NodeFactory (luckperms-api 4.2 API)

```
public interface NodeFactory
```
Assists with constructing Node instances.

Since:

2.17

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`Node.Builder`	`makeChatMetaNode(ChatMetaType type, int priority, String value)` Creates a node builder for the given chat meta type
`Node.Builder`	`makeGroupNode(Group group)` Creates a node builder from a group
`Node.Builder`	`makeGroupNode(String groupName)` Creates a node builder from a group
`Node.Builder`	`makeMetaNode(String key, String value)` Creates a node builder from a key value pair
`Node.Builder`	`makePrefixNode(int priority, String prefix)` Creates a node builder from a prefix string and priority
`Node.Builder`	`makeSuffixNode(int priority, String suffix)` Creates a node builder from a prefix string and priority
`Node.Builder`	`newBuilder(String permission)` Creates a new node builder from a given base permission string
`Node.Builder`	`newBuilderFromExisting(Node other)` Creates a node builder instance from an existing node

Method Detail

newBuilder
```
@Nonnull
Node.Builder newBuilder(@Nonnull
                                  String permission)
```
Creates a new node builder from a given base permission string

Parameters:

permission - the permission

Returns:

a node builder instance

Throws:

NullPointerException - if the permission is null

newBuilderFromExisting
```
@Nonnull
Node.Builder newBuilderFromExisting(@Nonnull
                                              Node other)
```
Creates a node builder instance from an existing node

Parameters:

other - the other node

Returns:

a node builder instance

Throws:

NullPointerException - if the other node is null

makeGroupNode
```
@Nonnull
Node.Builder makeGroupNode(@Nonnull
                                     Group group)
```
Creates a node builder from a group

Parameters:

group - the group

Returns:

a node builder instance

Throws:

NullPointerException - if the group is null

IllegalStateException - if the group instance was not obtained from LuckPerms.

Since:

3.1

makeGroupNode
```
@Nonnull
Node.Builder makeGroupNode(@Nonnull
                                     String groupName)
```
Creates a node builder from a group

Parameters:

groupName - the name of the group

Returns:

a node builder instance

Throws:

NullPointerException - if the groupName is null

Since:

4.0

makeMetaNode

@Nonnull
Node.Builder makeMetaNode(@Nonnull
                                    String key,
                                    @Nonnull
                                    String value)

Creates a node builder from a key value pair

Parameters:: key - the key; value - the value
Returns:: a node builder instance
Throws:: NullPointerException - if the key or value is null

makeChatMetaNode

@Nonnull
Node.Builder makeChatMetaNode(@Nonnull
                                        ChatMetaType type,
                                        int priority,
                                        @Nonnull
                                        String value)

Creates a node builder for the given chat meta type

Parameters:: type - the type; priority - the priority; value - the value for the prefix/suffix
Returns:: a node builder instance
Throws:: NullPointerException - if the type or value is null
Since:: 3.2

makePrefixNode

@Nonnull
Node.Builder makePrefixNode(int priority,
                                      @Nonnull
                                      String prefix)

Creates a node builder from a prefix string and priority

Parameters:: priority - the priority; prefix - the prefix string
Returns:: a node builder instance
Throws:: NullPointerException - if the prefix is null

makeSuffixNode

@Nonnull
Node.Builder makeSuffixNode(int priority,
                                      @Nonnull
                                      String suffix)

Creates a node builder from a prefix string and priority

Parameters:: priority - the priority; suffix - the suffix string
Returns:: a node builder instance
Throws:: NullPointerException - if the suffix is null

Interface NodeFactory