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package org.apache.directory.api.dsmlv2.request;


import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;

import org.apache.directory.api.asn1.DecoderException;


/**
 * This Filter abstract class is used to store a set of filters used by
 * OR/AND/NOT filters.
 * 
 * @author <a href="mailto:dev@directory.apache.org">Apache Directory Project</a>
 */
public abstract class ConnectorFilter extends Filter
{
    /** The set of filters used by And/Or filters */
    protected List<Filter> filterSet;


    /**
     * Add a new Filter to the list.
     * 
     * @param filter The filter to add
     */
    public void addFilter( Filter filter ) throws DecoderException
    {

        if ( filterSet == null )
        {
            filterSet = new ArrayList<Filter>();
        }

        filterSet.add( filter );
    }


    /**
     * Get the list of filters stored in the composite filter
     * 
     * @return And array of filters
     */
    public List<Filter> getFilterSet()
    {
        return filterSet;
    }


    /**
     * Return a string compliant with RFC 2254 representing a composite filter,
     * one of AND, OR and NOT
     * 
     * @return The composite filter string
     */
    public String toString()
    {
        StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer();

        if ( ( filterSet != null ) && ( filterSet.size() != 0 ) )
        {
            for ( Filter filter : filterSet )
            {
                sb.append( '(' ).append( filter ).append( ')' );
            }
        }

        return sb.toString();
    }
}
