[jira] Created: (COLLECTIONS-251) Replace getInstance() and decorate() methods with get{ClassName}()

["Stephen Kestle (JIRA)" <ji...@apache.org>]

Replace getInstance() and decorate() methods with get{ClassName}()
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                 Key: COLLECTIONS-251
                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/COLLECTIONS-251
             Project: Commons Collections
          Issue Type: Improvement
          Components: Bag, BidiMap, Buffer, Collection, Comparator, Core, Functor, Iterator, KeyValue, List, Map, Set
    Affects Versions: Generics
            Reporter: Stephen Kestle
             Fix For: Generics


Commons Collections uses the singleton "getInstance()" pattern and extends it to allow parameters etc to be passed in.  decorate() serves a similar purpose.

I propose replacing both of these with getClassName() for the following reasons:
# Static imports would mean that TruePredicate.getInstance() would be replaced with getTruePredicate().  getInstance() cannot be statically imported, because it is reduced to one class' getInstance(), where we are likely using many.
# It gives subclasses a way to avoid compiler issues - COLLECTIONS-243 compile problems are generally because the compiler can't choose between Collection<T> and Set<T>.  Doing this change completely avoids this issue - even if there is a workaround, this makes life a lot easier (different compilers - eclipse - will allow things that the Sun one won't).  
## Overridden and overloaded static methods are a really bad idea
## No confusion about what class is being instantiated
## As our methods become more useful in the generic sense, the compiler issues increase until you hit something that just won't work
# Simple migration path - those using TruePredicate.getInstance() can switch to PredicateUtils.truePredicate() before updating to this version.
# Allows a more consistent user environment.  Following the current pattern means that most people will have MyTransformer.getInstance(), while using TransformerUtils.nopTransformer().

Our work will be made a lot easier if we make this change.

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