public List<ModuleNeeded> getModulesNeeded() {
if (modulesNeeded.isEmpty() && component != null && component.getModulesNeeded() != null) {
// if the list is empty, initialize from the original component
// this avoids complex refactor to initialize this list all the time, and add the possibility
// to add more
// modules needed to one original component
modulesNeeded.addAll(component.getModulesNeeded());
}
return modulesNeeded;
}
