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package org.apache.commons.collections4.functors;

import java.io.Serializable;
import java.util.Collection;

import org.apache.commons.collections4.Transformer;

Transformer implementation that chains the specified transformers together.

The input object is passed to the first transformer. The transformed result
is passed to the second transformer and so on.

Since:
3.0/**
 * Transformer implementation that chains the specified transformers together.
 * <p>
 * The input object is passed to the first transformer. The transformed result
 * is passed to the second transformer and so on.
 * </p>
 *
 * @since 3.0
 */
public class ChainedTransformer<T> implements Transformer<T, T>, Serializable {

    
Serial version UID /** Serial version UID */
    private static final long serialVersionUID = 3514945074733160196L;

    
The transformers to call in turn /** The transformers to call in turn */
    private final Transformer<? super T, ? extends T>[] iTransformers;

    
Factory method that performs validation and copies the parameter array.
Params:
transformers –  the transformers to chain, copied, no nulls
Type parameters:
<T> –  the object type
Throws:
NullPointerException – if the transformers array is null
NullPointerException – if any transformer in the array is null
Returns:
the chained transformer/**
     * Factory method that performs validation and copies the parameter array.
     *
     * @param <T>  the object type
     * @param transformers  the transformers to chain, copied, no nulls
     * @return the <code>chained</code> transformer
     * @throws NullPointerException if the transformers array is null
     * @throws NullPointerException if any transformer in the array is null
     */
    public static <T> Transformer<T, T> chainedTransformer(final Transformer<? super T, ? extends T>... transformers) {
        FunctorUtils.validate(transformers);
        if (transformers.length == 0) {
            return NOPTransformer.<T>nopTransformer();
        }
        return new ChainedTransformer<>(transformers);
    }

    
Create a new Transformer that calls each transformer in turn, passing the
result into the next transformer. The ordering is that of the iterator()
method on the collection.
Params:
transformers –  a collection of transformers to chain
Type parameters:
<T> –  the object type
Throws:
NullPointerException – if the transformers collection is null
NullPointerException – if any transformer in the collection is null
Returns:
the chained transformer/**
     * Create a new Transformer that calls each transformer in turn, passing the
     * result into the next transformer. The ordering is that of the iterator()
     * method on the collection.
     *
     * @param <T>  the object type
     * @param transformers  a collection of transformers to chain
     * @return the <code>chained</code> transformer
     * @throws NullPointerException if the transformers collection is null
     * @throws NullPointerException if any transformer in the collection is null
     */
    public static <T> Transformer<T, T> chainedTransformer(
            final Collection<? extends Transformer<? super T, ? extends T>> transformers) {
        if (transformers == null) {
            throw new NullPointerException("Transformer collection must not be null");
        }
        if (transformers.size() == 0) {
            return NOPTransformer.<T>nopTransformer();
        }
        // convert to array like this to guarantee iterator() ordering
        final Transformer<T, T>[] cmds = transformers.toArray(new Transformer[transformers.size()]);
        FunctorUtils.validate(cmds);
        return new ChainedTransformer<>(false, cmds);
    }

    
Hidden constructor for the use by the static factory methods.
Params:
clone –  if true the input argument will be cloned
transformers –  the transformers to chain, no nulls/**
     * Hidden constructor for the use by the static factory methods.
     *
     * @param clone  if {@code true} the input argument will be cloned
     * @param transformers  the transformers to chain, no nulls
     */
    private ChainedTransformer(final boolean clone, final Transformer<? super T, ? extends T>[] transformers) {
        super();
        iTransformers = clone ? FunctorUtils.copy(transformers) : transformers;
    }

    
Constructor that performs no validation.
Use chainedTransformer if you want that.
Params:
transformers –  the transformers to chain, copied, no nulls/**
     * Constructor that performs no validation.
     * Use <code>chainedTransformer</code> if you want that.
     *
     * @param transformers  the transformers to chain, copied, no nulls
     */
    public ChainedTransformer(final Transformer<? super T, ? extends T>... transformers) {
        this(true, transformers);
    }

    
Transforms the input to result via each decorated transformer
Params:
object –  the input object passed to the first transformer
Returns:
the transformed result/**
     * Transforms the input to result via each decorated transformer
     *
     * @param object  the input object passed to the first transformer
     * @return the transformed result
     */
    @Override
    public T transform(T object) {
        for (final Transformer<? super T, ? extends T> iTransformer : iTransformers) {
            object = iTransformer.transform(object);
        }
        return object;
    }

    
Gets the transformers.
Returns:
a copy of the transformers
Since:
3.1/**
     * Gets the transformers.
     *
     * @return a copy of the transformers
     * @since 3.1
     */
    public Transformer<? super T, ? extends T>[] getTransformers() {
        return FunctorUtils.<T, T>copy(iTransformers);
    }

}