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17  package org.apache.commons.configuration2.tree;
18  
19  import java.util.ArrayList;
20  import java.util.Collection;
21  import java.util.Collections;
22  import java.util.List;
23  
24  /**
25   * <p>
26   * A simple data class used by {@link ExpressionEngine} to store the results of the {@code prepareAdd()} operation.
27   * </p>
28   * <p>
29   * If a new property is to be added to a configuration, the affected {@code Configuration} object must know, where in
30   * its hierarchy of configuration nodes new elements have to be added. This information is obtained by an
31   * {@code ExpressionEngine} object that interprets the key of the new property. This expression engine will pack all
32   * information necessary for the configuration to perform the add operation in an instance of this class.
33   * </p>
34   * <p>
35   * Information managed by this class contains:
36   * </p>
37   * <ul>
38   * <li>the configuration node, to which new elements must be added</li>
39   * <li>the name of the new node</li>
40   * <li>whether the new node is a child node or an attribute node</li>
41   * <li>if a whole branch is to be added at once, the names of all nodes between the parent node (the target of the add
42   * operation) and the new node</li>
43   * </ul>
44   *
45   * @param <T> the type of nodes this class can handle
46   * @since 1.3
47   */
48  public class NodeAddData<T> {
49  
50      /**
51       * Creates the list with path nodes. Handles null input.
52       *
53       * @param intermediateNodes the nodes passed to the constructor
54       * @return an unmodifiable list of path nodes
55       */
56      private static List<String> createPathNodes(final Collection<String> intermediateNodes) {
57          if (intermediateNodes == null) {
58              return Collections.emptyList();
59          }
60          return Collections.unmodifiableList(new ArrayList<>(intermediateNodes));
61      }
62  
63      /** Stores the parent node of the add operation. */
64      private final T parent;
65  
66      /**
67       * Stores a list with the names of nodes that are on the path between the parent node and the new node.
68       */
69      private final List<String> pathNodes;
70  
71      /** Stores the name of the new node. */
72      private final String newNodeName;
73  
74      /** Stores the attribute flag. */
75      private final boolean attribute;
76  
77      /**
78       * Creates a new instance of {@code NodeAddData} and initializes it.
79       *
80       * @param parentNode the parent node of the add operation
81       * @param newName the name of the new node
82       * @param isAttr flag whether the new node is an attribute
83       * @param intermediateNodes an optional collection with path nodes
84       */
85      public NodeAddData(final T parentNode, final String newName, final boolean isAttr, final Collection<String> intermediateNodes) {
86          parent = parentNode;
87          newNodeName = newName;
88          attribute = isAttr;
89          pathNodes = createPathNodes(intermediateNodes);
90      }
91  
92      /**
93       * Gets the name of the new node.
94       *
95       * @return the new node's name
96       */
97      public String getNewNodeName() {
98          return newNodeName;
99      }
100 
101     /**
102      * Gets the parent node.
103      *
104      * @return the parent node
105      */
106     public T getParent() {
107         return parent;
108     }
109 
110     /**
111      * Gets a list with further nodes that must be added. This is needed if a complete branch is to be added at once. For
112      * instance, imagine that there exists only a node {@code database}. Now the key
113      * {@code database.connection.settings.username} (assuming the syntax of the default expression engine) is to be added.
114      * Then {@code username} is the name of the new node, but the nodes {@code connection} and {@code settings} must be
115      * added to the parent node first. In this example these names would be returned by this method.
116      *
117      * @return a list with the names of nodes that must be added as parents of the new node (never <strong>null</strong>)
118      */
119     public List<String> getPathNodes() {
120         return pathNodes;
121     }
122 
123     /**
124      * Returns a flag if the new node to be added is an attribute.
125      *
126      * @return <strong>true</strong> for an attribute node, <strong>false</strong> for a child node
127      */
128     public boolean isAttribute() {
129         return attribute;
130     }
131 }