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package com.metaboss.sdlctools.models.metabossmodel.datadictionarymodel;

import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.Iterator;
import java.util.Properties;

/** Set of DataType utility and helper methods realising some facilities seemingly not provided by MDR. */
public class DataTypeUtils
{
  /** This class is a "toolbox" with static utilities and can not be instantiated */
  private DataTypeUtils()
  {
  }
  
  /** @return Properties object populated with current typetemplate properties.
   * Key of the property is populated by the key and the value by value */
  public static Properties getTypetemplatePropertiesAsProperties(DataType pDataType)
  {
    Properties lPropertiesMap = new Properties();
    Collection lCombinedTypetemplateProperties = pDataType.getCombinedTypetemplateProperties();
    if (!lCombinedTypetemplateProperties.isEmpty())
    {
      for (Iterator lCombinedTypetemplatePropertiesIterator = lCombinedTypetemplateProperties.iterator(); lCombinedTypetemplatePropertiesIterator.hasNext();)
      {
        // Iterate through properties, discard containers and put
        // keys and values from the non-container properties in the map
        Property lProperty = (Property)lCombinedTypetemplatePropertiesIterator.next();
        PropertyDescriptor lPropertyDescriptor = lProperty.getDescriptor();
        if (!lPropertyDescriptor.isContainer())
        {
          String lPropertyValue = lProperty.getValue();
          if (lPropertyValue != null)
            lPropertiesMap.put(lProperty.getKey(), lPropertyValue);
        }          
      }
    }
    return lPropertiesMap;
  }
}