/**
* Returns a copy of this closure for which the delegate, owner and thisObject are replaced with
* the supplied parameters. Use this when you want to rehydrate a closure which has been made
* serializable thanks to the {@link #dehydrate()} method.
*
* @param delegate the closure delegate
* @param owner the closure owner
* @param thisObject the closure "this" object
* @return a copy of this closure where owner, delegate and thisObject are replaced
* @since 1.8.5
*/
@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
public Closure<V> rehydrate(Object delegate, Object owner, Object thisObject) {
Closure<V> result = (Closure<V>) this.clone();
result.delegate = delegate;
result.owner = owner;
result.thisObject = thisObject;
return result;
}
/**
* Returns a copy of this closure where the "owner", "delegate" and "thisObject" fields are null,
* allowing proper serialization when one of them is not serializable.
*
* @return a serializable closure.
* @since 1.8.5
*/
@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
public Closure<V> dehydrate() {
Closure<V> result = (Closure<V>) this.clone();
result.delegate = null;
result.owner = null;
result.thisObject = null;
return result;
}