package ch.qos.logback.core.pattern;

import java.util.List;

import ch.qos.logback.core.spi.LifeCycle;

abstract public class DynamicConverter<E> extends FormattingConverter<E> implements LifeCycle {

  // Contains a list of option Strings.
  private List optionList;
  
  /**
   * Is this component active?
   */
  boolean started = false;

  /**
   * Components that depend on options passed during configuration can override this method
   * in order to make appropriate use of those options. For simpler components, the trivial implementation 
   * found in this abstract class will be sufficient.
   */
  public void start() {
    started = true;
  }
  
  public void stop() {
    started = false;
  }
  
  public boolean isStarted() {
    return started;
  }
  
  public void setOptionList(List optionList) {
    this.optionList = optionList;
  }
  
  /**
   * Return the first option passed to this component. The returned value
   * may be null if there are no options.
   * 
   * @return First option, may be null.
   */
  protected String getFirstOption() {
    if(optionList == null || optionList.size() == 0) {
      return null;
    } else {
      return (String) optionList.get(0);
    }
  }
  
  protected List getOptionList() {
    return optionList;
  }
}
