/**
* When a post was changed on both the server and the client /after/ synchronization, this method
* resolved the corresponding conflict.
*
* @param clientPost
* @param serverPost
* @param conflictResolutionStrategy
* @param direction
*/
private void resolveConflict(
final SynchronizationPost clientPost,
final SynchronizationPost serverPost,
final ConflictResolutionStrategy conflictResolutionStrategy,
final SynchronizationDirection direction) {
switch (conflictResolutionStrategy) {
case CLIENT_WINS:
if (!SynchronizationDirection.SERVER_TO_CLIENT.equals(direction))
clientPost.setAction(SynchronizationAction.UPDATE_SERVER);
else clientPost.setAction(SynchronizationAction.OK);
break;
case SERVER_WINS:
if (!SynchronizationDirection.CLIENT_TO_SERVER.equals(direction))
clientPost.setAction(SynchronizationAction.UPDATE_CLIENT);
else clientPost.setAction(SynchronizationAction.OK);
break;
// case ASK_USER: temporary disabled
// clientPost.setAction(SynchronizationAction.ASK);
// break;
case FIRST_WINS:
if (clientPost.getChangeDate().before(serverPost.getChangeDate())) {
if (!SynchronizationDirection.SERVER_TO_CLIENT.equals(direction))
clientPost.setAction(SynchronizationAction.UPDATE_SERVER);
else clientPost.setAction(SynchronizationAction.OK);
} else {
if (!SynchronizationDirection.CLIENT_TO_SERVER.equals(direction))
clientPost.setAction(SynchronizationAction.UPDATE_CLIENT);
else clientPost.setAction(SynchronizationAction.OK);
}
break;
case LAST_WINS:
if (clientPost.getChangeDate().after(serverPost.getChangeDate())) {
if (!SynchronizationDirection.SERVER_TO_CLIENT.equals(direction))
clientPost.setAction(SynchronizationAction.UPDATE_SERVER);
else clientPost.setAction(SynchronizationAction.OK);
} else {
if (!SynchronizationDirection.CLIENT_TO_SERVER.equals(direction))
clientPost.setAction(SynchronizationAction.UPDATE_CLIENT);
else clientPost.setAction(SynchronizationAction.OK);
}
break;
default:
clientPost.setAction(SynchronizationAction.UNDEFINED);
break;
}
}
/**
* Computes the synchronization plan.
*
* @param serverPosts - Note: this map is modified by this method - posts are removed.
* @param clientPosts - Note: this list is modified by this method - posts are added. It's the
* same list that is returned by this method.
* @param lastSyncDate
* @param conflictResolutionStrategy
* @return The clientPosts with {@link SynchronizationAction}'s and posts from the server added.
*/
public List<SynchronizationPost> getSyncPlan(
final Map<String, SynchronizationPost> serverPosts,
final List<SynchronizationPost> clientPosts,
final Date lastSyncDate,
final ConflictResolutionStrategy conflictResolutionStrategy,
final SynchronizationDirection direction) {
// is there something to synchronize?
if (!present(serverPosts) && !present(clientPosts)) {
throw new IllegalArgumentException("both serverPosts and clientPosts must be given");
}
if (!present(lastSyncDate)) {
throw new IllegalArgumentException("lastSyncDate not present");
}
/*
* check all client posts
*/
for (final SynchronizationPost clientPost : clientPosts) {
final SynchronizationPost serverPost = serverPosts.get(clientPost.getIntraHash());
if (!present(serverPost)) {
/*
* no such post on server
*/
if (clientPost.getCreateDate().before(lastSyncDate)) {
/*
* post was created before last sync, but when was it changed?
*/
if (clientPost.getChangeDate().before(lastSyncDate)) {
/*
* client post was created and last changed before last synchronization
* -> post was deleted on server
*/
if (!SynchronizationDirection.CLIENT_TO_SERVER.equals(direction))
clientPost.setAction(SynchronizationAction.DELETE_CLIENT);
else clientPost.setAction(SynchronizationAction.OK);
} else {
/*
* CONFLICT! (we can't solve, currently :-(
*
* Post was changed after last sync but does not exist on server
* --> either it was deleted on server, or it's hash has changed
* Since it is neither simple to find out if the post has been deleted
* or its hash has changed, we create the post on the server.
* FIXME: This can result in
* a) a duplicate post (if the hash has changed on the client but the
* post still exists on the server), or
* b) an unwanted post (if the post has been deleted on the server, but
* according to the strategy this deletion should be carried out on
* the client, too).
*/
if (!SynchronizationDirection.SERVER_TO_CLIENT.equals(direction))
clientPost.setAction(SynchronizationAction.CREATE_SERVER);
else clientPost.setAction(SynchronizationAction.OK);
}
} else {
/*
* post was created on client after last sync
*/
if (!SynchronizationDirection.SERVER_TO_CLIENT.equals(direction))
clientPost.setAction(SynchronizationAction.CREATE_SERVER);
else clientPost.setAction(SynchronizationAction.OK);
}
continue;
}
if (!present(serverPost.getChangeDate())) {
log.error("post on server has no changedate");
// FIXME what is to do in this case?
}
if (serverPost.getChangeDate().after(lastSyncDate)) {
/*
* changed on server since last sync
*/
if (clientPost.getChangeDate().after(lastSyncDate)) {
if (clientPost.getChangeDate().equals(serverPost.getChangeDate())) {
/*
* both have the same change date -> do nothing
*/
clientPost.setAction(SynchronizationAction.OK);
} else {
/*
* changed on client, too -> conflict!
*/
resolveConflict(clientPost, serverPost, conflictResolutionStrategy, direction);
}
} else {
/*
* must be updated on client
*/
if (!SynchronizationDirection.CLIENT_TO_SERVER.equals(direction))
clientPost.setAction(SynchronizationAction.UPDATE_CLIENT);
else clientPost.setAction(SynchronizationAction.OK);
}
} else {
/*
* post is in sync on the server
*/
if (clientPost.getChangeDate().after(lastSyncDate)
&& !SynchronizationDirection.SERVER_TO_CLIENT.equals(direction)) {
/*
* ... but not on the client -> update
*/
clientPost.setAction(SynchronizationAction.UPDATE_SERVER);
} else {
clientPost.setAction(SynchronizationAction.OK);
}
}
/*
* In the next loop we go over all *remaining* server posts and
* compare them. To not handle this post twice, we remove it from
* the server posts list.
*/
serverPosts.remove(clientPost.getIntraHash());
}
/*
* handle the remaining posts that do not exist on the client
*/
for (final SynchronizationPost serverPost : serverPosts.values()) {
if (serverPost.getCreateDate().before(lastSyncDate)) {
/*
* post is older than lastSyncDate but does not exist on client
*/
if (serverPost.getChangeDate().before(lastSyncDate)) {
/*
* post was deleted on client and must now be deleted on server
*/
if (!SynchronizationDirection.SERVER_TO_CLIENT.equals(direction))
serverPost.setAction(SynchronizationAction.DELETE_SERVER);
else serverPost.setAction(SynchronizationAction.OK);
} else {
/*
* CONFLICT (see above! FIXME: currently, we can't resolve this)
*
* we create the post on the client
*/
if (!SynchronizationDirection.CLIENT_TO_SERVER.equals(direction))
serverPost.setAction(SynchronizationAction.CREATE_CLIENT);
else serverPost.setAction(SynchronizationAction.OK);
}
} else {
/*
* post was created after last sync -> create on client
*/
if (!SynchronizationDirection.CLIENT_TO_SERVER.equals(direction))
serverPost.setAction(SynchronizationAction.CREATE_CLIENT);
else serverPost.setAction(SynchronizationAction.OK);
}
/*
* add post to list of client posts
*/
clientPosts.add(serverPost);
}
/*
* FIXME posts with OK-state could be omitted.
*/
return clientPosts;
}