Tools.java

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 * Copyright (C) 2003-2012 eXo Platform SAS.
 *
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package org.exoplatform.commons.api.settings.data;


/**
 * This class is useful to build the object path saved in JCR.
 * @LevelAPI Experimental
 */
public class Tools {
  /**
   * Builds a path of a specified scope in the database.
   * @param context The context with which the path is associated.
   * @param scope The scope with which the path is associated.
   * @return The scope path.
   * @LevelAPI Experimental
   */
  public static String buildScopePath(Context context, Scope scope) {

    StringBuilder path = new StringBuilder().append(buildContextPath(context));
    path.append("/").append(scope.getName().toLowerCase());
    if (scope.getId() != null) {
      path.append("/").append(scope.getId());
    }
    return path.toString();
  }
  /**
   * Builds a path of a specified context in the database.
   * @param context The context with which the path is associated.
   * @return The context path.
   * @LevelAPI Experimental
   */
  public static String buildContextPath(Context context) {
    StringBuilder path = new StringBuilder().append("settings/").append(context.getName()
                                                                               .toLowerCase());
    if (context.getId() != null && Context.USER.getName().equals(context.getName())) {
      path.append("/").append(context.getId());
    }
    return path.toString();
  }
  /**
   * Builds a path of a specified setting property stored in the database.
   * @param context Context of the setting property. 
   * @param scope Scope of the setting property.
   * @param key Key of the setting property.
   * @return The path of the specified setting property.
   * @LevelAPI Experimental
   */
  public static String buildFullPath(Context context, Scope scope, String key) {
    StringBuilder path = new StringBuilder().append(buildScopePath(context, scope))
                                            .append("/")
                                            .append(key);
    return path.toString();
  }

}