src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/selectors/BaseSelector.java

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package org.apache.tools.ant.types.selectors;

import java.io.File;
import org.apache.tools.ant.Project;
import org.apache.tools.ant.BuildException;
import  org.apache.tools.ant.types.DataType;

/**
 * A convenience base class that you can subclass Selectors from. It
 * provides some helpful common behaviour. Note that there is no need
 * for Selectors to inherit from this class, it is only necessary that
 * they implement FileSelector.
 *
 * @author <a href="mailto:bruce@callenish.com">Bruce Atherton</a>
 * @since 1.5
 */
public abstract class BaseSelector extends DataType implements FileSelector {

    private String errmsg = null;


    /**
     * Do nothing constructor.
     */
    public BaseSelector() {
    }

    /**
     * Allows all selectors to indicate a setup error. Note that only
     * the first error message is recorded.
     *
     * @param msg The error message any BuildException should throw.
     */
    public void setError(String msg) {
        if (errmsg == null) {
            errmsg = msg;
        }
    }

    /**
     * Returns any error messages that have been set.
     *
     * @return the error condition
     */
    public String getError() {
        return errmsg;
    }


    /**
     * <p>Subclasses can override this method to provide checking of their
     * state. So long as they call validate() from isSelected(), this will
     * be called automatically (unless they override validate()).</p>
     * <p>Implementations should check for incorrect settings and call
     * setError() as necessary.</p>
     */
    public void verifySettings() {
    }



    /**
     * Subclasses can use this to throw the requisite exception
     * in isSelected() in the case of an error condition.
     */
    public void validate() {
        if (getError() == null) {
            verifySettings();
        }
        if (getError() != null) {
            throw new BuildException(errmsg);
        }
    }

    /**
     * Method that each selector will implement to create their
     * selection behaviour. If there is a problem with the setup
     * of a selector, it can throw a BuildException to indicate
     * the problem.
     *
     * @param basedir A java.io.File object for the base directory
     * @param filename The name of the file to check
     * @param file A File object for this filename
     * @return whether the file should be selected or not
     */
    public abstract boolean isSelected(File basedir, String filename,
            File file);

}