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package org.opends.server.api;



import org.opends.server.config.ConfigEntry;
import org.opends.server.config.ConfigException;
import org.opends.server.types.ByteString;
import org.opends.server.types.InitializationException;




/**
 * This class defines the set of methods and structures that must be
 * implemented by a Directory Server module that implements an
 * attribute syntax.
 */
public abstract class AttributeSyntax
{



  /**
   * Initializes this attribute syntax based on the information in the
   * provided configuration entry.
   *
   * @param  configEntry  The configuration entry that contains the
   *                      information to use to initialize this
   *                      attribute syntax.
   *
   * @throws  ConfigException  If an unrecoverable problem arises in
   *                           the process of performing the
   *                           initialization.
   *
   * @throws  InitializationException  If a problem occurs during
   *                                   initialization that is not
   *                                   related to the server
   *                                   configuration.
   */
  public abstract void initializeSyntax(ConfigEntry configEntry)
         throws ConfigException, InitializationException;



  /**
   * Performs any finalization that may be necessary for this
   * attribute syntax. By default, no finalization is performed.
   */
  public void finalizeSyntax()
  {
    // No implementation required.
  }



  /**
   * Retrieves the common name for this attribute syntax.
   *
   * @return  The common name for this attribute syntax.
   */
  public abstract String getSyntaxName();



  /**
   * Retrieves the OID for this attribute syntax.
   *
   * @return  The OID for this attribute syntax.
   */
  public abstract String getOID();



  /**
   * Retrieves a description for this attribute syntax.
   *
   * @return  A description for this attribute syntax.
   */
  public abstract String getDescription();



  /**
   * Retrieves the default equality matching rule that will be used
   * for attributes with this syntax.
   *
   * @return  The default equality matching rule that will be used for
   *          attributes with this syntax, or <CODE>null</CODE> if
   *          equality matches will not be allowed for this type by
   *          default.
   */
  public abstract EqualityMatchingRule getEqualityMatchingRule();



  /**
   * Retrieves the default ordering matching rule that will be used
   * for attributes with this syntax.
   *
   * @return  The default ordering matching rule that will be used for
   *          attributes with this syntax, or <CODE>null</CODE> if
   *          ordering matches will not be allowed for this type by
   *          default.
   */
  public abstract OrderingMatchingRule getOrderingMatchingRule();



  /**
   * Retrieves the default substring matching rule that will be used
   * for attributes with this syntax.
   *
   * @return  The default substring matching rule that will be used
   *          for attributes with this syntax, or <CODE>null</CODE> if
   *          substring matches will not be allowed for this type by
   *          default.
   */
  public abstract SubstringMatchingRule getSubstringMatchingRule();



  /**
   * Retrieves the default approximate matching rule that will be used
   * for attributes with this syntax.
   *
   * @return  The default approximate matching rule that will be used
   *          for attributes with this syntax, or <CODE>null</CODE> if
   *          approximate matches will not be allowed for this type by
   *          default.
   */
  public abstract ApproximateMatchingRule
                       getApproximateMatchingRule();



  /**
   * Indicates whether the provided value is acceptable for use in an
   * attribute with this syntax.  If it is not, then the reason may be
   * appended to the provided buffer.
   *
   * @param  value          The value for which to make the
   *                        determination.
   * @param  invalidReason  The buffer to which the invalid reason
   *                        should be appended.
   *
   * @return  <CODE>true</CODE> if the provided value is acceptable
   *          for use with this syntax, or <CODE>false</CODE> if not.
   */
  public abstract boolean valueIsAcceptable(ByteString value,
                               StringBuilder invalidReason);



  /**
   * Retrieves the hash code for this attribute syntax.  It will be
   * calculated as the sum of the characters in the OID.
   *
   * @return  The hash code for this attribute syntax.
   */
  public int hashCode()
  {
    int hashCode = 0;

    String oidString = getOID();
    int    oidLength = oidString.length();
    for (int i=0; i < oidLength; i++)
    {
      hashCode += oidString.charAt(i);
    }

    return hashCode;
  }



  /**
   * Indicates whether the provided object is equal to this attribute
   * syntax. The provided object will be considered equal to this
   * attribute syntax only if it is an attribute syntax with the same
   * OID.
   *
   * @param  o  The object for which to make the determination.
   *
   * @return  <CODE>true</CODE> if the provided object is equal to
   *          this attribute syntax, or <CODE>false</CODE> if it is
   *          not.
   */
  public boolean equals(Object o)
  {
    if (o == null)
    {
      return false;
    }

    if (this == o)
    {
      return true;
    }

    if (! (o instanceof AttributeSyntax))
    {
      return false;
    }

    return getOID().equals(((AttributeSyntax) o).getOID());
  }



  /**
   * Retrieves a string representation of this attribute syntax in the
   * format defined in RFC 2252.
   *
   * @return  A string representation of this attribute syntax in the
   *          format defined in RFC 2252.
   */
  public String toString()
  {
    StringBuilder buffer = new StringBuilder();
    toString(buffer);
    return buffer.toString();
  }



  /**
   * Appends a string representation of this attribute syntax in the
   * format defined in RFC 2252 to the provided buffer.
   *
   * @param  buffer  The buffer to which the information should be
   *                 appended.
   */
  public void toString(StringBuilder buffer)
  {
    buffer.append("( ");
    buffer.append(getOID());

    String description = getDescription();
    if ((description == null) || (description.length() == 0))
    {
      buffer.append(" )");
    }
    else
    {
      buffer.append(" DESC '");
      buffer.append(description);
      buffer.append("' )");
    }
  }
}