Benefits and drawbacks of method chaining and a possibility to replace all void return parameters by the object itself

Question

I am mostly interested in Java, but I think it\'s a general question. Recently I\'ve been working with Arquillian framework (ShrinkWrap) that uses a lot of meth

Answer 1

You may like to read about Fluent Interface by Martin Fowler

Summarily

• do not chain method for the heck of it primarily because it breaks the Command Query Responsibility Segregation (CQRS) design principle.
• improve the api design by bringing it closer to the way business talks about those operations, think about them as internal DSLs
• try avoiding chaining independent methods because they pollute the API and may not be able to reveal intent to the client/maintainer of the code