FeedbackingValueSource.java

package org.codehaus.plexus.interpolation;

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/**
 * Adds feedback on any {@link #getValue(String) getValue(String)} call.
 * <p>One of the obvious usages is to add FeedbackingValueSource as last value source to {@link Interpolator}
 * to add feedback messages indicating not resolved expressions.</p>
 */
public class FeedbackingValueSource extends AbstractValueSource
{
    private final String messagePattern;

    public FeedbackingValueSource()
    {
        this( "'${expression}' not resolved" );
    }

    /**
     * @param messagePattern could contain <code>${expression}</code> placeholder
     */
    public FeedbackingValueSource( String messagePattern )
    {
        super( true );
        this.messagePattern = messagePattern;
    }

    @Override
    public Object getValue( String expression )
    {
        addFeedback( messagePattern.replace( "${expression}", expression ) );
        return null;
    }
}