trunk/ldap/model/src/main/java/org/apache/directory/api/ldap/model/schema/normalizers/DefaultStringNormalizer.java

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package org.apache.directory.api.ldap.model.schema.normalizers;


import org.apache.directory.api.ldap.model.constants.SchemaConstants;
import org.apache.directory.api.ldap.model.entry.StringValue;
import org.apache.directory.api.ldap.model.entry.Value;
import org.apache.directory.api.ldap.model.exception.LdapException;
import org.apache.directory.api.ldap.model.schema.Normalizer;
import org.apache.directory.api.util.Strings;


/**
 * A normalizer which transforms an escape sequence into an internal 
 * canonical form: into UTF-8 characters presuming the escape sequence
 * fits that range.  This is used explicity for non-binary attribute
 * types only.
 *
 * @author <a href="mailto:dev@directory.apache.org">Apache Directory Project</a>
 */
@SuppressWarnings("serial")
public class DefaultStringNormalizer extends Normalizer
{
    /** A default String normalizer */
    private static final DefaultStringNormalizer NORMALIZER = new DefaultStringNormalizer();


    protected DefaultStringNormalizer()
    {
        // TODO : This is probably not the correct OID ... 
        super( SchemaConstants.CASE_IGNORE_MATCH_MR_OID );
    }


    /**
     * {@inheritDoc}
     */
    public Value<?> normalize( Value<?> value ) throws LdapException
    {
        String str = value.getString();

        if ( Strings.isEmpty( str ) )
        {
            return new StringValue( str );
        }

        return new StringValue( str );
    }


    /**
     * {@inheritDoc}
     */
    public String normalize( String value ) throws LdapException
    {
        if ( Strings.isEmpty( value ) )
        {
            return value;
        }

        return value;
    }


    /**
     * Normalize the given String
     *
     * @param string The string to normalize
     * @return The normalized object
     * @throws LdapException If the normalization throws an error
     */
    public static String normalizeString( String string ) throws LdapException
    {
        return NORMALIZER.normalize( string );
    }
}