Orderable.java

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package com.anjlab.eclipse.tapestry5.internal;


/**
 * A wrapper that allows objects of a target type to be ordered. Each Orderable object is given a unique id and a set of
 * pre-requisites (objects which should be ordered earlier) and post-requisites (objects which should be ordered
 *
 * @param <T>
 */
public class Orderable<T>
{
    private final String id;

    private final T target;

    private final String[] constraints;

    /**
     * @param id     unique identifier for the target object
     * @param target the object to be ordered; this may also be null (in which case the id represents a placeholder)
     */

    public Orderable(String id, T target, String... constraints)
    {
        this.id = id;
        this.target = target;
        this.constraints = constraints;
    }

    public String getId()
    {
        return id;
    }

    public T getTarget()
    {
        return target;
    }

    public String[] getConstraints()
    {
        return constraints;
    }

    @Override
    public String toString()
    {
        StringBuilder buffer = new StringBuilder("Orderable[");

        buffer.append(id);

        for (String c : constraints)
        {
            buffer.append(" ");
            buffer.append(c);
        }

        buffer.append(" ");
        buffer.append(target.toString());
        buffer.append("]");

        return buffer.toString();
    }
}