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package org.apache.commons.collections.functors;

import java.io.Serializable;
import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.Iterator;

import org.apache.commons.collections.Transformer;

Transformer implementation that chains the specified transformers together.

The input object is passed to the first transformer. The transformed result
is passed to the second transformer and so on.
Author:
Stephen Colebourne
Since:
Commons Collections 3.0
Version:
$Revision: 646777 $ $Date: 2008-04-10 14:33:15 +0200 (Thu, 10 Apr 2008) $/**
 * Transformer implementation that chains the specified transformers together.
 * <p>
 * The input object is passed to the first transformer. The transformed result
 * is passed to the second transformer and so on.
 * 
 * @since Commons Collections 3.0
 * @version $Revision: 646777 $ $Date: 2008-04-10 14:33:15 +0200 (Thu, 10 Apr 2008) $
 *
 * @author Stephen Colebourne
 */
public class ChainedTransformer implements Transformer, Serializable {

    
Serial version UID /** Serial version UID */
    private static final long serialVersionUID = 3514945074733160196L;

    
The transformers to call in turn /** The transformers to call in turn */
    private final Transformer[] iTransformers;

    
Factory method that performs validation and copies the parameter array.
Params:
transformers –  the transformers to chain, copied, no nulls
Throws:
IllegalArgumentException – if the transformers array is null
IllegalArgumentException – if any transformer in the array is null
Returns:
the chained transformer/**
     * Factory method that performs validation and copies the parameter array.
     * 
     * @param transformers  the transformers to chain, copied, no nulls
     * @return the <code>chained</code> transformer
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the transformers array is null
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if any transformer in the array is null
     */
    public static Transformer getInstance(Transformer[] transformers) {
        FunctorUtils.validate(transformers);
        if (transformers.length == 0) {
            return NOPTransformer.INSTANCE;
        }
        transformers = FunctorUtils.copy(transformers);
        return new ChainedTransformer(transformers);
    }
    
    
Create a new Transformer that calls each transformer in turn, passing the 
result into the next transformer. The ordering is that of the iterator()
method on the collection.
Params:
transformers –  a collection of transformers to chain
Throws:
IllegalArgumentException – if the transformers collection is null
IllegalArgumentException – if any transformer in the collection is null
Returns:
the chained transformer/**
     * Create a new Transformer that calls each transformer in turn, passing the 
     * result into the next transformer. The ordering is that of the iterator()
     * method on the collection.
     * 
     * @param transformers  a collection of transformers to chain
     * @return the <code>chained</code> transformer
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the transformers collection is null
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if any transformer in the collection is null
     */
    public static Transformer getInstance(Collection transformers) {
        if (transformers == null) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Transformer collection must not be null");
        }
        if (transformers.size() == 0) {
            return NOPTransformer.INSTANCE;
        }
        // convert to array like this to guarantee iterator() ordering
        Transformer[] cmds = new Transformer[transformers.size()];
        int i = 0;
        for (Iterator it = transformers.iterator(); it.hasNext();) {
            cmds[i++] = (Transformer) it.next();
        }
        FunctorUtils.validate(cmds);
        return new ChainedTransformer(cmds);
    }

    
Factory method that performs validation.
Params:
transformer1 –  the first transformer, not null
transformer2 –  the second transformer, not null
Throws:
IllegalArgumentException – if either transformer is null
Returns:
the chained transformer/**
     * Factory method that performs validation.
     * 
     * @param transformer1  the first transformer, not null
     * @param transformer2  the second transformer, not null
     * @return the <code>chained</code> transformer
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if either transformer is null
     */
    public static Transformer getInstance(Transformer transformer1, Transformer transformer2) {
        if (transformer1 == null || transformer2 == null) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Transformers must not be null");
        }
        Transformer[] transformers = new Transformer[] { transformer1, transformer2 };
        return new ChainedTransformer(transformers);
    }

    
Constructor that performs no validation.
Use getInstance if you want that.
Params:
transformers –  the transformers to chain, not copied, no nulls/**
     * Constructor that performs no validation.
     * Use <code>getInstance</code> if you want that.
     * 
     * @param transformers  the transformers to chain, not copied, no nulls
     */
    public ChainedTransformer(Transformer[] transformers) {
        super();
        iTransformers = transformers;
    }

    
Transforms the input to result via each decorated transformer
Params:
object –  the input object passed to the first transformer
Returns:
the transformed result/**
     * Transforms the input to result via each decorated transformer
     * 
     * @param object  the input object passed to the first transformer
     * @return the transformed result
     */
    public Object transform(Object object) {
        for (int i = 0; i < iTransformers.length; i++) {
            object = iTransformers[i].transform(object);
        }
        return object;
    }

    
Gets the transformers, do not modify the array.
Returns:
the transformers
Since:
Commons Collections 3.1/**
     * Gets the transformers, do not modify the array.
     * @return the transformers
     * @since Commons Collections 3.1
     */
    public Transformer[] getTransformers() {
        return iTransformers;
    }

}