package org.litesoft.core.typeutils;

import java.util.*;

public class Lists
{
    public static <T> ArrayList<T> newArrayList()
    {
        return new ArrayList<T>();
    }

    public static <T> List<T> empty()
    {
        return Collections.emptyList();
    }

    public static <T> List<T> deNull( List<T> pToCheck )
    {
        if ( pToCheck == null )
        {
            pToCheck = empty();
        }
        return pToCheck;
    }

    public static boolean isNullOrEmpty( List<?> pToCheck )
    {
        return (pToCheck == null || pToCheck.isEmpty());
    }

    public static boolean isNotNullOrEmpty( List<?> pToCheck )
    {
        return (pToCheck != null && !pToCheck.isEmpty());
    }

    public static void assertNotNullNotEmpty( String pErrorMessage, List<?> pToAssert )
            throws IllegalArgumentException
    {
        if ( isNullOrEmpty( pToAssert ) )
        {
            Strings.errorNullOrEmpty( pErrorMessage, "Collection" );
        }
    }

    public static <T> List<T> from( Enumeration<T> pEnumeration )
    {
        ArrayList<T> rv = newArrayList();
        while ( pEnumeration.hasMoreElements() )
        {
            rv.add( pEnumeration.nextElement() );
        }
        return rv;
    }

    public static String singleQuoteToString( List<String> pStrings )
    {
        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
        if ( pStrings != null )
        {
            char prefix = '[';
            if ( pStrings.size() == 0 )
            {
                sb.append( prefix );
            }
            else
            {
                for ( String zString : pStrings )
                {
                    sb.append( prefix );
                    sb.append( '\'' );
                    sb.append( zString );
                    sb.append( '\'' );
                    prefix = ',';
                }
            }
            sb.append( ']' );
        }
        return sb.toString();
    }
}