libjava/java/beans/beancontext/BeanContextChildSupport.java

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package java.beans.beancontext;

import java.beans.PropertyChangeListener;
import java.beans.VetoableChangeListener;
import java.beans.PropertyVetoException;
import java.beans.PropertyChangeEvent;
import java.beans.PropertyChangeSupport;
import java.beans.VetoableChangeSupport;
import java.io.Serializable;

/**
 * Support for creating a <code>BeanContextChild</code>.
 * This class contains the most common implementations of the methods in
 * the <code>BeanContextChild</code>
 *
 * @specnote This class is not very well specified.  I had to "fill in the
 *           blanks" in most places with what I thought was reasonable
 *           behavior.  If there are problems, let me know.
 *
 * @author John Keiser
 * @since JDK1.2
 * @see java.beans.beancontext.BeanContextChild
 */

public class BeanContextChildSupport implements BeanContextChild, BeanContextServicesListener, Serializable {
	/**
	 * The peer on which to perform <code>set</code> actions.
	 * This is here so that this class can be used as a peer.
	 * <P>
	 *
	 * When extending this class, this variable will be set to
	 * <code>this</code>.
	 */
	public BeanContextChild beanContextChildPeer;

	/**
	 * The parent <code>BeanContext</code>.
	 */
	protected transient BeanContext beanContext;

	/**
	 * If <code>setBeanContext()</code> was vetoed once before, this
	 * is set to <code>true</code> so that the next time, vetoes will
	 * be ignored.
	 */
	protected transient boolean rejectedSetBCOnce;

	/**
	 * Listeners are registered here and events are fired through here.
	 */
	protected PropertyChangeSupport pcSupport;

	/**
	 * Listeners are registered here and events are fired through here.
	 */
	protected VetoableChangeSupport vcSupport;


	/**
	 * Create a new <code>BeanContextChildSupport</code> with itself as the peer.
	 * This is meant to be used when you subclass
	 * <code>BeanContextChildSupport</code> to create your child.
	 */
	public BeanContextChildSupport() {
		this(null);
	};

	/**
	 * Create a new <code>BeanContextChildSupport</code> with the specified peer.
	 * @param peer the peer to use, or <code>null</code> to specify
	 *        <code>this</code>.
	 */
	public BeanContextChildSupport(BeanContextChild peer) {
		if(peer == null) {
			peer = this;
		}

		beanContextChildPeer = peer;
		pcSupport = new PropertyChangeSupport(peer);
		vcSupport = new VetoableChangeSupport(peer);
	}

	/**
	 * Set the parent <code>BeanContext</code>.
	 * <P>
	 *
	 * When this Object is being added to a new BeanContext or moved
	 * from an old one, a non-null value will be passed in.
	 * <P>
	 *
	 * When this Object is being removed from the current
	 * <code>BeanContext</code>, <code>setBeanContext()</code> will
	 * receive the parameter <code>null</code>.
	 * <P>
	 *
	 * Order of events:
	 * <OL>
	 *   <LI>
	 *     If the new <code>BeanContext</code> is the same as the old
	 *     one, nothing happens.
	 *   </LI>
	 *   <LI>
	 *     If the change has not been rejected or vetoed before, call
	 *     <code>validatePendingSetBeanContext()</code>.  If this call
	 *     returns <code>false</code>, the change is rejected and a
	 *     <code>PropertyVetoException</code> is thrown.
	 *   </LI>
	 *   <LI>
	 *     If the change has not been rejected or vetoed before,
	 *     <code>VetoableChangeEvent</code>s are fired with the name
	 *     <code>"beanContext"</code>, using the
	 *     <code>fireVetoableChange()</code> method.  If a veto
	 *     occurs, reversion events are fired using the same method,
	 *     the change is rejected, and the veto is rethrown.
	 *   </LI>
	 *   <LI>
	 *     <code>releaseBeanContextResources()</code> is called.
	 *   </LI>
	 *   <LI>
	 *     The change is made.
	 *   </LI>
	 *   <LI>
	 *     <code>PropertyChangeEvent</code>s are fired using the
	 *     <code>firePropertyChange()</code> method.
	 *   </LI>
	 *   <LI>
	 *     <code>initializeBeanContextResources()</code> is called.
	 *   </LI>
	 * </OL>
	 * <P>
	 *
	 * @param newBeanContext the new parent for the
	 *        <code>BeanContextChild</code>, or <code>null</code> to
	 *        signify removal from a tree.
	 * @exception PropertyVetoException if the
	 *            <code>BeanContextChild</code> implementor does not
	 *            wish to have its parent changed.
	 */
	public void setBeanContext(BeanContext newBeanContext)
		throws PropertyVetoException {
		synchronized(beanContextChildPeer) {
			if(newBeanContext == beanContext)
				return;

			if(!rejectedSetBCOnce) {
				if(!validatePendingSetBeanContext(newBeanContext)) {
					rejectedSetBCOnce = true;
					throw new PropertyVetoException("validatePendingSetBeanContext() rejected change",
						new PropertyChangeEvent(beanContextChildPeer, "beanContext", beanContext, newBeanContext));
				}
				try {
					fireVetoableChange("beanContext", beanContext, newBeanContext);
				} catch(PropertyVetoException e) {
					rejectedSetBCOnce = true;
					throw e;
				}
			}

			releaseBeanContextResources();

			beanContext = newBeanContext;
			rejectedSetBCOnce = false;

			firePropertyChange("beanContext", beanContext, newBeanContext);

			initializeBeanContextResources();
		}
	}

	/**
	 * Get the parent <code>BeanContext</code>.
	 * @return the parent <code>BeanContext</code>.
	 */
	public BeanContext getBeanContext() {
		return beanContext;
	}

	/**
	 * Get the peer (or <code>this</code> if there is no peer).
	 * @return the peer, or <code>this</code> if there is no peer.
	 */
	public BeanContextChild getBeanContextChildPeer() {
		return beanContextChildPeer;
	}

	/**
	 * Determine whether there is a peer.
	 * This is true iff <code>getBeanContextChildPeer() == this</code>.
	 * @return whether there is a peer.
	 */
	public boolean isDelegated() {
		return beanContextChildPeer == this;
	}

	/**
	 * Add a listener that will be notified when a specific property changes.
	 * @param propertyName the name of the property to listen on.
	 * @param listener the listener to listen on the property.
	 */
	public void addPropertyChangeListener(String propertyName, PropertyChangeListener listener) {
		pcSupport.addPropertyChangeListener(propertyName, listener);
	}

	/**
	 * Remove a listener to a certain property.
	 * 
	 * @param propertyName the name of the property being listened on.
	 * @param listener the listener listening on the property.
	 */
	public void removePropertyChangeListener(String propertyName, PropertyChangeListener listener) {
		pcSupport.removePropertyChangeListener(propertyName, listener);
	}

	/**
	 * Add a listener that will be notified when a specific property
	 * change is requested (a PropertyVetoException may be thrown) as
	 * well as after the change is successfully made.
	 *
	 * @param propertyName the name of the property to listen on.
	 * @param listener the listener to listen on the property.
	 */
	public void addVetoableChangeListener(String propertyName, VetoableChangeListener listener) {
		vcSupport.addVetoableChangeListener(propertyName, listener);
	}

	/**
	 * Remove a listener to a certain property.
	 *
	 * @param propertyName the name of the property being listened on
	 * @param listener the listener listening on the property.
	 */
	public void removeVetoableChangeListener(String propertyName, VetoableChangeListener listener) {
		vcSupport.removeVetoableChangeListener(propertyName, listener);
	}

	/**
	 * Fire a property change.
	 *
	 * @param propertyName the name of the property that changed
	 * @param oldVal the old value of the property
	 * @param newVal the new value of the property
	 */
	public void firePropertyChange(String propertyName, Object oldVal, Object newVal) {
		pcSupport.firePropertyChange(propertyName, oldVal, newVal);
	}

	/**
	 * Fire a vetoable property change.
	 *
	 * @param propertyName the name of the property that changed
	 * @param oldVal the old value of the property
	 * @param newVal the new value of the property
	 * @exception PropertyVetoException if the change is vetoed.
	 */
	public void fireVetoableChange(String propertyName, Object oldVal, Object newVal)
                        throws PropertyVetoException {
		vcSupport.fireVetoableChange(propertyName, oldVal, newVal);
	}

	/**
	 * Called by <code>BeanContextServices.revokeService()</code> to indicate that a service has been revoked.
	 * If you have a reference to such a service, it should be
	 * discarded and may no longer function properly.
	 * <code>getService()</code> will no longer work on the specified
	 * service class after this event has been fired.
	 * <P>
	 *
	 * <EM>This method is meant to be overriden.</EM>
	 * <code>BeanContextChildSupport</code>'s implementation does
	 * nothing.
	 *
	 * @param event the service revoked event.
	 * @see java.beans.beancontext.BeanContextServices#revokeService(java.lang.Class,java.beans.beancontext.BeanContextServiceProvider,boolean)
	 */
	public void serviceRevoked(BeanContextServiceRevokedEvent event) {
	}

	/**
	 * Called by <code>BeanContextServices</code> whenever a service is made available.
	 * <P>
	 *
	 * <EM>This method is meant to be overriden.</EM>
	 * <code>BeanContextChildSupport</code>'s implementation does
	 * nothing.
	 *
	 * @param event the service revoked event, with useful information
	 *        about the new service.
	 */
	public void serviceAvailable(BeanContextServiceAvailableEvent event) {
	}

	/**
	 * Called by <code>setBeanContext()</code> to determine whether the set should be rejected.
	 * <P>
	 *
	 * <EM>This method is meant to be overriden.</EM>
	 * <code>BeanContextChildSupport</code>'s implementation simply
	 * returns <code>true</code>.
	 *
	 * @param newBeanContext the new parent.
	 * @return whether to allow the parent to be changed to the new
	 *         value.
	 */
	public boolean validatePendingSetBeanContext(BeanContext newBeanContext) {
		return true;
	}

	/**
	 * Called by <code>setBeanContext()</code> to release resources of a what will soon no longer be the parent.
	 * <P>
	 *
	 * <EM>This method is meant to be overriden.</EM>
	 * <code>BeanContextChildSupport</code>'s implementation does
	 * nothing.
	 */
	protected void releaseBeanContextResources() {
	}

	/**
	 * Called by <code>setBeanContext()</code> to grab resources when the parent has been set.
	 * <P>
	 *
	 * <EM>This method is meant to be overriden.</EM>
	 * <code>BeanContextChildSupport</code>'s implementation does
	 * nothing.
	 */
	protected void initializeBeanContextResources() {
	}
}