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package org.fusesource.fabric.agent.mvn;

/**
 * Resolves properties by first looking at itself and then to a falback resolver.
 *
 * @author Alin Dreghiciu
 * @since 0.5.0, January 16, 2008
 */
public abstract class FallbackPropertyResolver
        implements PropertyResolver {

    /**
     * Fallback resolver
     */
    private PropertyResolver m_fallbackResolver;

    /**
     * Creates a property resolver with a fallback resolver.
     *
     * @param fallbackResolver rersolver to use to resolve properties
     */
    public FallbackPropertyResolver(final PropertyResolver fallbackResolver) {
        m_fallbackResolver = fallbackResolver;
    }

    /**
     * Resolves a property based on its name by first calling the findProperty() and then fallback to falback resolver
     * if property value is null.
     *
     * @param propertyName property name to be resolved
     * @return value of property or null if property is not set or is empty.
     */
    public String get(final String propertyName) {
        String value = findProperty(propertyName);
        if (value == null && m_fallbackResolver != null) {
            value = m_fallbackResolver.get(propertyName);
        }
        return value;
    }

    /**
     * Resolves a property by name.
     *
     * @param propertyName name of the property to be resolved.
     * @return value of property
     */
    protected abstract String findProperty(String propertyName);

}