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/*
 * Copyright 2002-2019 the original author or authors.
 *
 * 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
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 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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package org.springframework.beans.propertyeditors;

import java.beans.PropertyEditorSupport;
import java.lang.reflect.Array;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.LinkedHashSet;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.SortedSet;
import java.util.TreeSet;

import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;
import org.springframework.util.Assert;
import org.springframework.util.ReflectionUtils;

/**
 * Property editor for Collections, converting any source Collection
 * to a given target Collection type.
 *
 * <p>By default registered for Set, SortedSet and List,
 * to automatically convert any given Collection to one of those
 * target types if the type does not match the target property.
 *
 * @author Juergen Hoeller
 * @since 1.1.3
 * @see java.util.Collection
 * @see java.util.Set
 * @see java.util.SortedSet
 * @see java.util.List
 */
public class CustomCollectionEditor extends PropertyEditorSupport {

    @SuppressWarnings("rawtypes")
    private final Class<? extends Collection> collectionType;

    private final boolean nullAsEmptyCollection;

    /**
     * Create a new CustomCollectionEditor for the given target type,
     * keeping an incoming {@code null} as-is.
     * @param collectionType the target type, which needs to be a
     * sub-interface of Collection or a concrete Collection class
     * @see java.util.Collection
     * @see java.util.ArrayList
     * @see java.util.TreeSet
     * @see java.util.LinkedHashSet
     */
    @SuppressWarnings("rawtypes")
    public CustomCollectionEditor(Class<? extends Collection> collectionType) {
        this(collectionType, false);
    }

    /**
     * Create a new CustomCollectionEditor for the given target type.
     * <p>If the incoming value is of the given type, it will be used as-is.
     * If it is a different Collection type or an array, it will be converted
     * to a default implementation of the given Collection type.
     * If the value is anything else, a target Collection with that single
     * value will be created.
     * <p>The default Collection implementations are: ArrayList for List,
     * TreeSet for SortedSet, and LinkedHashSet for Set.
     * @param collectionType the target type, which needs to be a
     * sub-interface of Collection or a concrete Collection class
     * @param nullAsEmptyCollection whether to convert an incoming {@code null}
     * value to an empty Collection (of the appropriate type)
     * @see java.util.Collection
     * @see java.util.ArrayList
     * @see java.util.TreeSet
     * @see java.util.LinkedHashSet
     */
    @SuppressWarnings("rawtypes")
    public CustomCollectionEditor(Class<? extends Collection> collectionType, boolean nullAsEmptyCollection) {
        Assert.notNull(collectionType, "Collection type is required");
        if (!Collection.class.isAssignableFrom(collectionType)) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException(
                    "Collection type [" + collectionType.getName() + "] does not implement [java.util.Collection]");
        }
        this.collectionType = collectionType;
        this.nullAsEmptyCollection = nullAsEmptyCollection;
    }

    /**
     * Convert the given text value to a Collection with a single element.
     */
    @Override
    public void setAsText(String text) throws IllegalArgumentException {
        setValue(text);
    }

    /**
     * Convert the given value to a Collection of the target type.
     */
    @Override
    public void setValue(@Nullable Object value) {
        if (value == null && this.nullAsEmptyCollection) {
            super.setValue(createCollection(this.collectionType, 0));
        } else if (value == null || (this.collectionType.isInstance(value) && !alwaysCreateNewCollection())) {
            // Use the source value as-is, as it matches the target type.
            super.setValue(value);
        } else if (value instanceof Collection) {
            // Convert Collection elements.
            Collection<?> source = (Collection<?>) value;
            Collection<Object> target = createCollection(this.collectionType, source.size());
            for (Object elem : source) {
                target.add(convertElement(elem));
            }
            super.setValue(target);
        } else if (value.getClass().isArray()) {
            // Convert array elements to Collection elements.
            int length = Array.getLength(value);
            Collection<Object> target = createCollection(this.collectionType, length);
            for (int i = 0; i < length; i++) {
                target.add(convertElement(Array.get(value, i)));
            }
            super.setValue(target);
        } else {
            // A plain value: convert it to a Collection with a single element.
            Collection<Object> target = createCollection(this.collectionType, 1);
            target.add(convertElement(value));
            super.setValue(target);
        }
    }

    /**
     * Create a Collection of the given type, with the given
     * initial capacity (if supported by the Collection type).
     * @param collectionType a sub-interface of Collection
     * @param initialCapacity the initial capacity
     * @return the new Collection instance
     */
    @SuppressWarnings({ "rawtypes", "unchecked" })
    protected Collection<Object> createCollection(Class<? extends Collection> collectionType, int initialCapacity) {
        if (!collectionType.isInterface()) {
            try {
                return ReflectionUtils.accessibleConstructor(collectionType).newInstance();
            } catch (Throwable ex) {
                throw new IllegalArgumentException(
                        "Could not instantiate collection class: " + collectionType.getName(), ex);
            }
        } else if (List.class == collectionType) {
            return new ArrayList<>(initialCapacity);
        } else if (SortedSet.class == collectionType) {
            return new TreeSet<>();
        } else {
            return new LinkedHashSet<>(initialCapacity);
        }
    }

    /**
     * Return whether to always create a new Collection,
     * even if the type of the passed-in Collection already matches.
     * <p>Default is "false"; can be overridden to enforce creation of a
     * new Collection, for example to convert elements in any case.
     * @see #convertElement
     */
    protected boolean alwaysCreateNewCollection() {
        return false;
    }

    /**
     * Hook to convert each encountered Collection/array element.
     * The default implementation simply returns the passed-in element as-is.
     * <p>Can be overridden to perform conversion of certain elements,
     * for example String to Integer if a String array comes in and
     * should be converted to a Set of Integer objects.
     * <p>Only called if actually creating a new Collection!
     * This is by default not the case if the type of the passed-in Collection
     * already matches. Override {@link #alwaysCreateNewCollection()} to
     * enforce creating a new Collection in every case.
     * @param element the source element
     * @return the element to be used in the target Collection
     * @see #alwaysCreateNewCollection()
     */
    protected Object convertElement(Object element) {
        return element;
    }

    /**
     * This implementation returns {@code null} to indicate that
     * there is no appropriate text representation.
     */
    @Override
    @Nullable
    public String getAsText() {
        return null;
    }

}