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package permafrost.tundra.collection;

import permafrost.tundra.lang.ArrayHelper;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.List;

/**
 * A collection of convenience methods for working with java.util.Collection objects.
 */
public class CollectionHelper {
    /**
     * Disallow instantiation of this class.
     */
    private CollectionHelper() {}

    /**
     * Returns the number of items in the given collection.
     *
     * @param collection    The collection to return the length of.
     * @param <E>           The component type of the items stored in the collection.
     * @return              The number of items in the given collection.
     */
    public static <E> int length(Collection<E> collection) {
        if (collection == null) return 0;
        return collection.size();
    }

    /**
     * Appends the given items to the given collection. Null items are not appended.
     *
     * @param collection    The collection to append the items to.
     * @param items         The items to be appended.
     * @param <E>           The component type of the items stored in the collection.
     * @return              The given collection.
     */
    public static <E> Collection append(Collection<E> collection, E ...items) {
        return append(collection, false, items);
    }

    /**
     * Appends the given items to the given collection.
     *
     * @param collection    The collection to append the items to.
     * @param includeNulls  If true, null values will be appended, otherwise they will not.
     * @param items         The items to be appended.
     * @param <E>           The component type of the items stored in the collection.
     * @return              The given collection.
     */
    public static <E> Collection append(Collection<E> collection, boolean includeNulls, E ...items) {
        if (collection != null && items != null) {
            for (E item : items) {
                if (includeNulls || item != null) collection.add(item);
            }
        }

        return collection;
    }

    /**
     * Removes all elements from the given collection.
     *
     * @param collection    The collection to be cleared.
     * @param <E>           The component type of the collection.
     * @return              The cleared collection.
     */
    public static <E> Collection<E> clear(Collection<E> collection) {
        if (collection != null) {
            collection.clear();
        }
        return collection;
    }

    /**
     * Converts the given collection to an array.
     *
     * @param collection    The collection to be converted.
     * @param klass         The component type of the collection and resulting array.
     * @param <E>           The component type of the collection and resulting array.
     * @return              An array representation of the given collection.
     */
    public static <E> E[] arrayify(Collection<E> collection, Class<E> klass) {
        if (collection == null) return null;
        return collection.toArray(ArrayHelper.instantiate(klass, collection.size()));
    }

    /**
     * Returns true if the given collection includes the given item.
     *
     * @param collection    The collection to check item existence in.
     * @param item          The item whose existence in the collection is to be checked.
     * @param <E>           The component type of the collection.
     * @return              True if the given collection contains the given item.
     */
    public static <E> boolean includes(Collection<E> collection, E item) {
        return collection != null && collection.contains(item);
    }

    /**
     * Converts the given collection to a collection of strings by calling toString() on each
     * item.
     *
     * @param collection    The collection to convert.
     * @param <E>           The type of item held by the given collection.
     * @return              A collection of the given items converted to strings.
     */
    public static <E> Collection<String> stringify(Collection<E> collection) {
        return stringify(collection, true);
    }

    /**
     * Converts the given collection to a collection of strings by calling toString() on each
     * item.
     *
     * @param collection    The collection to convert.
     * @param includeNulls  Whether null items should be included in the returned collection.
     * @param <E>           The type of item held by the given collection.
     * @return              A collection of the given items converted to strings.
     */
    public static <E> Collection<String> stringify(Collection<E> collection, boolean includeNulls) {
        if (collection == null) return null;

        List<String> output = new ArrayList<String>(collection.size());

        for (E item : collection) {
            if (includeNulls || item != null) {
                output.add(item == null ? null : item.toString());
            }
        }

        return output;
    }
}

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