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[official-gcc.git] / libjava / classpath / java / util / prefs / AbstractPreferences.java

/* AbstractPreferences -- Partial implementation of a Preference node
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package java.util.prefs;

import gnu.java.util.prefs.EventDispatcher;
import gnu.java.util.prefs.NodeWriter;

import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.OutputStream;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Iterator;
import java.util.TreeSet;

/**
 * Partial implementation of a Preference node.
 *
 * @since 1.4
 * @author Mark Wielaard (mark@klomp.org)
 */
public abstract class AbstractPreferences extends Preferences {

    // protected fields

    /**
     * Object used to lock this preference node. Any thread only locks nodes
     * downwards when it has the lock on the current node. No method should
     * synchronize on the lock of any of its parent nodes while holding the
     * lock on the current node.
     */
    protected final Object lock = new Object();

    /**
     * Set to true in the contructor if the node did not exist in the backing
     * store when this preference node object was created. Should be set in
     * the constructor of a subclass. Defaults to false. Used to fire node
     * changed events.
     */
    protected boolean newNode = false;

    // private fields

    /**
     * The parent preferences node or null when this is the root node.
     */
    private final AbstractPreferences parent;

    /**
     * The name of this node.
     * Only when this is a root node (parent == null) the name is empty.
     * It has a maximum of 80 characters and cannot contain any '/' characters.
     */
    private final String name;

    /** True when this node has been remove, false otherwise. */
    private boolean removed = false;

    /**
     * Holds all the child names and nodes of this node that have been
     * accessed by earlier <code>getChild()</code> or <code>childSpi()</code>
     * invocations and that have not been removed.
     */
    private HashMap childCache = new HashMap();

    /**
     * A list of all the registered NodeChangeListener objects.
     */
    private ArrayList nodeListeners;

    /**
     * A list of all the registered PreferenceChangeListener objects.
     */
    private ArrayList preferenceListeners;

    // constructor

    /**
     * Creates a new AbstractPreferences node with the given parent and name.
     * 
     * @param parent the parent of this node or null when this is the root node
     * @param name the name of this node, can not be null, only 80 characters
     *             maximum, must be empty when parent is null and cannot
     *             contain any '/' characters
     * @exception IllegalArgumentException when name is null, greater then 80
     *            characters, not the empty string but parent is null or
     *            contains a '/' character
     */
    protected AbstractPreferences(AbstractPreferences parent, String name) {
        if (  (name == null)                            // name should be given
           || (name.length() > MAX_NAME_LENGTH)         // 80 characters max
           || (parent == null && name.length() != 0)    // root has no name
           || (parent != null && name.length() == 0)    // all other nodes do
           || (name.indexOf('/') != -1))                // must not contain '/'
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Illegal name argument '"
                                               + name
                                               + "' (parent is "
                                               + (parent == null ? "" : "not ")
                                               + "null)");
        this.parent = parent;
        this.name = name;
    }

    // identification methods

    /**
     * Returns the absolute path name of this preference node.
     * The absolute path name of a node is the path name of its parent node
     * plus a '/' plus its own name. If the node is the root node and has no
     * parent then its path name is "" and its absolute path name is "/".
     */
    public String absolutePath() {
        if (parent == null)
            return "/";
        else
            return parent.path() + '/' + name;
    }

    /**
     * Private helper method for absolutePath. Returns the empty string for a
     * root node and otherwise the parentPath of its parent plus a '/'.
     */
    private String path() {
        if (parent == null)
            return "";
        else
            return parent.path() + '/' + name;
    }

    /**
     * Returns true if this node comes from the user preferences tree, false
     * if it comes from the system preferences tree.
     */
    public boolean isUserNode() {
        AbstractPreferences root = this;
        while (root.parent != null)
            root = root.parent;
        return root == Preferences.userRoot();
    }

    /**
     * Returns the name of this preferences node. The name of the node cannot
     * be null, can be mostly 80 characters and cannot contain any '/'
     * characters. The root node has as name "".
     */
    public String name() {
        return name;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the String given by
     * <code>
     * (isUserNode() ? "User":"System") + " Preference Node: " + absolutePath()
     * </code>
     */
    public String toString() {
        return (isUserNode() ? "User":"System")
               + " Preference Node: "
               + absolutePath();
    }

    /**
     * Returns all known unremoved children of this node.
     *
     * @return All known unremoved children of this node
     */
    protected final AbstractPreferences[] cachedChildren()
    {
      return (AbstractPreferences[]) childCache.values().toArray();
    }

    /**
     * Returns all the direct sub nodes of this preferences node.
     * Needs access to the backing store to give a meaningfull answer.
     * <p>
     * This implementation locks this node, checks if the node has not yet
     * been removed and throws an <code>IllegalStateException</code> when it
     * has been. Then it creates a new <code>TreeSet</code> and adds any
     * already cached child nodes names. To get any uncached names it calls
     * <code>childrenNamesSpi()</code> and adds the result to the set. Finally
     * it calls <code>toArray()</code> on the created set. When the call to
     * <code>childrenNamesSpi</code> thows an <code>BackingStoreException</code>
     * this method will not catch that exception but propagate the exception
     * to the caller.
     *
     * @exception BackingStoreException when the backing store cannot be
     *            reached
     * @exception IllegalStateException when this node has been removed
     */
    public String[] childrenNames() throws BackingStoreException {
        synchronized(lock) {
            if (isRemoved())
                throw new IllegalStateException("Node removed");

            TreeSet childrenNames = new TreeSet();

            // First get all cached node names
            childrenNames.addAll(childCache.keySet());
            
            // Then add any others
            String names[] = childrenNamesSpi();
            for (int i = 0; i < names.length; i++) {
                childrenNames.add(names[i]);
            }

            // And return the array of names
            String[] children = new String[childrenNames.size()];
            childrenNames.toArray(children);
            return children;

        }
    }

    /**
     * Returns a sub node of this preferences node if the given path is
     * relative (does not start with a '/') or a sub node of the root
     * if the path is absolute (does start with a '/').
     * <p>
     * This method first locks this node and checks if the node has not been
     * removed, if it has been removed it throws an exception. Then if the
     * path is relative (does not start with a '/') it checks if the path is
     * legal (does not end with a '/' and has no consecutive '/' characters).
     * Then it recursively gets a name from the path, gets the child node
     * from the child-cache of this node or calls the <code>childSpi()</code>
     * method to create a new child sub node. This is done recursively on the
     * newly created sub node with the rest of the path till the path is empty.
     * If the path is absolute (starts with a '/') the lock on this node is
     * droped and this method is called on the root of the preferences tree
     * with as argument the complete path minus the first '/'.
     *
     * @exception IllegalStateException if this node has been removed
     * @exception IllegalArgumentException if the path contains two or more
     * consecutive '/' characters, ends with a '/' charactor and is not the
     * string "/" (indicating the root node) or any name on the path is more
     * than 80 characters long
     */
    public Preferences node(String path) {
        synchronized(lock) {
            if (isRemoved())
                throw new IllegalStateException("Node removed");

            // Is it a relative path?
            if (!path.startsWith("/")) {

                // Check if it is a valid path
                if (path.indexOf("//") != -1 || path.endsWith("/"))
                    throw new IllegalArgumentException(path);

                return getNode(path);
            }
        }

        // path started with a '/' so it is absolute
        // we drop the lock and start from the root (omitting the first '/')
        Preferences root = isUserNode() ? userRoot() : systemRoot();
        return root.node(path.substring(1));

    }

    /**
     * Private helper method for <code>node()</code>. Called with this node
     * locked. Returns this node when path is the empty string, if it is not
     * empty the next node name is taken from the path (all chars till the
     * next '/' or end of path string) and the node is either taken from the
     * child-cache of this node or the <code>childSpi()</code> method is called
     * on this node with the name as argument. Then this method is called
     * recursively on the just constructed child node with the rest of the
     * path.
     *
     * @param path should not end with a '/' character and should not contain
     *        consecutive '/' characters
     * @exception IllegalArgumentException if path begins with a name that is
     *            larger then 80 characters.
     */
    private Preferences getNode(String path) {
        // if mark is dom then goto end

        // Empty String "" indicates this node
        if (path.length() == 0)
            return this;

        // Calculate child name and rest of path
        String childName;
        String childPath;
        int nextSlash = path.indexOf('/');
        if (nextSlash == -1) {
            childName = path;
            childPath = "";
        } else {
            childName = path.substring(0, nextSlash);
            childPath = path.substring(nextSlash+1);
        }

        // Get the child node
        AbstractPreferences child;
        child = (AbstractPreferences)childCache.get(childName);
        if (child == null) {

            if (childName.length() > MAX_NAME_LENGTH)
               throw new IllegalArgumentException(childName); 

            // Not in childCache yet so create a new sub node
            child = childSpi(childName);
            childCache.put(childName, child);
            if (child.newNode && nodeListeners != null)
              fire(new NodeChangeEvent(this, child), true);
        }

        // Lock the child and go down
        synchronized(child.lock) {
            return child.getNode(childPath);
        }
    }

    /**
     * Returns true if the node that the path points to exists in memory or
     * in the backing store. Otherwise it returns false or an exception is
     * thrown. When this node is removed the only valid parameter is the
     * empty string (indicating this node), the return value in that case
     * will be false.
     *
     * @exception BackingStoreException when the backing store cannot be
     *            reached
     * @exception IllegalStateException if this node has been removed
     *            and the path is not the empty string (indicating this node)
     * @exception IllegalArgumentException if the path contains two or more
     * consecutive '/' characters, ends with a '/' charactor and is not the
     * string "/" (indicating the root node) or any name on the path is more
     * then 80 characters long
     */
    public boolean nodeExists(String path) throws BackingStoreException {
        synchronized(lock) {
            if (isRemoved() && path.length() != 0)
                throw new IllegalStateException("Node removed");

            // Is it a relative path?
            if (!path.startsWith("/")) {

                // Check if it is a valid path
                if (path.indexOf("//") != -1 || path.endsWith("/"))
                    throw new IllegalArgumentException(path);

                return existsNode(path);
            }
        }

        // path started with a '/' so it is absolute
        // we drop the lock and start from the root (omitting the first '/')
        Preferences root = isUserNode() ? userRoot() : systemRoot();
        return root.nodeExists(path.substring(1));

    }

    private boolean existsNode(String path) throws BackingStoreException {

        // Empty String "" indicates this node
        if (path.length() == 0)
            return(!isRemoved());

        // Calculate child name and rest of path
        String childName;
        String childPath;
        int nextSlash = path.indexOf('/');
        if (nextSlash == -1) {
            childName = path;
            childPath = "";
        } else {
            childName = path.substring(0, nextSlash);
            childPath = path.substring(nextSlash+1);
        }

        // Get the child node
        AbstractPreferences child;
        child = (AbstractPreferences)childCache.get(childName);
        if (child == null) {

            if (childName.length() > MAX_NAME_LENGTH)
               throw new IllegalArgumentException(childName);

            // Not in childCache yet so create a new sub node
            child = getChild(childName);

            if (child == null)
                return false;

            childCache.put(childName, child);
        }

        // Lock the child and go down
        synchronized(child.lock) {
            return child.existsNode(childPath);
        }
    }

    /**
     * Returns the child sub node if it exists in the backing store or null
     * if it does not exist. Called (indirectly) by <code>nodeExists()</code>
     * when a child node name can not be found in the cache.
     * <p>
     * Gets the lock on this node, calls <code>childrenNamesSpi()</code> to
     * get an array of all (possibly uncached) children and compares the
     * given name with the names in the array. If the name is found in the
     * array <code>childSpi()</code> is called to get an instance, otherwise
     * null is returned.
     *
     * @exception BackingStoreException when the backing store cannot be
     *            reached
     */
    protected AbstractPreferences getChild(String name)
                                    throws BackingStoreException
    {
        synchronized(lock) {
            // Get all the names (not yet in the cache)
            String[] names = childrenNamesSpi();
            for (int i=0; i < names.length; i++)
                if (name.equals(names[i]))
                    return childSpi(name);
           
            // No child with that name found
            return null;
        }
    }

    /**
     * Returns true if this node has been removed with the
     * <code>removeNode()</code> method, false otherwise.
     * <p>
     * Gets the lock on this node and then returns a boolean field set by
     * <code>removeNode</code> methods.
     */
    protected boolean isRemoved() {
        synchronized(lock) {
            return removed;
        }
    }

    /**
     * Returns the parent preferences node of this node or null if this is
     * the root of the preferences tree.
     * <p>
     * Gets the lock on this node, checks that the node has not been removed
     * and returns the parent given to the constructor.
     *
     * @exception IllegalStateException if this node has been removed
     */
    public Preferences parent() {
        synchronized(lock) {
            if (isRemoved())
                throw new IllegalStateException("Node removed");

            return parent;
        }
    }

    // export methods

    // Inherit javadoc.
    public void exportNode(OutputStream os)
                                    throws BackingStoreException,
                                           IOException
    {
        NodeWriter nodeWriter = new NodeWriter(this, os);
        nodeWriter.writePrefs();
    }

    // Inherit javadoc.
    public void exportSubtree(OutputStream os)
                                    throws BackingStoreException,
                                           IOException
    {
        NodeWriter nodeWriter = new NodeWriter(this, os);
        nodeWriter.writePrefsTree();
    }

    // preference entry manipulation methods

    /**
     * Returns an (possibly empty) array with all the keys of the preference
     * entries of this node.
     * <p>
     * This method locks this node and checks if the node has not been
     * removed, if it has been removed it throws an exception, then it returns
     * the result of calling <code>keysSpi()</code>.
     * 
     * @exception BackingStoreException when the backing store cannot be     
     *            reached
     * @exception IllegalStateException if this node has been removed
     */
    public String[] keys() throws BackingStoreException {
        synchronized(lock) {
            if (isRemoved())
                throw new IllegalStateException("Node removed");

            return keysSpi();
        }
    }


    /**
     * Returns the value associated with the key in this preferences node. If
     * the default value of the key cannot be found in the preferences node
     * entries or something goes wrong with the backing store the supplied
     * default value is returned.
     * <p>
     * Checks that key is not null and not larger then 80 characters,
     * locks this node, and checks that the node has not been removed.
     * Then it calls <code>keySpi()</code> and returns
     * the result of that method or the given default value if it returned
     * null or throwed an exception.
     *
     * @exception IllegalArgumentException if key is larger then 80 characters
     * @exception IllegalStateException if this node has been removed
     * @exception NullPointerException if key is null
     */
    public String get(String key, String defaultVal) {
        if (key.length() > MAX_KEY_LENGTH)
            throw new IllegalArgumentException(key);

        synchronized(lock) {
            if (isRemoved())
                throw new IllegalStateException("Node removed");

            String value;
            try {
                value = getSpi(key);
            } catch (ThreadDeath death) {
                throw death;
            } catch (Throwable t) {
                value = null;
            }

            if (value != null) {
                return value;
            } else {
                return defaultVal;
            }
        }
    }

    /**
     * Convenience method for getting the given entry as a boolean.
     * When the string representation of the requested entry is either
     * "true" or "false" (ignoring case) then that value is returned,
     * otherwise the given default boolean value is returned.
     *
     * @exception IllegalArgumentException if key is larger then 80 characters
     * @exception IllegalStateException if this node has been removed
     * @exception NullPointerException if key is null
     */
    public boolean getBoolean(String key, boolean defaultVal) {
        String value = get(key, null);

        if ("true".equalsIgnoreCase(value))
            return true;

        if ("false".equalsIgnoreCase(value))
            return false;
        
        return defaultVal;
    }

    /**
     * Convenience method for getting the given entry as a byte array.
     * When the string representation of the requested entry is a valid
     * Base64 encoded string (without any other characters, such as newlines)
     * then the decoded Base64 string is returned as byte array,
     * otherwise the given default byte array value is returned.
     *
     * @exception IllegalArgumentException if key is larger then 80 characters
     * @exception IllegalStateException if this node has been removed
     * @exception NullPointerException if key is null
     */
    public byte[] getByteArray(String key, byte[] defaultVal) {
        String value = get(key, null);

        byte[] b = null;
        if (value != null) {
            b = decode64(value);
        }

        if (b != null)
            return b;
        else
            return defaultVal;
    }
    
    /**
     * Helper method for decoding a Base64 string as an byte array.
     * Returns null on encoding error. This method does not allow any other
     * characters present in the string then the 65 special base64 chars.
     */
    private static byte[] decode64(String s) {
        ByteArrayOutputStream bs = new ByteArrayOutputStream((s.length()/4)*3);
        char[] c = new char[s.length()];
        s.getChars(0, s.length(), c, 0);

        // Convert from base64 chars
        int endchar = -1;
        for(int j = 0; j < c.length && endchar == -1; j++) {
            if (c[j] >= 'A' && c[j] <= 'Z') {
                c[j] -= 'A';
            } else if (c[j] >= 'a' && c[j] <= 'z') {
                c[j] = (char) (c[j] + 26 - 'a');
            } else if (c[j] >= '0' && c[j] <= '9') {
                c[j] = (char) (c[j] + 52 - '0');
            } else if (c[j] == '+') {
                c[j] = 62;
            } else if (c[j] == '/') {
                c[j] = 63;
            } else if (c[j] == '=') {
                endchar = j;
            } else {
                return null; // encoding exception
            }
        }

        int remaining = endchar == -1 ? c.length : endchar;
        int i = 0;
        while (remaining > 0) {
            // Four input chars (6 bits) are decoded as three bytes as
            // 000000 001111 111122 222222

            byte b0 = (byte) (c[i] << 2);
            if (remaining >= 2) {
                b0 += (c[i+1] & 0x30) >> 4;
            }
            bs.write(b0);

            if (remaining >= 3) {
                byte b1 = (byte) ((c[i+1] & 0x0F) << 4);
                b1 += (byte) ((c[i+2] & 0x3C) >> 2);
                bs.write(b1);
            }

            if (remaining >= 4) {
                byte b2 = (byte) ((c[i+2] & 0x03) << 6);
                b2 += c[i+3];
                bs.write(b2);
            }

            i += 4;
            remaining -= 4;
        }

        return bs.toByteArray();
    }

    /**
     * Convenience method for getting the given entry as a double.
     * When the string representation of the requested entry can be decoded
     * with <code>Double.parseDouble()</code> then that double is returned,
     * otherwise the given default double value is returned.
     *
     * @exception IllegalArgumentException if key is larger then 80 characters
     * @exception IllegalStateException if this node has been removed
     * @exception NullPointerException if key is null
     */
    public double getDouble(String key, double defaultVal) {
        String value = get(key, null);

        if (value != null) {
            try {
                return Double.parseDouble(value);
            } catch (NumberFormatException nfe) { /* ignore */ }
        }

        return defaultVal;
    }

    /**
     * Convenience method for getting the given entry as a float.
     * When the string representation of the requested entry can be decoded
     * with <code>Float.parseFloat()</code> then that float is returned,
     * otherwise the given default float value is returned.
     *
     * @exception IllegalArgumentException if key is larger then 80 characters
     * @exception IllegalStateException if this node has been removed
     * @exception NullPointerException if key is null
     */
    public float getFloat(String key, float defaultVal) {
        String value = get(key, null);

        if (value != null) {
            try {
                return Float.parseFloat(value);
            } catch (NumberFormatException nfe) { /* ignore */ }
        }

        return defaultVal;
    }

    /**
     * Convenience method for getting the given entry as an integer.
     * When the string representation of the requested entry can be decoded
     * with <code>Integer.parseInt()</code> then that integer is returned,
     * otherwise the given default integer value is returned.
     *
     * @exception IllegalArgumentException if key is larger then 80 characters
     * @exception IllegalStateException if this node has been removed
     * @exception NullPointerException if key is null
     */
    public int getInt(String key, int defaultVal) {
        String value = get(key, null);

        if (value != null) {
            try {
                return Integer.parseInt(value);
            } catch (NumberFormatException nfe) { /* ignore */ }
        }

        return defaultVal;
    }

    /**
     * Convenience method for getting the given entry as a long.
     * When the string representation of the requested entry can be decoded
     * with <code>Long.parseLong()</code> then that long is returned,
     * otherwise the given default long value is returned.
     *
     * @exception IllegalArgumentException if key is larger then 80 characters
     * @exception IllegalStateException if this node has been removed
     * @exception NullPointerException if key is null
     */
    public long getLong(String key, long defaultVal) {
        String value = get(key, null);

        if (value != null) {
            try {
                return Long.parseLong(value);
            } catch (NumberFormatException nfe) { /* ignore */ }
        }

        return defaultVal;
    }

    /**
     * Sets the value of the given preferences entry for this node.
     * Key and value cannot be null, the key cannot exceed 80 characters
     * and the value cannot exceed 8192 characters.
     * <p>
     * The result will be immediately visible in this VM, but may not be
     * immediately written to the backing store.
     * <p>
     * Checks that key and value are valid, locks this node, and checks that
     * the node has not been removed. Then it calls <code>putSpi()</code>.
     *
     * @exception NullPointerException if either key or value are null
     * @exception IllegalArgumentException if either key or value are to large
     * @exception IllegalStateException when this node has been removed
     */
    public void put(String key, String value) {
        if (key.length() > MAX_KEY_LENGTH
            || value.length() > MAX_VALUE_LENGTH)
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("key ("
                                               + key.length() + ")"
                                               + " or value ("
                                               + value.length() + ")"
                                               + " to large");
        synchronized(lock) {
            if (isRemoved())
                throw new IllegalStateException("Node removed");

            putSpi(key, value);

            if (preferenceListeners != null)
              fire(new PreferenceChangeEvent(this, key, value));
        }
            
    }

    /**
     * Convenience method for setting the given entry as a boolean.
     * The boolean is converted with <code>Boolean.toString(value)</code>
     * and then stored in the preference entry as that string.
     *
     * @exception NullPointerException if key is null
     * @exception IllegalArgumentException if the key length is to large
     * @exception IllegalStateException when this node has been removed
     */
    public void putBoolean(String key, boolean value) {
        put(key, Boolean.toString(value));
    }

    /**
     * Convenience method for setting the given entry as an array of bytes.
     * The byte array is converted to a Base64 encoded string
     * and then stored in the preference entry as that string.
     * <p>
     * Note that a byte array encoded as a Base64 string will be about 1.3
     * times larger then the original length of the byte array, which means
     * that the byte array may not be larger about 6 KB.
     *
     * @exception NullPointerException if either key or value are null
     * @exception IllegalArgumentException if either key or value are to large
     * @exception IllegalStateException when this node has been removed
     */
    public void putByteArray(String key, byte[] value) {
        put(key, encode64(value));
    }

    /**
     * Helper method for encoding an array of bytes as a Base64 String.
     */
    private static String encode64(byte[] b) {
        StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer((b.length/3)*4);

        int i = 0;
        int remaining = b.length;
        char c[] = new char[4];
        while (remaining > 0) {
            // Three input bytes are encoded as four chars (6 bits) as
            // 00000011 11112222 22333333

            c[0] = (char) ((b[i] & 0xFC) >> 2);
            c[1] = (char) ((b[i] & 0x03) << 4);
            if (remaining >= 2) {
                c[1] += (char) ((b[i+1] & 0xF0) >> 4);
                c[2] = (char) ((b[i+1] & 0x0F) << 2);
                if (remaining >= 3) {
                    c[2] += (char) ((b[i+2] & 0xC0) >> 6);
                    c[3] = (char) (b[i+2] & 0x3F);
                } else {
                    c[3] = 64;
                }
            } else {
                c[2] = 64;
                c[3] = 64;
            }

            // Convert to base64 chars
            for(int j = 0; j < 4; j++) {
                if (c[j] < 26) {
                    c[j] += 'A';
                } else if (c[j] < 52) {
                    c[j] = (char) (c[j] - 26 + 'a');
                } else if (c[j] < 62) {
                    c[j] = (char) (c[j] - 52 + '0');
                } else if (c[j] == 62) {
                    c[j] = '+';
                } else if (c[j] == 63) {
                    c[j] = '/';
                } else {
                    c[j] = '=';
                }
            }

            sb.append(c);
            i += 3;
            remaining -= 3;
        }

        return sb.toString();
    }

    /**
     * Convenience method for setting the given entry as a double.
     * The double is converted with <code>Double.toString(double)</code>
     * and then stored in the preference entry as that string.
     *
     * @exception NullPointerException if the key is null
     * @exception IllegalArgumentException if the key length is to large
     * @exception IllegalStateException when this node has been removed
     */
    public void putDouble(String key, double value) {
        put(key, Double.toString(value));
    }

    /**
     * Convenience method for setting the given entry as a float.
     * The float is converted with <code>Float.toString(float)</code>
     * and then stored in the preference entry as that string.
     *
     * @exception NullPointerException if the key is null
     * @exception IllegalArgumentException if the key length is to large
     * @exception IllegalStateException when this node has been removed
     */
    public void putFloat(String key, float value) {
        put(key, Float.toString(value));
    }

    /**
     * Convenience method for setting the given entry as an integer.
     * The integer is converted with <code>Integer.toString(int)</code>
     * and then stored in the preference entry as that string.
     *
     * @exception NullPointerException if the key is null
     * @exception IllegalArgumentException if the key length is to large
     * @exception IllegalStateException when this node has been removed
     */
    public void putInt(String key, int value) {
        put(key, Integer.toString(value));
    }

    /**
     * Convenience method for setting the given entry as a long.
     * The long is converted with <code>Long.toString(long)</code>
     * and then stored in the preference entry as that string.
     *
     * @exception NullPointerException if the key is null
     * @exception IllegalArgumentException if the key length is to large
     * @exception IllegalStateException when this node has been removed
     */
    public void putLong(String key, long value) {
        put(key, Long.toString(value));
    }

    /**
     * Removes the preferences entry from this preferences node.
     * <p>     
     * The result will be immediately visible in this VM, but may not be
     * immediately written to the backing store.
     * <p>
     * This implementation checks that the key is not larger then 80
     * characters, gets the lock of this node, checks that the node has
     * not been removed and calls <code>removeSpi</code> with the given key.
     *
     * @exception NullPointerException if the key is null
     * @exception IllegalArgumentException if the key length is to large
     * @exception IllegalStateException when this node has been removed
     */
    public void remove(String key) {
        if (key.length() > MAX_KEY_LENGTH)
            throw new IllegalArgumentException(key);

        synchronized(lock) {
            if (isRemoved())
                throw new IllegalStateException("Node removed");

            removeSpi(key);

            if (preferenceListeners != null)
              fire(new PreferenceChangeEvent(this, key, null));
        }
    }

    /**
     * Removes all entries from this preferences node. May need access to the
     * backing store to get and clear all entries.
     * <p>
     * The result will be immediately visible in this VM, but may not be
     * immediatly written to the backing store.
     * <p>
     * This implementation locks this node, checks that the node has not been
     * removed and calls <code>keys()</code> to get a complete array of keys
     * for this node. For every key found <code>removeSpi()</code> is called.
     *
     * @exception BackingStoreException when the backing store cannot be
     *            reached
     * @exception IllegalStateException if this node has been removed
     */
    public void clear() throws BackingStoreException {
        synchronized(lock) {
            if (isRemoved())
                throw new IllegalStateException("Node Removed");

            String[] keys = keys();
            for (int i = 0; i < keys.length; i++) {
                removeSpi(keys[i]);
            }
        }
    }

    /**
     * Writes all preference changes on this and any subnode that have not
     * yet been written to the backing store. This has no effect on the
     * preference entries in this VM, but it makes sure that all changes
     * are visible to other programs (other VMs might need to call the
     * <code>sync()</code> method to actually see the changes to the backing
     * store.
     * <p>
     * Locks this node, calls the <code>flushSpi()</code> method, gets all
     * the (cached - already existing in this VM) subnodes and then calls
     * <code>flushSpi()</code> on every subnode with this node unlocked and
     * only that particular subnode locked.
     *
     * @exception BackingStoreException when the backing store cannot be
     *            reached
     */
    public void flush() throws BackingStoreException {
        flushNode(false);
    }

    /**
     * Writes and reads all preference changes to and from this and any
     * subnodes. This makes sure that all local changes are written to the
     * backing store and that all changes to the backing store are visible
     * in this preference node (and all subnodes).
     * <p>
     * Checks that this node is not removed, locks this node, calls the
     * <code>syncSpi()</code> method, gets all the subnodes and then calls
     * <code>syncSpi()</code> on every subnode with this node unlocked and
     * only that particular subnode locked.
     *
     * @exception BackingStoreException when the backing store cannot be
     *            reached
     * @exception IllegalStateException if this node has been removed
     */
    public void sync() throws BackingStoreException {
        flushNode(true);
    }
    

    /**
     * Private helper method that locks this node and calls either
     * <code>flushSpi()</code> if <code>sync</code> is false, or
     * <code>flushSpi()</code> if <code>sync</code> is true. Then it gets all
     * the currently cached subnodes. For every subnode it calls this method
     * recursively with this node no longer locked.
     * <p>
     * Called by either <code>flush()</code> or <code>sync()</code>
     */
    private void flushNode(boolean sync) throws BackingStoreException {
        String[] keys = null;
        synchronized(lock) {
            if (sync) {
                syncSpi();
            } else {
                flushSpi();
            }
            keys = (String[]) childCache.keySet().toArray(new String[]{});
        }

        if (keys != null) {
            for (int i = 0; i < keys.length; i++) {
                // Have to lock this node again to access the childCache
                AbstractPreferences subNode;
                synchronized(lock) {
                    subNode = (AbstractPreferences) childCache.get(keys[i]);
                }

                // The child could already have been removed from the cache
                if (subNode != null) {
                    subNode.flushNode(sync);
                }
            }
        }
    }

    /**
     * Removes this and all subnodes from the backing store and clears all
     * entries. After removal this instance will not be useable (except for
     * a few methods that don't throw a <code>InvalidStateException</code>),
     * even when a new node with the same path name is created this instance
     * will not be usable again.
     * <p>
     * Checks that this is not a root node. If not it locks the parent node,
     * then locks this node and checks that the node has not yet been removed.
     * Then it makes sure that all subnodes of this node are in the child cache,
     * by calling <code>childSpi()</code> on any children not yet in the cache.
     * Then for all children it locks the subnode and removes it. After all
     * subnodes have been purged the child cache is cleared, this nodes removed
     * flag is set and any listeners are called. Finally this node is removed
     * from the child cache of the parent node.
     *
     * @exception BackingStoreException when the backing store cannot be
     *            reached
     * @exception IllegalStateException if this node has already been removed
     * @exception UnsupportedOperationException if this is a root node
     */
    public void removeNode() throws BackingStoreException {
        // Check if it is a root node
        if (parent == null)
            throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Cannot remove root node");

        synchronized (parent.lock) {
            synchronized(this.lock) {
                if (isRemoved())
                    throw new IllegalStateException("Node Removed");

                purge();
            }
            parent.childCache.remove(name);
        }
    }

    /**
     * Private helper method used to completely remove this node.
     * Called by <code>removeNode</code> with the parent node and this node
     * locked.
     * <p>
     * Makes sure that all subnodes of this node are in the child cache,
     * by calling <code>childSpi()</code> on any children not yet in the
     * cache. Then for all children it locks the subnode and calls this method
     * on that node. After all subnodes have been purged the child cache is
     * cleared, this nodes removed flag is set and any listeners are called.
     */
    private void purge() throws BackingStoreException
    {
        // Make sure all children have an AbstractPreferences node in cache
        String children[] = childrenNamesSpi();
        for (int i = 0; i < children.length; i++) {
            if (childCache.get(children[i]) == null)
                childCache.put(children[i], childSpi(children[i]));
        }

        // purge all children
        Iterator i = childCache.values().iterator();
        while (i.hasNext()) {
            AbstractPreferences node = (AbstractPreferences) i.next();
            synchronized(node.lock) {
                node.purge();
            }
        }

        // Cache is empty now
        childCache.clear();

        // remove this node
        removeNodeSpi();
        removed = true;

        if (nodeListeners != null)
          fire(new NodeChangeEvent(parent, this), false);
    }

    // listener methods

    /**
     * Add a listener which is notified when a sub-node of this node
     * is added or removed.
     * @param listener the listener to add
     */
    public void addNodeChangeListener(NodeChangeListener listener)
    {
      synchronized (lock)
        {
          if (isRemoved())
            throw new IllegalStateException("node has been removed");
          if (listener == null)
            throw new NullPointerException("listener is null");
          if (nodeListeners == null)
            nodeListeners = new ArrayList();
          nodeListeners.add(listener);
        }
    }

    /**
     * Add a listener which is notified when a value in this node
     * is added, changed, or removed.
     * @param listener the listener to add
     */
    public void addPreferenceChangeListener(PreferenceChangeListener listener)
    {
      synchronized (lock)
        {
          if (isRemoved())
            throw new IllegalStateException("node has been removed");
          if (listener == null)
            throw new NullPointerException("listener is null");
          if (preferenceListeners == null)
            preferenceListeners = new ArrayList();
          preferenceListeners.add(listener);
        }
    }

    /**
     * Remove the indicated node change listener from the list of
     * listeners to notify.
     * @param listener the listener to remove
     */
    public void removeNodeChangeListener(NodeChangeListener listener)
    {
      synchronized (lock)
        {
          if (isRemoved())
            throw new IllegalStateException("node has been removed");
          if (listener == null)
            throw new NullPointerException("listener is null");
          if (nodeListeners != null)
            nodeListeners.remove(listener);
        }
    }

    /**
     * Remove the indicated preference change listener from the list of
     * listeners to notify.
     * @param listener the listener to remove
     */
    public void removePreferenceChangeListener (PreferenceChangeListener listener)
    {
      synchronized (lock)
        {
          if (isRemoved())
            throw new IllegalStateException("node has been removed");
          if (listener == null)
            throw new NullPointerException("listener is null");
          if (preferenceListeners != null)
            preferenceListeners.remove(listener);
        }
    }

    /**
     * Send a preference change event to all listeners.  Note that
     * the caller is responsible for holding the node's lock, and
     * for checking that the list of listeners is not null.
     * @param event the event to send
     */
    private void fire(final PreferenceChangeEvent event)
    {
      Iterator it = preferenceListeners.iterator();
      while (it.hasNext())
        {
          final PreferenceChangeListener l = (PreferenceChangeListener) it.next();
          EventDispatcher.dispatch(new Runnable()
                                   {
                                     public void run()
                                     {
                                       l.preferenceChange(event);
                                     }
                                   });
        }
    }

    /**
     * Send a node change event to all listeners.  Note that
     * the caller is responsible for holding the node's lock, and
     * for checking that the list of listeners is not null.
     * @param event the event to send
     */
    private void fire(final NodeChangeEvent event, final boolean added)
    {
      Iterator it = nodeListeners.iterator();
      while (it.hasNext())
        {
          final NodeChangeListener l = (NodeChangeListener) it.next();
          EventDispatcher.dispatch(new Runnable()
                                   {
                                     public void run()
                                     {
                                       if (added)
                                         l.childAdded(event);
                                       else
                                         l.childRemoved(event);
                                     }
                                   });
        }
    }

    // abstract spi methods

    /**
     * Returns the names of the sub nodes of this preference node.
     * This method only has to return any not yet cached child names,
     * but may return all names if that is easier. It must not return
     * null when there are no children, it has to return an empty array
     * in that case. Since this method must consult the backing store to
     * get all the sub node names it may throw a BackingStoreException.
     * <p>
     * Called by <code>childrenNames()</code> with this node locked.
     */
    protected abstract String[] childrenNamesSpi() throws BackingStoreException;

    /**
     * Returns a child note with the given name.
     * This method is called by the <code>node()</code> method (indirectly
     * through the <code>getNode()</code> helper method) with this node locked
     * if a sub node with this name does not already exist in the child cache.
     * If the child node did not aleady exist in the backing store the boolean
     * field <code>newNode</code> of the returned node should be set.
     * <p>
     * Note that this method should even return a non-null child node if the
     * backing store is not available since it may not throw a
     * <code>BackingStoreException</code>.
     */
    protected abstract AbstractPreferences childSpi(String name);

    /**
     * Returns an (possibly empty) array with all the keys of the preference
     * entries of this node.
     * <p>
     * Called by <code>keys()</code> with this node locked if this node has
     * not been removed. May throw an exception when the backing store cannot
     * be accessed.
     *
     * @exception BackingStoreException when the backing store cannot be     
     *            reached
     */
    protected abstract String[] keysSpi() throws BackingStoreException;
     
    /**
     * Returns the value associated with the key in this preferences node or
     * null when the key does not exist in this preferences node.
     * <p>
     * Called by <code>key()</code> with this node locked after checking that
     * key is valid, not null and that the node has not been removed.
     * <code>key()</code> will catch any exceptions that this method throws.
     */
    protected abstract String getSpi(String key);

    /**
     * Sets the value of the given preferences entry for this node.
     * The implementation is not required to propagate the change to the
     * backing store immediately. It may not throw an exception when it tries
     * to write to the backing store and that operation fails, the failure
     * should be registered so a later invocation of <code>flush()</code>
     * or <code>sync()</code> can signal the failure.
     * <p>
     * Called by <code>put()</code> with this node locked after checking that
     * key and value are valid and non-null.
     */
    protected abstract void putSpi(String key, String value);

    /**
     * Removes the given key entry from this preferences node.
     * The implementation is not required to propagate the change to the
     * backing store immediately.  It may not throw an exception when it tries
     * to write to the backing store and that operation fails, the failure
     * should be registered so a later invocation of <code>flush()</code>
     * or <code>sync()</code> can signal the failure.
     * <p>
     * Called by <code>remove()</code> with this node locked after checking
     * that the key is valid and non-null.
     */
    protected abstract void removeSpi(String key);

    /**
     * Writes all entries of this preferences node that have not yet been
     * written to the backing store and possibly creates this node in the
     * backing store, if it does not yet exist. Should only write changes to
     * this node and not write changes to any subnodes.
     * Note that the node can be already removed in this VM. To check if
     * that is the case the implementation can call <code>isRemoved()</code>.
     * <p>
     * Called (indirectly) by <code>flush()</code> with this node locked.
     */
    protected abstract void flushSpi() throws BackingStoreException;

    /**
     * Writes all entries of this preferences node that have not yet been
     * written to the backing store and reads any entries that have changed
     * in the backing store but that are not yet visible in this VM.
     * Should only sync this node and not change any of the subnodes.
     * Note that the node can be already removed in this VM. To check if
     * that is the case the implementation can call <code>isRemoved()</code>.
     * <p>
     * Called (indirectly) by <code>sync()</code> with this node locked.
     */
    protected abstract void syncSpi() throws BackingStoreException;

    /**
     * Clears this node from this VM and removes it from the backing store.
     * After this method has been called the node is marked as removed.
     * <p>
     * Called (indirectly) by <code>removeNode()</code> with this node locked
     * after all the sub nodes of this node have already been removed.
     */
    protected abstract void removeNodeSpi() throws BackingStoreException;
}