/*
  File: MappingUtil.java

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*/
package cytoscape.visual.mappings;

import cytoscape.Cytoscape;

import cytoscape.data.CyAttributes;

import java.lang.*;


/**
 * Provides simple utility methods for the Mapping classes.
 */
public class MappingUtil {
    /**
     * This method determines the type of the attr used and
     * returns a string representation of it.
     */
    public static String getAttributeTypeString(String base, String attr) {
        Byte B = new Byte(getAttributeType(base, attr));

        return B.toString();
    }

    /**
     * This method determines the type of the attribute used
     * for the mapping. The purpose is to support discrete attrs
     * aside from strings.
     */
    public static byte getAttributeType(String base, String attr) {
        byte b = CyAttributes.TYPE_UNDEFINED;

        if (base.startsWith("node"))
            b = Cytoscape.getNodeAttributes()
                         .getType(attr);
        else if (base.startsWith("edge"))
            b = Cytoscape.getEdgeAttributes()
                         .getType(attr);

        return b;
    }

    /**
     * This method returns an object of the specified type
     * based on the string read from the props file.
     */
    public static Object parseObjectType(String key, byte attrType) {
        if (attrType == CyAttributes.TYPE_INTEGER)
            return new Integer(key);
        else if (attrType == CyAttributes.TYPE_FLOATING)
            return new Double(key);
        else if (attrType == CyAttributes.TYPE_BOOLEAN)
            return new Boolean(key);

        // assume string
        else

            return key;
    }
}