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017package org.apache.commons.collections4.list;
018
019import java.util.List;
020
021import org.apache.commons.collections4.Factory;
022
023/**
024 * Decorates another <code>List</code> to create objects in the list on demand.
025 * <p>
026 * When the {@link #get(int)} method is called with an index greater than
027 * the size of the list, the list will automatically grow in size and return
028 * a new object from the specified factory. The gaps will be filled by null.
029 * If a get method call encounters a null, it will be replaced with a new
030 * object from the factory. Thus this list is unsuitable for storing null
031 * objects.
032 * <p>
033 * For instance:
034 *
035 * <pre>
036 * Factory&lt;Date&gt; factory = new Factory&lt;Date&gt;() {
037 *     public Date create() {
038 *         return new Date();
039 *     }
040 * }
041 * List&lt;Date&gt; lazy = LazyList.decorate(new ArrayList&lt;Date&gt;(), factory);
042 * Date date = lazy.get(3);
043 * </pre>
044 *
045 * After the above code is executed, <code>date</code> will contain
046 * a new <code>Date</code> instance.  Furthermore, that <code>Date</code>
047 * instance is the fourth element in the list.  The first, second,
048 * and third element are all set to <code>null</code>.
049 * <p>
050 * This class differs from {@link GrowthList} because here growth occurs on
051 * get, where <code>GrowthList</code> grows on set and add. However, they
052 * could easily be used together by decorating twice.
053 * <p>
054 * This class is Serializable from Commons Collections 3.1.
055 *
056 * @see GrowthList
057 * @since 3.0
058 * @version $Id: LazyList.html 972421 2015-11-14 20:00:04Z tn $
059 */
060public class LazyList<E> extends AbstractSerializableListDecorator<E> {
061
062    /** Serialization version */
063    private static final long serialVersionUID = -1708388017160694542L;
064
065    /** The factory to use to lazily instantiate the objects */
066    private final Factory<? extends E> factory;
067
068    /**
069     * Factory method to create a lazily instantiating list.
070     *
071     * @param <E> the type of the elements in the list
072     * @param list  the list to decorate, must not be null
073     * @param factory  the factory to use for creation, must not be null
074     * @return a new lazy list
075     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if list or factory is null
076     * @since 4.0
077     */
078    public static <E> LazyList<E> lazyList(final List<E> list, final Factory<? extends E> factory) {
079        return new LazyList<E>(list, factory);
080    }
081
082    //-----------------------------------------------------------------------
083    /**
084     * Constructor that wraps (not copies).
085     *
086     * @param list  the list to decorate, must not be null
087     * @param factory  the factory to use for creation, must not be null
088     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if list or factory is null
089     */
090    protected LazyList(final List<E> list, final Factory<? extends E> factory) {
091        super(list);
092        if (factory == null) {
093            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Factory must not be null");
094        }
095        this.factory = factory;
096    }
097
098    //-----------------------------------------------------------------------
099    /**
100     * Decorate the get method to perform the lazy behaviour.
101     * <p>
102     * If the requested index is greater than the current size, the list will
103     * grow to the new size and a new object will be returned from the factory.
104     * Indexes in-between the old size and the requested size are left with a
105     * placeholder that is replaced with a factory object when requested.
106     *
107     * @param index  the index to retrieve
108     * @return the element at the given index
109     */
110    @Override
111    public E get(final int index) {
112        final int size = decorated().size();
113        if (index < size) {
114            // within bounds, get the object
115            E object = decorated().get(index);
116            if (object == null) {
117                // item is a place holder, create new one, set and return
118                object = factory.create();
119                decorated().set(index, object);
120                return object;
121            }
122            // good and ready to go
123            return object;
124        }
125        // we have to grow the list
126        for (int i = size; i < index; i++) {
127            decorated().add(null);
128        }
129        // create our last object, set and return
130        final E object = factory.create();
131        decorated().add(object);
132        return object;
133    }
134
135    @Override
136    public List<E> subList(final int fromIndex, final int toIndex) {
137        final List<E> sub = decorated().subList(fromIndex, toIndex);
138        return new LazyList<E>(sub, factory);
139    }
140
141}