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/*
 * Copyright 2004-2005 The Apache Software Foundation.
 * 
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 * 
 *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
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 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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package org.apache.tiles;

import java.io.Serializable;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Map;

import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
import org.apache.tiles.xmlDefinition.XmlDefinition;
import org.apache.tiles.TilesUtil;

/**
 * Definition of a template / component attributes.
 * Attributes of a component can be defined with the help of this class.
 * An instance of this class can be used as a bean, and passed to 'insert' tag.
 *
 * @author Cedric Dumoulin
 * @author David Geary
 */
public class ComponentDefinition implements Serializable {

    /**
     * Commons Logging instance. 
     */
    protected static Log log = LogFactory.getLog(ComponentDefinition.class);

    /**
     * Definition name
     */
    protected String name = null;

    /**
     * Component / template path (URL).
     */
    protected String path = null;

    /**
     * Attributes defined for the component.
     */
    protected Map attributes = null;

    /** 
     * Role associated to definition. 
     */
    protected String role = null;

    /** Associated Controller URL or classname, if defined */
    protected String controller = null;

    /** 
     * Associated Controller typename, if controllerName defined.
     * Can be CONTROLLER, ACTION or URL, or null. 
     */
    protected String controllerType = null;

    /** 
     * Controller name type. 
     */
    public static final String URL = "url";

    /** 
     * Controller name type. 
     */
    public static final String CONTROLLER = "controller";

    /** 
     * Controller name type. 
     */
    public static final String ACTION = "action";

    /**
     * Controller associated to Definition.
     * Lazy creation : only on first request
     */
    private Controller controllerInstance = null;

    /**
     * Constructor.
     */
    public ComponentDefinition() {
        attributes = new HashMap();
    }

    /**
     * Copy Constructor.
     * Create a new definition initialized with parent definition.
     * Do a shallow copy : attributes are shared between copies, but not the Map
     * containing attributes.
     */
    public ComponentDefinition(ComponentDefinition definition) {
        attributes = new HashMap(definition.getAttributes());
        this.name = definition.getName();
        this.path = definition.getPath();
        this.role = definition.getRole();
        this.controllerInstance = definition.getControllerInstance();
        this.controller = definition.getController();
        this.controllerType = definition.getControllerType();
    }

    /**
     * Constructor.
     * Create a new definition initialized from a RawDefinition.
     * Raw definitions are used to read definition from a data source (xml file, db, ...).
     * A RawDefinition mainly contains properties of type String, while Definition
     * contains more complex type (ex : Controller).
     * Do a shallow copy : attributes are shared between objects, but not the Map
     * containing attributes.
     * OO Design issues : Actually RawDefinition (XmlDefinition) extends ComponentDefinition.
     * This must not be the case. I have do it because I am lazy.
     * @throws InstantiationException if an error occur while instanciating Controller :
     * (classname can't be instanciated, Illegal access with instanciated class,
     * Error while instanciating class, classname can't be instanciated.
     */
    public ComponentDefinition(XmlDefinition definition) {

        this((ComponentDefinition) definition);
    }

    /**
     * Constructor.
     */
    public ComponentDefinition(String name, String path, Map attributes) {
        this.name = name;
        this.path = path;
        this.attributes = attributes;
    }

    /**
     * Access method for the name property.
     *
     * @return   the current value of the name property
     */
    public String getName() {
        return name;
    }

    /**
     * Sets the value of the name property.
     *
     * @param aName the new value of the name property
     */
    public void setName(String aName) {
        name = aName;
    }

    /**
     * Access method for the path property.
     *
     * @return The current value of the path property.
     */
    public String getPage() {
        return path;
    }

    /**
     * Sets the value of the path property.
     *
     * @param aPath the new value of the path property
     */
    public void setPage(String page) {
        path = page;
    }

    /**
     * Access method for the path property.
     *
     * @return   the current value of the path property
     */
    public String getPath() {
        return path;
    }

    /**
     * Sets the value of the path property.
     *
     * @param aPath the new value of the path property
     */
    public void setPath(String aPath) {
        path = aPath;
    }

    /**
     * Access method for the template property.
     * Same as getPath()
     * @return   the current value of the template property
     */
    public String getTemplate() {
        return path;
    }

    /**
     * Sets the value of the template property.
     * Same as setPath()
     *
     * @param template the new value of the path property
     */
    public void setTemplate(String template) {
        path = template;
    }

    /**
     * Access method for the role property.
     * @return   the current value of the role property
     */
    public String getRole() {
        return role;
    }

    /**
     * Sets the value of the role property.
     *
     * @param role the new value of the path property
     */
    public void setRole(String role) {
        this.role = role;
    }

    /**
     * Access method for the attributes property.
     * If there is no attributes, return an empty map.
     * @return   the current value of the attributes property
     */
    public Map getAttributes() {
        return attributes;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the value of the named attribute as an Object, or null if no
     * attribute of the given name exists.
     *
     * @return   requested attribute or null if not found
     */
    public Object getAttribute(String key) {
        return attributes.get(key);
    }

    /**
     * Put a new attribute in this component
     *
     * @param key String key for attribute
     * @param value Attibute value.
     */
    public void putAttribute(String key, Object value) {
        attributes.put(key, value);
    }

    /**
     * Put an attribute in component / template definition.
     * Attribute can be used as content for tag get.
     * @param name Attribute name
     * @param content Attribute value
     */
    public void put(String name, Object content) {
        put(name, content, false, null);
    }

    /**
     * Put an attribute in template definition.
     * Attribute can be used as content for tag get.
     * @param name Attribute name
     * @param content Attribute value 
     * @param direct Determines how content is handled by get tag: true means content is printed directly; false, the default, means content is included
     */
    public void put(String name, Object content, boolean direct) {
        put(name, content, direct, null);
    }

    /**
     * Put an attribute in template definition.
     * Attribute can be used as content for tag get.
     * @param name Attribute name
     * @param content Attribute value
     * @param direct Determines how content is handled by get tag: true means content is printed directly; false, the default, means content is included
     * @param role Determine if content is used by get tag. If user is in role, content is used.
     */
    public void put(String name, Object content, boolean direct, String role) {
        if (direct == true) { // direct String
            put(name, content, "string", role);
        } else {
            put(name, content, "template", role);
        }

    }

    /**
     * Put an attribute in template definition.
     * Attribute can be used as content for tag get.
     * @param name Attribute name
     * @param content Attribute value
     * @param type attribute type: template, string, definition
     * @param role Determine if content is used by get tag. If user is in role, content is used.
     */
    public void put(String name, Object content, String type, String role) {
        // Is there a type set ?
        // First check direct attribute, and translate it to a valueType.
        // Then, evaluate valueType, and create requested typed attribute.
        AttributeDefinition attribute = null;

        if (content != null && type != null && !(content instanceof AttributeDefinition)) {

            String strValue = content.toString();
            if (type.equalsIgnoreCase("string")) {
                attribute = new DirectStringAttribute(strValue);

            } else if (type.equalsIgnoreCase("page")) {
                attribute = new PathAttribute(strValue);

            } else if (type.equalsIgnoreCase("template")) {
                attribute = new PathAttribute(strValue);

            } else if (type.equalsIgnoreCase("instance")) {
                attribute = new DefinitionNameAttribute(strValue);

            } else if (type.equalsIgnoreCase("definition")) {
                attribute = new DefinitionNameAttribute(strValue);
            }
        }

        putAttribute(name, attribute);
    }

    /**
     * Returns a description of the attributes.
     */
    public String toString() {
        return "{name=" + name + ", path=" + path + ", role=" + role + ", controller=" + controller
                + ", controllerType=" + controllerType + ", controllerInstance=" + controllerInstance
                + ", attributes=" + attributes + "}\n";
    }

    /**
     * Get associated controller type.
     * Type denote a fully qualified classname.
     */
    public String getControllerType() {
        return controllerType;
    }

    /**
     * Set associated controller type.
     * Type denote a fully qualified classname.
     * @param controllerType Typeof associated controller
     */
    public void setControllerType(String controllerType) {
        this.controllerType = controllerType;
    }

    /**
     * Set associated controller name as an url, and controller
     * type as "url".
     * Name must be an url (not checked).
     * Convenience method.
     * @param controller Controller url
     */
    public void setControllerUrl(String controller) {
        setController(controller);
        setControllerType("url");
    }

    /**
     * Set associated controller name as a classtype, and controller
     * type as "classname".
     * Name denote a fully qualified classname
     * Convenience method.
     * @param controller Controller classname.
     */
    public void setControllerClass(String controller) {
        setController(controller);
        setControllerType("classname");
    }

    /**
     * Get associated controller local URL.
     * URL should be local to webcontainer in order to allow request context followup.
     * URL comes as a string.
     */
    public String getController() {
        return controller;
    }

    /**
     * Set associated controller URL.
     * URL should be local to webcontainer in order to allow request context followup.
     * URL is specified as a string.
     * @param url Url called locally
     */
    public void setController(String url) {
        this.controller = url;
    }

    /**
     * Get controller instance.
     * @return controller instance.
     */
    public Controller getControllerInstance() {
        return controllerInstance;
    }

    /**
     * Get or create controller.
     * Get controller, create it if necessary.
     * @return controller if controller or controllerType is set, null otherwise.
     * @throws InstantiationException if an error occur while instanciating Controller :
     * (classname can't be instanciated, Illegal access with instanciated class,
     * Error while instanciating class, classname can't be instanciated.
     */
    public Controller getOrCreateController() throws InstantiationException {

        if (controllerInstance != null) {
            return controllerInstance;
        }

        // Do we define a controller ?
        if (controller == null && controllerType == null) {
            return null;
        }

        // check parameters
        if (controllerType != null && controller == null) {
            throw new InstantiationException("Controller name should be defined if controllerType is set");
        }

        controllerInstance = createController(controller, controllerType);

        return controllerInstance;
    }

    /**
     * Set controller.
     */
    public void setControllerInstance(Controller controller) {
        this.controllerInstance = controller;
    }

    /**
     * Create a new instance of controller named in parameter.
     * If controllerType is specified, create controller accordingly.
     * Otherwise, if name denote a classname, create an instance of it. If class is
     *  subclass of org.apache.struts.action.Action, wrap controller
     * appropriately.
     * Otherwise, consider name as an url.
     * @param name Controller name (classname, url, ...)
     * @param controllerType Expected Controller type
     * @return org.apache.tiles.Controller
     * @throws InstantiationException if an error occur while instanciating Controller :
     * (classname can't be instanciated, Illegal access with instanciated class,
     * Error while instanciating class, classname can't be instanciated.
     */
    public static Controller createController(String name, String controllerType) throws InstantiationException {

        if (log.isDebugEnabled()) {
            log.debug("Create controller name=" + name + ", type=" + controllerType);
        }

        Controller controller = null;

        if (controllerType == null) { // first try as a classname
            try {
                return createControllerFromClassname(name);

            } catch (InstantiationException ex) { // ok, try something else
                controller = new UrlController(name);
            }

        } else if ("url".equalsIgnoreCase(controllerType)) {
            controller = new UrlController(name);

        } else if ("classname".equalsIgnoreCase(controllerType)) {
            controller = createControllerFromClassname(name);
        }

        return controller;
    }

    /**
     * Create a controller from specified classname
     * @param classname Controller classname.
     * @return org.apache.tiles.Controller
     * @throws InstantiationException if an error occur while instanciating Controller :
     * (classname can't be instanciated, Illegal access with instanciated class,
     * Error while instanciating class, classname can't be instanciated.
     */
    public static Controller createControllerFromClassname(String classname) throws InstantiationException {

        try {
            Class requestedClass = TilesUtil.applicationClass(classname);
            Object instance = requestedClass.newInstance();

            if (log.isDebugEnabled()) {
                log.debug("Controller created : " + instance);
            }
            return (Controller) instance;

        } catch (java.lang.ClassNotFoundException ex) {
            throw new InstantiationException("Error - Class not found :" + ex.getMessage());

        } catch (java.lang.IllegalAccessException ex) {
            throw new InstantiationException("Error - Illegal class access :" + ex.getMessage());

        } catch (java.lang.InstantiationException ex) {
            throw ex;

        } catch (java.lang.ClassCastException ex) {
            throw new InstantiationException(
                    "Controller of class '" + classname + "' should implements 'Controller' or extends 'Action'");
        }
    }

}