alfresco-community-repo/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/forms/AssociationFieldDefinition.java

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package org.alfresco.repo.forms;

/**
 * An association field definition that can represent a source->target association
 * or a target->source association.
 *
 * @author Gavin Cornwell
 */
public class AssociationFieldDefinition extends FieldDefinition
{
    public enum Direction { SOURCE, TARGET }
    
    protected String endpointType;
    protected Direction endpointDirection; 
    protected boolean endpointMandatory = false;
    protected boolean endpointMany = false;
    
    /**
     * Default constructor
     * 
     * @param name The name of the association
     * @param endpointType The type of the item at the end of the association
     * @param endpointDirection The direction the association is going
     */
    public AssociationFieldDefinition(String name, String endpointType, Direction endpointDirection)
    {
        super(name);
        
        this.endpointType = endpointType;
        this.endpointDirection = endpointDirection;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the type of the target of the association
     * 
     * @return The type of the target
     */
    public String getEndpointType()
    {
        return this.endpointType;
    }
    
    /**
     * Returns the direction the association is going.
     * <p>
     * <code>Direction.TARGET</code> means the endpoint is the target
     * and the field is the source.
     * <p>
     * <code>Direction.SOURCE</code> means the endpoint is the source
     * and the field is the target.
     * 
     * @return Direction.TARGET or Direction.SOURCE
     */
    public Direction getEndpointDirection()
    {
        return this.endpointDirection;
    }

    /**
     * Determines whether the target is mandatory
     * 
     * @return true if a target has to be selected
     */
    public boolean isEndpointMandatory()
    {
        return this.endpointMandatory;
    }
    
    /**
     * Sets whether the target is mandatory
     * 
     * @param endpointMandatory true if a target has to be selected
     */
    public void setEndpointMandatory(boolean endpointMandatory)
    {
        this.endpointMandatory = endpointMandatory;
    }

    /**
     * Determines if multiple targets can be selected 
     * 
     * @return true if multiple targets can be selected
     */
    public boolean isEndpointMany()
    {
        return this.endpointMany;
    }
    
    /**
     * Sets whether multiple targets can be selected 
     * 
     * @param targetMany true if multiple targets can be selected
     */
    public void setEndpointMany(boolean endpointMany)
    {
        this.endpointMany = endpointMany;
    }
    
    /*
     * @see java.lang.Object#toString()
     */
    @Override
    public String toString()
    {
        StringBuilder buffer = new StringBuilder(super.toString());
        buffer.append(" (");
        buffer.append("name=").append(this.name);
        buffer.append(", endpointType=").append(this.endpointType);
        buffer.append(", endpointDirection=").append(this.endpointDirection);
        buffer.append(", endpointMandatory=").append(this.endpointMandatory);
        buffer.append(", endpointMany=").append(this.endpointMany);
        buffer.append(", label=").append(this.label);
        buffer.append(", description=").append(this.description);
        buffer.append(", binding=").append(this.binding);
        buffer.append(", defaultValue=").append(this.defaultValue);
        buffer.append(", dataKeyName=").append(this.dataKeyName);
        buffer.append(", group=").append(this.group);
        buffer.append(", protectedField=").append(this.protectedField);
        buffer.append(")");
        return buffer.toString();
    }
}