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package com.rapidminer.operator.ports.metadata;

import java.util.Collection;

import com.rapidminer.operator.ports.InputPort;
import com.rapidminer.operator.ports.OutputPort;
import com.rapidminer.operator.ports.OutputPorts;


/** A rule which copies meta data from one input port to several output ports.
 * 
 * @author Simon Fischer
 *
 */
public class OneToManyPassThroughRule implements MDTransformationRule {

	private final InputPort inputPort;
	private final Collection<OutputPort> outputPorts;

	public OneToManyPassThroughRule(InputPort inputPort, OutputPorts outputPorts) {
		this(inputPort, outputPorts.getAllPorts());
	}

	public OneToManyPassThroughRule(InputPort inputPort, Collection<OutputPort> outputPorts) {	
		this.inputPort = inputPort;
		this.outputPorts = outputPorts;
	}

	@Override
	public void transformMD() {		
		int i = 0;
		for (OutputPort outputPort : outputPorts) {
			MetaData metaData = inputPort.getMetaData();
			if (metaData != null) {
				metaData = metaData.clone();
				metaData.addToHistory(outputPort);
				outputPort.deliverMD(modifyMetaData(metaData, i));
			} else {
				outputPort.deliverMD(null);
			}
			i++;
		}
	}

	/** Modifies the received meta data before it is passed to the output. Can be used
	 *  if the transformation depends on parameters etc. The default implementation
	 *  just returns the original. Subclasses may safely modify the meta data, since
	 *  a copy is used for this method. 
	 * @param outputIndex TODO*/
	public MetaData modifyMetaData(MetaData unmodifiedMetaData, int outputIndex) {
		return unmodifiedMetaData;
	}
}