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CompositeELResolver.java

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package javax.el;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Iterator;
import java.beans.FeatureDescriptor;

/**
 * Maintains an ordered composite list of child <code>ELResolver</code>s.
 *
 * <p>Though only a single <code>ELResolver</code> is associated with an
 * <code>ELContext</code>, there are usually multiple resolvers considered
 * for any given variable or property resolution. <code>ELResolver</code>s
 * are combined together using a <code>CompositeELResolver</code>, to define
 * rich semantics for evaluating an expression.</p>
 *
 * <p>For the {@link #getValue}, {@link #getType}, {@link #setValue} and
 * {@link #isReadOnly} methods, an <code>ELResolver</code> is not
 * responsible for resolving all possible (base, property) pairs. In fact,
 * most resolvers will only handle a <code>base</code> of a single type.
 * To indicate that a resolver has successfully resolved a particular
 * (base, property) pair, it must set the <code>propertyResolved</code>
 * property of the <code>ELContext</code> to <code>true</code>. If it could 
 * not handle the given pair, it must leave this property alone. The caller
 * must ignore the return value of the method if <code>propertyResolved</code>
 * is <code>false</code>.</p>
 *
 * <p>The <code>CompositeELResolver</code> initializes the
 * <code>ELContext.propertyResolved</code> flag to <code>false</code>, and uses 
 * it as a stop condition for iterating through its component resolvers.</p>
 *
 * <p>The <code>ELContext.propertyResolved</code> flag is not used for the 
 * design-time methods {@link #getFeatureDescriptors} and
 * {@link #getCommonPropertyType}. Instead, results are collected and 
 * combined from all child <code>ELResolver</code>s for these methods.</p>
 *
 * @see ELContext
 * @see ELResolver
 * @since JSP 2.1
 */
public class CompositeELResolver extends ELResolver {

    /**
     * Adds the given resolver to the list of component resolvers.
     *
     * <p>Resolvers are consulted in the order in which they are added.</p>
     *
     * @param elResolver The component resolver to add.
     * @throws NullPointerException If the provided resolver is
     *     <code>null</code>.
     */
    public void add(ELResolver elResolver) {

        if (elResolver == null) {
            throw new NullPointerException();
        }
                                                                                
        elResolvers.add(elResolver);
    }

    /**
     * Attempts to resolve the given <code>property</code> object on the given
     * <code>base</code> object by querying all component resolvers.
     *
     * <p>If this resolver handles the given (base, property) pair, 
     * the <code>propertyResolved</code> property of the 
     * <code>ELContext</code> object must be set to <code>true</code>
     * by the resolver, before returning. If this property is not 
     * <code>true</code> after this method is called, the caller should ignore 
     * the return value.</p>
     *
     * <p>First, <code>propertyResolved</code> is set to <code>false</code> on
     * the provided <code>ELContext</code>.</p>
     *
     * <p>Next, for each component resolver in this composite:
     * <ol>
     *   <li>The <code>getValue()</code> method is called, passing in
     *       the provided <code>context</code>, <code>base</code> and 
     *       <code>property</code>.</li>
     *   <li>If the <code>ELContext</code>'s <code>propertyResolved</code>
     *       flag is <code>false</code> then iteration continues.</li>
     *   <li>Otherwise, iteration stops and no more component resolvers are
     *       considered. The value returned by <code>getValue()</code> is
     *       returned by this method.</li>
     * </ol></p>
     *
     * <p>If none of the component resolvers were able to perform this
     * operation, the value <code>null</code> is returned and the
     * <code>propertyResolved</code> flag remains set to 
     * <code>false</code></p>.
     *
     * <p>Any exception thrown by component resolvers during the iteration
     * is propagated to the caller of this method.</p>
     *
     * @param context The context of this evaluation.
     * @param base The base object whose property value is to be returned,
     *     or <code>null</code> to resolve a top-level variable.
     * @param property The property or variable to be resolved.
     * @return If the <code>propertyResolved</code> property of 
     *     <code>ELContext</code> was set to <code>true</code>, then
     *     the result of the variable or property resolution; otherwise
     *     undefined.
     * @throws NullPointerException if context is <code>null</code>
     * @throws PropertyNotFoundException if the given (base, property) pair
     *     is handled by this <code>ELResolver</code> but the specified
     *     variable or property does not exist or is not readable.
     * @throws ELException if an exception was thrown while performing
     *     the property or variable resolution. The thrown exception
     *     must be included as the cause property of this exception, if
     *     available.
     */
    public Object getValue(ELContext context,
                           Object base,
                           Object property) {
        context.setPropertyResolved(false);
        int i = 0, len = this.elResolvers.size();
        ELResolver elResolver;
        Object value; 
        while (i < len) {
            elResolver = this.elResolvers.get(i);
            value = elResolver.getValue(context, base, property);
            if (context.isPropertyResolved()) {
                return value;
            }
            i++;
        } 
        return null;
    }

    /**
     * For a given <code>base</code> and <code>property</code>, attempts to
     * identify the most general type that is acceptable for an object to be 
     * passed as the <code>value</code> parameter in a future call 
     * to the {@link #setValue} method. The result is obtained by 
     * querying all component resolvers.
     *
     * <p>If this resolver handles the given (base, property) pair, 
     * the <code>propertyResolved</code> property of the 
     * <code>ELContext</code> object must be set to <code>true</code>
     * by the resolver, before returning. If this property is not 
     * <code>true</code> after this method is called, the caller should ignore 
     * the return value.</p>
     *
     * <p>First, <code>propertyResolved</code> is set to <code>false</code> on
     * the provided <code>ELContext</code>.</p>
     *
     * <p>Next, for each component resolver in this composite:
     * <ol>
     *   <li>The <code>getType()</code> method is called, passing in
     *       the provided <code>context</code>, <code>base</code> and 
     *       <code>property</code>.</li>
     *   <li>If the <code>ELContext</code>'s <code>propertyResolved</code>
     *       flag is <code>false</code> then iteration continues.</li>
     *   <li>Otherwise, iteration stops and no more component resolvers are
     *       considered. The value returned by <code>getType()</code> is
     *       returned by this method.</li>
     * </ol></p>
     *
     * <p>If none of the component resolvers were able to perform this
     * operation, the value <code>null</code> is returned and the
     * <code>propertyResolved</code> flag remains set to 
     * <code>false</code></p>.
     *
     * <p>Any exception thrown by component resolvers during the iteration
     * is propagated to the caller of this method.</p>
     *
     * @param context The context of this evaluation.
     * @param base The base object whose property value is to be analyzed,
     *     or <code>null</code> to analyze a top-level variable.
     * @param property The property or variable to return the acceptable 
     *     type for.
     * @return If the <code>propertyResolved</code> property of 
     *     <code>ELContext</code> was set to <code>true</code>, then
     *     the most general acceptable type; otherwise undefined.
     * @throws NullPointerException if context is <code>null</code>
     * @throws PropertyNotFoundException if the given (base, property) pair
     *     is handled by this <code>ELResolver</code> but the specified
     *     variable or property does not exist or is not readable.
     * @throws ELException if an exception was thrown while performing
     *     the property or variable resolution. The thrown exception
     *     must be included as the cause property of this exception, if
     *     available.
     */
    public Class<?> getType(ELContext context,
                         Object base,
                         Object property) {
        context.setPropertyResolved(false);
        int i = 0, len = this.elResolvers.size();
        ELResolver elResolver;
        Class<?> type;  
        while (i < len) {
            elResolver = this.elResolvers.get(i);
            type = elResolver.getType(context, base, property);
            if (context.isPropertyResolved()) {
                return type;
            }
            i++;
        }
        return null;
    }

    /**
     * Attempts to set the value of the given <code>property</code> 
     * object on the given <code>base</code> object. All component
     * resolvers are asked to attempt to set the value.
     *
     * <p>If this resolver handles the given (base, property) pair, 
     * the <code>propertyResolved</code> property of the 
     * <code>ELContext</code> object must be set to <code>true</code>
     * by the resolver, before returning. If this property is not 
     * <code>true</code> after this method is called, the caller can
     * safely assume no value has been set.</p>
     *
     * <p>First, <code>propertyResolved</code> is set to <code>false</code> on
     * the provided <code>ELContext</code>.</p>
     *
     * <p>Next, for each component resolver in this composite:
     * <ol>
     *   <li>The <code>setValue()</code> method is called, passing in
     *       the provided <code>context</code>, <code>base</code>, 
     *       <code>property</code> and <code>value</code>.</li>
     *   <li>If the <code>ELContext</code>'s <code>propertyResolved</code>
     *       flag is <code>false</code> then iteration continues.</li>
     *   <li>Otherwise, iteration stops and no more component resolvers are
     *       considered.</li>
     * </ol></p>
     *
     * <p>If none of the component resolvers were able to perform this
     * operation, the <code>propertyResolved</code> flag remains set to 
     * <code>false</code></p>.
     *
     * <p>Any exception thrown by component resolvers during the iteration
     * is propagated to the caller of this method.</p>
     *
     * @param context The context of this evaluation.
     * @param base The base object whose property value is to be set,
     *     or <code>null</code> to set a top-level variable.
     * @param property The property or variable to be set.
     * @param val The value to set the property or variable to.
     * @throws NullPointerException if context is <code>null</code>
     * @throws PropertyNotFoundException if the given (base, property) pair
     *     is handled by this <code>ELResolver</code> but the specified
     *     variable or property does not exist.
     * @throws PropertyNotWritableException if the given (base, property)
     *     pair is handled by this <code>ELResolver</code> but the specified
     *     variable or property is not writable.
     * @throws ELException if an exception was thrown while attempting to
     *     set the property or variable. The thrown exception
     *     must be included as the cause property of this exception, if
     *     available.
     */
    public void setValue(ELContext context,
                         Object base,
                         Object property,
                         Object val) {
        context.setPropertyResolved(false);
        int i = 0, len = this.elResolvers.size();
        ELResolver elResolver;
        while (i < len) {
            elResolver = this.elResolvers.get(i);
            elResolver.setValue(context, base, property, val);
            if (context.isPropertyResolved()) {
                return;
            }
            i++;
        }
    }

    /**
     * For a given <code>base</code> and <code>property</code>, attempts to
     * determine whether a call to {@link #setValue} will always fail. The
     * result is obtained by querying all component resolvers.
     *
     * <p>If this resolver handles the given (base, property) pair, 
     * the <code>propertyResolved</code> property of the 
     * <code>ELContext</code> object must be set to <code>true</code>
     * by the resolver, before returning. If this property is not 
     * <code>true</code> after this method is called, the caller should ignore 
     * the return value.</p>
     *
     * <p>First, <code>propertyResolved</code> is set to <code>false</code> on
     * the provided <code>ELContext</code>.</p>
     *
     * <p>Next, for each component resolver in this composite:
     * <ol>
     *   <li>The <code>isReadOnly()</code> method is called, passing in
     *       the provided <code>context</code>, <code>base</code> and 
     *       <code>property</code>.</li>
     *   <li>If the <code>ELContext</code>'s <code>propertyResolved</code>
     *       flag is <code>false</code> then iteration continues.</li>
     *   <li>Otherwise, iteration stops and no more component resolvers are
     *       considered. The value returned by <code>isReadOnly()</code> is
     *       returned by this method.</li>
     * </ol></p>
     *
     * <p>If none of the component resolvers were able to perform this
     * operation, the value <code>false</code> is returned and the
     * <code>propertyResolved</code> flag remains set to 
     * <code>false</code></p>.
     *
     * <p>Any exception thrown by component resolvers during the iteration
     * is propagated to the caller of this method.</p>
     *
     * @param context The context of this evaluation.
     * @param base The base object whose property value is to be analyzed,
     *     or <code>null</code> to analyze a top-level variable.
     * @param property The property or variable to return the read-only status
     *     for.
     * @return If the <code>propertyResolved</code> property of 
     *     <code>ELContext</code> was set to <code>true</code>, then
     *     <code>true</code> if the property is read-only or
     *     <code>false</code> if not; otherwise undefined.
     * @throws NullPointerException if context is <code>null</code>
     * @throws PropertyNotFoundException if the given (base, property) pair
     *     is handled by this <code>ELResolver</code> but the specified
     *     variable or property does not exist.
     * @throws ELException if an exception was thrown while performing
     *     the property or variable resolution. The thrown exception
     *     must be included as the cause property of this exception, if
     *     available.
     */
    public boolean isReadOnly(ELContext context,
                              Object base,
                              Object property) {
        context.setPropertyResolved(false);
        int i = 0, len = this.elResolvers.size();
        ELResolver elResolver;
        boolean readOnly;
        while (i < len) {
            elResolver = this.elResolvers.get(i);
            readOnly = elResolver.isReadOnly(context, base, property);
            if (context.isPropertyResolved()) {
                return readOnly;
            }
            i++;
        }
        return false; // Does not matter
    }

    /**
     * Returns information about the set of variables or properties that 
     * can be resolved for the given <code>base</code> object. One use for
     * this method is to assist tools in auto-completion. The results are
     * collected from all component resolvers.
     *
     * <p>The <code>propertyResolved</code> property of the 
     * <code>ELContext</code> is not relevant to this method.
     * The results of all <code>ELResolver</code>s are concatenated.</p>
     *
     * <p>The <code>Iterator</code> returned is an iterator over the
     * collection of <code>FeatureDescriptor</code> objects returned by
     * the iterators returned by each component resolver's 
     * <code>getFeatureDescriptors</code> method. If <code>null</code> is 
     * returned by a resolver, it is skipped.</p>
     * 
     * @param context The context of this evaluation.
     * @param base The base object whose set of valid properties is to
     *     be enumerated, or <code>null</code> to enumerate the set of
     *     top-level variables that this resolver can evaluate.
     * @return An <code>Iterator</code> containing zero or more (possibly
     *     infinitely more) <code>FeatureDescriptor</code> objects, or 
     *     <code>null</code> if this resolver does not handle the given 
     *     <code>base</code> object or that the results are too complex to 
     *     represent with this method
     */
    public Iterator<FeatureDescriptor> getFeatureDescriptors(
                                          ELContext context,
                                          Object base) {
        return new CompositeIterator(elResolvers.iterator(), context, base);
    }

    /**
     * Returns the most general type that this resolver accepts for the
     * <code>property</code> argument, given a <code>base</code> object.
     * One use for this method is to assist tools in auto-completion. The
     * result is obtained by querying all component resolvers.
     *
     * <p>The <code>Class</code> returned is the most specific class that is
     * a common superclass of all the classes returned by each component
     * resolver's <code>getCommonPropertyType</code> method. If 
     * <code>null</code> is returned by a resolver, it is skipped.</p>
     *
     * @param context The context of this evaluation.
     * @param base The base object to return the most general property
     *     type for, or <code>null</code> to enumerate the set of
     *     top-level variables that this resolver can evaluate.
     * @return <code>null</code> if this <code>ELResolver</code> does not
     *     know how to handle the given <code>base</code> object; otherwise
     *     <code>Object.class</code> if any type of <code>property</code>
     *     is accepted; otherwise the most general <code>property</code>
     *     type accepted for the given <code>base</code>.
     */
    public Class<?> getCommonPropertyType(ELContext context,
                                               Object base) {
        Class<?> commonPropertyType = null;
        Iterator<ELResolver> iter = elResolvers.iterator();
        while (iter.hasNext()) {
            ELResolver elResolver = iter.next();
            Class<?> type = elResolver.getCommonPropertyType(context, base);
            if (type == null) {
                // skip this EL Resolver
                continue;
            } else if (commonPropertyType == null) {
                commonPropertyType = type;
            } else if (commonPropertyType.isAssignableFrom(type)) {
                continue;
            } else if (type.isAssignableFrom(commonPropertyType)) {
                commonPropertyType = type;
            } else {
                // Don't have a commonPropertyType
                return null;
            }
        }
        return commonPropertyType;
    }

    private final ArrayList<ELResolver> elResolvers =
                                            new ArrayList<ELResolver>();

    private static class CompositeIterator
            implements Iterator<FeatureDescriptor> {

        Iterator<ELResolver> compositeIter;
        Iterator<FeatureDescriptor> propertyIter;
        ELContext context;
        Object base;

        CompositeIterator(Iterator<ELResolver> iter,
                          ELContext context,
                          Object base) {
            compositeIter = iter;
            this.context = context;
            this.base = base;
        }

        public boolean hasNext() {
            if (propertyIter == null || !propertyIter.hasNext()) {
                while (compositeIter.hasNext()) {
                    ELResolver elResolver = compositeIter.next();
                    propertyIter = elResolver.getFeatureDescriptors(
                        context, base);
                    if (propertyIter != null) {
                        return propertyIter.hasNext();
                    }
                }
                return false;
            }
            return propertyIter.hasNext();
        }

        public FeatureDescriptor next() {
            if (propertyIter == null || !propertyIter.hasNext()) {
                while (compositeIter.hasNext()) {
                    ELResolver elResolver = compositeIter.next();
                    propertyIter = elResolver.getFeatureDescriptors(
                        context, base);
                    if (propertyIter != null) {
                        return propertyIter.next();
                    }
                }
                return null;
            }
            return propertyIter.next();
        }

        public void remove() {
            throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
        }
    }
}