/**
   * Takes the initial distribution set of participants, then expands any roles and/or dynamic
   * parameters to their 'set of participants' equivalents, then applies the specified filters
   * and/or constraints, and returns the final distribution set of participants.
   *
   * @param wir the workitem being offered
   * @return the final distribution set of Participant objects
   */
  public Set<Participant> performOffer(WorkItemRecord wir) {
    _distributionSet = new HashSet<Participant>();

    // if familiar task specified, get the participant(s) who completed that task,
    // & offer this item to them - no more to do
    if (_familiarParticipantTask != null) {
      Set<Participant> pSet = _rm.getWhoCompletedTask(_familiarParticipantTask, wir);
      if (pSet != null) _distributionSet.addAll(pSet);
    } else {
      // make sure each participant is added only once
      ArrayList<String> uniqueIDs = new ArrayList<String>();

      // add Participants
      for (Participant p : _participants) {
        uniqueIDs.add(p.getID());
        _distributionSet.add(p);
      }

      // add roles
      for (Role role : _roles) {
        Set<Participant> pSet = _rm.getOrgDataSet().castToParticipantSet(role.getResources());
        pSet.addAll(_rm.getOrgDataSet().getParticipantsInDescendantRoles(role));
        for (Participant p : pSet) {
          addParticipantToDistributionSet(_distributionSet, uniqueIDs, p);
        }
      }

      // add dynamic params
      for (DynParam param : _dynParams) {
        Set<Participant> pSet = param.evaluate(wir);
        for (Participant p : pSet) {
          addParticipantToDistributionSet(_distributionSet, uniqueIDs, p);
        }
      }

      // apply each filter
      for (AbstractFilter filter : _filters)
        _distributionSet = (HashSet<Participant>) filter.performFilter(_distributionSet);

      // apply each constraint
      for (AbstractConstraint constraint : _constraints)
        _distributionSet =
            (HashSet<Participant>) constraint.performConstraint(_distributionSet, wir);
    }

    // ok - got our final set
    return _distributionSet;
  }