DMDirc-Util/src/com/dmdirc/util/ListenerList.java

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package com.dmdirc.util;

import java.util.List;

/**
 * Represents a list of event listeners, similar to EventListenerList, but
 * not swing specific.
 * 
 * @author chris
 */
public class ListenerList {
    
    /** The map of class->listener or string->listener that we're using. */
    private final MapList<Object, Object> listeners
            = new MapList<Object, Object>();
    
    /**
     * Creates a new instance of ListenerList.
     */
    public ListenerList() {
        // Do nothing
    }
    
    /**
     * Adds a new listener of the specified type to this listener list.
     * 
     * @param listenerType The type of listener to be added
     * @param listener The listener to be added
     */
    public <T> void add(final Class<T> listenerType, final T listener) {
        listeners.add(listenerType, listener);
    }
    
    /**
     * Adds a new listener of the specified type to this listener list.
     * 
     * @param listenerType The name of the type of listener that's being added
     * @param listener The listener to be added
     */
    public void add(final String listenerType, final Object listener) {
        listeners.add(listenerType, listener);
    }
    
    /**
     * Removes the specified listener from the list of listeners for the
     * specified type.
     * 
     * @param listenerType The type that the listener should be removed from
     * @param listener The listener to be removed
     */
    public <T> void remove(final Class<T> listenerType, final T listener) {
        listeners.remove(listenerType, listener);
    }
    
    /**
     * Removes the specified listener from the list of listeners for the
     * specified type.
     * 
     * @param listenerType The name of the type that the listener should be
     * removed from
     * @param listener The listener to be removed
     */
    public void remove(final String listenerType, final Object listener) {
        listeners.remove(listenerType, listener);
    }
    
    /**
     * Retrieves the list of listeners for the specified type.
     * 
     * @param listenerType The type of listener that's being retrieved
     * @return A list of listeners for the specified type
     */
    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    public <T> List<T> get(final Class<T> listenerType) {
        if (listeners.containsKey(listenerType)) {
            return (List<T>) listeners.get(listenerType);
        } else {
            return new WeakList<T>();
        }
    }
    
    /**
     * Retrieves the list of listeners for the specified type.
     * 
     * @param listenerType The type of listener to be retrieved
     * @return A list of listeners for the specified type
     */
    public List<Object> get(final String listenerType) {
        if (listeners.containsKey(listenerType)) {
            return listeners.get(listenerType);
        } else {
            return new WeakList<Object>();
        }
    }

}