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package org.apache.struts.chain.commands;

import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
import org.apache.struts.action.ActionErrors;
import org.apache.struts.action.ActionForm;
import org.apache.struts.action.InvalidCancelException;
import org.apache.struts.chain.contexts.ActionContext;
import org.apache.struts.config.ActionConfig;

/**
 * Validate the properties of the form bean for this request.  If there are
 * any validation errors, execute the specified command; otherwise, proceed
 * normally.
 *
 * @version $Rev: 481833 $ $Date: 2005-06-04 10:58:46 -0400 (Sat, 04 Jun 2005)
 *          $
 */
public abstract class AbstractValidateActionForm extends ActionCommandBase {
    // ------------------------------------------------------ Instance Variables

    /**
     *  Provide Commons Logging instance for this class. 
     */
    private static final Log LOG =
        LogFactory.getLog(AbstractSelectForward.class);

    // ------------------------------------------------------ Protected Methods

    /**
     * Helper method to verify the Cancel state.
     *
     * If the state is invalid, Cancel is unset and an
     * InvalidCancelException is thrown.
     *
     * @param actionCtx    Our ActionContext
     * @param actionConfig Our ActionConfig
     * @return true if cancel is set, false otherwise.
     * @throws InvalidCancelException
     */
    private boolean isCancelled(ActionContext actionCtx,
        ActionConfig actionConfig)
        throws InvalidCancelException {
        Boolean cancel = actionCtx.getCancelled();
        boolean cancelled = ((cancel != null) && cancel.booleanValue());
        boolean cancellable = actionConfig.getCancellable();

        boolean invalidState = (cancelled && !cancellable);

        if (invalidState) {
            actionCtx.setCancelled(Boolean.FALSE);
            actionCtx.setFormValid(Boolean.FALSE);
            throw new InvalidCancelException();
        }

        return cancelled;
    }

    // ---------------------------------------------------------- Public Methods

    /**
     * Validate the properties of the form bean for this request.  If there
     * are any validation errors, execute the child commands in our chain;
     * otherwise, proceed normally.
     *
     * @param actionCtx The Context for the current request
     * @return false so that processing continues, if there are
     *         no validation errors; otherwise true
     * @throws Exception if thrown by the Action class
     */
    public boolean execute(ActionContext actionCtx)
        throws Exception {
        // Set form valid until found otherwise
        actionCtx.setFormValid(Boolean.TRUE);

        // Is there a form bean for this request?
        ActionForm actionForm = actionCtx.getActionForm();

        if (actionForm == null) {
            return false;
        }

        // Is validation disabled on this request?
        ActionConfig actionConfig = actionCtx.getActionConfig();

        if (!actionConfig.getValidate()) {
            return false;
        }

        // Was this request cancelled?
        if (isCancelled(actionCtx, actionConfig)) {
            if (LOG.isDebugEnabled()) {
                LOG.debug(" Cancelled transaction, skipping validation");
            }

            return false;
        }

        // Call the validate() method of this form bean
        ActionErrors errors = validate(actionCtx, actionConfig, actionForm);

        // If there were no errors, proceed normally
        if ((errors == null) || (errors.isEmpty())) {
            return false;
        }

        // Flag the validation failure and proceed
        /* NOTE: Is there any concern that there might have already
         * been errors, or that other errors might be coming?
         */
        actionCtx.saveErrors(errors);
        actionCtx.setFormValid(Boolean.FALSE);

        return false;
    }

    // ------------------------------------------------------- Protected Methods

    /**
     * Call the validate() method of the specified form bean,
     * and return the resulting ActionErrors object.
     *
     * @param context      The context for this request
     * @param actionConfig The ActionConfig for this request
     * @param actionForm   The form bean for this request
     * @return ActionErrors object, if any
     */
    protected abstract ActionErrors validate(ActionContext context,
        ActionConfig actionConfig, ActionForm actionForm);
}