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Parser Schemas– Easy and Powerful parsing of XML-based languages

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An article on parsing XML files according to the specified schema.
/***********************************************************************\
 * Comnicate.CodeDom.Xml.ParserSchemas                                 *
 * Parses xml-based languages according to a user defined schema.      *
 * Copyright � 2005 Tomas Deml (as Comnicate!)                         *
 *                  tomasdeml@msn.com                                  *
 *                                                                     *
 * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or       *
 * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public          *
 * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either        *
 * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.  *
 *                                                                     *
 * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,     *
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of      *
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU   *
 * Lesser General Public License for more details.                     *
\***********************************************************************/

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Text;
using System.Globalization;

namespace Comnicate.CodeDom.Xml.ParserSchemas.Rules.Evaluated
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Represents evaluated rule supporting the child rules evalution.
    /// </summary>
    public class EvaluatedParentalRule : EvaluatedRule, ILinkResolver
    {
        #region Fields

        // Evaluated required children dictionary
        private Dictionary<string, EvaluatedRule> requiredChildren;

        // Evaluated optional children dictionary
        private Dictionary<string, EvaluatedRule> optionalChildren;

        // Aliased items
        internal Dictionary<string, EvaluatedRule> LinkedEvaluatedRules;

        // Default children lookup dictionary
        private LookupLocation defaultChildLookupLocation;

        // Cache for first optional child rule
        private EvaluatedRule firstOptionalChildSingleton;

        #endregion

        #region Enums

        /// <summary>
        /// Specifies the default child rule lookup dictionary.
        /// </summary>
        public enum LookupLocation
        {
            /// <summary>
            /// Lookup in the required children dictionary.
            /// </summary>
            RequiredChildren,

            /// <summary>
            /// Lookup in the optional children dictionary.
            /// </summary>
            OptionalChildren
        }

        #endregion

        #region .ctors

        /// <summary>
        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="EvaluatedParentalRule"/> class.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="rule">Original rule.</param>
        public EvaluatedParentalRule(ParentalRule rule) : base(rule)
        {
            // Init collections
            this.requiredChildren = new Dictionary<string, EvaluatedRule>(3);
            this.optionalChildren = new Dictionary<string, EvaluatedRule>(3);
            this.LinkedEvaluatedRules = new Dictionary<string, EvaluatedRule>(1);

            // Set defaults
            this.defaultChildLookupLocation = LookupLocation.RequiredChildren;
        }

        #endregion

        #region Properties

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets the dictionary containing evaluated required child rules.
        /// </summary>
        public Dictionary<string, EvaluatedRule> RequiredChildren
        {
            get
            {
                return this.requiredChildren;
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets the dictionary containing evaluated optional child rules.
        /// </summary>
        public Dictionary<string, EvaluatedRule> OptionalChildren
        {
            get
            {
                return this.optionalChildren;
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets or sets the default child rules lookup dictionary.
        /// </summary>
        public LookupLocation DefaultChildLookupLocation
        {
            get
            {
                return this.defaultChildLookupLocation;
            }
            set
            {
                this.defaultChildLookupLocation = value;
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets the first optional child rule.
        /// </summary>
        public EvaluatedRule FirstOptionalChild
        {
            get
            {
                // If we didn't cached it and there are optional children...
                if (this.firstOptionalChildSingleton == null && this.optionalChildren.Count > 0)
                    // Go through evaluated optional children and pick the first one...
                    foreach (EvaluatedRule rule in this.optionalChildren.Values)
                    {
                        this.firstOptionalChildSingleton = rule;
                        break;
                    }

                // Return cached item
                return this.firstOptionalChildSingleton;
            }
        }

        #endregion

        #region Methods

        /// <summary>
        /// Lookups the evaluated child rule by its name in the default lookup dictionary specified by the <see cref="DefaultChildLookupLocation"/> property.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="key">Child key.</param>
        /// <returns>Evaluated child rule.</returns>
        public EvaluatedRule LookupChild(string key)
        {
            return this.LookupChildAs<EvaluatedRule>(key, this.defaultChildLookupLocation);
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Lookups the evaluated child rule by its name in the specified lookup dictionary.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="key">Child key.</param>
        /// <param name="location">Lookup dictionary.</param>
        /// <returns>Evaluated child rule.</returns>
        public EvaluatedRule LookupChild(string key, LookupLocation location)
        {
            return this.LookupChildAs<EvaluatedRule>(key, location);
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Lookups the evaluated child rule by its name in the default lookup dictionary specified by the <see cref="DefaultChildLookupLocation"/> property.
        /// </summary>
        /// <typeparam name="T">Child type.</typeparam>
        /// <param name="key">Child key.</param>
        /// <returns>Evaluated child rule.</returns>
        public T LookupChildAs<T>(string key) where T : EvaluatedRule
        {
            return this.LookupChildAs<T>(key, this.defaultChildLookupLocation);
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Lookups the evaluated child rule by its name in the specified lookup dictionary.
        /// </summary>
        /// <typeparam name="T">Child type.</typeparam>
        /// <param name="key">Child key.</param>
        /// <param name="location">Lookup dictionary.</param>
        /// <returns>Evaluated child rule.</returns>
        public T LookupChildAs<T>(string key, LookupLocation location) where T : EvaluatedRule
        {
            // Choose a dictionary...
            switch (location)
            {
                case LookupLocation.RequiredChildren:
                    if (this.requiredChildren.ContainsKey(key))
                        return this.requiredChildren[key] as T;
                    break;
                case LookupLocation.OptionalChildren:
                    if (this.optionalChildren.ContainsKey(key))
                        return this.optionalChildren[key] as T;
                    break;
            }

            // Nothing
            return null;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Returns whether this rule has child rule specified by the key.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="key">Child key.</param>
        /// <returns></returns>
        public bool HasChild(string key)
        {
            return (this.requiredChildren.ContainsKey(key) || this.optionalChildren.ContainsKey(key));
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Looks up the evaluated parental child rule by its name in the default lookup dictionary specified by the <see cref="DefaultChildLookupLocation"/> property.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="key">Child key.</param>
        /// <returns>Evaluated parental child rule.</returns>
        public EvaluatedParentalRule LookupParentalChild(string key)
        {
            return LookupParentalChild(key, this.defaultChildLookupLocation);
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Looks up the evaluated parental child rule by its name in the specified lookup dictionary.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="key">Child key.</param>
        /// <param name="location">Lookup dictionary.</param>
        /// <returns>Evaluated parental child rule.</returns>
        public EvaluatedParentalRule LookupParentalChild(string key, LookupLocation location)
        {
            return this.LookupChildAs<EvaluatedParentalRule>(key, location);
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Looks up evaluated child rules by their common name in the default lookup dictionary specified by the <see cref="DefaultChildLookupLocation"/> property.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="commonKey">Common key.</param>
        /// <returns>Evaluated child rules.</returns>
        public IEnumerable<EvaluatedRule> LookupChildren(string commonKey)
        {
            return this.LookupChildren(commonKey, this.defaultChildLookupLocation, CultureInfo.CurrentCulture);
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Looks up evaluated child rules by their common name in the specified lookup dictionary.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="commonKey">Common key.</param>
        /// <param name="location">Lookup dictionary.</param>
        /// <returns>Evaluated child rules.</returns>
        public IEnumerable<EvaluatedRule> LookupChildren(string commonKey, LookupLocation location)
        {
            return this.LookupChildren(commonKey, location, CultureInfo.CurrentCulture);
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Looks up evaluated child rules by their common name using the provided culture info in the default lookup dictionary specified by the <see cref="DefaultChildLookupLocation"/> property.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="commonKey">Common key.</param>
        /// <param name="culture">Culture info.</param>
        /// <returns>Evaluated child rules.</returns>
        public IEnumerable<EvaluatedRule> LookupChildren(string commonKey, CultureInfo culture)
        {
            return this.LookupChildren(commonKey, this.defaultChildLookupLocation, culture);
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Looks up evaluated child rules by their common name using the provided culture info in the default lookup dictionary specified by the <see cref="DefaultChildLookupLocation"/> property.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="commonKey">Common key.</param>
        /// <param name="location">Lookup dictionary.</param>
        /// <param name="culture">Culture info.</param>
        /// <returns>Evaluated child rules.</returns>
        public IEnumerable<EvaluatedRule> LookupChildren(string commonKey, LookupLocation location, CultureInfo culture)
        {
            // Go through all children in the desired location and return each one under the common key...
            foreach (KeyValuePair<string, EvaluatedRule> rulePair in location == LookupLocation.RequiredChildren ? this.requiredChildren : this.optionalChildren)
                if (rulePair.Key.StartsWith(commonKey, true, culture))
                    yield return rulePair.Value;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Returns an evaluated rule linked to this rule before the evaluation.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="rule">Linked rule.</param>
        /// <returns>Evaluated rule.</returns>
        public EvaluatedRule GetEvaluatedLinkedRule(Rule rule)
        {
            // Check for null...
            if (rule == null) throw new ArgumentNullException("rule");

            // Rule cookie
            string ruleName = rule.ruleCookie.ToString();

            // Did we tracked this rule?
            if (!this.LinkedEvaluatedRules.ContainsKey(ruleName))
                throw new KeyNotFoundException(Resources.ExceptionMsg_LinkNotFound);

            // Return evaluated tracked rule
            return this.LinkedEvaluatedRules[ruleName];
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Returns an evaluated rule linked to this rule before the evaluation. The rule is casted to an instance of the <see cref="EvaluatedParentalRule"/>.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="rule">Linked rule.</param>
        /// <returns>Evaluated parental rule.</returns>
        public EvaluatedParentalRule GetEvaluatedParentalLinkedRule(Rule rule)
        {
            return this.GetEvaluatedLinkedRule(rule) as EvaluatedParentalRule;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Returns an evaluated rule linked to this rule before the evaluation. The rule is casted to an instance of the <paramref name="T"/> type.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="rule">Linked rule.</param>
        /// <typeparam name="T">Type to cast the rule to.</typeparam>
        /// <returns>Casted evaluated rule.</returns>
        public T GetEvaluatedLinkedRuleAs<T>(Rule rule) where T : EvaluatedRule
        {
            return this.GetEvaluatedLinkedRule(rule) as T;
        }

        #endregion    
    }
}

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