/*
 * (c) Copyright 2010-2011 AgileBirds
 *
 * This file is part of OpenFlexo.
 *
 * OpenFlexo is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
 * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
 * (at your option) any later version.
 *
 * OpenFlexo is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
 * GNU General Public License for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
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 *
 */
package org.openflexo.foundation.bindings;

import java.util.Vector;

import org.openflexo.foundation.FlexoObject;

/**
 * A binding model represents a set of BindingVariable, which are variables accessible in the context of which this binding model is
 * declared
 * 
 * @author sguerin
 * 
 */
public abstract class BindingModel extends FlexoObject {

	private Vector<BindingVariable> _bindingVariables;

	public BindingModel() {
		super();
		_bindingVariables = new Vector<BindingVariable>();
	}

	public int getBindingVariablesCount() {
		return _bindingVariables.size();
	}

	public BindingVariable getBindingVariableAt(int index) {
		return _bindingVariables.elementAt(index);
	}

	public void addToBindingVariables(BindingVariable variable) {
		_bindingVariables.add(variable);
	}

	public void removeFromBindingVariables(BindingVariable variable) {
		_bindingVariables.remove(variable);
	}

	public BindingVariable bindingVariableNamed(String variableName) {
		for (int i = 0; i < getBindingVariablesCount(); i++) {
			BindingVariable next = getBindingVariableAt(i);
			if (next.getVariableName() != null && next.getVariableName().equals(variableName)) {
				return next;
			}
		}
		return null;
	}

	public abstract boolean allowsNewBindingVariableCreation();
}