Lombok Customize SuperBuilder

Question

I have two classes like this:

@Builder
public class Parent {
    final int a;
    final int b;

    public class static ParentBuilder {
        public ParentBuilder setAllTo(final int value) {
           return a(value).b(value);
        }
    }
}

public class Child extends Parent {
   final in c;

   @Builder(builderMethodName = "childBuilder")
   public Child(final int a, final int b, final int c) {
      super(a, b);
      this.c = c;
   }
}

My classes are growing up and got more and more fields. And this is a reson to use the @SuperBuilder. But how can I add customized builder methods?

The same way dosent work. I tried this way:

@SuperBuilder
public abstract class Parent { //yes, I want a abstract parent
    final int a;
    final int b;

    public class static ParentBuilder {
        public ParentBuilder setAllTo(final int value) {
           return a(value).b(value);
        }
    }
}


@SuperBuilder
public class Child extends Parent {
   final in c;

}

Edit

Its not possible yet. When I try to do it the same way, then I got a exception: @SuperBuilder does not support customized builders. Use @Builder instead.
The override is a inner class like this:

public abstract static class ParentBuilder<C extends ParentBuilder, B extends Parent.ParentBuilder<C, B>> {
    // custom imlementations here
}

Answer 1

When @SuperBuilder was introduced in 1.18.2, customising it was not possible. If you try, Lombok 1.18.2 gives you the error message SuperBuilder does not support customized builders.

However, Lombok 1.18.4 added limited customisation possibilities of @SuperBuilder. (It's limited because you cannot modify setter methods, but you can add your own methods and modify build() and builder().)

The generated @SuperBuilder code is quite complex and differs from @Builder. To avoid accidently messing up the generics-loaded builder code, you should start by copying the builder class header from the delombok output. In your case (adding a new setter method), customize the abstract builder class ParentBuilder (and not the ParentBuilderImpl). Have a look at the delomboked code to find out how your setter should be defined, especially the return type.

This is the customized builder code for your example:

public abstract static class ParentBuilder<C extends Parent, B extends ParentBuilder<C, B>> {
    public B setAllTo(final int value) {
       return a(value).b(value);
    }
}

With Lombok 1.18.4, this compiles and works as expected.