/*
Wotonomy: OpenStep design patterns for pure Java applications.
Copyright (C) 2001 Intersect Software Corporation
This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
Lesser General Public License for more details.
You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
License along with this library; if not, see http://www.gnu.org
*/
package net.wotonomy.ui;
import java.util.HashSet;
import java.util.Iterator;
import java.util.Set;
import net.wotonomy.control.EOKeyValueCoding;
import net.wotonomy.control.EOKeyValueCodingSupport;
import net.wotonomy.control.EOObserverCenter;
import net.wotonomy.foundation.NSArray;
/**
* GenericAssociation binds one or more properties on an
* observable object to a display group. The controlled
* object is expected to use the ObserverCenter and will
* be observed by this association.
*
* Bindings for this association are generic: the
* name of the aspect will be treated as a property key
* on the displayed object(s) and synchronized with the
* bound property on the controlled object.
*
* NOTE: because we cannot assume that the controlled
* object will retain a reference to this association,
* you must explicitly retain a reference to prevent
* the association from getting garbage collected.
*
* @author michael@mpowers.net
* @author $Author: cgruber $
* @version $Revision: 904 $
*/
public class GenericAssociation extends EOAssociation
{
protected boolean objectModified;
protected Set aspectsModified;
static final NSArray aspects =
new NSArray( new Object[] {
} );
static final NSArray aspectSignatures =
new NSArray( new Object[] {
} );
static final NSArray objectKeysTaken =
new NSArray( new Object[] {
} );
/**
* Constructor specifying the object to be controlled by this
* association. Does not establish connection.
*/
public GenericAssociation ( Object anObject )
{
super( anObject );
objectModified = false;
aspectsModified = new HashSet();
}
/**
* Returns a List of aspect signatures whose contents
* correspond with the aspects list. Each element is
* a string whose characters represent a capability of
* the corresponding aspect.
* - "A" attribute: the aspect can be bound to
* an attribute.
* - "1" to-one: the aspect can be bound to a
* property that returns a single object.
* - "M" to-one: the aspect can be bound to a
* property that returns multiple objects.
*
* An empty signature "" means that the aspect can
* bind without needing a key.
* This implementation returns "A1M" for each
* element in the aspects array.
*/
public static NSArray aspectSignatures ()
{
return aspectSignatures;
}
/**
* Returns a List that describes the aspects supported
* by this class. Each element in the list is the string
* name of the aspect. This implementation returns an
* empty list.
*/
public static NSArray aspects ()
{
return aspects;
}
/**
* Returns a List of EOAssociation subclasses that,
* for the objects that are usable for this association,
* are less suitable than this association.
*/
public static NSArray associationClassesSuperseded ()
{
return new NSArray();
}
/**
* Returns whether this class can control the specified
* object.
*/
public static boolean isUsableWithObject ( Object anObject )
{
return true;
}
/**
* Returns a List of properties of the controlled object
* that are controlled by this class. For example,
* "stringValue", or "selected".
*/
public static NSArray objectKeysTaken ()
{
return objectKeysTaken;
}
/**
* Returns the aspect that is considered primary
* or default. This is typically "value" or somesuch.
*/
public static String primaryAspect ()
{
return "";
}
/**
* Returns whether this association can bind to the
* specified display group on the specified key for
* the specified aspect.
*/
public boolean canBindAspect (
String anAspect, EODisplayGroup aDisplayGroup, String aKey)
{
return true;
}
/**
* Establishes a connection between this association
* and the controlled object. This implementation
* registers with ObserverCenter for change notifications
* from the controlled object.
*/
public void establishConnection ()
{
EOObserverCenter.addObserver( this, object() );
super.establishConnection();
// forces update from bindings
subjectChanged();
}
/**
* Breaks the connection between this association and
* its object. Override to stop listening for events
* from the object.
*/
public void breakConnection ()
{
EOObserverCenter.removeObserver( this, object() );
super.breakConnection();
}
/**
* Overridden to track which observed object is changing.
*/
public void objectWillChange( Object anObject )
{
if ( object() == anObject )
{
objectModified = true;
}
else
{
aspectsModified.add( aspectToGroup.allKeysForObject( anObject ) );
}
}
/**
* Called when either the selection or the contents
* of an associated display group have changed.
*/
public void subjectChanged ()
{
String aspect;
String key;
Object value;
EODisplayGroup displayGroup;
Iterator iterator;
iterator = aspectsModified.iterator();
while ( iterator.hasNext() )
{
aspect = (String) iterator.next();
key = displayGroupKeyForAspect( aspect );
displayGroup = displayGroupForAspect( aspect );
value = readValueFromDisplayGroupForKey( displayGroup, key );
writeValueForKey( object(), value, key );
}
aspectsModified.clear();
if ( objectModified )
{
iterator = aspectToGroup.keySet().iterator();
while ( iterator.hasNext() )
{
aspect = (String) iterator.next();
key = displayGroupKeyForAspect( aspect );
value = readValueForKey( object(), key );
displayGroup = displayGroupForAspect( aspect );
displayGroup.setSelectedObjectValue( value, key );
}
}
}
protected Object readValueForKey( Object object, String key )
{
if ( object instanceof EOKeyValueCoding )
{
return ((EOKeyValueCoding)object).valueForKey( key );
}
return EOKeyValueCodingSupport.valueForKey( object, key );
}
protected void writeValueForKey( Object object, Object value, String key )
{
if ( object instanceof EOKeyValueCoding )
{
((EOKeyValueCoding)object).takeValueForKey( value, key );
}
else
{
EOKeyValueCodingSupport.takeValueForKey( object, value, key );
}
}
protected Object readValueFromDisplayGroupForKey(
EODisplayGroup displayGroup, String key )
{
Object value;
if ( displayGroup.selectedObjects().size() > 1 )
{
// if there're more than one object selected, set
// the value to blank for all of them.
Object previousValue;
Iterator indexIterator = displayGroup.selectionIndexes().
iterator();
// get value for the first selected object.
int initialIndex = ( (Integer)indexIterator.next() ).intValue();
previousValue = displayGroup.valueForObjectAtIndex(
initialIndex, key );
value = null;
// go through the rest of the selected objects, compare each
// value with the previous one. continue comparing if two
// values are equal, break the while loop if they're different.
// the final value will be the common value of all selected objects
// if there is one, or be blank if there is not.
while ( indexIterator.hasNext() )
{
int index = ( (Integer)indexIterator.next() ).intValue();
Object currentValue = displayGroup.valueForObjectAtIndex(
index, key );
if ( currentValue != null && !currentValue.equals( previousValue ) )
{
value = null;
break;
}
else
{
// currentValue is the same as the previous one
value = currentValue;
}
} // end while
} else {
value = displayGroup.selectedObjectValueForKey( key );
} // end checking size of displayGroup
return value;
}
/**
* Writes the value currently in the component
* to the selected object in the display group
* bound to the value aspect.
* @return false if there were problems validating,
* or true to continue.
*/
protected boolean writeValueForAspect( Object value, String aspect )
{
EODisplayGroup displayGroup =
displayGroupForAspect( aspect );
if ( displayGroup != null )
{
String key = displayGroupKeyForAspect( aspect );
boolean returnValue = true;
Iterator selectedIterator = displayGroup.selectionIndexes().iterator();
while ( selectedIterator.hasNext() )
{
int index = ( (Integer)selectedIterator.next() ).intValue();
if ( !displayGroup.setValueForObjectAtIndex( value, index, key ) )
{
returnValue = false;
}
}
return returnValue;
}
return false;
}
/**
* Forces this association to cause the object to
* stop editing and validate the user's input.
* @return false if there were problems validating,
* or true to continue.
*/
public boolean endEditing ()
{
return false;
//! return writeValueToDisplayGroup();
}
}
/*
* $Log$
* Revision 1.2 2006/02/18 23:14:35 cgruber
* Update imports and maven dependencies.
*
* Revision 1.1 2006/02/16 13:22:22 cgruber
* Check in all sources in eclipse-friendly maven-enabled packages.
*
* Revision 1.3 2003/08/06 23:07:52 chochos
* general code cleanup (mostly, removing unused imports)
*
* Revision 1.2 2001/11/08 19:51:24 mpowers
* Draft implementation.
*
* Revision 1.1 2001/11/02 23:15:04 mpowers
* Contributing "generic association".
*
*
*/