Parameters:
    
    contentEntity - the content to check
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the factory can build create edges for that content, false if it can't.