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017package org.apache.commons.configuration2;
018
019import org.apache.commons.configuration2.tree.ImmutableNode;
020import org.apache.commons.configuration2.tree.InMemoryNodeModel;
021import org.apache.commons.configuration2.tree.InMemoryNodeModelSupport;
022import org.apache.commons.configuration2.tree.NodeModel;
023import org.apache.commons.configuration2.tree.NodeSelector;
024import org.apache.commons.configuration2.tree.TrackedNodeModel;
025
026/**
027 * <p>
028 * A specialized hierarchical configuration class with a node model that uses a tracked node of another node model as
029 * its root node.
030 * </p>
031 * <p>
032 * Configurations of this type are initialized with a special {@link NodeModel} operating on a specific tracked node of
033 * the parent configuration and the corresponding {@link NodeSelector}. All property accessor methods are evaluated
034 * relative to this root node. A good use case for a {@code SubnodeConfiguration} is when multiple properties from a
035 * specific sub tree of the whole configuration need to be accessed. Then a {@code SubnodeConfiguration} can be created
036 * with the parent node of the affected sub tree as root node. This allows for simpler property keys and is also more
037 * efficient.
038 * </p>
039 * <p>
040 * By making use of a tracked node as root node, a {@code SubnodeConfiguration} and its parent configuration initially
041 * operate on the same hierarchy of configuration nodes. So if modifications are performed at the subnode configuration,
042 * these changes are immediately visible in the parent configuration. Analogously will updates of the parent
043 * configuration affect the {@code SubnodeConfiguration} if the sub tree spanned by the {@code SubnodeConfiguration}'s
044 * root node is involved.
045 * </p>
046 * <p>
047 * Note that by making use of a {@code NodeSelector} the {@code SubnodeConfiguration} is not associated with a physical
048 * node instance, but the selection criteria stored in the selector are evaluated after each change of the nodes
049 * structure. As an example consider that the selector uses a key with an index into a list element, say index 2. Now if
050 * an update occurs on the underlying nodes structure which removes the first element in this list structure, the
051 * {@code SubnodeConfiguration} still references the element with index 2 which is now another one.
052 * </p>
053 * <p>
054 * There are also possible changes of the underlying nodes structure which completely detach the
055 * {@code SubnodeConfiguration} from its parent configuration. For instance, the key referenced by the
056 * {@code SubnodeConfiguration} could be removed in the parent configuration. If this happens, the
057 * {@code SubnodeConfiguration} stays functional; however, it now operates on a separate node model than its parent
058 * configuration. Changes made by one configuration are no longer visible for the other one (as the node models have no
059 * longer overlapping nodes, there is no way to have a synchronization here).
060 * </p>
061 * <p>
062 * When a subnode configuration is created, it inherits the settings of its parent configuration, for example some flags like
063 * the {@code throwExceptionOnMissing} flag or the settings for handling list delimiters) or the expression engine. If
064 * these settings are changed later in either the subnode or the parent configuration, the changes are not visible for
065 * each other. So you could create a subnode configuration, and change its expression engine without affecting the
066 * parent configuration.
067 * </p>
068 * <p>
069 * Because the {@code SubnodeConfiguration} operates on the same nodes structure as its parent it uses the same
070 * {@code Synchronizer} instance per default. This means that locks held on one {@code SubnodeConfiguration} also impact
071 * the parent configuration and all of its other {@code SubnodeConfiguration} objects. You should not change this
072 * without a good reason! Otherwise, there is the risk of data corruption when multiple threads access these
073 * configuration concurrently.
074 * </p>
075 * <p>
076 * From its purpose this class is quite similar to {@link SubsetConfiguration}. The difference is that a subset
077 * configuration of a hierarchical configuration may combine multiple configuration nodes from different sub trees of
078 * the configuration, while all nodes in a subnode configuration belong to the same sub tree. If an application can live
079 * with this limitation, it is recommended to use this class instead of {@code SubsetConfiguration} because creating a
080 * subset configuration is more expensive than creating a subnode configuration.
081 * </p>
082 * <p>
083 * It is strongly recommended to create {@code SubnodeConfiguration} instances only through the
084 * {@code configurationAt()} methods of a hierarchical configuration. These methods ensure that all necessary
085 * initializations are done. Creating instances manually without doing proper initialization may break some of the
086 * functionality provided by this class.
087 * </p>
088 *
089 * @since 1.3
090 */
091public class SubnodeConfiguration extends BaseHierarchicalConfiguration {
092
093    /** Stores the parent configuration. */
094    private final BaseHierarchicalConfiguration parent;
095
096    /** The node selector selecting the root node of this configuration. */
097    private final NodeSelector rootSelector;
098
099    /**
100     * Creates a new instance of {@code SubnodeConfiguration} and initializes it with all relevant properties.
101     *
102     * @param parent the parent configuration
103     * @param model the {@code TrackedNodeModel} to be used for this configuration
104     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if a required argument is missing
105     */
106    public SubnodeConfiguration(final BaseHierarchicalConfiguration parent, final TrackedNodeModel model) {
107        super(model);
108        if (parent == null) {
109            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Parent configuration must not be null!");
110        }
111        if (model == null) {
112            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Node model must not be null!");
113        }
114
115        this.parent = parent;
116        rootSelector = model.getSelector();
117    }
118
119    /**
120     * {@inheritDoc} This implementation returns a copy of the current node model with the same settings. However, it has to
121     * be ensured that the track count for the node selector is increased.
122     *
123     * @return the node model for the clone
124     */
125    @Override
126    protected NodeModel<ImmutableNode> cloneNodeModel() {
127        final InMemoryNodeModel parentModel = (InMemoryNodeModel) getParent().getModel();
128        parentModel.trackNode(getRootSelector(), getParent());
129        return new TrackedNodeModel(getParent(), getRootSelector(), true);
130    }
131
132    /**
133     * Closes this sub configuration. This method closes the underlying {@link TrackedNodeModel}, thus causing the tracked
134     * node acting as root node to be released. Per default, this happens automatically when the model is claimed by the
135     * garbage collector. By calling this method explicitly, it can be indicated that this configuration is no longer used
136     * and that resources used by it can be freed immediately.
137     */
138    public void close() {
139        getTrackedModel().close();
140    }
141
142    /**
143     * {@inheritDoc} This implementation makes sure that the correct node model (the one of the parent) is used for the new
144     * sub configuration.
145     */
146    @Override
147    protected SubnodeConfiguration createSubConfigurationForTrackedNode(final NodeSelector selector, final InMemoryNodeModelSupport parentModelSupport) {
148        return super.createSubConfigurationForTrackedNode(selector, getParent());
149    }
150
151    /**
152     * {@inheritDoc} This implementation returns a newly created node model with the correct root node set. Note that this
153     * model is not used for property access, but only made available to clients that need to operate on the node structure
154     * of this {@code SubnodeConfiguration}. Be aware that the implementation of this method is not very efficient.
155     */
156    @Override
157    public InMemoryNodeModel getNodeModel() {
158        final ImmutableNode root = getParent().getNodeModel().getTrackedNode(getRootSelector());
159        return new InMemoryNodeModel(root);
160    }
161
162    /**
163     * Gets the parent configuration of this subnode configuration.
164     *
165     * @return the parent configuration
166     */
167    public BaseHierarchicalConfiguration getParent() {
168        return parent;
169    }
170
171    /**
172     * Gets the node model of the root configuration. {@code SubnodeConfiguration} instances created from a hierarchical
173     * configuration operate on the same node model, using different nodes as their local root nodes. With this method the
174     * top-level node model can be obtained. It works even in constellations where a {@code SubnodeConfiguration} has been
175     * created from another {@code SubnodeConfiguration}.
176     *
177     * @return the root node model
178     * @since 2.2
179     */
180    public InMemoryNodeModel getRootNodeModel() {
181        if (getParent() instanceof SubnodeConfiguration) {
182            return ((SubnodeConfiguration) getParent()).getRootNodeModel();
183        }
184        return getParent().getNodeModel();
185    }
186
187    /**
188     * Gets the selector to the root node of this configuration.
189     *
190     * @return the {@code NodeSelector} to the root node
191     */
192    public NodeSelector getRootSelector() {
193        return rootSelector;
194    }
195
196    /**
197     * {@inheritDoc} This implementation returns a sub selector of the selector of this configuration.
198     */
199    @Override
200    protected NodeSelector getSubConfigurationNodeSelector(final String key) {
201        return getRootSelector().subSelector(key);
202    }
203
204    /**
205     * {@inheritDoc} This implementation returns the parent model of the {@link TrackedNodeModel} used by this
206     * configuration.
207     */
208    @Override
209    protected InMemoryNodeModel getSubConfigurationParentModel() {
210        return getTrackedModel().getParentModel();
211    }
212
213    /**
214     * Convenience method that returns the tracked model used by this sub configuration.
215     *
216     * @return the {@code TrackedNodeModel}
217     */
218    private TrackedNodeModel getTrackedModel() {
219        return (TrackedNodeModel) getModel();
220    }
221}