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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  import org.apache.commons.lang3.Strings;
24  
25  /**
26   * <p>
27   * A simple class that supports creation of and iteration on configuration keys supported by a
28   * {@link DefaultExpressionEngine} object.
29   * </p>
30   * <p>
31   * For key creation the class works similar to a StringBuffer: There are several {@code appendXXXX()} methods with which
32   * single parts of a key can be constructed. All these methods return a reference to the actual object so they can be
33   * written in a chain. When using this methods the exact syntax for keys need not be known.
34   * </p>
35   * <p>
36   * This class also defines a specialized iterator for configuration keys. With such an iterator a key can be tokenized
37   * into its single parts. For each part it can be checked whether it has an associated index.
38   * </p>
39   * <p>
40   * Instances of this class are always associated with an instance of {@link DefaultExpressionEngine}, from which the
41   * current delimiters are obtained. So key creation and parsing is specific to this associated expression engine.
42   * </p>
43   *
44   * @since 1.3
45   */
46  public class DefaultConfigurationKey {
47  
48      /**
49       * A specialized iterator class for tokenizing a configuration key. This class implements the normal iterator interface.
50       * In addition it provides some specific methods for configuration keys.
51       */
52      public class KeyIterator implements Iterator<Object>, Cloneable {
53  
54          /** Stores the current key name. */
55          private String current;
56  
57          /** Stores the start index of the actual token. */
58          private int startIndex;
59  
60          /** Stores the end index of the actual token. */
61          private int endIndex;
62  
63          /** Stores the index of the actual property if there is one. */
64          private int indexValue;
65  
66          /** Stores a flag if the actual property has an index. */
67          private boolean hasIndex;
68  
69          /** Stores a flag if the actual property is an attribute. */
70          private boolean attribute;
71  
72          /**
73           * Constructs a new instance.
74           */
75          public KeyIterator() {
76              // empty
77          }
78  
79          /**
80           * Helper method for checking if the passed key is an attribute. If this is the case, the internal fields will be set.
81           *
82           * @param key the key to be checked
83           * @return a flag if the key is an attribute
84           */
85          private boolean checkAttribute(final String key) {
86              if (isAttributeKey(key)) {
87                  current = removeAttributeMarkers(key);
88                  return true;
89              }
90              return false;
91          }
92  
93          /**
94           * Helper method for checking if the passed key contains an index. If this is the case, internal fields will be set.
95           *
96           * @param key the key to be checked
97           * @return a flag if an index is defined
98           */
99          private boolean checkIndex(final String key) {
100             boolean result = false;
101 
102             try {
103                 final int idx = key.lastIndexOf(getSymbols().getIndexStart());
104                 if (idx > 0) {
105                     final int endidx = key.indexOf(getSymbols().getIndexEnd(), idx);
106 
107                     if (endidx > idx + 1) {
108                         indexValue = Integer.parseInt(key.substring(idx + 1, endidx));
109                         current = key.substring(0, idx);
110                         result = true;
111                     }
112                 }
113             } catch (final NumberFormatException nfe) {
114                 result = false;
115             }
116 
117             return result;
118         }
119 
120         /**
121          * Creates a clone of this object.
122          *
123          * @return a clone of this object
124          */
125         @Override
126         public Object clone() {
127             try {
128                 return super.clone();
129             } catch (final CloneNotSupportedException cex) {
130                 // should not happen
131                 return null;
132             }
133         }
134 
135         /**
136          * Returns the current key of the iteration (without skipping to the next element). This is the same key the previous
137          * {@code next()} call had returned. (Short form of {@code currentKey(false)}.
138          *
139          * @return the current key
140          */
141         public String currentKey() {
142             return currentKey(false);
143         }
144 
145         /**
146          * Returns the current key of the iteration (without skipping to the next element). The boolean parameter indicates
147          * wheter a decorated key should be returned. This affects only attribute keys: if the parameter is <strong>false</strong>, the
148          * attribute markers are stripped from the key; if it is <strong>true</strong>, they remain.
149          *
150          * @param decorated a flag if the decorated key is to be returned
151          * @return the current key
152          */
153         public String currentKey(final boolean decorated) {
154             return decorated && !isPropertyKey() ? constructAttributeKey(current) : current;
155         }
156 
157         /**
158          * Checks if a delimiter at the specified position is escaped. If this is the case, the next valid search position will
159          * be returned. Otherwise the return value is -1.
160          *
161          * @param key the key to check
162          * @param pos the position where a delimiter was found
163          * @return information about escaped delimiters
164          */
165         private int escapedPosition(final String key, final int pos) {
166             if (getSymbols().getEscapedDelimiter() == null) {
167                 // nothing to escape
168                 return -1;
169             }
170             final int escapeOffset = escapeOffset();
171             if (escapeOffset < 0 || escapeOffset > pos) {
172                 // No escaping possible at this position
173                 return -1;
174             }
175 
176             final int escapePos = key.indexOf(getSymbols().getEscapedDelimiter(), pos - escapeOffset);
177             if (escapePos <= pos && escapePos >= 0) {
178                 // The found delimiter is escaped. Next valid search position
179                 // is behind the escaped delimiter.
180                 return escapePos + getSymbols().getEscapedDelimiter().length();
181             }
182             return -1;
183         }
184 
185         /**
186          * Determines the relative offset of an escaped delimiter in relation to a delimiter. Depending on the used delimiter
187          * and escaped delimiter tokens the position where to search for an escaped delimiter is different. If, for instance,
188          * the dot character (&quot;.&quot;) is used as delimiter, and a doubled dot (&quot;..&quot;) as escaped delimiter, the
189          * escaped delimiter starts at the same position as the delimiter. If the token &quot;\.&quot; was used, it would start
190          * one character before the delimiter because the delimiter character &quot;.&quot; is the second character in the
191          * escaped delimiter string. This relation will be determined by this method. For this to work the delimiter string must
192          * be contained in the escaped delimiter string.
193          *
194          * @return the relative offset of the escaped delimiter in relation to a delimiter
195          */
196         private int escapeOffset() {
197             return getSymbols().getEscapedDelimiter().indexOf(getSymbols().getPropertyDelimiter());
198         }
199 
200         /**
201          * Helper method for determining the next indices.
202          *
203          * @return the next key part
204          */
205         private String findNextIndices() {
206             startIndex = endIndex;
207             // skip empty names
208             while (startIndex < length() && hasLeadingDelimiter(keyBuffer.substring(startIndex))) {
209                 startIndex += getSymbols().getPropertyDelimiter().length();
210             }
211 
212             // Key ends with a delimiter?
213             if (startIndex >= length()) {
214                 endIndex = length();
215                 startIndex = endIndex - 1;
216                 return keyBuffer.substring(startIndex, endIndex);
217             }
218             return nextKeyPart();
219         }
220 
221         /**
222          * Gets the index value of the current key. If the current key does not have an index, return value is -1. This
223          * method can be called after {@code next()}.
224          *
225          * @return the index value of the current key
226          */
227         public int getIndex() {
228             return indexValue;
229         }
230 
231         /**
232          * Returns a flag if the current key has an associated index. This method can be called after {@code next()}.
233          *
234          * @return a flag if the current key has an index
235          */
236         public boolean hasIndex() {
237             return hasIndex;
238         }
239 
240         /**
241          * Checks if there is a next element.
242          *
243          * @return a flag if there is a next element
244          */
245         @Override
246         public boolean hasNext() {
247             return endIndex < keyBuffer.length();
248         }
249 
250         /**
251          * Returns a flag if the current key is an attribute. This method can be called after {@code next()}.
252          *
253          * @return a flag if the current key is an attribute
254          */
255         public boolean isAttribute() {
256             // if attribute emulation mode is active, the last part of a key is
257             // always an attribute key, too
258             return attribute || isAttributeEmulatingMode() && !hasNext();
259         }
260 
261         /**
262          * Returns a flag whether attributes are marked the same way as normal property keys. We call this the &quot;attribute
263          * emulating mode&quot;. When navigating through node hierarchies it might be convenient to treat attributes the same
264          * way than other child nodes, so an expression engine supports to set the attribute markers to the same value than the
265          * property delimiter. If this is the case, some special checks have to be performed.
266          *
267          * @return a flag if attributes and normal property keys are treated the same way
268          */
269         private boolean isAttributeEmulatingMode() {
270             return getSymbols().getAttributeEnd() == null && Strings.CS.equals(getSymbols().getPropertyDelimiter(), getSymbols().getAttributeStart());
271         }
272 
273         /**
274          * Returns a flag whether the current key refers to a property (i.e. is no special attribute key). Usually this method
275          * will return the opposite of {@code isAttribute()}, but if the delimiters for normal properties and attributes are set
276          * to the same string, it is possible that both methods return <strong>true</strong>.
277          *
278          * @return a flag if the current key is a property key
279          * @see #isAttribute()
280          */
281         public boolean isPropertyKey() {
282             return !attribute;
283         }
284 
285         /**
286          * Returns the next object in the iteration.
287          *
288          * @return the next object
289          */
290         @Override
291         public Object next() {
292             return nextKey();
293         }
294 
295         /**
296          * Searches the next unescaped delimiter from the given position.
297          *
298          * @param key the key
299          * @param pos the start position
300          * @param endPos the end position
301          * @return the position of the next delimiter or -1 if there is none
302          */
303         private int nextDelimiterPos(final String key, final int pos, final int endPos) {
304             int delimiterPos = pos;
305             boolean found = false;
306 
307             do {
308                 delimiterPos = key.indexOf(getSymbols().getPropertyDelimiter(), delimiterPos);
309                 if (delimiterPos < 0 || delimiterPos >= endPos) {
310                     return -1;
311                 }
312                 final int escapePos = escapedPosition(key, delimiterPos);
313                 if (escapePos < 0) {
314                     found = true;
315                 } else {
316                     delimiterPos = escapePos;
317                 }
318             } while (!found);
319 
320             return delimiterPos;
321         }
322 
323         /**
324          * Returns the next key part of this configuration key. This is a short form of {@code nextKey(false)}.
325          *
326          * @return the next key part
327          */
328         public String nextKey() {
329             return nextKey(false);
330         }
331 
332         /**
333          * Returns the next key part of this configuration key. The boolean parameter indicates wheter a decorated key should be
334          * returned. This affects only attribute keys: if the parameter is <strong>false</strong>, the attribute markers are stripped from
335          * the key; if it is <strong>true</strong>, they remain.
336          *
337          * @param decorated a flag if the decorated key is to be returned
338          * @return the next key part
339          */
340         public String nextKey(final boolean decorated) {
341             if (!hasNext()) {
342                 throw new NoSuchElementException("No more key parts.");
343             }
344 
345             hasIndex = false;
346             indexValue = -1;
347             final String key = findNextIndices();
348 
349             current = key;
350             hasIndex = checkIndex(key);
351             attribute = checkAttribute(current);
352 
353             return currentKey(decorated);
354         }
355 
356         /**
357          * Helper method for extracting the next key part. Takes escaping of delimiter characters into account.
358          *
359          * @return the next key part
360          */
361         private String nextKeyPart() {
362             int attrIdx = keyBuffer.toString().indexOf(getSymbols().getAttributeStart(), startIndex);
363             if (attrIdx < 0 || attrIdx == startIndex) {
364                 attrIdx = length();
365             }
366 
367             int delIdx = nextDelimiterPos(keyBuffer.toString(), startIndex, attrIdx);
368             if (delIdx < 0) {
369                 delIdx = attrIdx;
370             }
371 
372             endIndex = Math.min(attrIdx, delIdx);
373             return unescapeDelimiters(keyBuffer.substring(startIndex, endIndex));
374         }
375 
376         /**
377          * Removes the current object in the iteration. This method is not supported by this iterator type, so an exception is
378          * thrown.
379          */
380         @Override
381         public void remove() {
382             throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Remove not supported.");
383         }
384     }
385 
386     /** Constant for the initial StringBuffer size. */
387     private static final int INITIAL_SIZE = 32;
388 
389     /**
390      * Helper method for comparing two key parts.
391      *
392      * @param it1 the iterator with the first part
393      * @param it2 the iterator with the second part
394      * @return a flag if both parts are equal
395      */
396     private static boolean partsEqual(final KeyIterator it1, final KeyIterator it2) {
397         return it1.nextKey().equals(it2.nextKey()) && it1.getIndex() == it2.getIndex() && it1.isAttribute() == it2.isAttribute();
398     }
399 
400     /** Stores a reference to the associated expression engine. */
401     private final DefaultExpressionEngine expressionEngine;
402 
403     /** Holds a buffer with the so far created key. */
404     private final StringBuilder keyBuffer;
405 
406     /**
407      * Creates a new instance of {@code DefaultConfigurationKey} and sets the associated expression engine.
408      *
409      * @param engine the expression engine (must not be <strong>null</strong>)
410      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the expression engine is <strong>null</strong>
411      */
412     public DefaultConfigurationKey(final DefaultExpressionEngine engine) {
413         this(engine, null);
414     }
415 
416     /**
417      * Creates a new instance of {@code DefaultConfigurationKey} and sets the associated expression engine and an initial
418      * key.
419      *
420      * @param engine the expression engine (must not be <strong>null</strong>)
421      * @param key the key to be wrapped
422      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the expression engine is <strong>null</strong>
423      */
424     public DefaultConfigurationKey(final DefaultExpressionEngine engine, final String key) {
425         if (engine == null) {
426             throw new IllegalArgumentException("Expression engine must not be null.");
427         }
428         expressionEngine = engine;
429         if (key != null) {
430             keyBuffer = new StringBuilder(trim(key));
431         } else {
432             keyBuffer = new StringBuilder(INITIAL_SIZE);
433         }
434     }
435 
436     /**
437      * Appends the name of a property to this key. If necessary, a property delimiter will be added. Property delimiters in
438      * the given string will not be escaped.
439      *
440      * @param property the name of the property to be added
441      * @return a reference to this object
442      */
443     public DefaultConfigurationKey append(final String property) {
444         return append(property, false);
445     }
446 
447     /**
448      * Appends the name of a property to this key. If necessary, a property delimiter will be added. If the boolean argument
449      * is set to <strong>true</strong>, property delimiters contained in the property name will be escaped.
450      *
451      * @param property the name of the property to be added
452      * @param escape a flag if property delimiters in the passed in property name should be escaped
453      * @return a reference to this object
454      */
455     public DefaultConfigurationKey append(final String property, final boolean escape) {
456         String key;
457         if (escape && property != null) {
458             key = escapeDelimiters(property);
459         } else {
460             key = property;
461         }
462         key = trim(key);
463 
464         if (keyBuffer.length() > 0 && !isAttributeKey(property) && !key.isEmpty()) {
465             keyBuffer.append(getSymbols().getPropertyDelimiter());
466         }
467 
468         keyBuffer.append(key);
469         return this;
470     }
471 
472     /**
473      * Appends an attribute to this configuration key.
474      *
475      * @param attr the name of the attribute to be appended
476      * @return a reference to this object
477      */
478     public DefaultConfigurationKey appendAttribute(final String attr) {
479         keyBuffer.append(constructAttributeKey(attr));
480         return this;
481     }
482 
483     /**
484      * Appends an index to this configuration key.
485      *
486      * @param index the index to be appended
487      * @return a reference to this object
488      */
489     public DefaultConfigurationKey appendIndex(final int index) {
490         keyBuffer.append(getSymbols().getIndexStart());
491         keyBuffer.append(index);
492         keyBuffer.append(getSymbols().getIndexEnd());
493         return this;
494     }
495 
496     /**
497      * Extracts the name of the attribute from the given attribute key. This method removes the attribute markers - if any -
498      * from the specified key.
499      *
500      * @param key the attribute key
501      * @return the name of the corresponding attribute
502      */
503     public String attributeName(final String key) {
504         return isAttributeKey(key) ? removeAttributeMarkers(key) : key;
505     }
506 
507     /**
508      * Returns a configuration key object that is initialized with the part of the key that is common to this key and the
509      * passed in key.
510      *
511      * @param other the other key
512      * @return a key object with the common key part
513      */
514     public DefaultConfigurationKey commonKey(final DefaultConfigurationKey other) {
515         if (other == null) {
516             throw new IllegalArgumentException("Other key must no be null.");
517         }
518 
519         final DefaultConfigurationKey result = new DefaultConfigurationKey(getExpressionEngine());
520         final KeyIterator it1 = iterator();
521         final KeyIterator it2 = other.iterator();
522 
523         while (it1.hasNext() && it2.hasNext() && partsEqual(it1, it2)) {
524             if (it1.isAttribute()) {
525                 result.appendAttribute(it1.currentKey());
526             } else {
527                 result.append(it1.currentKey());
528                 if (it1.hasIndex) {
529                     result.appendIndex(it1.getIndex());
530                 }
531             }
532         }
533 
534         return result;
535     }
536 
537     /**
538      * Decorates the given key so that it represents an attribute. Adds special start and end markers. The passed in string
539      * will be modified only if does not already represent an attribute.
540      *
541      * @param key the key to be decorated
542      * @return the decorated attribute key
543      */
544     public String constructAttributeKey(final String key) {
545         if (key == null) {
546             return StringUtils.EMPTY;
547         }
548         if (isAttributeKey(key)) {
549             return key;
550         }
551         final StringBuilder buf = new StringBuilder();
552         buf.append(getSymbols().getAttributeStart()).append(key);
553         if (getSymbols().getAttributeEnd() != null) {
554             buf.append(getSymbols().getAttributeEnd());
555         }
556         return buf.toString();
557     }
558 
559     /**
560      * Returns the &quot;difference key&quot; to a given key. This value is the part of the passed in key that differs from
561      * this key. There is the following relation: {@code other = key.commonKey(other) + key.differenceKey(other)} for an
562      * arbitrary configuration key {@code key}.
563      *
564      * @param other the key for which the difference is to be calculated
565      * @return the difference key
566      */
567     public DefaultConfigurationKey differenceKey(final DefaultConfigurationKey other) {
568         final DefaultConfigurationKey common = commonKey(other);
569         final DefaultConfigurationKey result = new DefaultConfigurationKey(getExpressionEngine());
570 
571         if (common.length() < other.length()) {
572             final String k = other.toString().substring(common.length());
573             // skip trailing delimiters
574             int i = 0;
575             while (i < k.length() && String.valueOf(k.charAt(i)).equals(getSymbols().getPropertyDelimiter())) {
576                 i++;
577             }
578 
579             if (i < k.length()) {
580                 result.append(k.substring(i));
581             }
582         }
583 
584         return result;
585     }
586 
587     /**
588      * Checks if two {@code ConfigurationKey} objects are equal. Two instances of this class are considered equal if they
589      * have the same content (i.e. their internal string representation is equal). The expression engine property is not
590      * taken into account.
591      *
592      * @param obj the object to compare
593      * @return a flag if both objects are equal
594      */
595     @Override
596     public boolean equals(final Object obj) {
597         if (this == obj) {
598             return true;
599         }
600         if (!(obj instanceof DefaultConfigurationKey)) {
601             return false;
602         }
603 
604         final DefaultConfigurationKey c = (DefaultConfigurationKey) obj;
605         return keyBuffer.toString().equals(c.toString());
606     }
607 
608     /**
609      * Escapes the delimiters in the specified string.
610      *
611      * @param key the key to be escaped
612      * @return the escaped key
613      */
614     private String escapeDelimiters(final String key) {
615         return getSymbols().getEscapedDelimiter() == null || !key.contains(getSymbols().getPropertyDelimiter()) ? key
616             : Strings.CS.replace(key, getSymbols().getPropertyDelimiter(), getSymbols().getEscapedDelimiter());
617     }
618 
619     /**
620      * Gets the associated default expression engine.
621      *
622      * @return the associated expression engine
623      */
624     public DefaultExpressionEngine getExpressionEngine() {
625         return expressionEngine;
626     }
627 
628     /**
629      * Gets the symbols object from the associated expression engine.
630      *
631      * @return the {@code DefaultExpressionEngineSymbols}
632      */
633     private DefaultExpressionEngineSymbols getSymbols() {
634         return getExpressionEngine().getSymbols();
635     }
636 
637     /**
638      * Returns the hash code for this object.
639      *
640      * @return the hash code
641      */
642     @Override
643     public int hashCode() {
644         return String.valueOf(keyBuffer).hashCode();
645     }
646 
647     /**
648      * Helper method that checks if the specified key starts with a property delimiter.
649      *
650      * @param key the key to check
651      * @return a flag if there is a leading delimiter
652      */
653     private boolean hasLeadingDelimiter(final String key) {
654         return key.startsWith(getSymbols().getPropertyDelimiter())
655             && (getSymbols().getEscapedDelimiter() == null || !key.startsWith(getSymbols().getEscapedDelimiter()));
656     }
657 
658     /**
659      * Helper method that checks if the specified key ends with a property delimiter.
660      *
661      * @param key the key to check
662      * @return a flag if there is a trailing delimiter
663      */
664     private boolean hasTrailingDelimiter(final String key) {
665         return key.endsWith(getSymbols().getPropertyDelimiter())
666             && (getSymbols().getEscapedDelimiter() == null || !key.endsWith(getSymbols().getEscapedDelimiter()));
667     }
668 
669     /**
670      * Tests if the specified key represents an attribute according to the current expression engine.
671      *
672      * @param key the key to be checked
673      * @return <strong>true</strong> if this is an attribute key, <strong>false</strong> otherwise
674      */
675     public boolean isAttributeKey(final String key) {
676         if (key == null) {
677             return false;
678         }
679 
680         return key.startsWith(getSymbols().getAttributeStart()) && (getSymbols().getAttributeEnd() == null || key.endsWith(getSymbols().getAttributeEnd()));
681     }
682 
683     /**
684      * Returns an iterator for iterating over the single components of this configuration key.
685      *
686      * @return an iterator for this key
687      */
688     public KeyIterator iterator() {
689         return new KeyIterator();
690     }
691 
692     /**
693      * Returns the actual length of this configuration key.
694      *
695      * @return the length of this key
696      */
697     public int length() {
698         return keyBuffer.length();
699     }
700 
701     /**
702      * Helper method for removing attribute markers from a key.
703      *
704      * @param key the key
705      * @return the key with removed attribute markers
706      */
707     private String removeAttributeMarkers(final String key) {
708         return key.substring(getSymbols().getAttributeStart().length(),
709             key.length() - (getSymbols().getAttributeEnd() != null ? getSymbols().getAttributeEnd().length() : 0));
710     }
711 
712     /**
713      * Sets the new length of this configuration key. With this method it is possible to truncate the key, for example to return to
714      * a state prior calling some {@code append()} methods. The semantic is the same as the {@code setLength()} method of
715      * {@code StringBuilder}.
716      *
717      * @param len the new length of the key
718      */
719     public void setLength(final int len) {
720         keyBuffer.setLength(len);
721     }
722 
723     /**
724      * Returns a string representation of this object. This is the configuration key as a plain string.
725      *
726      * @return a string for this object
727      */
728     @Override
729     public String toString() {
730         return keyBuffer.toString();
731     }
732 
733     /**
734      * Removes delimiters at the beginning and the end of the specified key.
735      *
736      * @param key the key
737      * @return the key with removed property delimiters
738      */
739     public String trim(final String key) {
740         return trimRight(trimLeft(key));
741     }
742 
743     /**
744      * Removes leading property delimiters from the specified key.
745      *
746      * @param key the key
747      * @return the key with removed leading property delimiters
748      */
749     public String trimLeft(final String key) {
750         if (key == null) {
751             return StringUtils.EMPTY;
752         }
753         String result = key;
754         while (hasLeadingDelimiter(result)) {
755             result = result.substring(getSymbols().getPropertyDelimiter().length());
756         }
757         return result;
758     }
759 
760     /**
761      * Removes trailing property delimiters from the specified key.
762      *
763      * @param key the key
764      * @return the key with removed trailing property delimiters
765      */
766     public String trimRight(final String key) {
767         if (key == null) {
768             return StringUtils.EMPTY;
769         }
770         String result = key;
771         while (hasTrailingDelimiter(result)) {
772             result = result.substring(0, result.length() - getSymbols().getPropertyDelimiter().length());
773         }
774         return result;
775     }
776 
777     /**
778      * Unescapes the delimiters in the specified string.
779      *
780      * @param key the key to be unescaped
781      * @return the unescaped key
782      */
783     private String unescapeDelimiters(final String key) {
784         return getSymbols().getEscapedDelimiter() == null ? key
785             : Strings.CS.replace(key, getSymbols().getEscapedDelimiter(), getSymbols().getPropertyDelimiter());
786     }
787 }