JBeans.java

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package com.googlecode.wicketwebbeans.model.api;

import java.io.Serializable;
import java.lang.annotation.Annotation;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.List;

import com.googlecode.wicketwebbeans.annotations.Bean;
import com.googlecode.wicketwebbeans.annotations.Beans;



/**
 * Beans API implementation. Provides information from the {@link Beans} annotation in a Java API form. <p>
 * 
 * @author Dan Syrstad
 */
public class JBeans implements Beans, Serializable
{
    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1092855853289149820L;

    private List<Bean> value = new ArrayList<Bean>();

    /**
     * Construct a JBeans. 
     */
    public JBeans()
    {
    }

    /**
     * Construct a JBeans. 
     */
    public JBeans(Bean... beans)
    {
        value(beans);
    }

    /**
     * Construct a JBeans. 
     */
    public JBeans(List<Bean> beans)
    {
        value(beans);
    }

    /** 
     * {@inheritDoc}
     * @see com.googlecode.wicketwebbeans.annotations.Beans#value()
     */
    public Bean[] value()
    {
        return value.toArray(new Bean[ value.size() ]);
    }
    
    /** @see #value() */
    public JBeans value(Bean... beans)
    {
        value = new ArrayList<Bean>( Arrays.asList(beans) ); // Need a mutable form.
        return this;
    }

    /** @see #value() */
    public JBeans value(List<Bean> beans)
    {
        value = beans;
        return this;
    }
    
    /** @see #value() */
    public JBeans add(Bean bean)
    {
        value.add(bean);
        return this;
    }

    /** 
     * {@inheritDoc}
     * @see java.lang.annotation.Annotation#annotationType()
     */
    public Class<? extends Annotation> annotationType()
    {
        return Beans.class;
    }

}