Add a default implementation for unambiguousToStringOf in Representat…

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assertj · Jan 2, 2022 · 83c6e07 · 83c6e07
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diff --git a/src/main/java/org/assertj/core/presentation/Representation.java b/src/main/java/org/assertj/core/presentation/Representation.java
@@ -65,13 +65,18 @@ public interface Representation {
   String toStringOf(Object object);
 
   /**
-   * Returns the {@code String} representation of the given object with its type and hexadecimal identity hash code so that
-   * it can be differentiated from other objects with the same {@link #toStringOf(Object)} representation.
+   * Override this method to return a {@code String} representation of the given object that is unambigous so that it can 
+   * be differentiated from other objects with the same {@link #toStringOf(Object)} representation.
+   * <p>
+   * The default implementation calls {@link #toStringOf(Object)} but the {@link StandardRepresentation} adds 
+   * the object hexadecimal identity hash code.   
    *
    * @param object the object to represent.
    * @return the unambiguous {@code toString} representation of the given object.
    */
-  String unambiguousToStringOf(Object object);
+  default String unambiguousToStringOf(Object object) {
+    return toStringOf(object);
+  }
 
   /**
    * In case multiple representations are loaded through {@link ServiceLoader} and they can represent the same types the one with the highest priority is selected.

diff --git a/src/main/java/org/assertj/core/presentation/StandardRepresentation.java b/src/main/java/org/assertj/core/presentation/StandardRepresentation.java
@@ -286,6 +286,13 @@ private static boolean hasOverriddenToStringInSubclassOf(Class<?> objectClass, C
     return false;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Returns the {@code String} representation of the given object with its type and hexadecimal identity hash code so that
+   * it can be differentiated from other objects with the same {@link #toStringOf(Object)} representation.
+   *
+   * @param object the object to represent.
+   * @return the unambiguous {@code toString} representation of the given object.
+   */
   @Override
   public String unambiguousToStringOf(Object obj) {
     // some types have already an unambiguous toString, no need to double down