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 * $Id: ExecuteCommand.java 471754 2006-11-06 14:55:09Z husted $
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package org.apache.struts.chain.commands;

import org.apache.commons.chain.Catalog;
import org.apache.commons.chain.CatalogFactory;
import org.apache.commons.chain.Command;
import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
import org.apache.struts.chain.contexts.ActionContext;
import org.apache.struts.config.ActionConfig;

/**
 * Invoke the appropriate Command for this request.  If the
 * context's ActionConfig has no command property
 * defined, no action will be taken.  If the specified command cannot be
 * found, a warning will be logged, but processing will continue.  Depending
 * on how the chain is configured, this can be used in place of an
 * Action or as a method of performing pre-processing. 
 *
 * If used instead of an action, the command which is looked up should put
 * an ActionForward into the context, unless it has already dealt with the
 * response.
 *
 * @version $Id: ExecuteCommand.java 471754 2006-11-06 14:55:09Z husted $
 */
public class ExecuteCommand extends ActionCommandBase {
    // ------------------------------------------------------ Instance Variables

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

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

    /**
     * If the context is "valid", lookup a command and execute
     * it.
     *
     * @param actionCtx The Context for the current request
     * @return the result of the lookup command's execute method,
     *         if executed, or false if it was not executed.
     * @throws Exception on any error
     */
    public boolean execute(ActionContext actionCtx)
        throws Exception {
        if (shouldProcess(actionCtx)) {
            Command command = getCommand(actionCtx);

            if (command != null) {
                return (command.execute(actionCtx));
            }
        }

        return (false);
    }

    /**
     * Evaluate the current context to see if a command should even be
     * executed.
     *
     * @param context A valid ActionContext
     * @return TRUE if the pending Command should be executed
     */
    protected boolean shouldProcess(ActionContext context) {
        // Skip processing if the current request is not valid
        Boolean valid = context.getFormValid();

        return ((valid != null) && valid.booleanValue());
    }

    /**
     * Find the ActionConfig in the current context and, if it
     * is properly configured, lookup the appropriate commons-chain
     * command.
     *
     * @param context A valid ActionContext
     * @return a Command to execute, or null if none is specified
     *         or if the specified command cannot be found.
     */
    protected Command getCommand(ActionContext context) {
        ActionConfig actionConfig = context.getActionConfig();

        String commandName = actionConfig.getCommand();

        if (commandName == null) {
            return null;
        }

        String catalogName = actionConfig.getCatalog();

        return getCommand(commandName, catalogName);
    }

    /**
     *  Retrieve the specified Command from the specified Catalog. 
     *
     * @param commandName The Command to retrieve.
     * @param catalogName The Catalog to search.
     * @return Instantiated Command, or null
     */
    protected Command getCommand(String commandName, String catalogName) {
        if (commandName == null) {
            return null;
        }

        Catalog catalog;

        if (catalogName != null) {
            catalog = CatalogFactory.getInstance().getCatalog(catalogName);

            if (catalog == null) {
                LOG.warn("When looking up " + commandName + ","
                    + " no catalog found under " + catalogName);

                return null;
            }
        } else {
            catalogName = "the default catalog";
            catalog = CatalogFactory.getInstance().getCatalog();

            if (catalog == null) {
                LOG.warn("When looking up " + commandName + ","
                    + " no default catalog found.");

                return null;
            }
        }

        if (LOG.isDebugEnabled()) {
            LOG.debug("looking up command " + commandName + " in "
                + catalogName);
        }

        return catalog.getCommand(commandName);
    }
}