/** Remove a channel. */
public void removeChannel(Channel channel) {
String name = channel.getConfig().getName().toLowerCase();
// unregister the channel
channels.remove(channel);
channelMap.remove(name.toLowerCase());
}
/**
* Create a channel initialized with the specified configuration.
*
* @param config the channel configuration
* @param start initial state
*/
public Channel createChannel(ChannelConfig config, boolean start) {
Channel channel = new Channel(config);
channel.setName("channel: " + config.getName());
if (start) {
channel.start();
}
channels.add(channel);
channelMap.put(config.getName().toLowerCase(), channel);
return channel;
}
/**
* Returns the channel with the specified name. The leading # is removed from the name before
* searching. The name is not case sensitive. If no channel matches the name specified, it can
* return the first channel starting with the name if the <code>partial</code> parameter is set to
* <code>true</code>.
*
* @param name the name of the channel to find
* @param partial use the partial name matching
* @return instance of the specified channel, <tt>null</tt> if not found
*/
public Channel getChannel(String name, boolean partial) {
// stripping leading #
name = name.replaceFirst("#", "").toLowerCase();
Channel channel = channelMap.get(name);
if (channel == null && partial) {
// match a partial name
Iterator<String> names = channelMap.keySet().iterator();
while (channel == null && names.hasNext()) {
String name2 = names.next();
if (name2.startsWith(name)) {
channel = channelMap.get(name2);
}
}
}
return channel;
}
/** Clear the channel list. */
public void clear() {
channels.clear();
channelMap.clear();
}