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// Metawidget
//
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//
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// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
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//
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package org.metawidget.util;
import static org.metawidget.inspector.InspectionResultConstants.*;
import static org.metawidget.inspector.propertytype.PropertyTypeInspectionResultConstants.*;
import java.util.Map;
/**
* Utilities for working with WidgetBuilders.
*
* Some of the logic behind WidgetBuilder decisions can be a little involved, so we refactor it
* here.
*
* Not located under org.metawidget.widgetbuilder.impl because GWT cannot compile this
* class.
*
* @author Richard Kennard
*/
public final class WidgetBuilderUtils {
//
// Public methods
//
/**
* Returns whether the attributes have READ_ONLY or NO_SETTER set to TRUE.
*
* The latter case relies on complex attributes being rendered by nested Metawidgets: the nested
* Metawidgets will not have setReadOnly set on them, which gets us the desired result.
* Namely, primitive types without a setter are rendered as read-only, complex types without a
* setter are rendered as writeable (because their nested primitives are writeable).
*
* Furthermore, what is considered 'primitive' is up to the platform. Some platforms may
* consider, say, an Address as 'primitive', using a dedicated Address widget. Other platforms
* may consider an Address as complex, using a nested Metawidget.
*
* @return true if the attributes have READ_ONLY set to TRUE, or NO_SETTER set to true.
*/
public static boolean isReadOnly( Map attributes ) {
if ( TRUE.equals( attributes.get( READ_ONLY ) ) ) {
return true;
}
if ( TRUE.equals( attributes.get( NO_SETTER ) ) ) {
return true;
}
return false;
}
/**
* Looks up the TYPE attribute, but first checks the ACTUAL_CLASS attribute.
*
* @return ACTUAL_CLASS of, if none, TYPE or, if none, null. Never an empty String.
*/
public static String getActualClassOrType( Map attributes ) {
String type = attributes.get( ACTUAL_CLASS );
if ( type != null && !"".equals( type ) ) {
return type;
}
type = attributes.get( TYPE );
if ( "".equals( type ) ) {
return null;
}
return type;
}
/**
* Returns true if the lookup is nullable, not required, or has a forced empty choice.
*/
public static boolean needsEmptyLookupItem( Map attributes ) {
if ( TRUE.equals( attributes.get( LOOKUP_HAS_EMPTY_CHOICE ) ) ) {
return true;
}
if ( TRUE.equals( attributes.get( REQUIRED ) ) ) {
return false;
}
String type = getActualClassOrType( attributes );
// Type can be null if this lookup was specified by a metawidget-metadata.xml
// and the type was omitted from the XML. In that case, assume nullable
//
// Note: there's an extra caveat for Groovy dynamic types: if we can't load
// the class, assume it is non-primitive and therefore add a null choice
if ( type != null ) {
Class clazz = ClassUtils.niceForName( type );
if ( clazz != null && clazz.isPrimitive() ) {
return false;
}
}
return true;
}
//
// Private constructor
//
private WidgetBuilderUtils() {
// Can never be called
}
}