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17  package org.apache.commons.configuration2.tree;
18  
19  import java.util.Iterator;
20  import java.util.NoSuchElementException;
21  
22  import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
23  
24  /**
25   * <p>
26   * A simple class that supports creation of and iteration on configuration keys supported by a
27   * {@link DefaultExpressionEngine} object.
28   * </p>
29   * <p>
30   * For key creation the class works similar to a StringBuffer: There are several {@code appendXXXX()} methods with which
31   * single parts of a key can be constructed. All these methods return a reference to the actual object so they can be
32   * written in a chain. When using this methods the exact syntax for keys need not be known.
33   * </p>
34   * <p>
35   * This class also defines a specialized iterator for configuration keys. With such an iterator a key can be tokenized
36   * into its single parts. For each part it can be checked whether it has an associated index.
37   * </p>
38   * <p>
39   * Instances of this class are always associated with an instance of {@link DefaultExpressionEngine}, from which the
40   * current delimiters are obtained. So key creation and parsing is specific to this associated expression engine.
41   * </p>
42   *
43   * @since 1.3
44   */
45  public class DefaultConfigurationKey {
46      /** Constant for the initial StringBuffer size. */
47      private static final int INITIAL_SIZE = 32;
48  
49      /** Stores a reference to the associated expression engine. */
50      private final DefaultExpressionEngine expressionEngine;
51  
52      /** Holds a buffer with the so far created key. */
53      private final StringBuilder keyBuffer;
54  
55      /**
56       * Creates a new instance of {@code DefaultConfigurationKey} and sets the associated expression engine.
57       *
58       * @param engine the expression engine (must not be <b>null</b>)
59       * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the expression engine is <b>null</b>
60       */
61      public DefaultConfigurationKey(final DefaultExpressionEngine engine) {
62          this(engine, null);
63      }
64  
65      /**
66       * Creates a new instance of {@code DefaultConfigurationKey} and sets the associated expression engine and an initial
67       * key.
68       *
69       * @param engine the expression engine (must not be <b>null</b>)
70       * @param key the key to be wrapped
71       * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the expression engine is <b>null</b>
72       */
73      public DefaultConfigurationKey(final DefaultExpressionEngine engine, final String key) {
74          if (engine == null) {
75              throw new IllegalArgumentException("Expression engine must not be null!");
76          }
77          expressionEngine = engine;
78          if (key != null) {
79              keyBuffer = new StringBuilder(trim(key));
80          } else {
81              keyBuffer = new StringBuilder(INITIAL_SIZE);
82          }
83      }
84  
85      /**
86       * Gets the associated default expression engine.
87       *
88       * @return the associated expression engine
89       */
90      public DefaultExpressionEngine getExpressionEngine() {
91          return expressionEngine;
92      }
93  
94      /**
95       * Appends the name of a property to this key. If necessary, a property delimiter will be added. If the boolean argument
96       * is set to <b>true</b>, property delimiters contained in the property name will be escaped.
97       *
98       * @param property the name of the property to be added
99       * @param escape a flag if property delimiters in the passed in property name should be escaped
100      * @return a reference to this object
101      */
102     public DefaultConfigurationKey append(final String property, final boolean escape) {
103         String key;
104         if (escape && property != null) {
105             key = escapeDelimiters(property);
106         } else {
107             key = property;
108         }
109         key = trim(key);
110 
111         if (keyBuffer.length() > 0 && !isAttributeKey(property) && !key.isEmpty()) {
112             keyBuffer.append(getSymbols().getPropertyDelimiter());
113         }
114 
115         keyBuffer.append(key);
116         return this;
117     }
118 
119     /**
120      * Appends the name of a property to this key. If necessary, a property delimiter will be added. Property delimiters in
121      * the given string will not be escaped.
122      *
123      * @param property the name of the property to be added
124      * @return a reference to this object
125      */
126     public DefaultConfigurationKey append(final String property) {
127         return append(property, false);
128     }
129 
130     /**
131      * Appends an index to this configuration key.
132      *
133      * @param index the index to be appended
134      * @return a reference to this object
135      */
136     public DefaultConfigurationKey appendIndex(final int index) {
137         keyBuffer.append(getSymbols().getIndexStart());
138         keyBuffer.append(index);
139         keyBuffer.append(getSymbols().getIndexEnd());
140         return this;
141     }
142 
143     /**
144      * Appends an attribute to this configuration key.
145      *
146      * @param attr the name of the attribute to be appended
147      * @return a reference to this object
148      */
149     public DefaultConfigurationKey appendAttribute(final String attr) {
150         keyBuffer.append(constructAttributeKey(attr));
151         return this;
152     }
153 
154     /**
155      * Returns the actual length of this configuration key.
156      *
157      * @return the length of this key
158      */
159     public int length() {
160         return keyBuffer.length();
161     }
162 
163     /**
164      * Sets the new length of this configuration key. With this method it is possible to truncate the key, e.g. to return to
165      * a state prior calling some {@code append()} methods. The semantic is the same as the {@code setLength()} method of
166      * {@code StringBuilder}.
167      *
168      * @param len the new length of the key
169      */
170     public void setLength(final int len) {
171         keyBuffer.setLength(len);
172     }
173 
174     /**
175      * Returns a configuration key object that is initialized with the part of the key that is common to this key and the
176      * passed in key.
177      *
178      * @param other the other key
179      * @return a key object with the common key part
180      */
181     public DefaultConfigurationKey commonKey(final DefaultConfigurationKey other) {
182         if (other == null) {
183             throw new IllegalArgumentException("Other key must no be null!");
184         }
185 
186         final DefaultConfigurationKey result = new DefaultConfigurationKey(getExpressionEngine());
187         final KeyIterator it1 = iterator();
188         final KeyIterator it2 = other.iterator();
189 
190         while (it1.hasNext() && it2.hasNext() && partsEqual(it1, it2)) {
191             if (it1.isAttribute()) {
192                 result.appendAttribute(it1.currentKey());
193             } else {
194                 result.append(it1.currentKey());
195                 if (it1.hasIndex) {
196                     result.appendIndex(it1.getIndex());
197                 }
198             }
199         }
200 
201         return result;
202     }
203 
204     /**
205      * Returns the &quot;difference key&quot; to a given key. This value is the part of the passed in key that differs from
206      * this key. There is the following relation: {@code other = key.commonKey(other) + key.differenceKey(other)} for an
207      * arbitrary configuration key {@code key}.
208      *
209      * @param other the key for which the difference is to be calculated
210      * @return the difference key
211      */
212     public DefaultConfigurationKey differenceKey(final DefaultConfigurationKey other) {
213         final DefaultConfigurationKey common = commonKey(other);
214         final DefaultConfigurationKey result = new DefaultConfigurationKey(getExpressionEngine());
215 
216         if (common.length() < other.length()) {
217             final String k = other.toString().substring(common.length());
218             // skip trailing delimiters
219             int i = 0;
220             while (i < k.length() && String.valueOf(k.charAt(i)).equals(getSymbols().getPropertyDelimiter())) {
221                 i++;
222             }
223 
224             if (i < k.length()) {
225                 result.append(k.substring(i));
226             }
227         }
228 
229         return result;
230     }
231 
232     /**
233      * Checks if two {@code ConfigurationKey} objects are equal. Two instances of this class are considered equal if they
234      * have the same content (i.e. their internal string representation is equal). The expression engine property is not
235      * taken into account.
236      *
237      * @param obj the object to compare
238      * @return a flag if both objects are equal
239      */
240     @Override
241     public boolean equals(final Object obj) {
242         if (this == obj) {
243             return true;
244         }
245         if (!(obj instanceof DefaultConfigurationKey)) {
246             return false;
247         }
248 
249         final DefaultConfigurationKey c = (DefaultConfigurationKey) obj;
250         return keyBuffer.toString().equals(c.toString());
251     }
252 
253     /**
254      * Returns the hash code for this object.
255      *
256      * @return the hash code
257      */
258     @Override
259     public int hashCode() {
260         return String.valueOf(keyBuffer).hashCode();
261     }
262 
263     /**
264      * Returns a string representation of this object. This is the configuration key as a plain string.
265      *
266      * @return a string for this object
267      */
268     @Override
269     public String toString() {
270         return keyBuffer.toString();
271     }
272 
273     /**
274      * Tests if the specified key represents an attribute according to the current expression engine.
275      *
276      * @param key the key to be checked
277      * @return <b>true</b> if this is an attribute key, <b>false</b> otherwise
278      */
279     public boolean isAttributeKey(final String key) {
280         if (key == null) {
281             return false;
282         }
283 
284         return key.startsWith(getSymbols().getAttributeStart()) && (getSymbols().getAttributeEnd() == null || key.endsWith(getSymbols().getAttributeEnd()));
285     }
286 
287     /**
288      * Decorates the given key so that it represents an attribute. Adds special start and end markers. The passed in string
289      * will be modified only if does not already represent an attribute.
290      *
291      * @param key the key to be decorated
292      * @return the decorated attribute key
293      */
294     public String constructAttributeKey(final String key) {
295         if (key == null) {
296             return StringUtils.EMPTY;
297         }
298         if (isAttributeKey(key)) {
299             return key;
300         }
301         final StringBuilder buf = new StringBuilder();
302         buf.append(getSymbols().getAttributeStart()).append(key);
303         if (getSymbols().getAttributeEnd() != null) {
304             buf.append(getSymbols().getAttributeEnd());
305         }
306         return buf.toString();
307     }
308 
309     /**
310      * Extracts the name of the attribute from the given attribute key. This method removes the attribute markers - if any -
311      * from the specified key.
312      *
313      * @param key the attribute key
314      * @return the name of the corresponding attribute
315      */
316     public String attributeName(final String key) {
317         return isAttributeKey(key) ? removeAttributeMarkers(key) : key;
318     }
319 
320     /**
321      * Removes leading property delimiters from the specified key.
322      *
323      * @param key the key
324      * @return the key with removed leading property delimiters
325      */
326     public String trimLeft(final String key) {
327         if (key == null) {
328             return StringUtils.EMPTY;
329         }
330         String result = key;
331         while (hasLeadingDelimiter(result)) {
332             result = result.substring(getSymbols().getPropertyDelimiter().length());
333         }
334         return result;
335     }
336 
337     /**
338      * Removes trailing property delimiters from the specified key.
339      *
340      * @param key the key
341      * @return the key with removed trailing property delimiters
342      */
343     public String trimRight(final String key) {
344         if (key == null) {
345             return StringUtils.EMPTY;
346         }
347         String result = key;
348         while (hasTrailingDelimiter(result)) {
349             result = result.substring(0, result.length() - getSymbols().getPropertyDelimiter().length());
350         }
351         return result;
352     }
353 
354     /**
355      * Removes delimiters at the beginning and the end of the specified key.
356      *
357      * @param key the key
358      * @return the key with removed property delimiters
359      */
360     public String trim(final String key) {
361         return trimRight(trimLeft(key));
362     }
363 
364     /**
365      * Returns an iterator for iterating over the single components of this configuration key.
366      *
367      * @return an iterator for this key
368      */
369     public KeyIterator iterator() {
370         return new KeyIterator();
371     }
372 
373     /**
374      * Helper method that checks if the specified key ends with a property delimiter.
375      *
376      * @param key the key to check
377      * @return a flag if there is a trailing delimiter
378      */
379     private boolean hasTrailingDelimiter(final String key) {
380         return key.endsWith(getSymbols().getPropertyDelimiter())
381             && (getSymbols().getEscapedDelimiter() == null || !key.endsWith(getSymbols().getEscapedDelimiter()));
382     }
383 
384     /**
385      * Helper method that checks if the specified key starts with a property delimiter.
386      *
387      * @param key the key to check
388      * @return a flag if there is a leading delimiter
389      */
390     private boolean hasLeadingDelimiter(final String key) {
391         return key.startsWith(getSymbols().getPropertyDelimiter())
392             && (getSymbols().getEscapedDelimiter() == null || !key.startsWith(getSymbols().getEscapedDelimiter()));
393     }
394 
395     /**
396      * Helper method for removing attribute markers from a key.
397      *
398      * @param key the key
399      * @return the key with removed attribute markers
400      */
401     private String removeAttributeMarkers(final String key) {
402         return key.substring(getSymbols().getAttributeStart().length(),
403             key.length() - (getSymbols().getAttributeEnd() != null ? getSymbols().getAttributeEnd().length() : 0));
404     }
405 
406     /**
407      * Unescapes the delimiters in the specified string.
408      *
409      * @param key the key to be unescaped
410      * @return the unescaped key
411      */
412     private String unescapeDelimiters(final String key) {
413         return getSymbols().getEscapedDelimiter() == null ? key
414             : StringUtils.replace(key, getSymbols().getEscapedDelimiter(), getSymbols().getPropertyDelimiter());
415     }
416 
417     /**
418      * Gets the symbols object from the associated expression engine.
419      *
420      * @return the {@code DefaultExpressionEngineSymbols}
421      */
422     private DefaultExpressionEngineSymbols getSymbols() {
423         return getExpressionEngine().getSymbols();
424     }
425 
426     /**
427      * Escapes the delimiters in the specified string.
428      *
429      * @param key the key to be escaped
430      * @return the escaped key
431      */
432     private String escapeDelimiters(final String key) {
433         return getSymbols().getEscapedDelimiter() == null || !key.contains(getSymbols().getPropertyDelimiter()) ? key
434             : StringUtils.replace(key, getSymbols().getPropertyDelimiter(), getSymbols().getEscapedDelimiter());
435     }
436 
437     /**
438      * Helper method for comparing two key parts.
439      *
440      * @param it1 the iterator with the first part
441      * @param it2 the iterator with the second part
442      * @return a flag if both parts are equal
443      */
444     private static boolean partsEqual(final KeyIterator it1, final KeyIterator it2) {
445         return it1.nextKey().equals(it2.nextKey()) && it1.getIndex() == it2.getIndex() && it1.isAttribute() == it2.isAttribute();
446     }
447 
448     /**
449      * A specialized iterator class for tokenizing a configuration key. This class implements the normal iterator interface.
450      * In addition it provides some specific methods for configuration keys.
451      */
452     public class KeyIterator implements Iterator<Object>, Cloneable {
453         /** Stores the current key name. */
454         private String current;
455 
456         /** Stores the start index of the actual token. */
457         private int startIndex;
458 
459         /** Stores the end index of the actual token. */
460         private int endIndex;
461 
462         /** Stores the index of the actual property if there is one. */
463         private int indexValue;
464 
465         /** Stores a flag if the actual property has an index. */
466         private boolean hasIndex;
467 
468         /** Stores a flag if the actual property is an attribute. */
469         private boolean attribute;
470 
471         /**
472          * Returns the next key part of this configuration key. This is a short form of {@code nextKey(false)}.
473          *
474          * @return the next key part
475          */
476         public String nextKey() {
477             return nextKey(false);
478         }
479 
480         /**
481          * Returns the next key part of this configuration key. The boolean parameter indicates wheter a decorated key should be
482          * returned. This affects only attribute keys: if the parameter is <b>false</b>, the attribute markers are stripped from
483          * the key; if it is <b>true</b>, they remain.
484          *
485          * @param decorated a flag if the decorated key is to be returned
486          * @return the next key part
487          */
488         public String nextKey(final boolean decorated) {
489             if (!hasNext()) {
490                 throw new NoSuchElementException("No more key parts!");
491             }
492 
493             hasIndex = false;
494             indexValue = -1;
495             final String key = findNextIndices();
496 
497             current = key;
498             hasIndex = checkIndex(key);
499             attribute = checkAttribute(current);
500 
501             return currentKey(decorated);
502         }
503 
504         /**
505          * Checks if there is a next element.
506          *
507          * @return a flag if there is a next element
508          */
509         @Override
510         public boolean hasNext() {
511             return endIndex < keyBuffer.length();
512         }
513 
514         /**
515          * Returns the next object in the iteration.
516          *
517          * @return the next object
518          */
519         @Override
520         public Object next() {
521             return nextKey();
522         }
523 
524         /**
525          * Removes the current object in the iteration. This method is not supported by this iterator type, so an exception is
526          * thrown.
527          */
528         @Override
529         public void remove() {
530             throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Remove not supported!");
531         }
532 
533         /**
534          * Returns the current key of the iteration (without skipping to the next element). This is the same key the previous
535          * {@code next()} call had returned. (Short form of {@code currentKey(false)}.
536          *
537          * @return the current key
538          */
539         public String currentKey() {
540             return currentKey(false);
541         }
542 
543         /**
544          * Returns the current key of the iteration (without skipping to the next element). The boolean parameter indicates
545          * wheter a decorated key should be returned. This affects only attribute keys: if the parameter is <b>false</b>, the
546          * attribute markers are stripped from the key; if it is <b>true</b>, they remain.
547          *
548          * @param decorated a flag if the decorated key is to be returned
549          * @return the current key
550          */
551         public String currentKey(final boolean decorated) {
552             return decorated && !isPropertyKey() ? constructAttributeKey(current) : current;
553         }
554 
555         /**
556          * Returns a flag if the current key is an attribute. This method can be called after {@code next()}.
557          *
558          * @return a flag if the current key is an attribute
559          */
560         public boolean isAttribute() {
561             // if attribute emulation mode is active, the last part of a key is
562             // always an attribute key, too
563             return attribute || isAttributeEmulatingMode() && !hasNext();
564         }
565 
566         /**
567          * Returns a flag whether the current key refers to a property (i.e. is no special attribute key). Usually this method
568          * will return the opposite of {@code isAttribute()}, but if the delimiters for normal properties and attributes are set
569          * to the same string, it is possible that both methods return <b>true</b>.
570          *
571          * @return a flag if the current key is a property key
572          * @see #isAttribute()
573          */
574         public boolean isPropertyKey() {
575             return !attribute;
576         }
577 
578         /**
579          * Gets the index value of the current key. If the current key does not have an index, return value is -1. This
580          * method can be called after {@code next()}.
581          *
582          * @return the index value of the current key
583          */
584         public int getIndex() {
585             return indexValue;
586         }
587 
588         /**
589          * Returns a flag if the current key has an associated index. This method can be called after {@code next()}.
590          *
591          * @return a flag if the current key has an index
592          */
593         public boolean hasIndex() {
594             return hasIndex;
595         }
596 
597         /**
598          * Creates a clone of this object.
599          *
600          * @return a clone of this object
601          */
602         @Override
603         public Object clone() {
604             try {
605                 return super.clone();
606             } catch (final CloneNotSupportedException cex) {
607                 // should not happen
608                 return null;
609             }
610         }
611 
612         /**
613          * Helper method for determining the next indices.
614          *
615          * @return the next key part
616          */
617         private String findNextIndices() {
618             startIndex = endIndex;
619             // skip empty names
620             while (startIndex < length() && hasLeadingDelimiter(keyBuffer.substring(startIndex))) {
621                 startIndex += getSymbols().getPropertyDelimiter().length();
622             }
623 
624             // Key ends with a delimiter?
625             if (startIndex >= length()) {
626                 endIndex = length();
627                 startIndex = endIndex - 1;
628                 return keyBuffer.substring(startIndex, endIndex);
629             }
630             return nextKeyPart();
631         }
632 
633         /**
634          * Helper method for extracting the next key part. Takes escaping of delimiter characters into account.
635          *
636          * @return the next key part
637          */
638         private String nextKeyPart() {
639             int attrIdx = keyBuffer.toString().indexOf(getSymbols().getAttributeStart(), startIndex);
640             if (attrIdx < 0 || attrIdx == startIndex) {
641                 attrIdx = length();
642             }
643 
644             int delIdx = nextDelimiterPos(keyBuffer.toString(), startIndex, attrIdx);
645             if (delIdx < 0) {
646                 delIdx = attrIdx;
647             }
648 
649             endIndex = Math.min(attrIdx, delIdx);
650             return unescapeDelimiters(keyBuffer.substring(startIndex, endIndex));
651         }
652 
653         /**
654          * Searches the next unescaped delimiter from the given position.
655          *
656          * @param key the key
657          * @param pos the start position
658          * @param endPos the end position
659          * @return the position of the next delimiter or -1 if there is none
660          */
661         private int nextDelimiterPos(final String key, final int pos, final int endPos) {
662             int delimiterPos = pos;
663             boolean found = false;
664 
665             do {
666                 delimiterPos = key.indexOf(getSymbols().getPropertyDelimiter(), delimiterPos);
667                 if (delimiterPos < 0 || delimiterPos >= endPos) {
668                     return -1;
669                 }
670                 final int escapePos = escapedPosition(key, delimiterPos);
671                 if (escapePos < 0) {
672                     found = true;
673                 } else {
674                     delimiterPos = escapePos;
675                 }
676             } while (!found);
677 
678             return delimiterPos;
679         }
680 
681         /**
682          * Checks if a delimiter at the specified position is escaped. If this is the case, the next valid search position will
683          * be returned. Otherwise the return value is -1.
684          *
685          * @param key the key to check
686          * @param pos the position where a delimiter was found
687          * @return information about escaped delimiters
688          */
689         private int escapedPosition(final String key, final int pos) {
690             if (getSymbols().getEscapedDelimiter() == null) {
691                 // nothing to escape
692                 return -1;
693             }
694             final int escapeOffset = escapeOffset();
695             if (escapeOffset < 0 || escapeOffset > pos) {
696                 // No escaping possible at this position
697                 return -1;
698             }
699 
700             final int escapePos = key.indexOf(getSymbols().getEscapedDelimiter(), pos - escapeOffset);
701             if (escapePos <= pos && escapePos >= 0) {
702                 // The found delimiter is escaped. Next valid search position
703                 // is behind the escaped delimiter.
704                 return escapePos + getSymbols().getEscapedDelimiter().length();
705             }
706             return -1;
707         }
708 
709         /**
710          * Determines the relative offset of an escaped delimiter in relation to a delimiter. Depending on the used delimiter
711          * and escaped delimiter tokens the position where to search for an escaped delimiter is different. If, for instance,
712          * the dot character (&quot;.&quot;) is used as delimiter, and a doubled dot (&quot;..&quot;) as escaped delimiter, the
713          * escaped delimiter starts at the same position as the delimiter. If the token &quot;\.&quot; was used, it would start
714          * one character before the delimiter because the delimiter character &quot;.&quot; is the second character in the
715          * escaped delimiter string. This relation will be determined by this method. For this to work the delimiter string must
716          * be contained in the escaped delimiter string.
717          *
718          * @return the relative offset of the escaped delimiter in relation to a delimiter
719          */
720         private int escapeOffset() {
721             return getSymbols().getEscapedDelimiter().indexOf(getSymbols().getPropertyDelimiter());
722         }
723 
724         /**
725          * Helper method for checking if the passed key is an attribute. If this is the case, the internal fields will be set.
726          *
727          * @param key the key to be checked
728          * @return a flag if the key is an attribute
729          */
730         private boolean checkAttribute(final String key) {
731             if (isAttributeKey(key)) {
732                 current = removeAttributeMarkers(key);
733                 return true;
734             }
735             return false;
736         }
737 
738         /**
739          * Helper method for checking if the passed key contains an index. If this is the case, internal fields will be set.
740          *
741          * @param key the key to be checked
742          * @return a flag if an index is defined
743          */
744         private boolean checkIndex(final String key) {
745             boolean result = false;
746 
747             try {
748                 final int idx = key.lastIndexOf(getSymbols().getIndexStart());
749                 if (idx > 0) {
750                     final int endidx = key.indexOf(getSymbols().getIndexEnd(), idx);
751 
752                     if (endidx > idx + 1) {
753                         indexValue = Integer.parseInt(key.substring(idx + 1, endidx));
754                         current = key.substring(0, idx);
755                         result = true;
756                     }
757                 }
758             } catch (final NumberFormatException nfe) {
759                 result = false;
760             }
761 
762             return result;
763         }
764 
765         /**
766          * Returns a flag whether attributes are marked the same way as normal property keys. We call this the &quot;attribute
767          * emulating mode&quot;. When navigating through node hierarchies it might be convenient to treat attributes the same
768          * way than other child nodes, so an expression engine supports to set the attribute markers to the same value than the
769          * property delimiter. If this is the case, some special checks have to be performed.
770          *
771          * @return a flag if attributes and normal property keys are treated the same way
772          */
773         private boolean isAttributeEmulatingMode() {
774             return getSymbols().getAttributeEnd() == null && StringUtils.equals(getSymbols().getPropertyDelimiter(), getSymbols().getAttributeStart());
775         }
776     }
777 }