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package org.apache.commons.configuration;
import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
import java.io.PrintStream;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Iterator;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.Set;
import org.apache.commons.configuration.event.ConfigurationEvent;
import org.apache.commons.configuration.event.ConfigurationListener;
import org.apache.commons.configuration.tree.ConfigurationNode;
import org.apache.commons.configuration.tree.DefaultConfigurationKey;
import org.apache.commons.configuration.tree.DefaultConfigurationNode;
import org.apache.commons.configuration.tree.DefaultExpressionEngine;
import org.apache.commons.configuration.tree.ExpressionEngine;
import org.apache.commons.configuration.tree.NodeCombiner;
import org.apache.commons.configuration.tree.TreeUtils;
import org.apache.commons.configuration.tree.UnionCombiner;
import org.apache.commons.configuration.tree.ViewNode;
/**
* <p>
* A hierarchical composite configuration class.
* </p>
* <p>
* This class maintains a list of configuration objects, which can be added
* using the divers {@code addConfiguration()} methods. After that the
* configurations can be accessed either by name (if one was provided when the
* configuration was added) or by index. For the whole set of managed
* configurations a logical node structure is constructed. For this purpose a
* {@link org.apache.commons.configuration.tree.NodeCombiner NodeCombiner}
* object can be set. This makes it possible to specify different algorithms for
* the combination process.
* </p>
* <p>
* The big advantage of this class is that it creates a truly hierarchical
* structure of all the properties stored in the contained configurations - even
* if some of them are no hierarchical configurations per se. So all enhanced
* features provided by a hierarchical configuration (e.g. choosing an
* expression engine) are applicable.
* </p>
* <p>
* The class works by registering itself as an event listener at all added
* configurations. So it gets notified whenever one of these configurations is
* changed and can invalidate its internal node structure. The next time a
* property is accessed the node structure will be re-constructed using the
* current state of the managed configurations. Note that, depending on the used
* {@code NodeCombiner}, this may be a complex operation.
* </p>
* <p>
* Because of the way a {@code CombinedConfiguration} is working it has
* more or less view character: it provides a logic view on the configurations
* it contains. In this constellation not all methods defined for hierarchical
* configurations - especially methods that update the stored properties - can
* be implemented in a consistent manner. Using such methods (like
* {@code addProperty()}, or {@code clearProperty()} on a
* {@code CombinedConfiguration} is not strictly forbidden, however,
* depending on the current {@link NodeCombiner} and the involved
* properties, the results may be different than expected. Some examples may
* illustrate this:
* </p>
* <p>
* <ul>
* <li>Imagine a {@code CombinedConfiguration} <em>cc</em> containing
* two child configurations with the following content:
* <dl>
* <dt>user.properties</dt>
* <dd>
*
* <pre>
* gui.background = blue
* gui.position = (10, 10, 400, 200)
* </pre>
*
* </dd>
* <dt>default.properties</dt>
* <dd>
*
* <pre>
* gui.background = black
* gui.foreground = white
* home.dir = /data
* </pre>
*
* </dd>
* </dl>
* As a {@code NodeCombiner} a
* {@link org.apache.commons.configuration.tree.OverrideCombiner OverrideCombiner}
* is used. This combiner will ensure that defined user settings take precedence
* over the default values. If the resulting {@code CombinedConfiguration}
* is queried for the background color, {@code blue} will be returned
* because this value is defined in {@code user.properties}. Now
* consider what happens if the key {@code gui.background} is removed
* from the {@code CombinedConfiguration}:
*
* <pre>cc.clearProperty("gui.background");</pre>
*
* Will a {@code cc.containsKey("gui.background")} now return <b>false</b>?
* No, it won't! The {@code clearProperty()} operation is executed on the
* node set of the combined configuration, which was constructed from the nodes
* of the two child configurations. It causes the value of the
* <em>background</em> node to be cleared, which is also part of the first
* child configuration. This modification of one of its child configurations
* causes the {@code CombinedConfiguration} to be re-constructed. This
* time the {@code OverrideCombiner} cannot find a
* {@code gui.background} property in the first child configuration, but
* it finds one in the second, and adds it to the resulting combined
* configuration. So the property is still present (with a different value now).</li>
* <li>{@code addProperty()} can also be problematic: Most node
* combiners use special view nodes for linking parts of the original
* configurations' data together. If new properties are added to such a special
* node, they do not belong to any of the managed configurations and thus hang
* in the air. Using the same configurations as in the last example, the
* statement
*
* <pre>
* addProperty("database.user", "scott");
* </pre>
*
* would cause such a hanging property. If now one of the child configurations
* is changed and the {@code CombinedConfiguration} is re-constructed,
* this property will disappear! (Add operations are not problematic if they
* result in a child configuration being updated. For instance an
* {@code addProperty("home.url", "localhost");} will alter the second
* child configuration - because the prefix <em>home</em> is here already
* present; when the {@code CombinedConfiguration} is re-constructed,
* this change is taken into account.)</li>
* </ul>
* Because of such problems it is recommended to perform updates only on the
* managed child configurations.
* </p>
* <p>
* Whenever the node structure of a {@code CombinedConfiguration} becomes
* invalid (either because one of the contained configurations was modified or
* because the {@code invalidate()} method was directly called) an event
* is generated. So this can be detected by interested event listeners. This
* also makes it possible to add a combined configuration into another one.
* </p>
* <p>
* Implementation note: Adding and removing configurations to and from a
* combined configuration is not thread-safe. If a combined configuration is
* manipulated by multiple threads, the developer has to take care about
* properly synchronization.
* </p>
*
* @author <a
* href="http://commons.apache.org/configuration/team-list.html">Commons
* Configuration team</a>
* @since 1.3
* @version $Id: CombinedConfiguration.java 1234985 2012-01-23 21:09:09Z oheger $
*/
public class CombinedConfiguration extends HierarchicalReloadableConfiguration implements
ConfigurationListener, Cloneable
{
/**
* Constant for the invalidate event that is fired when the internal node
* structure becomes invalid.
*/
public static final int EVENT_COMBINED_INVALIDATE = 40;
/**
* The serial version ID.
*/
private static final long serialVersionUID = 8338574525528692307L;
/** Constant for the expression engine for parsing the at path. */
private static final DefaultExpressionEngine AT_ENGINE = new DefaultExpressionEngine();
/** Constant for the default node combiner. */
private static final NodeCombiner DEFAULT_COMBINER = new UnionCombiner();
/** Constant for the name of the property used for the reload check.*/
private static final String PROP_RELOAD_CHECK = "CombinedConfigurationReloadCheck";
/** Stores the combiner. */
private NodeCombiner nodeCombiner;
/** Stores the combined root node. */
private volatile ConfigurationNode combinedRoot;
/** Stores a list with the contained configurations. */
private List<ConfigData> configurations;
/** Stores a map with the named configurations. */
private Map<String, AbstractConfiguration> namedConfigurations;
/** The default behavior is to ignore exceptions that occur during reload */
private boolean ignoreReloadExceptions = true;
/** Set to true when the backing file has changed */
private boolean reloadRequired;
/**
* An expression engine used for converting child configurations to
* hierarchical ones.
*/
private ExpressionEngine conversionExpressionEngine;
/** A flag whether an enhanced reload check is to be performed.*/
private boolean forceReloadCheck;
/**
* Creates a new instance of {@code CombinedConfiguration} and
* initializes the combiner to be used.
*
* @param comb the node combiner (can be <b>null</b>, then a union combiner
* is used as default)
*/
public CombinedConfiguration(NodeCombiner comb)
{
setNodeCombiner((comb != null) ? comb : DEFAULT_COMBINER);
clear();
}
public CombinedConfiguration(NodeCombiner comb, Lock lock)
{
super(lock);
setNodeCombiner((comb != null) ? comb : DEFAULT_COMBINER);
clear();
}
public CombinedConfiguration(Lock lock)
{
this(null, lock);
}
/**
* Creates a new instance of {@code CombinedConfiguration} that uses
* a union combiner.
*
* @see org.apache.commons.configuration.tree.UnionCombiner
*/
public CombinedConfiguration()
{
this(null, null);
}
/**
* Returns the node combiner that is used for creating the combined node
* structure.
*
* @return the node combiner
*/
public NodeCombiner getNodeCombiner()
{
return nodeCombiner;
}
/**
* Sets the node combiner. This object will be used when the combined node
* structure is to be constructed. It must not be <b>null</b>, otherwise an
* {@code IllegalArgumentException} exception is thrown. Changing the
* node combiner causes an invalidation of this combined configuration, so
* that the new combiner immediately takes effect.
*
* @param nodeCombiner the node combiner
*/
public void setNodeCombiner(NodeCombiner nodeCombiner)
{
if (nodeCombiner == null)
{
throw new IllegalArgumentException(
"Node combiner must not be null!");
}
this.nodeCombiner = nodeCombiner;
invalidate();
}
/**
* Returns a flag whether an enhanced reload check must be performed.
*
* @return the force reload check flag
* @since 1.4
*/
public boolean isForceReloadCheck()
{
return forceReloadCheck;
}
/**
* Sets the force reload check flag. If this flag is set, each property
* access on this configuration will cause a reload check on the contained
* configurations. This is a workaround for a problem with some reload
* implementations that only check if a reload is required when they are
* triggered. Per default this mode is disabled. If the force reload check
* flag is set to <b>true</b>, accessing properties will be less
* efficient, but reloads on contained configurations will be detected.
*
* @param forceReloadCheck the value of the flag
* @since 1.4
*/
public void setForceReloadCheck(boolean forceReloadCheck)
{
this.forceReloadCheck = forceReloadCheck;
}
/**
* Returns the {@code ExpressionEngine} for converting flat child
* configurations to hierarchical ones.
*
* @return the conversion expression engine
* @since 1.6
*/
public ExpressionEngine getConversionExpressionEngine()
{
return conversionExpressionEngine;
}
/**
* Sets the {@code ExpressionEngine} for converting flat child
* configurations to hierarchical ones. When constructing the root node for
* this combined configuration the properties of all child configurations
* must be combined to a single hierarchical node structure. In this
* process, non hierarchical configurations are converted to hierarchical
* ones first. This can be problematic if a child configuration contains
* keys that are no compatible with the default expression engine used by
* hierarchical configurations. Therefore it is possible to specify a
* specific expression engine to be used for this purpose.
*
* @param conversionExpressionEngine the conversion expression engine
* @see ConfigurationUtils#convertToHierarchical(Configuration, ExpressionEngine)
* @since 1.6
*/
public void setConversionExpressionEngine(
ExpressionEngine conversionExpressionEngine)
{
this.conversionExpressionEngine = conversionExpressionEngine;
}
/**
* Retrieves the value of the ignoreReloadExceptions flag.
* @return true if exceptions are ignored, false otherwise.
*/
public boolean isIgnoreReloadExceptions()
{
return ignoreReloadExceptions;
}
/**
* If set to true then exceptions that occur during reloading will be
* ignored. If false then the exceptions will be allowed to be thrown
* back to the caller.
* @param ignoreReloadExceptions true if exceptions should be ignored.
*/
public void setIgnoreReloadExceptions(boolean ignoreReloadExceptions)
{
this.ignoreReloadExceptions = ignoreReloadExceptions;
}
/**
* Adds a new configuration to this combined configuration. It is possible
* (but not mandatory) to give the new configuration a name. This name must
* be unique, otherwise a {@code ConfigurationRuntimeException} will
* be thrown. With the optional {@code at} argument you can specify
* where in the resulting node structure the content of the added
* configuration should appear. This is a string that uses dots as property
* delimiters (independent on the current expression engine). For instance
* if you pass in the string {@code "database.tables"},
* all properties of the added configuration will occur in this branch.
*
* @param config the configuration to add (must not be <b>null</b>)
* @param name the name of this configuration (can be <b>null</b>)
* @param at the position of this configuration in the combined tree (can be
* <b>null</b>)
*/
public void addConfiguration(AbstractConfiguration config, String name,
String at)
{
if (config == null)
{
throw new IllegalArgumentException(
"Added configuration must not be null!");
}
if (name != null && namedConfigurations.containsKey(name))
{
throw new ConfigurationRuntimeException(
"A configuration with the name '"
+ name
+ "' already exists in this combined configuration!");
}
ConfigData cd = new ConfigData(config, name, at);
if (getLogger().isDebugEnabled())
{
getLogger().debug("Adding configuration " + config + " with name " + name);
}
configurations.add(cd);
if (name != null)
{
namedConfigurations.put(name, config);
}
config.addConfigurationListener(this);
invalidate();
}
/**
* Adds a new configuration to this combined configuration with an optional
* name. The new configuration's properties will be added under the root of
* the combined node structure.
*
* @param config the configuration to add (must not be <b>null</b>)
* @param name the name of this configuration (can be <b>null</b>)
*/
public void addConfiguration(AbstractConfiguration config, String name)
{
addConfiguration(config, name, null);
}
/**
* Adds a new configuration to this combined configuration. The new
* configuration is not given a name. Its properties will be added under the
* root of the combined node structure.
*
* @param config the configuration to add (must not be <b>null</b>)
*/
public void addConfiguration(AbstractConfiguration config)
{
addConfiguration(config, null, null);
}
/**
* Returns the number of configurations that are contained in this combined
* configuration.
*
* @return the number of contained configurations
*/
public int getNumberOfConfigurations()
{
return configurations.size();
}
/**
* Returns the configuration at the specified index. The contained
* configurations are numbered in the order they were added to this combined
* configuration. The index of the first configuration is 0.
*
* @param index the index
* @return the configuration at this index
*/
public Configuration getConfiguration(int index)
{
ConfigData cd = configurations.get(index);
return cd.getConfiguration();
}
/**
* Returns the configuration with the given name. This can be <b>null</b>
* if no such configuration exists.
*
* @param name the name of the configuration
* @return the configuration with this name
*/
public Configuration getConfiguration(String name)
{
return namedConfigurations.get(name);
}
/**
* Returns a List of all the configurations that have been added.
* @return A List of all the configurations.
* @since 1.7
*/
public List<AbstractConfiguration> getConfigurations()
{
List<AbstractConfiguration> list = new ArrayList<AbstractConfiguration>(configurations.size());
for (ConfigData cd : configurations)
{
list.add(cd.getConfiguration());
}
return list;
}
/**
* Returns a List of the names of all the configurations that have been
* added in the order they were added. A NULL value will be present in
* the list for each configuration that was added without a name.
* @return A List of all the configuration names.
* @since 1.7
*/
public List<String> getConfigurationNameList()
{
List<String> list = new ArrayList<String>(configurations.size());
for (ConfigData cd : configurations)
{
list.add(cd.getName());
}
return list;
}
/**
* Removes the specified configuration from this combined configuration.
*
* @param config the configuration to be removed
* @return a flag whether this configuration was found and could be removed
*/
public boolean removeConfiguration(Configuration config)
{
for (int index = 0; index < getNumberOfConfigurations(); index++)
{
if (configurations.get(index).getConfiguration() == config)
{
removeConfigurationAt(index);
return true;
}
}
return false;
}
/**
* Removes the configuration at the specified index.
*
* @param index the index
* @return the removed configuration
*/
public Configuration removeConfigurationAt(int index)
{
ConfigData cd = configurations.remove(index);
if (cd.getName() != null)
{
namedConfigurations.remove(cd.getName());
}
cd.getConfiguration().removeConfigurationListener(this);
invalidate();
return cd.getConfiguration();
}
/**
* Removes the configuration with the specified name.
*
* @param name the name of the configuration to be removed
* @return the removed configuration (<b>null</b> if this configuration
* was not found)
*/
public Configuration removeConfiguration(String name)
{
Configuration conf = getConfiguration(name);
if (conf != null)
{
removeConfiguration(conf);
}
return conf;
}
/**
* Returns a set with the names of all configurations contained in this
* combined configuration. Of course here are only these configurations
* listed, for which a name was specified when they were added.
*
* @return a set with the names of the contained configurations (never
* <b>null</b>)
*/
public Set<String> getConfigurationNames()
{
return namedConfigurations.keySet();
}
/**
* Invalidates this combined configuration. This means that the next time a
* property is accessed the combined node structure must be re-constructed.
* Invalidation of a combined configuration also means that an event of type
* {@code EVENT_COMBINED_INVALIDATE} is fired. Note that while other
* events most times appear twice (once before and once after an update),
* this event is only fired once (after update).
*/
public void invalidate()
{
reloadRequired = true;
fireEvent(EVENT_COMBINED_INVALIDATE, null, null, false);
}
/**
* Event listener call back for configuration update events. This method is
* called whenever one of the contained configurations was modified. It
* invalidates this combined configuration.
*
* @param event the update event
*/
public void configurationChanged(ConfigurationEvent event)
{
if (event.getType() == AbstractFileConfiguration.EVENT_CONFIG_CHANGED)
{
fireEvent(event.getType(), event.getPropertyName(), event.getPropertyValue(), event.isBeforeUpdate());
}
else if (!event.isBeforeUpdate())
{
invalidate();
}
}
/**
* Returns the configuration root node of this combined configuration. This
* method will construct a combined node structure using the current node
* combiner if necessary.
*
* @return the combined root node
*/
@Override
public ConfigurationNode getRootNode()
{
synchronized (getReloadLock())
{
if (reloadRequired || combinedRoot == null)
{
combinedRoot = constructCombinedNode();
reloadRequired = false;
}
return combinedRoot;
}
}
/**
* Clears this configuration. All contained configurations will be removed.
*/
@Override
public void clear()
{
fireEvent(EVENT_CLEAR, null, null, true);
configurations = new ArrayList<ConfigData>();
namedConfigurations = new HashMap<String, AbstractConfiguration>();
fireEvent(EVENT_CLEAR, null, null, false);
invalidate();
}
/**
* Returns a copy of this object. This implementation performs a deep clone,
* i.e. all contained configurations will be cloned, too. For this to work,
* all contained configurations must be cloneable. Registered event
* listeners won't be cloned. The clone will use the same node combiner than
* the original.
*
* @return the copied object
*/
@Override
public Object clone()
{
CombinedConfiguration copy = (CombinedConfiguration) super.clone();
copy.clear();
for (ConfigData cd : configurations)
{
copy.addConfiguration((AbstractConfiguration) ConfigurationUtils
.cloneConfiguration(cd.getConfiguration()), cd.getName(),
cd.getAt());
}
copy.setRootNode(new DefaultConfigurationNode());
return copy;
}
/**
* Returns the configuration source, in which the specified key is defined.
* This method will determine the configuration node that is identified by
* the given key. The following constellations are possible:
* <ul>
* <li>If no node object is found for this key, <b>null</b> is returned.</li>
* <li>If the key maps to multiple nodes belonging to different
* configuration sources, a {@code IllegalArgumentException} is
* thrown (in this case no unique source can be determined).</li>
* <li>If exactly one node is found for the key, the (child) configuration
* object, to which the node belongs is determined and returned.</li>
* <li>For keys that have been added directly to this combined
* configuration and that do not belong to the namespaces defined by
* existing child configurations this configuration will be returned.</li>
* </ul>
*
* @param key the key of a configuration property
* @return the configuration, to which this property belongs or <b>null</b>
* if the key cannot be resolved
* @throws IllegalArgumentException if the key maps to multiple properties
* and the source cannot be determined, or if the key is <b>null</b>
* @since 1.5
*/
public Configuration getSource(String key)
{
if (key == null)
{
throw new IllegalArgumentException("Key must not be null!");
}
List<ConfigurationNode> nodes = fetchNodeList(key);
if (nodes.isEmpty())
{
return null;
}
Iterator<ConfigurationNode> it = nodes.iterator();
Configuration source = findSourceConfiguration(it.next());
while (it.hasNext())
{
Configuration src = findSourceConfiguration(it.next());
if (src != source)
{
throw new IllegalArgumentException("The key " + key
+ " is defined by multiple sources!");
}
}
return source;
}
/**
* Evaluates the passed in property key and returns a list with the matching
* configuration nodes. This implementation also evaluates the
* <em>force reload check</em> flag. If it is set,
* {@code performReloadCheck()} is invoked.
*
* @param key the property key
* @return a list with the matching configuration nodes
*/
@Override
protected List<ConfigurationNode> fetchNodeList(String key)
{
if (isForceReloadCheck())
{
performReloadCheck();
}
return super.fetchNodeList(key);
}
/**
* Triggers the contained configurations to perform a reload check if
* necessary. This method is called when a property of this combined
* configuration is accessed and the {@code forceReloadCheck} property
* is set to <b>true</b>.
*
* @see #setForceReloadCheck(boolean)
* @since 1.6
*/
protected void performReloadCheck()
{
for (ConfigData cd : configurations)
{
try
{
// simply retrieve a property; this is enough for
// triggering a reload
cd.getConfiguration().getProperty(PROP_RELOAD_CHECK);
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
if (!ignoreReloadExceptions)
{
throw new ConfigurationRuntimeException(ex);
}
}
}
}
/**
* Creates the root node of this combined configuration.
*
* @return the combined root node
*/
private ConfigurationNode constructCombinedNode()
{
if (getNumberOfConfigurations() < 1)
{
if (getLogger().isDebugEnabled())
{
getLogger().debug("No configurations defined for " + this);
}
return new ViewNode();
}
else
{
Iterator<ConfigData> it = configurations.iterator();
ConfigurationNode node = it.next().getTransformedRoot();
while (it.hasNext())
{
node = getNodeCombiner().combine(node,
it.next().getTransformedRoot());
}
if (getLogger().isDebugEnabled())
{
ByteArrayOutputStream os = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
PrintStream stream = new PrintStream(os);
TreeUtils.printTree(stream, node);
getLogger().debug(os.toString());
}
return node;
}
}
/**
* Determines the configuration that owns the specified node.
*
* @param node the node
* @return the owning configuration
*/
private Configuration findSourceConfiguration(ConfigurationNode node)
{
synchronized (getReloadLock())
{
ConfigurationNode root = null;
ConfigurationNode current = node;
// find the root node in this hierarchy
while (current != null)
{
root = current;
current = current.getParentNode();
}
// Check with the root nodes of the child configurations
for (ConfigData cd : configurations)
{
if (root == cd.getRootNode())
{
return cd.getConfiguration();
}
}
}
return this;
}
/**
* An internal helper class for storing information about contained
* configurations.
*/
class ConfigData
{
/** Stores a reference to the configuration. */
private AbstractConfiguration configuration;
/** Stores the name under which the configuration is stored. */
private String name;
/** Stores the at information as path of nodes. */
private Collection<String> atPath;
/** Stores the at string.*/
private String at;
/** Stores the root node for this child configuration.*/
private ConfigurationNode rootNode;
/**
* Creates a new instance of {@code ConfigData} and initializes
* it.
*
* @param config the configuration
* @param n the name
* @param at the at position
*/
public ConfigData(AbstractConfiguration config, String n, String at)
{
configuration = config;
name = n;
atPath = parseAt(at);
this.at = at;
}
/**
* Returns the stored configuration.
*
* @return the configuration
*/
public AbstractConfiguration getConfiguration()
{
return configuration;
}
/**
* Returns the configuration's name.
*
* @return the name
*/
public String getName()
{
return name;
}
/**
* Returns the at position of this configuration.
*
* @return the at position
*/
public String getAt()
{
return at;
}
/**
* Returns the root node for this child configuration.
*
* @return the root node of this child configuration
* @since 1.5
*/
public ConfigurationNode getRootNode()
{
return rootNode;
}
/**
* Returns the transformed root node of the stored configuration. The
* term "transformed" means that an eventually defined at path
* has been applied.
*
* @return the transformed root node
*/
public ConfigurationNode getTransformedRoot()
{
ViewNode result = new ViewNode();
ViewNode atParent = result;
if (atPath != null)
{
// Build the complete path
for (String p : atPath)
{
ViewNode node = new ViewNode();
node.setName(p);
atParent.addChild(node);
atParent = node;
}
}
// Copy data of the root node to the new path
ConfigurationNode root = ConfigurationUtils
.convertToHierarchical(getConfiguration(),
getConversionExpressionEngine()).getRootNode();
atParent.appendChildren(root);
atParent.appendAttributes(root);
rootNode = root;
return result;
}
/**
* Splits the at path into its components.
*
* @param at the at string
* @return a collection with the names of the single components
*/
private Collection<String> parseAt(String at)
{
if (at == null)
{
return null;
}
Collection<String> result = new ArrayList<String>();
DefaultConfigurationKey.KeyIterator it = new DefaultConfigurationKey(
AT_ENGINE, at).iterator();
while (it.hasNext())
{
result.add(it.nextKey());
}
return result;
}
}
}