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/*
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package org.apache.qpid.qmf2.common;

// Misc Imports
import java.util.Iterator;
import java.util.List;

/**
 * This class represents the base class for all Expressions created by expanding the Query predicate.
 * <p>
 * Depending on the structure of the expression list there might be a nested structure of Expressions comprising
 * a mixture of LogicalExpressions and BooleanExpressions.
 * <p>
 * The Expression structure is illustrated below in the context of its relationship with QmfQuery.
 * <img alt="" src="doc-files/QmfQuery.png">
 *
 * @author Fraser Adams
 */
public abstract class Expression
{
    /**
     * Factory method to create concrete Expression instances base on the operator name extracted from the expression List.
     * This method will create a LogicalExpression from an "and", "or" or "not" operator otherwise it will create
     * a BooleanExpression.
     *
     * @param expr the List of Expressions extracted by parsing the Query predicate
     */
    public static Expression createExpression(final List expr) throws QmfException
    {
        Iterator iter = expr.listIterator();
        if (!iter.hasNext())
        {
            throw new QmfException("Missing operator in predicate expression");
        }

        String op = (String)iter.next();
        if (op.equals("not"))
        {
            return new LogicalNot(expr);
        }
        if (op.equals("and"))
        {
            return new LogicalAnd(expr);
        }
        if (op.equals("or"))
        {
            return new LogicalOr(expr);
        }
        return BooleanExpression.createExpression(expr);
    }    

    /**
     * Evaluate expression against a QmfData instance.
     * @return true if query matches the QmfData instance, else false.
     */
    public abstract boolean evaluate(final QmfData data);
}