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package org.springframework.ldap.filter;

import org.apache.commons.lang.builder.EqualsBuilder;
import org.apache.commons.lang.builder.HashCodeBuilder;
import org.springframework.ldap.filter.AbstractFilter;

/**
 * A convenience class that combines {@code NOT} behavior with {@code present}
 * behavior to allow the user to check for the non-existence of a attribute. For
 * an attribute to be {@code NOT present} it must not have any values set. To
 * filter on attributes at are {@code present} use the {@link PresentFilter}.
 * 
 *  * NotPresentFilter filter = new NotPresentFilter("foo");
 * System.out.println(filter.encode());
 * 
 * 
 * would result in:
 * 
 *  *  (!(foo=*))
 * 
 * @author Jordan Hein
 */
public class NotPresentFilter extends AbstractFilter {
	
	private String attribute;

	/**
	 * Creates a new instance of a not present filter for a particular
	 * attribute.
	 * 
	 * @param attribute the attribute expected to be not-present (ie, unset, or
	 * null).
	 */
	public NotPresentFilter(String attribute) {
		this.attribute = attribute;
	}

	public StringBuffer encode(StringBuffer buff) {
		buff.append("(!(");
		buff.append(attribute);
		buff.append("=*))");
		return buff;
	}

	/*
	 * @see java.lang.Object#equals(java.lang.Object)
	 */
	public boolean equals(Object o) {
		if (o == null) {
			return false;
		}
		if (o == this) {
			return true;
		}
		if (o.getClass() != getClass()) {
			return false;
		}
		NotPresentFilter f = (NotPresentFilter) o;
		return new EqualsBuilder().append(this.attribute, f.attribute).isEquals();
	}

	/*
	 * @see java.lang.Object#hashCode()
	 */
	public int hashCode() {
		HashCodeBuilder builder = new HashCodeBuilder().append(attribute);
		return builder.toHashCode();
	}
}