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package org.springframework.web.util.pattern;

import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;
import org.springframework.util.LinkedMultiValueMap;
import org.springframework.util.MultiValueMap;
import org.springframework.web.util.pattern.PathPattern.MatchingContext;

Common supertype for the Ast nodes created to represent a path pattern.
Author:
Andy Clement
Since:
5.0/**
 * Common supertype for the Ast nodes created to represent a path pattern.
 *
 * @author Andy Clement
 * @since 5.0
 */
abstract class PathElement {

	// Score related
	protected static final int WILDCARD_WEIGHT = 100;

	protected static final int CAPTURE_VARIABLE_WEIGHT = 1;

	protected static final MultiValueMap<String,String> NO_PARAMETERS = new LinkedMultiValueMap<>();

	// Position in the pattern where this path element starts
	protected final int pos;

	// The separator used in this path pattern
	protected final char separator;

	// The next path element in the chain
	@Nullable
	protected PathElement next;

	// The previous path element in the chain
	@Nullable
	protected PathElement prev;


	
Create a new path element.
Params:
pos – the position where this path element starts in the pattern data
separator – the separator in use in the path pattern/**
	 * Create a new path element.
	 * @param pos the position where this path element starts in the pattern data
	 * @param separator the separator in use in the path pattern
	 */
	PathElement(int pos, char separator) {
		this.pos = pos;
		this.separator = separator;
	}


	
Attempt to match this path element.
Params:
candidatePos – the current position within the candidate path
matchingContext – encapsulates context for the match including the candidate
Returns:
true if it matches, otherwise false/**
	 * Attempt to match this path element.
	 * @param candidatePos the current position within the candidate path
	 * @param matchingContext encapsulates context for the match including the candidate
	 * @return {@code true} if it matches, otherwise {@code false}
	 */
	public abstract boolean matches(int candidatePos, MatchingContext matchingContext);

	
Return the length of the path element where captures are considered to be one character long.
Returns:
the normalized length/**
	 * Return the length of the path element where captures are considered to be one character long.
	 * @return the normalized length
	 */
	public abstract int getNormalizedLength();

	public abstract char[] getChars();

	
Return the number of variables captured by the path element.
/**
	 * Return the number of variables captured by the path element.
	 */
	public int getCaptureCount() {
		return 0;
	}

	
Return the number of wildcard elements (*, ?) in the path element.
/**
	 * Return the number of wildcard elements (*, ?) in the path element.
	 */
	public int getWildcardCount() {
		return 0;
	}

	
Return the score for this PathElement, combined score is used to compare parsed patterns.
/**
	 * Return the score for this PathElement, combined score is used to compare parsed patterns.
	 */
	public int getScore() {
		return 0;
	}

	
Return if the there are no more PathElements in the pattern.
Returns:
true if the there are no more elements/**
	 * Return if the there are no more PathElements in the pattern.
	 * @return {@code true} if the there are no more elements
	 */
	protected final boolean isNoMorePattern() {
		return this.next == null;
	}

}