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 * This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
 * terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0, which accompanies this distribution
 * and is available at http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html.
 * 
 * Contributors:
 *     Oracle - initial API and implementation
 ******************************************************************************/
package org.eclipse.jpt.common.utility.internal.model.value;

import org.eclipse.jpt.common.utility.internal.model.AbstractModel;
import org.eclipse.jpt.common.utility.internal.model.ChangeSupport;
import org.eclipse.jpt.common.utility.internal.model.SingleAspectChangeSupport;
import org.eclipse.jpt.common.utility.model.listener.ChangeListener;
import org.eclipse.jpt.common.utility.model.listener.CollectionChangeListener;
import org.eclipse.jpt.common.utility.model.value.CollectionValueModel;

/**
 * This abstract class provides the infrastructure for "lazily" adding listeners
 * to an underlying model as necessary. Subclasses will need to engage and
 * disegage the underlying model and fire the appropriate collection change
 * events. Subclasses must implement the appropriate {@link CollectionValueModel}.
 * <p>
 * Subclasses must implement the following methods:<ul>
 * <li>{@link #engageModel()}<p>
 *     implement this method to add the appropriate listener to the underlying model
 * <li>{@link #disengageModel()}<p>
 *     implement this method to remove the appropriate listener from the underlying model
 * </ul>
 */
public abstract class AbstractCollectionValueModel
	extends AbstractModel
{

	// ********** constructor/initialization **********

	protected AbstractCollectionValueModel() {
		super();
	}

	@Override
	protected ChangeSupport buildChangeSupport() {
		return new SingleAspectChangeSupport(this, CollectionChangeListener.class, CollectionValueModel.VALUES);
	}


	// ********** extend change support **********

	/**
	 * Extend to start listening to the underlying model if necessary.
	 */
	@Override
	public synchronized void addChangeListener(ChangeListener listener) {
		if (this.hasNoListeners()) {
			this.engageModel();
		}
		super.addChangeListener(listener);
	}
	
	/**
	 * Extend to start listening to the underlying model if necessary.
	 */
	@Override
	public synchronized void addCollectionChangeListener(String collectionName, CollectionChangeListener listener) {
		if (collectionName.equals(CollectionValueModel.VALUES) && this.hasNoListeners()) {
			this.engageModel();
		}
		super.addCollectionChangeListener(collectionName, listener);
	}
	
	/**
	 * Extend to stop listening to the underlying model if necessary.
	 */
	@Override
	public synchronized void removeChangeListener(ChangeListener listener) {
		super.removeChangeListener(listener);
		if (this.hasNoListeners()) {
			this.disengageModel();
		}
	}
	
	/**
	 * Extend to stop listening to the underlying model if necessary.
	 */
	@Override
	public synchronized void removeCollectionChangeListener(String collectionName, CollectionChangeListener listener) {
		super.removeCollectionChangeListener(collectionName, listener);
		if (collectionName.equals(CollectionValueModel.VALUES) && this.hasNoListeners()) {
			this.disengageModel();
		}
	}


	// ********** queries **********

	/**
	 * Return whether the model has no collection value listeners.
	 */
	protected boolean hasNoListeners() {
		return ! this.hasListeners();
	}

	/**
	 * Return whether the model has any collection value listeners.
	 */
	protected boolean hasListeners() {
		return this.hasAnyCollectionChangeListeners(CollectionValueModel.VALUES);
	}


	// ********** behavior **********

	/**
	 * Engage the underlying model.
	 */
	protected abstract void engageModel();

	/**
	 * Stop listening to the underlying model.
	 */
	protected abstract void disengageModel();

}