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package java.beans.beancontext;

import java.beans.Beans;
import java.beans.DesignMode;
import java.beans.PropertyChangeEvent;
import java.beans.PropertyChangeListener;
import java.beans.PropertyVetoException;
import java.beans.VetoableChangeListener;
import java.beans.Visibility;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStream;
import java.io.ObjectInputStream;
import java.io.ObjectOutputStream;
import java.io.Serializable;
import java.net.URL;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Iterator;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Locale;

/**
 * This is a helper class for implementing a bean context.  It is
 * intended to be used either by subclassing or by calling methods
 * of this implementation from another.
 *
 * @author Michael Koch
 * @author Andrew John Hughes (gnu_andrew@member.fsf.org)
 * @since 1.2
 */
public class BeanContextSupport extends BeanContextChildSupport
  implements BeanContext, Serializable, PropertyChangeListener,
  VetoableChangeListener
{
  private static final long serialVersionUID = -4879613978649577204L;

  /**
   * Deserializes a stored bean context.  Hook methods are provided to allow
   * subclasses to perform their own deserialization after the default
   * deserialization but prior to the deserialization of the children.  Note that
   * {@link #readChildren(ObjectInputStream)} is only called if there
   * is no distinct peer.  If there is, the peer is expected to call
   * the method instead.
   *
   * @param s the stream to deserialize.
   * @throws ClassNotFoundException if the class of an object being deserialized
   *                                could not be found.
   * @throws IOException if an I/O error occurs.
   */
  private void readObject (ObjectInputStream s)
    throws ClassNotFoundException, IOException
  {
    s.defaultReadObject();
    bcsPreDeserializationHook(s);
    BeanContext peer = getBeanContextPeer();
    if (peer == null || peer == this)
      readChildren(s);
  }

  /**
   * Serializes a bean context.  Hook methods are provided to allow
   * subclasses to perform their own serialization after the default
   * serialization but prior to serialization of the children.  Note that
   * {@link #writeChildren(ObjectOutputStream)} is only called if there
   * is no distinct peer.  If there is, the peer is expected to call
   * the method instead.
   *
   * @param s the stream to serialize.
   * @throws ClassNotFoundException if the class of an object being deserialized
   *                                could not be found.
   * @throws IOException if an I/O error occurs.
   */
  private void writeObject (ObjectOutputStream s)
    throws ClassNotFoundException, IOException
  {
    serializing = true;
    s.defaultWriteObject();
    bcsPreSerializationHook(s);
    BeanContext peer = getBeanContextPeer();
    if (peer == null || peer == this)
      writeChildren(s);
    serializing = false;
  }

  protected class BCSChild implements Serializable
  {
    private static final long serialVersionUID = -5815286101609939109L;

    private Object targetChild;
    private Object peer;

    BCSChild(Object targetChild, Object peer)
    {
      this.targetChild = targetChild;
      this.peer = peer;
    }

    private Object getTargetChild()
    {
      return targetChild;
    }

  }

  protected static final class BCSIterator implements Iterator
  {
    private Iterator child;

    BCSIterator(Iterator child)
    {
      this.child = child;
    }

    public boolean hasNext ()
    {
      return child.hasNext();
    }

    public Object next ()
    {
      return child.next();
    }

    public void remove ()
    {
      // This must be a noop remove operation.
    }
  }

  protected transient ArrayList bcmListeners;

  protected transient HashMap children;

  protected transient boolean designTime;

  protected transient Locale locale;

  protected transient boolean okToUseGui;

  private transient boolean serializing;

  /**
   * Construct a BeanContextSupport instance.
   */
  public BeanContextSupport ()
  {
    this (null, null, false, true);
  }

  /**
   * Construct a BeanContextSupport instance.
   *
   * @param peer  the bean context peer (<code>null</code> permitted).
   */
  public BeanContextSupport(BeanContext peer)
  {
    this (peer, null, false, true);
  }

  /**
   * Construct a BeanContextSupport instance.
   *
   * @param peer  the bean context peer (<code>null</code> permitted).
   * @param locale  the locale (<code>null</code> permitted, equivalent to
   *     the default locale).
   */
  public BeanContextSupport (BeanContext peer, Locale locale)
  {
    this (peer, locale, false, true);
  }

  /**
   * Construct a BeanContextSupport instance.
   *
   * @param peer  the bean context peer (<code>null</code> permitted).
   * @param locale  the locale (<code>null</code> permitted, equivalent to
   *     the default locale).
   * @param dtime  a flag indicating whether or not the bean context is in
   *     design time mode.
   */
  public BeanContextSupport (BeanContext peer, Locale locale, boolean dtime)
  {
    this (peer, locale, dtime, true);
  }

  /**
   * Construct a BeanContextSupport instance.
   *
   * @param peer  the bean context peer (<code>null</code> permitted).
   * @param locale  the locale (<code>null</code> permitted, equivalent to
   *     the default locale).
   * @param dtime  a flag indicating whether or not the bean context is in
   *     design time mode.
   * @param visible  initial value of the <code>okToUseGui</code> flag.
   */
  public BeanContextSupport (BeanContext peer, Locale locale, boolean dtime,
                             boolean visible)
  {
    super(peer);

    this.locale = locale == null ? Locale.getDefault() : locale;
    designTime = dtime;
    okToUseGui = visible;

    initialize ();
  }

  /**
   * <p>
   * Add a child to the bean context.  A child can be a simple
   * <code>Object</code>, a <code>BeanContextChild</code>
   * or another <code>BeanContext</code>.
   * </p>
   * <p>
   * The children of a <code>BeanContext</code> form a set.  As
   * a result, this method returns <code>false</code> if the given
   * object is already a child of this context.
   * </p>
   * <p>
   * If the child is a <code>BeanContextChild</code>, or a proxy
   * for such a child, the <code>setBeanContext()</code> method
   * is invoked on the child.  If this operation is vetoed by the
   * child, via throwing a <code>PropertyVetoException</code>,
   * then the current completion state of the <code>add()</code>
   * operation is rolled back and a <code>IllegalStateException</code>
   * is thrown.  If the <code>BeanContextChild</code> is successfully
   * added, then the context registers with its
   * <code>PropertyChangeListener</code> and
   * <code>VetoableChangeListener</code> for "beanContext" events.
   * </p>
   * <p>
   * If the child implements <code>java.beans.Visibility</code>,
   * then its ability to use a GUI is set based on that of
   * this context.
   * </p>
   * <p>
   * A <code>BeanContextMembershipEvent</code> is fired when the
   * child is successfully added to the bean context.
   * </p>
   * <p>
   * This method is synchronized over the global hierarchy lock.
   * </p>
   *
   * @param targetChild the child to add.
   * @return false if the child has already been added.
   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the child is null.
   * @throws IllegalStateException if the child vetos the setting
   *                               of its context.
   */
  public boolean add(Object targetChild)
  {
    synchronized (globalHierarchyLock)
      {
        if (targetChild == null)
          throw new IllegalArgumentException();

        BCSChild child;
        synchronized (children)
          {
            if (children.containsKey(targetChild)
                || ! validatePendingAdd(targetChild))
              return false;
            child = createBCSChild(targetChild, beanContextChildPeer);
            children.put(targetChild, child);
          }
        synchronized (targetChild)
          {
            BeanContextChild bcChild = null;
            if (targetChild instanceof BeanContextChild)
              bcChild = (BeanContextChild) targetChild;
            if (targetChild instanceof BeanContextProxy)
              bcChild = ((BeanContextProxy) targetChild).getBeanContextProxy();
            if (bcChild != null)
              try
                {
                  bcChild.setBeanContext(this);
                  bcChild.addVetoableChangeListener("beanContext", this);
                  bcChild.addPropertyChangeListener("beanContext", this);
                }
              catch (PropertyVetoException e)
                {
                  synchronized (children)
                    {
                      children.remove(targetChild);
                    }
                  throw new IllegalStateException("The child refused to " +
                                                  "associate itself with " +
                                                  "this context.", e);
                }
            if (targetChild instanceof Visibility)
              {
                Visibility visibleChild = (Visibility) targetChild;
                if (okToUseGui)
                  visibleChild.okToUseGui();
                else
                  visibleChild.dontUseGui();
              }
            childJustAddedHook(targetChild, child);
          }
        fireChildrenAdded(new BeanContextMembershipEvent(this,
                                                         new Object[]{ targetChild }));
        return true;
      }
  }

  public boolean addAll (Collection c)
  {
    // Intentionally throws an exception.
    throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
  }

  public void addBeanContextMembershipListener
    (BeanContextMembershipListener listener)
  {
    synchronized (bcmListeners)
      {
        if (! bcmListeners.contains(listener))
          bcmListeners.add(listener);
      }
  }

  /**
   * Returns true if this bean needs a GUI
   * but is being prevented from using one.
   *
   * @return true if <code>needsGui()</code>
   *              is true but the bean has been
   *              told not to use it.
   */
  public boolean avoidingGui()
  {
    return needsGui() && (!okToUseGui);
  }

  protected Iterator bcsChildren ()
  {
    synchronized (children)
      {
        return new BCSIterator(children.values().iterator());
      }
  }

  /**
   * Subclasses may use this method to perform their own deserialization
   * after the default deserialization process has taken place, but
   * prior to the deserialization of the children.  It should not
   * be used to replace the implementation of <code>readObject</code>
   * in the subclass.
   *
   * @param ois the input stream.
   * @throws ClassNotFoundException if the class of an object being deserialized
   *                                could not be found.
   * @throws IOException if an I/O error occurs.
   */
  protected void bcsPreDeserializationHook (ObjectInputStream ois)
    throws ClassNotFoundException, IOException
  {
    /* Purposefully left empty */
  }

  /**
   * Subclasses may use this method to perform their own serialization
   * after the default serialization process has taken place, but
   * prior to the serialization of the children.  It should not
   * be used to replace the implementation of <code>writeObject</code>
   * in the subclass.
   *
   * @param oos the output stream.
   * @throws IOException if an I/O error occurs.
   */
  protected void bcsPreSerializationHook (ObjectOutputStream oos)
    throws IOException
  {
    /* Purposefully left empty */
  }

  /**
   * Called when a child is deserialized.
   *
   * @param child the deserialized child.
   * @param bcsc the deserialized context wrapper for the child.
   */
  protected void childDeserializedHook (Object child, BeanContextSupport.BCSChild bcsc)
  {
    // Do nothing in the base class.
  }

  protected void childJustAddedHook (Object child, BeanContextSupport.BCSChild bcsc)
  {
    // Do nothing in the base class.
  }

  protected void childJustRemovedHook (Object child, BeanContextSupport.BCSChild bcsc)
  {
    // Do nothing in the base class.
  }

  protected static final boolean classEquals (Class first, Class second)
  {
    // Lame function!
    return (first == second || first.getName().equals(second.getName()));
  }

  public void clear ()
  {
    // This is the right thing to do.
    // The JDK docs are really bad here.
    throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
  }

  public boolean contains (Object o)
  {
    synchronized (children)
      {
        return children.containsKey(o);
      }
  }

  public boolean containsAll (Collection c)
  {
    synchronized (children)
      {
        Iterator it = c.iterator();
        while (it.hasNext())
          if (! children.containsKey(it.next()))
            return false;
      }
    return true;
  }

  public boolean containsKey (Object o)
  {
    synchronized (children)
      {
        return children.containsKey(o);
      }
  }

  protected final Object[] copyChildren ()
  {
    synchronized (children)
      {
        return children.keySet().toArray();
      }
  }

  protected BeanContextSupport.BCSChild createBCSChild (Object targetChild, Object peer)
  {
    return new BCSChild(targetChild, peer);
  }

  /**
   * Deserializes objects (written by {@link #serialize(ObjectOutputStream,
   * Collection)}) and adds them to the specified collection.
   *
   * @param ois  the input stream (<code>null</code> not permitted).
   * @param coll  the collection to add the objects to (<code>null</code> not
   *     permitted).
   *
   * @throws ClassNotFoundException
   * @throws IOException
   *
   * @see #serialize(ObjectOutputStream, Collection)
   */
  protected final void deserialize (ObjectInputStream ois, Collection coll)
    throws ClassNotFoundException, IOException
  {
    int itemCount = ois.readInt();
    for (int i = 0; i < itemCount; i++)
      coll.add(ois.readObject());
  }

  /**
   * Informs this bean that is should not make
   * use of the GUI.
   */
  public void dontUseGui()
  {
    okToUseGui = false;
  }

  protected final void fireChildrenAdded (BeanContextMembershipEvent bcme)
  {
    synchronized (bcmListeners)
      {
        Iterator it = bcmListeners.iterator();
        while (it.hasNext())
          {
            BeanContextMembershipListener l
              = (BeanContextMembershipListener) it.next();
            l.childrenAdded(bcme);
          }
      }
  }

  protected final void fireChildrenRemoved (BeanContextMembershipEvent bcme)
  {
    synchronized (bcmListeners)
      {
        Iterator it = bcmListeners.iterator();
        while (it.hasNext())
          {
            BeanContextMembershipListener l
            = (BeanContextMembershipListener) it.next();
            l.childrenRemoved(bcme);
          }
      }
  }

  /**
   * Returns the bean context peer.
   *
   * @return The bean context peer.
   *
   * @see BeanContextChildSupport#beanContextChildPeer
   */
  public BeanContext getBeanContextPeer()
  {
    return (BeanContext) beanContextChildPeer;
  }

  /**
   * Returns the {@link BeanContextChild} implementation for the given child.
   *
   * @param child  the child (<code>null</code> permitted).
   *
   * @return The bean context child.
   *
   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if <code>child</code> implements both
   *     the {@link BeanContextChild} and {@link BeanContextProxy} interfaces.
   */
  protected static final BeanContextChild getChildBeanContextChild(Object child)
  {
    if (child == null)
      return null;
    if (child instanceof BeanContextChild && child instanceof BeanContextProxy)
      throw new IllegalArgumentException("Child cannot implement "
          + "BeanContextChild and BeanContextProxy simultaneously.");
    if (child instanceof BeanContextChild)
      return (BeanContextChild) child;
    if (child instanceof BeanContextProxy)
      return ((BeanContextProxy) child).getBeanContextProxy();
    return null;
  }

  /**
   * Returns <code>child</code> as an instance of
   * {@link BeanContextMembershipListener}, or <code>null</code> if
   * <code>child</code> does not implement that interface.
   *
   * @param child  the child (<code>null</code> permitted).
   *
   * @return The child cast to {@link BeanContextMembershipListener}.
   */
  protected static final BeanContextMembershipListener
      getChildBeanContextMembershipListener(Object child)
  {
    if (child instanceof BeanContextMembershipListener)
      return (BeanContextMembershipListener) child;
    else
      return null;
  }

  /**
   * Returns <code>child</code> as an instance of
   * {@link PropertyChangeListener}, or <code>null</code> if <code>child</code>
   * does not implement that interface.
   *
   * @param child  the child (<code>null</code> permitted).
   *
   * @return The child cast to {@link PropertyChangeListener}.
   */
  protected static final PropertyChangeListener getChildPropertyChangeListener(
      Object child)
  {
    if (child instanceof PropertyChangeListener)
      return (PropertyChangeListener) child;
    else
      return null;
  }

  /**
   * Returns <code>child</code> as an instance of {@link Serializable}, or
   * <code>null</code> if <code>child</code> does not implement that
   * interface.
   *
   * @param child  the child (<code>null</code> permitted).
   *
   * @return The child cast to {@link Serializable}.
   */
  protected static final Serializable getChildSerializable(Object child)
  {
    if (child instanceof Serializable)
      return (Serializable) child;
    else
      return null;
  }

  /**
   * Returns <code>child</code> as an instance of
   * {@link VetoableChangeListener}, or <code>null</code> if <code>child</code>
   * does not implement that interface.
   *
   * @param child  the child (<code>null</code> permitted).
   *
   * @return The child cast to {@link VetoableChangeListener}.
   */
  protected static final VetoableChangeListener getChildVetoableChangeListener(
      Object child)
  {
    if (child instanceof VetoableChangeListener)
      return (VetoableChangeListener) child;
    else
      return null;
  }

  /**
   * Returns <code>child</code> as an instance of {@link Visibility}, or
   * <code>null</code> if <code>child</code> does not implement that interface.
   *
   * @param child  the child (<code>null</code> permitted).
   *
   * @return The child cast to {@link Visibility}.
   */
  protected static final Visibility getChildVisibility(Object child)
  {
    if (child instanceof Visibility)
      return (Visibility) child;
    else
      return null;
  }

  public Locale getLocale ()
  {
    return locale;
  }

  public URL getResource (String name, BeanContextChild bcc)
  {
    if (! contains(bcc))
      throw new IllegalArgumentException("argument not a child");
    ClassLoader loader = bcc.getClass().getClassLoader();
    return (loader == null ? ClassLoader.getSystemResource(name)
            : loader.getResource(name));
  }

  public InputStream getResourceAsStream (String name, BeanContextChild bcc)
  {
    if (! contains(bcc))
      throw new IllegalArgumentException("argument not a child");
    ClassLoader loader = bcc.getClass().getClassLoader();
    return (loader == null ? ClassLoader.getSystemResourceAsStream(name)
            : loader.getResourceAsStream(name));
  }

  protected void initialize ()
  {
    bcmListeners = new ArrayList();
    children = new HashMap();
  }

  /**
   * This is a convenience method for instantiating a bean inside this
   * context.  It delegates to the appropriate method in
   * <code>java.beans.Beans</code> using the context's classloader.
   *
   * @param beanName the name of the class of bean to instantiate.
   * @throws IOException if an I/O error occurs in loading the class.
   * @throws ClassNotFoundException if the class, <code>beanName</code>,
   *                                can not be found.
   */
  public Object instantiateChild (String beanName)
    throws IOException, ClassNotFoundException
  {
    return Beans.instantiate(getClass().getClassLoader(), beanName, this);
  }

  /**
   * Returns <code>true</code> if the <code>BeanContext</code> is in
   * design time mode, and <code>false</code> if it is in runtime mode.
   *
   * @return A boolean.
   *
   * @see #setDesignTime(boolean)
   */
  public boolean isDesignTime()
  {
    return designTime;
  }

  /**
   * Returns true if this bean context has no children.
   *
   * @return true if there are no children.
   */
  public boolean isEmpty ()
  {
    synchronized (children)
      {
        return children.isEmpty();
      }
  }

  /**
   * Returns true if the bean context is in the process
   * of being serialized.
   *
   * @return true if the context is being serialized.
   */
  public boolean isSerializing()
  {
    return serializing;
  }

  public Iterator iterator ()
  {
    synchronized (children)
      {
        return children.keySet().iterator();
      }
  }

  /**
   * Returns false as this bean does not a
   * GUI for its operation.
   *
   * @return false
   */
  public boolean needsGui()
  {
    return false;
  }

  /**
   * Informs this bean that it is okay to make use of
   * the GUI.
   */
  public void okToUseGui ()
  {
    okToUseGui = true;
  }

  /**
   * Subclasses may use this method to catch property changes
   * arising from the children of this context.  At present,
   * we just listen for the beans being assigned to a different
   * context and remove them from here if such an event occurs.
   *
   * @param pce the property change event.
   */
  public void propertyChange (PropertyChangeEvent pce)
  {
    if (pce.getNewValue() != this)
      remove(pce.getSource(), false);
  }

  /**
   * Deserializes the children using the
   * {@link #deserialize(ObjectInputStream, Collection} method
   * and then calls {@link childDeserializedHook(Object, BCSChild)}
   * for each child deserialized.
   *
   * @param ois the input stream.
   * @throws IOException if an I/O error occurs.
   */
  public final void readChildren (ObjectInputStream ois)
    throws IOException, ClassNotFoundException
  {
    List temp = new ArrayList();
    deserialize(ois, temp);
    Iterator i = temp.iterator();
    synchronized (globalHierarchyLock)
      {
        synchronized (children)
          {
            while (i.hasNext())
              {
                BCSChild bcs = (BCSChild) i.next();
                childDeserializedHook(bcs.getTargetChild(), bcs);
                children.put(bcs.getTargetChild(), bcs);
              }
          }
      }
  }

  /**
   * Remove the specified child from the context.  This is
   * the same as calling <code>remove(Object,boolean)</code>
   * with a request for the <code>setBeanContext()</code> method
   * of the child to be called (i.e. the second argument is true).
   *
   * @param targetChild the child to remove.
   */
  public boolean remove (Object targetChild)
  {
    return remove(targetChild, true);
  }

  /**
   * <p>
   * Removes a child from the bean context.  A child can be a simple
   * <code>Object</code>, a <code>BeanContextChild</code>
   * or another <code>BeanContext</code>.  If the given child is not
   * a child of this context, this method returns <code>false</code>.
   * </p>
   * <p>
   * If the child is a <code>BeanContextChild</code>, or a proxy
   * for such a child, the <code>setBeanContext()</code> method
   * is invoked on the child (if specified).  If this operation is vetoed
   * by the child, via throwing a <code>PropertyVetoException</code>,
   * then the current completion state of the <code>remove()</code>
   * operation is rolled back and a <code>IllegalStateException</code>
   * is thrown.  If the <code>BeanContextChild</code> is successfully
   * removed, then the context deregisters with its
   * <code>PropertyChangeListener</code> and
   * <code>VetoableChangeListener</code> for "beanContext" events.
   * </p>
   * <p>
   * A <code>BeanContextMembershipEvent</code> is fired when the
   * child is successfully removed from the bean context.
   * </p>
   * <p>
   * This method is synchronized over the global hierarchy lock.
   * </p>
   *
   * @param targetChild the child to remove.
   * @param callChildSetBC true if the <code>setBeanContext()</code>
   *                       method of the child should be called.
   * @return false if the child doesn't exist.
   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the child is null.
   * @throws IllegalStateException if the child vetos the setting
   *                               of its context.
   */
  protected boolean remove (Object targetChild, boolean callChildSetBC)
  {
    synchronized (globalHierarchyLock)
      {
        if (targetChild == null)
          throw new IllegalArgumentException();

        BCSChild child;
        synchronized (children)
          {
            if (!children.containsKey(targetChild)
                || !validatePendingRemove(targetChild))
              return false;
            child = (BCSChild) children.remove(targetChild);
          }
        synchronized (targetChild)
          {
            BeanContextChild bcChild = null;
            if (targetChild instanceof BeanContextChild)
              bcChild = (BeanContextChild) targetChild;
            if (targetChild instanceof BeanContextProxy)
              bcChild = ((BeanContextProxy) targetChild).getBeanContextProxy();
            if (bcChild != null)
              try
                {
                  if (callChildSetBC)
                    bcChild.setBeanContext(null);
                  bcChild.removeVetoableChangeListener("beanContext", this);
                  bcChild.removePropertyChangeListener("beanContext", this);
                }
              catch (PropertyVetoException e)
                {
                  synchronized (children)
                    {
                      children.put(targetChild, child);
                    }
                  throw new IllegalStateException("The child refused to " +
                                                  "disassociate itself with " +
                                                  "this context.", e);
                }
            childJustRemovedHook(targetChild, child);
          }
        fireChildrenRemoved(new BeanContextMembershipEvent(this,
                                                         new Object[]{ targetChild }));
        return true;
      }
  }

  public boolean removeAll (Collection c)
  {
    // Intentionally throws an exception.
    throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
  }

  public void removeBeanContextMembershipListener (BeanContextMembershipListener bcml)
  {
    synchronized (bcmListeners)
      {
        bcmListeners.remove(bcml);
      }
  }

  public boolean retainAll (Collection c)
  {
    // Intentionally throws an exception.
    throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
  }

  /**
   * Writes the items in the collection to the specified output stream.  Items
   * in the collection that are not instances of {@link Serializable}
   * (this includes <code>null</code>) are simply ignored.
   *
   * @param oos  the output stream (<code>null</code> not permitted).
   * @param coll  the collection (<code>null</code> not permitted).
   *
   * @throws IOException
   *
   * @see #deserialize(ObjectInputStream, Collection)
   */
  protected final void serialize(ObjectOutputStream oos, Collection coll)
    throws IOException
  {
    Object[] items = coll.toArray();
    int itemCount = 0;
    for (int i = 0; i < items.length; i++)
      {
        if (items[i] instanceof Serializable)
          itemCount++;
      }
    oos.writeInt(itemCount);
    for (int i = 0; i < items.length; i++)
      {
        if (items[i] instanceof Serializable)
          oos.writeObject(items[i]);
      }
  }

  /**
   * Sets the flag that indicates whether or not the
   * <code>BeanContext</code> is in design mode.  If the flag changes
   * value, a {@link PropertyChangeEvent} (with the property name 'designMode')
   * is sent to registered listeners.  Note that the property name used here
   * does NOT match the specification in the {@link DesignMode} interface, we
   * match the reference implementation instead - see bug parade entry 4295174.
   *
   * @param dtime  the new value for the flag.
   *
   * @see #isDesignTime()
   */
  public void setDesignTime(boolean dtime)
  {
    boolean save = designTime;
    designTime = dtime;
    // note that we use the same property name as Sun's implementation,
    // even though this is a known bug: see bug parade entry 4295174
    firePropertyChange("designMode", Boolean.valueOf(save),
                       Boolean.valueOf(dtime));
  }

  public void setLocale (Locale newLocale)
    throws PropertyVetoException
  {
    if (newLocale == null || locale == newLocale)
      return;
    fireVetoableChange("locale", locale, newLocale);
    Locale oldLocale = locale;
    locale = newLocale;
    firePropertyChange("locale", oldLocale, newLocale);
  }

  public int size ()
  {
    synchronized (children)
      {
        return children.size();
      }
  }

  /**
   * Returns an array containing the children of this <code>BeanContext</code>.
   *
   * @return An array containing the children.
   */
  public Object[] toArray()
  {
    synchronized (children)
      {
        return children.keySet().toArray();
      }
  }

  /**
   * Populates, then returns, the supplied array with the children of this
   * <code>BeanContext</code>.  If the array is too short to hold the
   * children, a new array is allocated and returned.  If the array is too
   * long, it is padded with <code>null</code> items at the end.
   *
   * @param array  an array to populate (<code>null</code> not permitted).
   */
  public Object[] toArray(Object[] array)
  {
    synchronized (children)
      {
        return children.keySet().toArray(array);
      }
  }

  protected boolean validatePendingAdd (Object targetChild)
  {
    return true;
  }

  protected boolean validatePendingRemove (Object targetChild)
  {
    return true;
  }

  /**
   * Subclasses may use this method to veto changes arising
   * from the children of this context.
   *
   * @param pce the vetoable property change event fired.
   */
  public void vetoableChange (PropertyChangeEvent pce)
    throws PropertyVetoException
  {
    /* Purposefully left empty */
  }

  /**
   * Serializes the children using the
   * {@link #serialize(ObjectOutputStream, Collection} method.
   *
   * @param oos the output stream.
   * @throws IOException if an I/O error occurs.
   */
  public final void writeChildren (ObjectOutputStream oos)
    throws IOException
  {
    synchronized (children)
      {
        serialize(oos, children.values());
      }
  }

}