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package org.opends.sdk;



import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.List;



/**
 * A Search operation alias dereferencing policy as defined in RFC 4511
 * section 4.5.1.3 is used to indicate whether or not alias entries (as
 * defined in RFC 4512) are to be dereferenced during stages of a Search
 * operation. The act of dereferencing an alias includes recursively
 * dereferencing aliases that refer to aliases.
 *
 * @see <a href="http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4511#section-4.5.1.3">RFC
 *      4511 - Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP): The
 *      Protocol </a>
 * @see <a href="http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4512">RFC 4512 -
 *      Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP): Directory
 *      Information Models </a>
 */
public final class DereferenceAliasesPolicy
{
  private static final DereferenceAliasesPolicy[] ELEMENTS = new DereferenceAliasesPolicy[4];

  private static final List<DereferenceAliasesPolicy> IMMUTABLE_ELEMENTS = Collections
      .unmodifiableList(Arrays.asList(ELEMENTS));

  /**
   * Do not dereference aliases in searching or in locating the base
   * object of a Search operation.
   */
  public static final DereferenceAliasesPolicy NEVER = register(0,
      "never");

  /**
   * While searching subordinates of the base object, dereference any
   * alias within the scope of the Search operation. Dereferenced
   * objects become the vertices of further search scopes where the
   * Search operation is also applied. If the search scope is {@code
   * WHOLE_SUBTREE}, the Search continues in the subtree(s) of any
   * dereferenced object. If the search scope is {@code SINGLE_LEVEL},
   * the search is applied to any dereferenced objects and is not
   * applied to their subordinates.
   */
  public static final DereferenceAliasesPolicy IN_SEARCHING = register(
      1, "search");

  /**
   * Dereference aliases in locating the base object of a Search
   * operation, but not when searching subordinates of the base object.
   */
  public static final DereferenceAliasesPolicy FINDING_BASE = register(
      2, "find");

  /**
   * Dereference aliases both in searching and in locating the base
   * object of a Search operation.
   */
  public static final DereferenceAliasesPolicy ALWAYS = register(3,
      "always");



  /**
   * Returns the alias dereferencing policy having the specified integer
   * value as defined in RFC 4511 section 4.5.1.
   *
   * @param intValue
   *          The integer value of the alias dereferencing policy.
   * @return The dereference aliases policy, or {@code null} if there
   *         was no alias dereferencing policy associated with {@code
   *         intValue}.
   */
  public static DereferenceAliasesPolicy valueOf(int intValue)
  {
    if (intValue < 0 || intValue >= ELEMENTS.length)
    {
      return null;
    }
    return ELEMENTS[intValue];
  }



  /**
   * Returns an unmodifiable list containing the set of available alias
   * dereferencing policies indexed on their integer value as defined in
   * RFC 4511 section 4.5.1.
   *
   * @return An unmodifiable list containing the set of available alias
   *         dereferencing policies.
   */
  public static List<DereferenceAliasesPolicy> values()
  {
    return IMMUTABLE_ELEMENTS;
  }



  /**
   * Creates and registers a new alias dereferencing policy with the
   * application.
   *
   * @param intValue
   *          The integer value of the alias dereferencing policy as
   *          defined in RFC 4511 section 4.5.1.
   * @param name
   *          The name of the alias dereferencing policy.
   * @return The new alias dereferencing policy.
   */
  private static DereferenceAliasesPolicy register(int intValue,
      String name)
  {
    final DereferenceAliasesPolicy t = new DereferenceAliasesPolicy(
        intValue, name);
    ELEMENTS[intValue] = t;
    return t;
  }



  private final int intValue;

  private final String name;



  // Prevent direct instantiation.
  private DereferenceAliasesPolicy(int intValue, String name)
  {
    this.intValue = intValue;
    this.name = name;
  }



  /**
   * {@inheritDoc}
   */
  public boolean equals(Object obj)
  {
    if (this == obj)
    {
      return true;
    }
    else if (obj instanceof DereferenceAliasesPolicy)
    {
      return this.intValue == ((DereferenceAliasesPolicy) obj).intValue;
    }
    else
    {
      return false;
    }
  }



  /**
   * {@inheritDoc}
   */
  public int hashCode()
  {
    return intValue;
  }



  /**
   * Returns the integer value of this alias dereferencing policy as
   * defined in RFC 4511 section 4.5.1.
   *
   * @return The integer value of this alias dereferencing policy.
   */
  public int intValue()
  {
    return intValue;
  }



  /**
   * Returns the string representation of this alias dereferencing
   * policy.
   *
   * @return The string representation of this alias dereferencing
   *         policy.
   */
  public String toString()
  {
    return name;
  }
}