src/java/org/apache/velocity/VelocityContext.java

package org.apache.velocity;

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import java.util.HashMap;

import org.apache.velocity.context.AbstractContext;
import org.apache.velocity.context.Context;

/**
 *  General purpose implemention of the application Context 
 *  interface for general application use.  This class should 
 *  be used in place of the original Context class.
 *
 *  This implementation uses a HashMap  (@see java.util.HashMap ) 
 *  for data storage.
 *
 *  This context implementation cannot be shared between threads
 *  without those threads synchronizing access between them, as 
 *  the HashMap is not synchronized, nor are some of the fundamentals
 *  of AbstractContext.  If you need to share a Context between 
 *  threads with simultaneous access for some reason, please create 
 *  your own and extend the interface Context 
 *  
 *  @see org.apache.velocity.context.Context
 *
 *  @author <a href="mailto:geirm@optonline.net">Geir Magnusson Jr.</a>
 *  @author <a href="mailto:jvanzyl@periapt.com">Jason van Zyl</a>
 *  @author <a href="mailto:fedor.karpelevitch@home.com">Fedor Karpelevitch</a>
 *  @version $Id: VelocityContext.java,v 1.4 2001/03/19 22:32:49 geirm Exp $
 */
public class VelocityContext extends AbstractContext implements Cloneable
{
    /**
     *  storage for key/value pairs 
     */
    private HashMap context = new HashMap();

    /** 
     * default contructor, does nothing 
     * interesting
     */
    public VelocityContext()
    {
        super();
    }

    /**
     *  Chaining constructor, used when you want to 
     *  wrap a context in another.  The inner context
     *  will be 'read only' - put() calls to the 
     *  wrapping context will only effect the outermost
     *  context
     *
     *  @param innerContext context impl to wrap
     */
    public VelocityContext( Context innerContext )
    {
        super( innerContext );
    }
 
    /**
     *  retrieves value for key from internal
     *  storage
     *
     *  @param key name of value to get
     *  @return value as object
     */
    public Object internalGet( String key )
    {
        return context.get( key );
    }        

    /**
     *  stores the value for key to internal
     *  storage
     *
     *  @param key name of value to store
     *  @param value value to store
     *  @return previous value of key as Object
     */
    public Object internalPut( String key, Object value )
    {
        return context.put( key, value );
    }

    /**
     *  determines if there is a value for the
     *  given key
     *
     *  @param key name of value to check
     *  @return true if non-null value in store
     */
    public  boolean internalContainsKey(Object key)
    {
        return context.containsKey( key );
    }

    /**
     *  returns array of keys
     *
     *  @return keys as []
     */
    public  Object[] internalGetKeys()
    {
        return context.keySet().toArray();
    }
    
    /**
     *  remove a key/value pair from the
     *  internal storage
     *
     *  @param key name of value to remove
     *  @return value removed
     */
    public  Object internalRemove(Object key)
    {
        return context.remove( key );
    }

    /**
     * Clones this context object
     * @return Object an instance of this Context
     */
    public Object clone()
    {
        VelocityContext clone = null;

        try
        {
            clone = (VelocityContext) super.clone();
            clone.context = (HashMap) context.clone();
        }
        catch (CloneNotSupportedException cnse)
        {
        }
        return clone;
    }

}