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package nextapp.echo2.webrender;

import java.io.Serializable;
import java.util.HashSet;
import java.util.Set;

/**
 * Provides information about changes to <code>UserInstance</code> properties
 * of which the client engine needs to be informed.
 */
public class UserInstanceUpdateManager 
implements Serializable {

    private static final String[] EMPTY_STRING_ARRAY = new String[0];
    private Set updatedPropertyNames = new HashSet();
    
    /**
     * Retrieves the names of updated properties.
     * This method is queried by the <code>SynchronizeService</code>.
     * 
     * @return an array of the updated property names (returns an empty array
     *         if no properties have changed)
     */
    public String[] getPropertyUpdateNames() {
        int size = updatedPropertyNames.size(); 
        if (size == 0) {
            return EMPTY_STRING_ARRAY;
        }
        return (String[]) updatedPropertyNames.toArray(new String[size]);
    }
    
    /**
     * Processes a property update from the <code>UserInstance</code>, storing
     * the name of the property in the list of properties to be updated.
     * 
     * @param name the name of the property
     */
    void processPropertyUpdate(String name) {
        updatedPropertyNames.add(name);
    }
    
    /**
     * Purges list of updated property names.
     * This method is invoked by the <code>SynchronizeService</code> when it 
     * has finished rendering the updates to the client.
     */
    public void purge() {
        updatedPropertyNames.clear();
    }
}
