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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2005-2007 Alfresco Software Limited.
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+ * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
+ * of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
+
+ * As a special exception to the terms and conditions of version 2.0 of 
+ * the GPL, you may redistribute this Program in connection with Free/Libre 
+ * and Open Source Software ("FLOSS") applications as described in Alfresco's 
+ * FLOSS exception.  You should have recieved a copy of the text describing 
+ * the FLOSS exception, and it is also available here: 
+ * http://www.alfresco.com/legal/licensing"
+ */
+package org.alfresco.repo.web.scripts;
+
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+import javax.faces.context.FacesContext;
+import javax.servlet.ServletContext;
+
+import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.FileTypeImageSize;
+
+/**
+ * Contains utility methods
+ * 
+ * @author Roy Wetherall
+ */
+public class FileTypeImageUtils
+{
+    private static final String IMAGE_PREFIX16 = "/images/filetypes/";
+    private static final String IMAGE_PREFIX32 = "/images/filetypes32/";
+    private static final String IMAGE_PREFIX64 = "/images/filetypes64/";
+    private static final String IMAGE_POSTFIX_GIF = ".gif";
+    private static final String IMAGE_POSTFIX_PNG = ".png";
+    private static final String DEFAULT_FILE_IMAGE16 = IMAGE_PREFIX16 + "_default" + IMAGE_POSTFIX_GIF;
+    private static final String DEFAULT_FILE_IMAGE32 = IMAGE_PREFIX32 + "_default" + IMAGE_POSTFIX_GIF;
+    private static final String DEFAULT_FILE_IMAGE64 = IMAGE_PREFIX64 + "_default" + IMAGE_POSTFIX_PNG;
+    
+    private static final Map<String, String> s_fileExtensionMap = new HashMap<String, String>(89, 1.0f);
+    
+    /**
+     * Return the image path to the filetype icon for the specified file name string
+     * 
+     * @param name       File name to build filetype icon path for
+     * @param small      True for the small 16x16 icon or false for the large 32x32 
+     * 
+     * @return the image path for the specified node type or the default icon if not found
+     */
+    public static String getFileTypeImage(String name, boolean small)
+    {
+       return getFileTypeImage(FacesContext.getCurrentInstance(), null, name,
+              (small ? FileTypeImageSize.Small : FileTypeImageSize.Medium));
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Return the image path to the filetype icon for the specified file name string
+     * 
+     * @param fc         FacesContext
+     * @param name       File name to build filetype icon path for
+     * @param small      True for the small 16x16 icon or false for the large 32x32 
+     * 
+     * @return the image path for the specified node type or the default icon if not found
+     */
+    public static String getFileTypeImage(FacesContext fc, String name, boolean small)
+    {
+       return getFileTypeImage(fc, null, name, (small ? FileTypeImageSize.Small : FileTypeImageSize.Medium));
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Return the image path to the filetype icon for the specified file name string
+     * 
+     * @param fc         FacesContext
+     * @param name       File name to build filetype icon path for
+     * @param size       Size of the icon to return
+     * 
+     * @return the image path for the specified node type or the default icon if not found
+     */
+    public static String getFileTypeImage(FacesContext fc, String name, FileTypeImageSize size)
+    {
+       return getFileTypeImage(fc, null, name, size);
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Return the image path to the filetype icon for the specified file name string
+     * 
+     * @param sc         ServletContext
+     * @param name       File name to build filetype icon path for
+     * @param small      True for the small 16x16 icon or false for the large 32x32 
+     * 
+     * @return the image path for the specified node type or the default icon if not found
+     */
+    public static String getFileTypeImage(ServletContext sc, String name, boolean small)
+    {
+       return getFileTypeImage(null, sc, name, (small ? FileTypeImageSize.Small : FileTypeImageSize.Medium));
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Return the image path to the filetype icon for the specified file name string
+     * 
+     * @param sc         ServletContext
+     * @param name       File name to build filetype icon path for
+     * @param size       Size of the icon to return
+     * 
+     * @return the image path for the specified node type or the default icon if not found
+     */
+    public static String getFileTypeImage(ServletContext sc, String name, FileTypeImageSize size)
+    {
+       return getFileTypeImage(null, sc, name, size);
+    }
+    
+    private static String getFileTypeImage(FacesContext fc, ServletContext sc, String name, FileTypeImageSize size)
+    {
+       String image = null;
+       String defaultImage = null;
+       switch (size)
+       {
+          case Small:
+             defaultImage = DEFAULT_FILE_IMAGE16; break;
+          case Medium:
+             defaultImage = DEFAULT_FILE_IMAGE32; break;
+          case Large:
+             defaultImage = DEFAULT_FILE_IMAGE64; break;
+       }
+       
+       int extIndex = name.lastIndexOf('.');
+       if (extIndex != -1 && name.length() > extIndex + 1)
+       {
+          String ext = name.substring(extIndex + 1).toLowerCase();
+          String key = ext + ' ' + size.toString();
+          
+          // found file extension for appropriate size image
+          synchronized (s_fileExtensionMap)
+          {
+             image = s_fileExtensionMap.get(key);
+             if (image == null)
+             {
+                // not found create for first time
+                if (size != FileTypeImageSize.Large)
+                {
+                   image = (size == FileTypeImageSize.Small ? IMAGE_PREFIX16 : IMAGE_PREFIX32) +
+                            ext + IMAGE_POSTFIX_GIF;
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                   image = IMAGE_PREFIX64 + ext + IMAGE_POSTFIX_PNG;
+                }
+                
+                // does this image exist on the web-server?
+                if ((fc != null && fc.getExternalContext().getResourceAsStream(image) != null) ||
+                    (sc != null && sc.getResourceAsStream(image) != null))
+                {
+                   // found the image for this extension - save it for later
+                   s_fileExtensionMap.put(key, image);
+                }
+                else if ((fc == null) && (sc == null))
+                {
+                   // we have neither FacesContext nor ServerContext so return the default image but don't cache it
+                   image = defaultImage;
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                   // not found, save the default image for this extension instead
+                   s_fileExtensionMap.put(key, defaultImage);
+                   image = defaultImage;
+                }
+             }
+          }
+       }
+       
+       return (image != null ? image : defaultImage);
+    }
+
+}