forummessagefilter.java

Jive Forums 1.0 src

/**
 * ForumMessageFilter.java
 * August 27, 2000
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package com.coolservlets.forum;

import java.util.*;
//JDK1.1// import com.sun.java.util.collections.*;
import java.io.*;

/**
 * A filter acts as a layer between a forum skin and a real ForumMessage
 * object. It provides extended functionality by dynamically reformatting
 * ForumMessage contents.
 * <p>
 * An unlimited number of ForumMessageFilters can be specified to be applied
 * per Forum. Object-oriented designers will recognize this class as a
 * Decorator for ForumMessages.
 *
 * @see ForumMessage
 */
public abstract class ForumMessageFilter implements ForumMessage, Serializable {

    /**
     * The underlying message the filter is applied to.
     */
    protected ForumMessage message = null;

    /**
     * Creates a new filter not associated with a message. This is
     * generally only useful for defining a template filter that other
     * fitlers will be cloned from.
     */
    public ForumMessageFilter() {
        //do nothing;
    }

    /**
     * Creates a new filter wrapped around the specified message.
     *
     * @param message the ForumMessage to wrap the new filter around.
     */
    public ForumMessageFilter(ForumMessage message) {
        this.message = message;
    }

    /**
     * Clones a new filter that will have the same properties and that
     * will wrap around the specified message.
     *
     * @param message the ForumMessage to wrap the new filter around.
     */
    public abstract ForumMessageFilter clone(ForumMessage message);

    /**
     * Returns the name of the filter.
     */
    public abstract String getName();

    /**
     * Returns a description of the filter.
     */
    public abstract String getDescription();

    /**
     * Returns the author of the filter.
     */
    public abstract String getAuthor();

    /**
     * Returns the major version number of the filter.
     */
    public abstract int getMajorVersion();

    /**
     * Returns the minor version number of the filter.
     */
    public abstract int getMinorVersion();

    /**
     * Returns the value of a property of the filter.
     *
     * @param name the name of the property.
     * @returns the value of the property.
     */
    public abstract String getFilterProperty(String name);

    /**
     * Returns the description of a property of the filter.
     *
     * @param name the name of the property.
     * @return the description of the property.
     */
    public abstract String getFilterPropertyDescription(String name);

    /**
     * Returns an enumeration of the property names for the filter.
     */
    public abstract Enumeration filterPropertyNames();

    /**
     * Sets a property of the filter. Each filter has a set number of
     * properties that are determined by the filter author. 
     *
     * @param name the name of the property to set.
     * @param value the new value for the property.
     *
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the property trying to be set doesn't
     *    exist.
     */
    public abstract void setFilterProperty(String name, String value)
            throws IllegalArgumentException;

    /**
     * Saves the properties of the filter through a persistance layer.
     * Each forum implementation is responsible for providing this layer by
     * overriding this method.
     */
    public void saveFilterProperties() {
        //Empty - each forum implementation must override this method. The
        //forum implementation filter wrapper is responsible for calling this
        //method when filter properties are set.
    };

    // -- METHODS INHERITED FROM INTERFACE APPEAR BELOW -- //

    public int getID() {
        return message.getID();
    }

    public Date getCreationDate() {
        return message.getCreationDate();
    }

    public void setCreationDate(Date creationDate) throws UnauthorizedException
    {
        message.setCreationDate(creationDate);
    }

    public Date getModifiedDate() {
        return message.getModifiedDate();
    }

    public void setModifiedDate(Date modifiedDate) throws UnauthorizedException
    {
        message.setModifiedDate(modifiedDate);
    }

    public String getSubject() {
        return message.getSubject();
    }

    public void setSubject(String subject) throws UnauthorizedException  {
        message.setSubject(subject);
    }

    public String getBody() {
        return message.getBody();
    }

    public void setBody(String body) throws UnauthorizedException {
        this.message.setBody(body);
    }

    public User getUser() {
        return message.getUser();
    }

    public String getProperty(String name) {
        return message.getProperty(name);
    }

    public void setProperty(String name, String value) {
        message.setProperty(name, value);
    }

    public Enumeration propertyNames() {
        return message.propertyNames();
    }
   
    public boolean isAnonymous() {
        return message.isAnonymous();
    }

    public ForumThread getForumThread() {
        return message.getForumThread();
    }

    public boolean hasPermission(int type) {
        return message.hasPermission(type);
    }

    public String toString() {
        return message.toString();
    }
}