ArticleDateProperty.java

// BlogBridge -- RSS feed reader, manager, and web based service
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// $Id: ArticleDateProperty.java,v 1.7 2007/02/20 15:15:55 spyromus Exp $
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package com.salas.bb.domain.query.articles;

import com.salas.bb.domain.IArticle;
import com.salas.bb.domain.query.AbstractProperty;
import com.salas.bb.domain.query.IComparisonOperation;
import com.salas.bb.domain.query.PropertyType;
import com.salas.bb.domain.query.general.DateBeforeCO;
import com.salas.bb.domain.query.general.DateAfterCO;
import com.salas.bb.domain.query.general.DateMatchCO;
import com.salas.bb.domain.query.general.IDates;
import com.salas.bb.utils.i18n.Strings;

/**
 * Article publication date property.
 */
public class ArticleDateProperty extends AbstractProperty
{
    /** Instance of this property. */
    public static final ArticleDateProperty INSTANCE = new ArticleDateProperty();

    /** Future articles aren't supported. */
    public static final String ERR_FUTURE =
        Strings.message("query.property.article.date.error.no.after.today");

    /**
     * Creates property.
     */
    public ArticleDateProperty()
    {
        super(Strings.message("query.property.article.date"), "article-date", PropertyType.DATE, IDates.VALUE_TODAY,
            new IComparisonOperation[] { DateMatchCO.INSTANCE, DateBeforeCO.INSTANCE, DateAfterCO.INSTANCE });
    }

    /**
     * Compares the corresponding property of the target object to the value using specific
     * comparison operation.
     *
     * @param target    target object.
     * @param operation comparison operation, supported by this property.
     * @param value     value to compare against.
     *
     * @return TRUE if the object matches the criteria.
     *
     * @throws NullPointerException     if target, operation or value are NULL's.
     * @throws ClassCastException       if target is not supported.
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if operation is not supported.
     */
    public boolean match(Object target, IComparisonOperation operation, String value)
    {
        IArticle article = (IArticle)target;

        long publicationDate = article.getPublicationDate().getTime();

        return operation.match(Long.toString(publicationDate), value);
    }

    /**
     * Validates the value and tells if the value has incorrect format.
     *
     * @param operation operation which is going to happen.
     * @param value     value.
     *
     * @return error message or <code>NULL</code> in successful case.
     */
    public String validateValue(IComparisonOperation operation, String value)
    {
        String errorMessage;

        if (IDates.VALUE_TODAY.equals(value) && operation.equals(DateAfterCO.INSTANCE))
        {
            errorMessage = ERR_FUTURE;
        } else errorMessage = super.validateValue(operation, value);

        return errorMessage;
    }
}