ForwardingSet.java

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package org.glassfish.jersey.internal.guava;

import java.util.Set;

/**
 * A set which forwards all its method calls to another set. Subclasses should
 * override one or more methods to modify the behavior of the backing set as
 * desired per the <a
 * href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decorator_pattern">decorator pattern</a>.
 * <p>
 * <p><b>Warning:</b> The methods of {@code ForwardingSet} forward
 * <b>indiscriminately</b> to the methods of the delegate. For example,
 * overriding {@link #add} alone <b>will not</b> change the behavior of {@link
 * #addAll}, which can lead to unexpected behavior. In this case, you should
 * override {@code addAll} as well, either providing your own implementation, or
 * delegating to the provided {@code standardAddAll} method.
 * <p>
 * <p>The {@code standard} methods are not guaranteed to be thread-safe, even
 * when all of the methods that they depend on are thread-safe.
 *
 * @author Kevin Bourrillion
 * @author Louis Wasserman
 * @since 2.0 (imported from Google Collections Library)
 */
public abstract class ForwardingSet<E> extends ForwardingCollection<E>
        implements Set<E> {
    // TODO(user): identify places where thread safety is actually lost

    /**
     * Constructor for use by subclasses.
     */
    ForwardingSet() {
    }

    @Override
    protected abstract Set<E> delegate();

    @Override
    public boolean equals(Object object) {
        return object == this || delegate().equals(object);
    }

    @Override
    public int hashCode() {
        return delegate().hashCode();
    }

}