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package io.fabric8.api.scr;

import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicReference;

import io.fabric8.api.InvalidComponentException;
import io.fabric8.api.jcip.ThreadSafe;

import org.slf4j.Logger;
import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;

/**
 * A reference that validates its content on {@link #get()}
 *
 * @since 13-Sep-2013
 */
@ThreadSafe
public class ValidatingReference<T> {

    private static final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(ValidatingReference.class);

    private final AtomicReference<T> reference = new AtomicReference<T>();

    /**
     * Bind the given reference
     */
    public void bind(T ref) {
        LOG.debug("bind: {}", ref);
        reference.set(ref);
    }

    /**
     * Unbind the given reference
     */
    public void unbind(T ref) {
        LOG.debug("unbind: {}", ref);
        reference.compareAndSet(ref, null);
    }

    /**
     * Get the referenced instance
     * @throws InvalidComponentException If the reference is not valid
     */
    public T get() {
        T ref = reference.get();
        if (ref == null)
            throw new InvalidComponentException("Reference not available");
        return ref;
    }

    /**
     * Get the referenced instance
     * @return The references instance or null
     */
    public T getOptional() {
        return reference.get();
    }

}
