/** Gets the top-level data source supplier to be used by a controller. */
  protected Supplier<DataSource<IMAGE>> obtainDataSourceSupplier() {
    if (mDataSourceSupplier != null) {
      return mDataSourceSupplier;
    }

    Supplier<DataSource<IMAGE>> supplier = null;

    // final image supplier;
    if (mImageRequest != null) {
      supplier = getDataSourceSupplierForRequest(mImageRequest);
    } else if (mMultiImageRequests != null) {
      supplier = getFirstAvailableDataSourceSupplier(mMultiImageRequests);
    }

    // increasing-quality supplier; highest-quality supplier goes first
    if (supplier != null && mLowResImageRequest != null) {
      List<Supplier<DataSource<IMAGE>>> suppliers = new ArrayList<Supplier<DataSource<IMAGE>>>(2);
      suppliers.add(supplier);
      suppliers.add(getDataSourceSupplierForRequest(mLowResImageRequest));
      supplier = IncreasingQualityDataSourceSupplier.create(suppliers);
    }

    // no image requests; use null data source supplier
    if (supplier == null) {
      supplier = DataSources.getFailedDataSourceSupplier(NO_REQUEST_EXCEPTION);
    }

    return supplier;
  }