package bboss.org.apache.velocity.app.event;

import bboss.org.apache.velocity.context.Context;
import bboss.org.apache.velocity.util.ContextAware;

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/**
 *  Event handler called when the RHS of #set is null.  Lets an app approve / veto
 *  writing a log message based on the specific reference.
 *
 * @author <a href="mailto:wglass@forio.com">Will Glass-Husain</a>
 * @author <a href="mailto:geirm@optonline.net">Geir Magnusson Jr.</a>
 * @version $Id: NullSetEventHandler.java 685685 2008-08-13 21:43:27Z nbubna $
 */
public interface NullSetEventHandler extends EventHandler
{
    /**
     * Called when the RHS of a #set() is null, which will result
     * in a null LHS. All NullSetEventHandlers
     * are called in sequence until a false is returned.  If no NullSetEventHandler
     * is registered all nulls will be logged.
     *
     *  @param lhs  reference literal of left-hand-side of set statement
     *  @param rhs  reference literal of right-hand-side of set statement
     *  @return true if log message should be written, false otherwise
     */
    public boolean shouldLogOnNullSet( String lhs, String rhs );

    /**
     * Defines the execution strategy for shouldLogOnNullSet
     * @since 1.5
     */
    static class ShouldLogOnNullSetExecutor implements EventHandlerMethodExecutor
    {
        private Context context;
        private String lhs;
        private String rhs;

        /**
         * when this is false, quit iterating
         */
        private boolean result = true;
        private boolean executed = false;
        
        ShouldLogOnNullSetExecutor(
                Context context, 
                String lhs, 
                String rhs) 
        {
            this.context = context;
            this.lhs = lhs;
            this.rhs = rhs;
        }

        /**
         * Call the method shouldLogOnNullSet()
         *  
         * @param handler call the appropriate method on this handler
         */
        public void execute(EventHandler handler)
        {
            NullSetEventHandler eh = (NullSetEventHandler) handler;
            
            if (eh instanceof ContextAware)
                ((ContextAware) eh).setContext(context);

            executed = true;
            result = ((NullSetEventHandler) handler).shouldLogOnNullSet(lhs, rhs); 
        }

        public Object getReturnValue()
        {            
            // return new Boolean(result);
            return result ? Boolean.TRUE : Boolean.FALSE;
        }

        public boolean isDone()
        {
            return executed && !result;
        }        
        
        
    }

}
