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package org.apache.commons.collections.buffer;

import org.apache.commons.collections.Buffer;
import org.apache.commons.collections.Transformer;
import org.apache.commons.collections.collection.TransformedCollection;

/**
 * Decorates another <code>Buffer</code> to transform objects that are added.
 * <p>
 * The add methods are affected by this class.
 * Thus objects must be removed or searched for using their transformed form.
 * For example, if the transformation converts Strings to Integers, you must
 * use the Integer form to remove objects.
 * <p>
 * This class is Serializable from Commons Collections 3.1.
 *
 * @since Commons Collections 3.0
 * @version $Revision: 1.6 $ $Date: 2004/06/03 22:02:13 $
 * 
 * @author Stephen Colebourne
 */
public class TransformedBuffer extends TransformedCollection implements Buffer {

    /** Serialization version */
    private static final long serialVersionUID = -7901091318986132033L;

    /**
     * Factory method to create a transforming buffer.
     * <p>
     * If there are any elements already in the buffer being decorated, they
     * are NOT transformed.
     * 
     * @param buffer  the buffer to decorate, must not be null
     * @param transformer  the transformer to use for conversion, must not be null
     * @return a new transformed Buffer
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if buffer or transformer is null
     */
    public static Buffer decorate(Buffer buffer, Transformer transformer) {
        return new TransformedBuffer(buffer, transformer);
    }
    
    //-----------------------------------------------------------------------
    /**
     * Constructor that wraps (not copies).
     * <p>
     * If there are any elements already in the buffer being decorated, they
     * are NOT transformed.
     * 
     * @param buffer  the buffer to decorate, must not be null
     * @param transformer  the transformer to use for conversion, must not be null
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if buffer or transformer is null
     */
    protected TransformedBuffer(Buffer buffer, Transformer transformer) {
        super(buffer, transformer);
    }

    /**
     * Gets the decorated buffer.
     * 
     * @return the decorated buffer
     */
    protected Buffer getBuffer() {
        return (Buffer) collection;
    }

    //-----------------------------------------------------------------------
    public Object get() {
        return getBuffer().get();
    }

    public Object remove() {
        return getBuffer().remove();
    }

}