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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   * @since 1.3
46   * @param <T> the type of nodes this class can handle
47   */
48  public class NodeAddData<T> {
49      /**
50       * Creates the list with path nodes. Handles null input.
51       *
52       * @param intermediateNodes the nodes passed to the constructor
53       * @return an unmodifiable list of path nodes
54       */
55      private static List<String> createPathNodes(final Collection<String> intermediateNodes) {
56          if (intermediateNodes == null) {
57              return Collections.emptyList();
58          }
59          return Collections.unmodifiableList(new ArrayList<>(intermediateNodes));
60      }
61  
62      /** Stores the parent node of the add operation. */
63      private final T parent;
64  
65      /**
66       * Stores a list with the names of nodes that are on the path between the parent node and the new node.
67       */
68      private final List<String> pathNodes;
69  
70      /** Stores the name of the new node. */
71      private final String newNodeName;
72  
73      /** Stores the attribute flag. */
74      private final boolean attribute;
75  
76      /**
77       * Creates a new instance of {@code NodeAddData} and initializes it.
78       *
79       * @param parentNode the parent node of the add operation
80       * @param newName the name of the new node
81       * @param isAttr flag whether the new node is an attribute
82       * @param intermediateNodes an optional collection with path nodes
83       */
84      public NodeAddData(final T parentNode, final String newName, final boolean isAttr, final Collection<String> intermediateNodes) {
85          parent = parentNode;
86          newNodeName = newName;
87          attribute = isAttr;
88          pathNodes = createPathNodes(intermediateNodes);
89      }
90  
91      /**
92       * Gets the name of the new node.
93       *
94       * @return the new node's name
95       */
96      public String getNewNodeName() {
97          return newNodeName;
98      }
99  
100     /**
101      * Gets the parent node.
102      *
103      * @return the parent node
104      */
105     public T getParent() {
106         return parent;
107     }
108 
109     /**
110      * Gets a list with further nodes that must be added. This is needed if a complete branch is to be added at once. For
111      * instance, imagine that there exists only a node {@code database}. Now the key
112      * {@code database.connection.settings.username} (assuming the syntax of the default expression engine) is to be added.
113      * Then {@code username} is the name of the new node, but the nodes {@code connection} and {@code settings} must be
114      * added to the parent node first. In this example these names would be returned by this method.
115      *
116      * @return a list with the names of nodes that must be added as parents of the new node (never <b>null</b>)
117      */
118     public List<String> getPathNodes() {
119         return pathNodes;
120     }
121 
122     /**
123      * Returns a flag if the new node to be added is an attribute.
124      *
125      * @return <b>true</b> for an attribute node, <b>false</b> for a child node
126      */
127     public boolean isAttribute() {
128         return attribute;
129     }
130 }