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  25 
  26 package java.util.prefs;
  27 
  28 import java.util.*;
  29 import java.io.*;
  30 import java.security.AccessController;
  31 import java.security.PrivilegedAction;
  32 // These imports needed only as a workaround for a JavaDoc bug
  33 import java.lang.Integer;
  34 import java.lang.Long;
  35 import java.lang.Float;
  36 import java.lang.Double;
  37 
  38 /**
  39  * This class provides a skeletal implementation of the {@link Preferences}
  40  * class, greatly easing the task of implementing it.
  41  *
  42  * <p><strong>This class is for {@code Preferences} implementers only.
  43  * Normal users of the {@code Preferences} facility should have no need to
  44  * consult this documentation.  The {@link Preferences} documentation
  45  * should suffice.</strong>
  46  *
  47  * <p>Implementors must override the nine abstract service-provider interface
  48  * (SPI) methods: {@link #getSpi(String)}, {@link #putSpi(String,String)},
  49  * {@link #removeSpi(String)}, {@link #childSpi(String)}, {@link
  50  * #removeNodeSpi()}, {@link #keysSpi()}, {@link #childrenNamesSpi()}, {@link
  51  * #syncSpi()} and {@link #flushSpi()}.  All of the concrete methods specify
  52  * precisely how they are implemented atop these SPI methods.  The implementor
  53  * may, at his discretion, override one or more of the concrete methods if the
  54  * default implementation is unsatisfactory for any reason, such as
  55  * performance.
  56  *
  57  * <p>The SPI methods fall into three groups concerning exception
  58  * behavior. The {@code getSpi} method should never throw exceptions, but it
  59  * doesn't really matter, as any exception thrown by this method will be
  60  * intercepted by {@link #get(String,String)}, which will return the specified
  61  * default value to the caller.  The {@code removeNodeSpi, keysSpi,
  62  * childrenNamesSpi, syncSpi} and {@code flushSpi} methods are specified
  63  * to throw {@link BackingStoreException}, and the implementation is required
  64  * to throw this checked exception if it is unable to perform the operation.
  65  * The exception propagates outward, causing the corresponding API method
  66  * to fail.
  67  *
  68  * <p>The remaining SPI methods {@link #putSpi(String,String)}, {@link
  69  * #removeSpi(String)} and {@link #childSpi(String)} have more complicated
  70  * exception behavior.  They are not specified to throw
  71  * {@code BackingStoreException}, as they can generally obey their contracts
  72  * even if the backing store is unavailable.  This is true because they return
  73  * no information and their effects are not required to become permanent until
  74  * a subsequent call to {@link Preferences#flush()} or
  75  * {@link Preferences#sync()}. Generally speaking, these SPI methods should not
  76  * throw exceptions.  In some implementations, there may be circumstances
  77  * under which these calls cannot even enqueue the requested operation for
  78  * later processing.  Even under these circumstances it is generally better to
  79  * simply ignore the invocation and return, rather than throwing an
  80  * exception.  Under these circumstances, however, subsequently invoking
  81  * {@code flush()} or {@code sync} would not imply that all previous
  82  * operations had successfully been made permanent.
  83  *
  84  * <p>There is one circumstance under which {@code putSpi, removeSpi and
  85  * childSpi} <i>should</i> throw an exception: if the caller lacks
  86  * sufficient privileges on the underlying operating system to perform the
  87  * requested operation.  This will, for instance, occur on most systems
  88  * if a non-privileged user attempts to modify system preferences.
  89  * (The required privileges will vary from implementation to
  90  * implementation.  On some implementations, they are the right to modify the
  91  * contents of some directory in the file system; on others they are the right
  92  * to modify contents of some key in a registry.)  Under any of these
  93  * circumstances, it would generally be undesirable to let the program
  94  * continue executing as if these operations would become permanent at a later
  95  * time.  While implementations are not required to throw an exception under
  96  * these circumstances, they are encouraged to do so.  A {@link
  97  * SecurityException} would be appropriate.
  98  *
  99  * <p>Most of the SPI methods require the implementation to read or write
 100  * information at a preferences node.  The implementor should beware of the
 101  * fact that another VM may have concurrently deleted this node from the
 102  * backing store.  It is the implementation's responsibility to recreate the
 103  * node if it has been deleted.
 104  *
 105  * <p>Implementation note: In Sun's default {@code Preferences}
 106  * implementations, the user's identity is inherited from the underlying
 107  * operating system and does not change for the lifetime of the virtual
 108  * machine.  It is recognized that server-side {@code Preferences}
 109  * implementations may have the user identity change from request to request,
 110  * implicitly passed to {@code Preferences} methods via the use of a
 111  * static {@link ThreadLocal} instance.  Authors of such implementations are
 112  * <i>strongly</i> encouraged to determine the user at the time preferences
 113  * are accessed (for example by the {@link #get(String,String)} or {@link
 114  * #put(String,String)} method) rather than permanently associating a user
 115  * with each {@code Preferences} instance.  The latter behavior conflicts
 116  * with normal {@code Preferences} usage and would lead to great confusion.
 117  *
 118  * @author  Josh Bloch
 119  * @see     Preferences
 120  * @since   1.4
 121  */
 122 public abstract class AbstractPreferences extends Preferences {
 123     /**
 124      * The code point U+0000, assigned to the null control character, is the
 125      * only character encoded in Unicode and ISO/IEC 10646 that is always
 126      * invalid in any XML 1.0 and 1.1 document.
 127      */
 128     static final int CODE_POINT_U0000 = '\u0000';
 129 
 130     /**
 131      * Our name relative to parent.
 132      */
 133     private final String name;
 134 
 135     /**
 136      * Our absolute path name.
 137      */
 138     private final String absolutePath;
 139 
 140     /**
 141      * Our parent node.
 142      */
 143     final AbstractPreferences parent;
 144 
 145     /**
 146      * Our root node.
 147      */
 148     private final AbstractPreferences root; // Relative to this node
 149 
 150     /**
 151      * This field should be {@code true} if this node did not exist in the
 152      * backing store prior to the creation of this object.  The field
 153      * is initialized to false, but may be set to true by a subclass
 154      * constructor (and should not be modified thereafter).  This field
 155      * indicates whether a node change event should be fired when
 156      * creation is complete.
 157      */
 158     protected boolean newNode = false;
 159 
 160     /**
 161      * All known unremoved children of this node.  (This "cache" is consulted
 162      * prior to calling childSpi() or getChild().
 163      */
 164     private Map<String, AbstractPreferences> kidCache = new HashMap<>();
 165 
 166     /**
 167      * This field is used to keep track of whether or not this node has
 168      * been removed.  Once it's set to true, it will never be reset to false.
 169      */
 170     private boolean removed = false;
 171 
 172     /**
 173      * Registered preference change listeners.
 174      */
 175     private PreferenceChangeListener[] prefListeners =
 176         new PreferenceChangeListener[0];
 177 
 178     /**
 179      * Registered node change listeners.
 180      */
 181     private NodeChangeListener[] nodeListeners = new NodeChangeListener[0];
 182 
 183     /**
 184      * An object whose monitor is used to lock this node.  This object
 185      * is used in preference to the node itself to reduce the likelihood of
 186      * intentional or unintentional denial of service due to a locked node.
 187      * To avoid deadlock, a node is <i>never</i> locked by a thread that
 188      * holds a lock on a descendant of that node.
 189      */
 190     protected final Object lock = new Object();
 191 
 192     /**
 193      * Creates a preference node with the specified parent and the specified
 194      * name relative to its parent.
 195      *
 196      * @param parent the parent of this preference node, or null if this
 197      *               is the root.
 198      * @param name the name of this preference node, relative to its parent,
 199      *             or {@code ""} if this is the root.
 200      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code name} contains a slash
 201      *          ({@code '/'}),  or {@code parent} is {@code null} and
 202      *          name isn't {@code ""}.
 203      */
 204     protected AbstractPreferences(AbstractPreferences parent, String name) {
 205         if (parent==null) {
 206             if (!name.isEmpty())
 207                 throw new IllegalArgumentException("Root name '"+name+
 208                                                    "' must be \"\"");
 209             this.absolutePath = "/";
 210             root = this;
 211         } else {
 212             if (name.indexOf('/') != -1)
 213                 throw new IllegalArgumentException("Name '" + name +
 214                                                  "' contains '/'");
 215             if (name.isEmpty())
 216               throw new IllegalArgumentException("Illegal name: empty string");
 217 
 218             root = parent.root;
 219             absolutePath = (parent==root ? "/" + name
 220                                          : parent.absolutePath() + "/" + name);
 221         }
 222         this.name = name;
 223         this.parent = parent;
 224     }
 225 
 226     /**
 227      * Implements the {@code put} method as per the specification in
 228      * {@link Preferences#put(String,String)}.
 229      *
 230      * <p>This implementation checks that the key and value are legal,
 231      * obtains this preference node's lock, checks that the node
 232      * has not been removed, invokes {@link #putSpi(String,String)}, and if
 233      * there are any preference change listeners, enqueues a notification
 234      * event for processing by the event dispatch thread.
 235      *
 236      * @param key key with which the specified value is to be associated.
 237      * @param value value to be associated with the specified key.
 238      * @throws NullPointerException if key or value is {@code null}.
 239      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code key.length()} exceeds
 240      *       {@code MAX_KEY_LENGTH} or if {@code value.length} exceeds
 241      *       {@code MAX_VALUE_LENGTH}.
 242      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if either key or value contain
 243      *         the null control character, code point U+0000.
 244      * @throws IllegalStateException if this node (or an ancestor) has been
 245      *         removed with the {@link #removeNode()} method.
 246      */
 247     public void put(String key, String value) {
 248         if (key==null || value==null)
 249             throw new NullPointerException();
 250         if (key.length() > MAX_KEY_LENGTH)
 251             throw new IllegalArgumentException("Key too long: "+key);
 252         if (value.length() > MAX_VALUE_LENGTH)
 253             throw new IllegalArgumentException("Value too long: "+value);
 254         if (key.indexOf(CODE_POINT_U0000) != -1)
 255             throw new IllegalArgumentException("Key contains code point U+0000");
 256         if (value.indexOf(CODE_POINT_U0000) != -1)
 257             throw new IllegalArgumentException("Value contains code point U+0000");
 258 
 259         synchronized(lock) {
 260             if (removed)
 261                 throw new IllegalStateException("Node has been removed.");
 262 
 263             putSpi(key, value);
 264             enqueuePreferenceChangeEvent(key, value);
 265         }
 266     }
 267 
 268     /**
 269      * Implements the {@code get} method as per the specification in
 270      * {@link Preferences#get(String,String)}.
 271      *
 272      * <p>This implementation first checks to see if {@code key} is
 273      * {@code null} throwing a {@code NullPointerException} if this is
 274      * the case.  Then it obtains this preference node's lock,
 275      * checks that the node has not been removed, invokes {@link
 276      * #getSpi(String)}, and returns the result, unless the {@code getSpi}
 277      * invocation returns {@code null} or throws an exception, in which case
 278      * this invocation returns {@code def}.
 279      *
 280      * @param key key whose associated value is to be returned.
 281      * @param def the value to be returned in the event that this
 282      *        preference node has no value associated with {@code key}.
 283      * @return the value associated with {@code key}, or {@code def}
 284      *         if no value is associated with {@code key}.
 285      * @throws IllegalStateException if this node (or an ancestor) has been
 286      *         removed with the {@link #removeNode()} method.
 287      * @throws NullPointerException if key is {@code null}.  (A
 288      *         {@code null} default <i>is</i> permitted.)
 289      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if key contains the null control
 290      *         character, code point U+0000.
 291      */
 292     public String get(String key, String def) {
 293         if (key==null)
 294             throw new NullPointerException("Null key");
 295         if (key.indexOf(CODE_POINT_U0000) != -1)
 296             throw new IllegalArgumentException("Key contains code point U+0000");
 297         synchronized(lock) {
 298             if (removed)
 299                 throw new IllegalStateException("Node has been removed.");
 300 
 301             String result = null;
 302             try {
 303                 result = getSpi(key);
 304             } catch (Exception e) {
 305                 // Ignoring exception causes default to be returned
 306             }
 307             return (result==null ? def : result);
 308         }
 309     }
 310 
 311     /**
 312      * Implements the {@code remove(String)} method as per the specification
 313      * in {@link Preferences#remove(String)}.
 314      *
 315      * <p>This implementation obtains this preference node's lock,
 316      * checks that the node has not been removed, invokes
 317      * {@link #removeSpi(String)} and if there are any preference
 318      * change listeners, enqueues a notification event for processing by the
 319      * event dispatch thread.
 320      *
 321      * @param key key whose mapping is to be removed from the preference node.
 322      * @throws IllegalStateException if this node (or an ancestor) has been
 323      *         removed with the {@link #removeNode()} method.
 324      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if key contains the null control
 325      *         character, code point U+0000.
 326      * @throws NullPointerException {@inheritDoc}.
 327      */
 328     public void remove(String key) {
 329         Objects.requireNonNull(key, "Specified key cannot be null");
 330         if (key.indexOf(CODE_POINT_U0000) != -1)
 331             throw new IllegalArgumentException("Key contains code point U+0000");
 332         synchronized(lock) {
 333             if (removed)
 334                 throw new IllegalStateException("Node has been removed.");
 335 
 336             removeSpi(key);
 337             enqueuePreferenceChangeEvent(key, null);
 338         }
 339     }
 340 
 341     /**
 342      * Implements the {@code clear} method as per the specification in
 343      * {@link Preferences#clear()}.
 344      *
 345      * <p>This implementation obtains this preference node's lock,
 346      * invokes {@link #keys()} to obtain an array of keys, and
 347      * iterates over the array invoking {@link #remove(String)} on each key.
 348      *
 349      * @throws BackingStoreException if this operation cannot be completed
 350      *         due to a failure in the backing store, or inability to
 351      *         communicate with it.
 352      * @throws IllegalStateException if this node (or an ancestor) has been
 353      *         removed with the {@link #removeNode()} method.
 354      */
 355     public void clear() throws BackingStoreException {
 356         synchronized(lock) {
 357             for (String key : keys())
 358                 remove(key);
 359         }
 360     }
 361 
 362     /**
 363      * Implements the {@code putInt} method as per the specification in
 364      * {@link Preferences#putInt(String,int)}.
 365      *
 366      * <p>This implementation translates {@code value} to a string with
 367      * {@link Integer#toString(int)} and invokes {@link #put(String,String)}
 368      * on the result.
 369      *
 370      * @param key key with which the string form of value is to be associated.
 371      * @param value value whose string form is to be associated with key.
 372      * @throws NullPointerException if key is {@code null}.
 373      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code key.length()} exceeds
 374      *         {@code MAX_KEY_LENGTH}.
 375      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if key contains
 376      *         the null control character, code point U+0000.
 377      * @throws IllegalStateException if this node (or an ancestor) has been
 378      *         removed with the {@link #removeNode()} method.
 379      */
 380     public void putInt(String key, int value) {
 381         put(key, Integer.toString(value));
 382     }
 383 
 384     /**
 385      * Implements the {@code getInt} method as per the specification in
 386      * {@link Preferences#getInt(String,int)}.
 387      *
 388      * <p>This implementation invokes {@link #get(String,String) get(key,
 389      * null)}.  If the return value is non-null, the implementation
 390      * attempts to translate it to an {@code int} with
 391      * {@link Integer#parseInt(String)}.  If the attempt succeeds, the return
 392      * value is returned by this method.  Otherwise, {@code def} is returned.
 393      *
 394      * @param key key whose associated value is to be returned as an int.
 395      * @param def the value to be returned in the event that this
 396      *        preference node has no value associated with {@code key}
 397      *        or the associated value cannot be interpreted as an int.
 398      * @return the int value represented by the string associated with
 399      *         {@code key} in this preference node, or {@code def} if the
 400      *         associated value does not exist or cannot be interpreted as
 401      *         an int.
 402      * @throws IllegalStateException if this node (or an ancestor) has been
 403      *         removed with the {@link #removeNode()} method.
 404      * @throws NullPointerException if {@code key} is {@code null}.
 405      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if key contains the null control
 406      *         character, code point U+0000.
 407      */
 408     public int getInt(String key, int def) {
 409         int result = def;
 410         try {
 411             String value = get(key, null);
 412             if (value != null)
 413                 result = Integer.parseInt(value);
 414         } catch (NumberFormatException e) {
 415             // Ignoring exception causes specified default to be returned
 416         }
 417 
 418         return result;
 419     }
 420 
 421     /**
 422      * Implements the {@code putLong} method as per the specification in
 423      * {@link Preferences#putLong(String,long)}.
 424      *
 425      * <p>This implementation translates {@code value} to a string with
 426      * {@link Long#toString(long)} and invokes {@link #put(String,String)}
 427      * on the result.
 428      *
 429      * @param key key with which the string form of value is to be associated.
 430      * @param value value whose string form is to be associated with key.
 431      * @throws NullPointerException if key is {@code null}.
 432      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code key.length()} exceeds
 433      *         {@code MAX_KEY_LENGTH}.
 434      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if key contains
 435      *         the null control character, code point U+0000.
 436      * @throws IllegalStateException if this node (or an ancestor) has been
 437      *         removed with the {@link #removeNode()} method.
 438      */
 439     public void putLong(String key, long value) {
 440         put(key, Long.toString(value));
 441     }
 442 
 443     /**
 444      * Implements the {@code getLong} method as per the specification in
 445      * {@link Preferences#getLong(String,long)}.
 446      *
 447      * <p>This implementation invokes {@link #get(String,String) get(key,
 448      * null)}.  If the return value is non-null, the implementation
 449      * attempts to translate it to a {@code long} with
 450      * {@link Long#parseLong(String)}.  If the attempt succeeds, the return
 451      * value is returned by this method.  Otherwise, {@code def} is returned.
 452      *
 453      * @param key key whose associated value is to be returned as a long.
 454      * @param def the value to be returned in the event that this
 455      *        preference node has no value associated with {@code key}
 456      *        or the associated value cannot be interpreted as a long.
 457      * @return the long value represented by the string associated with
 458      *         {@code key} in this preference node, or {@code def} if the
 459      *         associated value does not exist or cannot be interpreted as
 460      *         a long.
 461      * @throws IllegalStateException if this node (or an ancestor) has been
 462      *         removed with the {@link #removeNode()} method.
 463      * @throws NullPointerException if {@code key} is {@code null}.
 464      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if key contains the null control
 465      *         character, code point U+0000.
 466      */
 467     public long getLong(String key, long def) {
 468         long result = def;
 469         try {
 470             String value = get(key, null);
 471             if (value != null)
 472                 result = Long.parseLong(value);
 473         } catch (NumberFormatException e) {
 474             // Ignoring exception causes specified default to be returned
 475         }
 476 
 477         return result;
 478     }
 479 
 480     /**
 481      * Implements the {@code putBoolean} method as per the specification in
 482      * {@link Preferences#putBoolean(String,boolean)}.
 483      *
 484      * <p>This implementation translates {@code value} to a string with
 485      * {@link String#valueOf(boolean)} and invokes {@link #put(String,String)}
 486      * on the result.
 487      *
 488      * @param key key with which the string form of value is to be associated.
 489      * @param value value whose string form is to be associated with key.
 490      * @throws NullPointerException if key is {@code null}.
 491      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code key.length()} exceeds
 492      *         {@code MAX_KEY_LENGTH}.
 493      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if key contains
 494      *         the null control character, code point U+0000.
 495      * @throws IllegalStateException if this node (or an ancestor) has been
 496      *         removed with the {@link #removeNode()} method.
 497      */
 498     public void putBoolean(String key, boolean value) {
 499         put(key, String.valueOf(value));
 500     }
 501 
 502     /**
 503      * Implements the {@code getBoolean} method as per the specification in
 504      * {@link Preferences#getBoolean(String,boolean)}.
 505      *
 506      * <p>This implementation invokes {@link #get(String,String) get(key,
 507      * null)}.  If the return value is non-null, it is compared with
 508      * {@code "true"} using {@link String#equalsIgnoreCase(String)}.  If the
 509      * comparison returns {@code true}, this invocation returns
 510      * {@code true}.  Otherwise, the original return value is compared with
 511      * {@code "false"}, again using {@link String#equalsIgnoreCase(String)}.
 512      * If the comparison returns {@code true}, this invocation returns
 513      * {@code false}.  Otherwise, this invocation returns {@code def}.
 514      *
 515      * @param key key whose associated value is to be returned as a boolean.
 516      * @param def the value to be returned in the event that this
 517      *        preference node has no value associated with {@code key}
 518      *        or the associated value cannot be interpreted as a boolean.
 519      * @return the boolean value represented by the string associated with
 520      *         {@code key} in this preference node, or {@code def} if the
 521      *         associated value does not exist or cannot be interpreted as
 522      *         a boolean.
 523      * @throws IllegalStateException if this node (or an ancestor) has been
 524      *         removed with the {@link #removeNode()} method.
 525      * @throws NullPointerException if {@code key} is {@code null}.
 526      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if key contains the null control
 527      *         character, code point U+0000.
 528      */
 529     public boolean getBoolean(String key, boolean def) {
 530         boolean result = def;
 531         String value = get(key, null);
 532         if (value != null) {
 533             if (value.equalsIgnoreCase("true"))
 534                 result = true;
 535             else if (value.equalsIgnoreCase("false"))
 536                 result = false;
 537         }
 538 
 539         return result;
 540     }
 541 
 542     /**
 543      * Implements the {@code putFloat} method as per the specification in
 544      * {@link Preferences#putFloat(String,float)}.
 545      *
 546      * <p>This implementation translates {@code value} to a string with
 547      * {@link Float#toString(float)} and invokes {@link #put(String,String)}
 548      * on the result.
 549      *
 550      * @param key key with which the string form of value is to be associated.
 551      * @param value value whose string form is to be associated with key.
 552      * @throws NullPointerException if key is {@code null}.
 553      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code key.length()} exceeds
 554      *         {@code MAX_KEY_LENGTH}.
 555      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if key contains
 556      *         the null control character, code point U+0000.
 557      * @throws IllegalStateException if this node (or an ancestor) has been
 558      *         removed with the {@link #removeNode()} method.
 559      */
 560     public void putFloat(String key, float value) {
 561         put(key, Float.toString(value));
 562     }
 563 
 564     /**
 565      * Implements the {@code getFloat} method as per the specification in
 566      * {@link Preferences#getFloat(String,float)}.
 567      *
 568      * <p>This implementation invokes {@link #get(String,String) get(key,
 569      * null)}.  If the return value is non-null, the implementation
 570      * attempts to translate it to an {@code float} with
 571      * {@link Float#parseFloat(String)}.  If the attempt succeeds, the return
 572      * value is returned by this method.  Otherwise, {@code def} is returned.
 573      *
 574      * @param key key whose associated value is to be returned as a float.
 575      * @param def the value to be returned in the event that this
 576      *        preference node has no value associated with {@code key}
 577      *        or the associated value cannot be interpreted as a float.
 578      * @return the float value represented by the string associated with
 579      *         {@code key} in this preference node, or {@code def} if the
 580      *         associated value does not exist or cannot be interpreted as
 581      *         a float.
 582      * @throws IllegalStateException if this node (or an ancestor) has been
 583      *         removed with the {@link #removeNode()} method.
 584      * @throws NullPointerException if {@code key} is {@code null}.
 585      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if key contains the null control
 586      *         character, code point U+0000.
 587      */
 588     public float getFloat(String key, float def) {
 589         float result = def;
 590         try {
 591             String value = get(key, null);
 592             if (value != null)
 593                 result = Float.parseFloat(value);
 594         } catch (NumberFormatException e) {
 595             // Ignoring exception causes specified default to be returned
 596         }
 597 
 598         return result;
 599     }
 600 
 601     /**
 602      * Implements the {@code putDouble} method as per the specification in
 603      * {@link Preferences#putDouble(String,double)}.
 604      *
 605      * <p>This implementation translates {@code value} to a string with
 606      * {@link Double#toString(double)} and invokes {@link #put(String,String)}
 607      * on the result.
 608      *
 609      * @param key key with which the string form of value is to be associated.
 610      * @param value value whose string form is to be associated with key.
 611      * @throws NullPointerException if key is {@code null}.
 612      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code key.length()} exceeds
 613      *         {@code MAX_KEY_LENGTH}.
 614      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if key contains
 615      *         the null control character, code point U+0000.
 616      * @throws IllegalStateException if this node (or an ancestor) has been
 617      *         removed with the {@link #removeNode()} method.
 618      */
 619     public void putDouble(String key, double value) {
 620         put(key, Double.toString(value));
 621     }
 622 
 623     /**
 624      * Implements the {@code getDouble} method as per the specification in
 625      * {@link Preferences#getDouble(String,double)}.
 626      *
 627      * <p>This implementation invokes {@link #get(String,String) get(key,
 628      * null)}.  If the return value is non-null, the implementation
 629      * attempts to translate it to an {@code double} with
 630      * {@link Double#parseDouble(String)}.  If the attempt succeeds, the return
 631      * value is returned by this method.  Otherwise, {@code def} is returned.
 632      *
 633      * @param key key whose associated value is to be returned as a double.
 634      * @param def the value to be returned in the event that this
 635      *        preference node has no value associated with {@code key}
 636      *        or the associated value cannot be interpreted as a double.
 637      * @return the double value represented by the string associated with
 638      *         {@code key} in this preference node, or {@code def} if the
 639      *         associated value does not exist or cannot be interpreted as
 640      *         a double.
 641      * @throws IllegalStateException if this node (or an ancestor) has been
 642      *         removed with the {@link #removeNode()} method.
 643      * @throws NullPointerException if {@code key} is {@code null}.
 644      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if key contains the null control
 645      *         character, code point U+0000.
 646      */
 647     public double getDouble(String key, double def) {
 648         double result = def;
 649         try {
 650             String value = get(key, null);
 651             if (value != null)
 652                 result = Double.parseDouble(value);
 653         } catch (NumberFormatException e) {
 654             // Ignoring exception causes specified default to be returned
 655         }
 656 
 657         return result;
 658     }
 659 
 660     /**
 661      * Implements the {@code putByteArray} method as per the specification in
 662      * {@link Preferences#putByteArray(String,byte[])}.
 663      *
 664      * @param key key with which the string form of value is to be associated.
 665      * @param value value whose string form is to be associated with key.
 666      * @throws NullPointerException if key or value is {@code null}.
 667      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if key.length() exceeds MAX_KEY_LENGTH
 668      *         or if value.length exceeds MAX_VALUE_LENGTH*3/4.
 669      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if key contains
 670      *         the null control character, code point U+0000.
 671      * @throws IllegalStateException if this node (or an ancestor) has been
 672      *         removed with the {@link #removeNode()} method.
 673      */
 674     public void putByteArray(String key, byte[] value) {
 675         put(key, Base64.byteArrayToBase64(value));
 676     }
 677 
 678     /**
 679      * Implements the {@code getByteArray} method as per the specification in
 680      * {@link Preferences#getByteArray(String,byte[])}.
 681      *
 682      * @param key key whose associated value is to be returned as a byte array.
 683      * @param def the value to be returned in the event that this
 684      *        preference node has no value associated with {@code key}
 685      *        or the associated value cannot be interpreted as a byte array.
 686      * @return the byte array value represented by the string associated with
 687      *         {@code key} in this preference node, or {@code def} if the
 688      *         associated value does not exist or cannot be interpreted as
 689      *         a byte array.
 690      * @throws IllegalStateException if this node (or an ancestor) has been
 691      *         removed with the {@link #removeNode()} method.
 692      * @throws NullPointerException if {@code key} is {@code null}.  (A
 693      *         {@code null} value for {@code def} <i>is</i> permitted.)
 694      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if key contains the null control
 695      *         character, code point U+0000.
 696      */
 697     public byte[] getByteArray(String key, byte[] def) {
 698         byte[] result = def;
 699         String value = get(key, null);
 700         try {
 701             if (value != null)
 702                 result = Base64.base64ToByteArray(value);
 703         }
 704         catch (RuntimeException e) {
 705             // Ignoring exception causes specified default to be returned
 706         }
 707 
 708         return result;
 709     }
 710 
 711     /**
 712      * Implements the {@code keys} method as per the specification in
 713      * {@link Preferences#keys()}.
 714      *
 715      * <p>This implementation obtains this preference node's lock, checks that
 716      * the node has not been removed and invokes {@link #keysSpi()}.
 717      *
 718      * @return an array of the keys that have an associated value in this
 719      *         preference node.
 720      * @throws BackingStoreException if this operation cannot be completed
 721      *         due to a failure in the backing store, or inability to
 722      *         communicate with it.
 723      * @throws IllegalStateException if this node (or an ancestor) has been
 724      *         removed with the {@link #removeNode()} method.
 725      */
 726     public String[] keys() throws BackingStoreException {
 727         synchronized(lock) {
 728             if (removed)
 729                 throw new IllegalStateException("Node has been removed.");
 730 
 731             return keysSpi();
 732         }
 733     }
 734 
 735     /**
 736      * Implements the {@code children} method as per the specification in
 737      * {@link Preferences#childrenNames()}.
 738      *
 739      * <p>This implementation obtains this preference node's lock, checks that
 740      * the node has not been removed, constructs a {@code TreeSet} initialized
 741      * to the names of children already cached (the children in this node's
 742      * "child-cache"), invokes {@link #childrenNamesSpi()}, and adds all of the
 743      * returned child-names into the set.  The elements of the tree set are
 744      * dumped into a {@code String} array using the {@code toArray} method,
 745      * and this array is returned.
 746      *
 747      * @return the names of the children of this preference node.
 748      * @throws BackingStoreException if this operation cannot be completed
 749      *         due to a failure in the backing store, or inability to
 750      *         communicate with it.
 751      * @throws IllegalStateException if this node (or an ancestor) has been
 752      *         removed with the {@link #removeNode()} method.
 753      * @see #cachedChildren()
 754      */
 755     public String[] childrenNames() throws BackingStoreException {
 756         synchronized(lock) {
 757             if (removed)
 758                 throw new IllegalStateException("Node has been removed.");
 759 
 760             Set<String> s = new TreeSet<>(kidCache.keySet());
 761             for (String kid : childrenNamesSpi())
 762                 s.add(kid);
 763             return s.toArray(EMPTY_STRING_ARRAY);
 764         }
 765     }
 766 
 767     private static final String[] EMPTY_STRING_ARRAY = new String[0];
 768 
 769     /**
 770      * Returns all known unremoved children of this node.
 771      *
 772      * @return all known unremoved children of this node.
 773      */
 774     protected final AbstractPreferences[] cachedChildren() {
 775         return kidCache.values().toArray(EMPTY_ABSTRACT_PREFS_ARRAY);
 776     }
 777 
 778     private static final AbstractPreferences[] EMPTY_ABSTRACT_PREFS_ARRAY
 779         = new AbstractPreferences[0];
 780 
 781     /**
 782      * Implements the {@code parent} method as per the specification in
 783      * {@link Preferences#parent()}.
 784      *
 785      * <p>This implementation obtains this preference node's lock, checks that
 786      * the node has not been removed and returns the parent value that was
 787      * passed to this node's constructor.
 788      *
 789      * @return the parent of this preference node.
 790      * @throws IllegalStateException if this node (or an ancestor) has been
 791      *         removed with the {@link #removeNode()} method.
 792      */
 793     public Preferences parent() {
 794         synchronized(lock) {
 795             if (removed)
 796                 throw new IllegalStateException("Node has been removed.");
 797 
 798             return parent;
 799         }
 800     }
 801 
 802     /**
 803      * Implements the {@code node} method as per the specification in
 804      * {@link Preferences#node(String)}.
 805      *
 806      * <p>This implementation obtains this preference node's lock and checks
 807      * that the node has not been removed.  If {@code path} is {@code ""},
 808      * this node is returned; if {@code path} is {@code "/"}, this node's
 809      * root is returned.  If the first character in {@code path} is
 810      * not {@code '/'}, the implementation breaks {@code path} into
 811      * tokens and recursively traverses the path from this node to the
 812      * named node, "consuming" a name and a slash from {@code path} at
 813      * each step of the traversal.  At each step, the current node is locked
 814      * and the node's child-cache is checked for the named node.  If it is
 815      * not found, the name is checked to make sure its length does not
 816      * exceed {@code MAX_NAME_LENGTH}.  Then the {@link #childSpi(String)}
 817      * method is invoked, and the result stored in this node's child-cache.
 818      * If the newly created {@code Preferences} object's {@link #newNode}
 819      * field is {@code true} and there are any node change listeners,
 820      * a notification event is enqueued for processing by the event dispatch
 821      * thread.
 822      *
 823      * <p>When there are no more tokens, the last value found in the
 824      * child-cache or returned by {@code childSpi} is returned by this
 825      * method.  If during the traversal, two {@code "/"} tokens occur
 826      * consecutively, or the final token is {@code "/"} (rather than a name),
 827      * an appropriate {@code IllegalArgumentException} is thrown.
 828      *
 829      * <p> If the first character of {@code path} is {@code '/'}
 830      * (indicating an absolute path name) this preference node's
 831      * lock is dropped prior to breaking {@code path} into tokens, and
 832      * this method recursively traverses the path starting from the root
 833      * (rather than starting from this node).  The traversal is otherwise
 834      * identical to the one described for relative path names.  Dropping
 835      * the lock on this node prior to commencing the traversal at the root
 836      * node is essential to avoid the possibility of deadlock, as per the
 837      * {@link #lock locking invariant}.
 838      *
 839      * @param path the path name of the preference node to return.
 840      * @return the specified preference node.
 841      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the path name is invalid (i.e.,
 842      *         it contains multiple consecutive slash characters, or ends
 843      *         with a slash character and is more than one character long).
 844      * @throws IllegalStateException if this node (or an ancestor) has been
 845      *         removed with the {@link #removeNode()} method.
 846      */
 847     public Preferences node(String path) {
 848         synchronized(lock) {
 849             if (removed)
 850                 throw new IllegalStateException("Node has been removed.");
 851             if (path.isEmpty())
 852                 return this;
 853             if (path.equals("/"))
 854                 return root;
 855             if (path.charAt(0) != '/')
 856                 return node(new StringTokenizer(path, "/", true));
 857         }
 858 
 859         // Absolute path.  Note that we've dropped our lock to avoid deadlock
 860         return root.node(new StringTokenizer(path.substring(1), "/", true));
 861     }
 862 
 863     /**
 864      * tokenizer contains <name> {'/' <name>}*
 865      */
 866     private Preferences node(StringTokenizer path) {
 867         String token = path.nextToken();
 868         if (token.equals("/"))  // Check for consecutive slashes
 869             throw new IllegalArgumentException("Consecutive slashes in path");
 870         synchronized(lock) {
 871             AbstractPreferences child = kidCache.get(token);
 872             if (child == null) {
 873                 if (token.length() > MAX_NAME_LENGTH)
 874                     throw new IllegalArgumentException(
 875                         "Node name " + token + " too long");
 876                 child = childSpi(token);
 877                 if (child.newNode)
 878                     enqueueNodeAddedEvent(child);
 879                 kidCache.put(token, child);
 880             }
 881             if (!path.hasMoreTokens())
 882                 return child;
 883             path.nextToken();  // Consume slash
 884             if (!path.hasMoreTokens())
 885                 throw new IllegalArgumentException("Path ends with slash");
 886             return child.node(path);
 887         }
 888     }
 889 
 890     /**
 891      * Implements the {@code nodeExists} method as per the specification in
 892      * {@link Preferences#nodeExists(String)}.
 893      *
 894      * <p>This implementation is very similar to {@link #node(String)},
 895      * except that {@link #getChild(String)} is used instead of {@link
 896      * #childSpi(String)}.
 897      *
 898      * @param path the path name of the node whose existence is to be checked.
 899      * @return true if the specified node exists.
 900      * @throws BackingStoreException if this operation cannot be completed
 901      *         due to a failure in the backing store, or inability to
 902      *         communicate with it.
 903      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the path name is invalid (i.e.,
 904      *         it contains multiple consecutive slash characters, or ends
 905      *         with a slash character and is more than one character long).
 906      * @throws IllegalStateException if this node (or an ancestor) has been
 907      *         removed with the {@link #removeNode()} method and
 908      *         {@code pathname} is not the empty string ({@code ""}).
 909      */
 910     public boolean nodeExists(String path)
 911         throws BackingStoreException
 912     {
 913         synchronized(lock) {
 914             if (path.isEmpty())
 915                 return !removed;
 916             if (removed)
 917                 throw new IllegalStateException("Node has been removed.");
 918             if (path.equals("/"))
 919                 return true;
 920             if (path.charAt(0) != '/')
 921                 return nodeExists(new StringTokenizer(path, "/", true));
 922         }
 923 
 924         // Absolute path.  Note that we've dropped our lock to avoid deadlock
 925         return root.nodeExists(new StringTokenizer(path.substring(1), "/",
 926                                                    true));
 927     }
 928 
 929     /**
 930      * tokenizer contains <name> {'/' <name>}*
 931      */
 932     private boolean nodeExists(StringTokenizer path)
 933         throws BackingStoreException
 934     {
 935         String token = path.nextToken();
 936         if (token.equals("/"))  // Check for consecutive slashes
 937             throw new IllegalArgumentException("Consecutive slashes in path");
 938         synchronized(lock) {
 939             AbstractPreferences child = kidCache.get(token);
 940             if (child == null)
 941                 child = getChild(token);
 942             if (child==null)
 943                 return false;
 944             if (!path.hasMoreTokens())
 945                 return true;
 946             path.nextToken();  // Consume slash
 947             if (!path.hasMoreTokens())
 948                 throw new IllegalArgumentException("Path ends with slash");
 949             return child.nodeExists(path);
 950         }
 951     }
 952 
 953     /**
 954 
 955      * Implements the {@code removeNode()} method as per the specification in
 956      * {@link Preferences#removeNode()}.
 957      *
 958      * <p>This implementation checks to see that this node is the root; if so,
 959      * it throws an appropriate exception.  Then, it locks this node's parent,
 960      * and calls a recursive helper method that traverses the subtree rooted at
 961      * this node.  The recursive method locks the node on which it was called,
 962      * checks that it has not already been removed, and then ensures that all
 963      * of its children are cached: The {@link #childrenNamesSpi()} method is
 964      * invoked and each returned child name is checked for containment in the
 965      * child-cache.  If a child is not already cached, the {@link
 966      * #childSpi(String)} method is invoked to create a {@code Preferences}
 967      * instance for it, and this instance is put into the child-cache.  Then
 968      * the helper method calls itself recursively on each node contained in its
 969      * child-cache.  Next, it invokes {@link #removeNodeSpi()}, marks itself
 970      * as removed, and removes itself from its parent's child-cache.  Finally,
 971      * if there are any node change listeners, it enqueues a notification
 972      * event for processing by the event dispatch thread.
 973      *
 974      * <p>Note that the helper method is always invoked with all ancestors up
 975      * to the "closest non-removed ancestor" locked.
 976      *
 977      * @throws IllegalStateException if this node (or an ancestor) has already
 978      *         been removed with the {@link #removeNode()} method.
 979      * @throws UnsupportedOperationException if this method is invoked on
 980      *         the root node.
 981      * @throws BackingStoreException if this operation cannot be completed
 982      *         due to a failure in the backing store, or inability to
 983      *         communicate with it.
 984      */
 985     public void removeNode() throws BackingStoreException {
 986         if (this==root)
 987             throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Can't remove the root!");
 988         synchronized(parent.lock) {
 989             removeNode2();
 990             parent.kidCache.remove(name);
 991         }
 992     }
 993 
 994     /*
 995      * Called with locks on all nodes on path from parent of "removal root"
 996      * to this (including the former but excluding the latter).
 997      */
 998     private void removeNode2() throws BackingStoreException {
 999         synchronized(lock) {
1000             if (removed)
1001                 throw new IllegalStateException("Node already removed.");
1002 
1003             // Ensure that all children are cached
1004             String[] kidNames = childrenNamesSpi();
1005             for (String kidName : kidNames)
1006                 if (!kidCache.containsKey(kidName))
1007                     kidCache.put(kidName, childSpi(kidName));
1008 
1009             // Recursively remove all cached children
1010             for (Iterator<AbstractPreferences> i = kidCache.values().iterator();
1011                  i.hasNext();) {
1012                 try {
1013                     i.next().removeNode2();
1014                     i.remove();
1015                 } catch (BackingStoreException x) { }
1016             }
1017 
1018             // Now we have no descendants - it's time to die!
1019             removeNodeSpi();
1020             removed = true;
1021             parent.enqueueNodeRemovedEvent(this);
1022         }
1023     }
1024 
1025     /**
1026      * Implements the {@code name} method as per the specification in
1027      * {@link Preferences#name()}.
1028      *
1029      * <p>This implementation merely returns the name that was
1030      * passed to this node's constructor.
1031      *
1032      * @return this preference node's name, relative to its parent.
1033      */
1034     public String name() {
1035         return name;
1036     }
1037 
1038     /**
1039      * Implements the {@code absolutePath} method as per the specification in
1040      * {@link Preferences#absolutePath()}.
1041      *
1042      * <p>This implementation merely returns the absolute path name that
1043      * was computed at the time that this node was constructed (based on
1044      * the name that was passed to this node's constructor, and the names
1045      * that were passed to this node's ancestors' constructors).
1046      *
1047      * @return this preference node's absolute path name.
1048      */
1049     public String absolutePath() {
1050         return absolutePath;
1051     }
1052 
1053     /**
1054      * Implements the {@code isUserNode} method as per the specification in
1055      * {@link Preferences#isUserNode()}.
1056      *
1057      * <p>This implementation compares this node's root node (which is stored
1058      * in a private field) with the value returned by
1059      * {@link Preferences#userRoot()}.  If the two object references are
1060      * identical, this method returns true.
1061      *
1062      * @return {@code true} if this preference node is in the user
1063      *         preference tree, {@code false} if it's in the system
1064      *         preference tree.
1065      */
1066     public boolean isUserNode() {
1067         return AccessController.doPrivileged(
1068             new PrivilegedAction<Boolean>() {
1069                 public Boolean run() {
1070                     return root == Preferences.userRoot();
1071             }
1072             }).booleanValue();
1073     }
1074 
1075     public void addPreferenceChangeListener(PreferenceChangeListener pcl) {
1076         if (pcl==null)
1077             throw new NullPointerException("Change listener is null.");
1078         synchronized(lock) {
1079             if (removed)
1080                 throw new IllegalStateException("Node has been removed.");
1081 
1082             // Copy-on-write
1083             PreferenceChangeListener[] old = prefListeners;
1084             prefListeners = new PreferenceChangeListener[old.length + 1];
1085             System.arraycopy(old, 0, prefListeners, 0, old.length);
1086             prefListeners[old.length] = pcl;
1087         }
1088         startEventDispatchThreadIfNecessary();
1089     }
1090 
1091     public void removePreferenceChangeListener(PreferenceChangeListener pcl) {
1092         synchronized(lock) {
1093             if (removed)
1094                 throw new IllegalStateException("Node has been removed.");
1095             if ((prefListeners == null) || (prefListeners.length == 0))
1096                 throw new IllegalArgumentException("Listener not registered.");
1097 
1098             // Copy-on-write
1099             PreferenceChangeListener[] newPl =
1100                 new PreferenceChangeListener[prefListeners.length - 1];
1101             int i = 0;
1102             while (i < newPl.length && prefListeners[i] != pcl)
1103                 newPl[i] = prefListeners[i++];
1104 
1105             if (i == newPl.length &&  prefListeners[i] != pcl)
1106                 throw new IllegalArgumentException("Listener not registered.");
1107             while (i < newPl.length)
1108                 newPl[i] = prefListeners[++i];
1109             prefListeners = newPl;
1110         }
1111     }
1112 
1113     public void addNodeChangeListener(NodeChangeListener ncl) {
1114         if (ncl==null)
1115             throw new NullPointerException("Change listener is null.");
1116         synchronized(lock) {
1117             if (removed)
1118                 throw new IllegalStateException("Node has been removed.");
1119 
1120             // Copy-on-write
1121             if (nodeListeners == null) {
1122                 nodeListeners = new NodeChangeListener[1];
1123                 nodeListeners[0] = ncl;
1124             } else {
1125                 NodeChangeListener[] old = nodeListeners;
1126                 nodeListeners = new NodeChangeListener[old.length + 1];
1127                 System.arraycopy(old, 0, nodeListeners, 0, old.length);
1128                 nodeListeners[old.length] = ncl;
1129             }
1130         }
1131         startEventDispatchThreadIfNecessary();
1132     }
1133 
1134     public void removeNodeChangeListener(NodeChangeListener ncl) {
1135         synchronized(lock) {
1136             if (removed)
1137                 throw new IllegalStateException("Node has been removed.");
1138             if ((nodeListeners == null) || (nodeListeners.length == 0))
1139                 throw new IllegalArgumentException("Listener not registered.");
1140 
1141             // Copy-on-write
1142             int i = 0;
1143             while (i < nodeListeners.length && nodeListeners[i] != ncl)
1144                 i++;
1145             if (i == nodeListeners.length)
1146                 throw new IllegalArgumentException("Listener not registered.");
1147             NodeChangeListener[] newNl =
1148                 new NodeChangeListener[nodeListeners.length - 1];
1149             if (i != 0)
1150                 System.arraycopy(nodeListeners, 0, newNl, 0, i);
1151             if (i != newNl.length)
1152                 System.arraycopy(nodeListeners, i + 1,
1153                                  newNl, i, newNl.length - i);
1154             nodeListeners = newNl;
1155         }
1156     }
1157 
1158     // "SPI" METHODS
1159 
1160     /**
1161      * Put the given key-value association into this preference node.  It is
1162      * guaranteed that {@code key} and {@code value} are non-null and of
1163      * legal length.  Also, it is guaranteed that this node has not been
1164      * removed.  (The implementor needn't check for any of these things.)
1165      *
1166      * <p>This method is invoked with the lock on this node held.
1167      * @param key the key
1168      * @param value the value
1169      */
1170     protected abstract void putSpi(String key, String value);
1171 
1172     /**
1173      * Return the value associated with the specified key at this preference
1174      * node, or {@code null} if there is no association for this key, or the
1175      * association cannot be determined at this time.  It is guaranteed that
1176      * {@code key} is non-null.  Also, it is guaranteed that this node has
1177      * not been removed.  (The implementor needn't check for either of these
1178      * things.)
1179      *
1180      * <p> Generally speaking, this method should not throw an exception
1181      * under any circumstances.  If, however, if it does throw an exception,
1182      * the exception will be intercepted and treated as a {@code null}
1183      * return value.
1184      *
1185      * <p>This method is invoked with the lock on this node held.
1186      *
1187      * @param key the key
1188      * @return the value associated with the specified key at this preference
1189      *          node, or {@code null} if there is no association for this
1190      *          key, or the association cannot be determined at this time.
1191      */
1192     protected abstract String getSpi(String key);
1193 
1194     /**
1195      * Remove the association (if any) for the specified key at this
1196      * preference node.  It is guaranteed that {@code key} is non-null.
1197      * Also, it is guaranteed that this node has not been removed.
1198      * (The implementor needn't check for either of these things.)
1199      *
1200      * <p>This method is invoked with the lock on this node held.
1201      * @param key the key
1202      */
1203     protected abstract void removeSpi(String key);
1204 
1205     /**
1206      * Removes this preference node, invalidating it and any preferences that
1207      * it contains.  The named child will have no descendants at the time this
1208      * invocation is made (i.e., the {@link Preferences#removeNode()} method
1209      * invokes this method repeatedly in a bottom-up fashion, removing each of
1210      * a node's descendants before removing the node itself).
1211      *
1212      * <p>This method is invoked with the lock held on this node and its
1213      * parent (and all ancestors that are being removed as a
1214      * result of a single invocation to {@link Preferences#removeNode()}).
1215      *
1216      * <p>The removal of a node needn't become persistent until the
1217      * {@code flush} method is invoked on this node (or an ancestor).
1218      *
1219      * <p>If this node throws a {@code BackingStoreException}, the exception
1220      * will propagate out beyond the enclosing {@link #removeNode()}
1221      * invocation.
1222      *
1223      * @throws BackingStoreException if this operation cannot be completed
1224      *         due to a failure in the backing store, or inability to
1225      *         communicate with it.
1226      */
1227     protected abstract void removeNodeSpi() throws BackingStoreException;
1228 
1229     /**
1230      * Returns all of the keys that have an associated value in this
1231      * preference node.  (The returned array will be of size zero if
1232      * this node has no preferences.)  It is guaranteed that this node has not
1233      * been removed.
1234      *
1235      * <p>This method is invoked with the lock on this node held.
1236      *
1237      * <p>If this node throws a {@code BackingStoreException}, the exception
1238      * will propagate out beyond the enclosing {@link #keys()} invocation.
1239      *
1240      * @return an array of the keys that have an associated value in this
1241      *         preference node.
1242      * @throws BackingStoreException if this operation cannot be completed
1243      *         due to a failure in the backing store, or inability to
1244      *         communicate with it.
1245      */
1246     protected abstract String[] keysSpi() throws BackingStoreException;
1247 
1248     /**
1249      * Returns the names of the children of this preference node.  (The
1250      * returned array will be of size zero if this node has no children.)
1251      * This method need not return the names of any nodes already cached,
1252      * but may do so without harm.
1253      *
1254      * <p>This method is invoked with the lock on this node held.
1255      *
1256      * <p>If this node throws a {@code BackingStoreException}, the exception
1257      * will propagate out beyond the enclosing {@link #childrenNames()}
1258      * invocation.
1259      *
1260      * @return an array containing the names of the children of this
1261      *         preference node.
1262      * @throws BackingStoreException if this operation cannot be completed
1263      *         due to a failure in the backing store, or inability to
1264      *         communicate with it.
1265      */
1266     protected abstract String[] childrenNamesSpi()
1267         throws BackingStoreException;
1268 
1269     /**
1270      * Returns the named child if it exists, or {@code null} if it does not.
1271      * It is guaranteed that {@code nodeName} is non-null, non-empty,
1272      * does not contain the slash character ('/'), and is no longer than
1273      * {@link #MAX_NAME_LENGTH} characters.  Also, it is guaranteed
1274      * that this node has not been removed.  (The implementor needn't check
1275      * for any of these things if he chooses to override this method.)
1276      *
1277      * <p>Finally, it is guaranteed that the named node has not been returned
1278      * by a previous invocation of this method or {@link #childSpi} after the
1279      * last time that it was removed.  In other words, a cached value will
1280      * always be used in preference to invoking this method.  (The implementor
1281      * needn't maintain his own cache of previously returned children if he
1282      * chooses to override this method.)
1283      *
1284      * <p>This implementation obtains this preference node's lock, invokes
1285      * {@link #childrenNames()} to get an array of the names of this node's
1286      * children, and iterates over the array comparing the name of each child
1287      * with the specified node name.  If a child node has the correct name,
1288      * the {@link #childSpi(String)} method is invoked and the resulting
1289      * node is returned.  If the iteration completes without finding the
1290      * specified name, {@code null} is returned.
1291      *
1292      * @param nodeName name of the child to be searched for.
1293      * @return the named child if it exists, or null if it does not.
1294      * @throws BackingStoreException if this operation cannot be completed
1295      *         due to a failure in the backing store, or inability to
1296      *         communicate with it.
1297      */
1298     protected AbstractPreferences getChild(String nodeName)
1299             throws BackingStoreException {
1300         synchronized(lock) {
1301             // assert kidCache.get(nodeName)==null;
1302             String[] kidNames = childrenNames();
1303             for (String kidName : kidNames)
1304                 if (kidName.equals(nodeName))
1305                     return childSpi(kidName);
1306         }
1307         return null;
1308     }
1309 
1310     /**
1311      * Returns the named child of this preference node, creating it if it does
1312      * not already exist.  It is guaranteed that {@code name} is non-null,
1313      * non-empty, does not contain the slash character ('/'), and is no longer
1314      * than {@link #MAX_NAME_LENGTH} characters.  Also, it is guaranteed that
1315      * this node has not been removed.  (The implementor needn't check for any
1316      * of these things.)
1317      *
1318      * <p>Finally, it is guaranteed that the named node has not been returned
1319      * by a previous invocation of this method or {@link #getChild(String)}
1320      * after the last time that it was removed.  In other words, a cached
1321      * value will always be used in preference to invoking this method.
1322      * Subclasses need not maintain their own cache of previously returned
1323      * children.
1324      *
1325      * <p>The implementer must ensure that the returned node has not been
1326      * removed.  If a like-named child of this node was previously removed, the
1327      * implementer must return a newly constructed {@code AbstractPreferences}
1328      * node; once removed, an {@code AbstractPreferences} node
1329      * cannot be "resuscitated."
1330      *
1331      * <p>If this method causes a node to be created, this node is not
1332      * guaranteed to be persistent until the {@code flush} method is
1333      * invoked on this node or one of its ancestors (or descendants).
1334      *
1335      * <p>This method is invoked with the lock on this node held.
1336      *
1337      * @param name The name of the child node to return, relative to
1338      *        this preference node.
1339      * @return The named child node.
1340      */
1341     protected abstract AbstractPreferences childSpi(String name);
1342 
1343     /**
1344      * Returns the absolute path name of this preferences node.
1345      */
1346     public String toString() {
1347         return (this.isUserNode() ? "User" : "System") +
1348                " Preference Node: " + this.absolutePath();
1349     }
1350 
1351     /**
1352      * Implements the {@code sync} method as per the specification in
1353      * {@link Preferences#sync()}.
1354      *
1355      * <p>This implementation calls a recursive helper method that locks this
1356      * node, invokes syncSpi() on it, unlocks this node, and recursively
1357      * invokes this method on each "cached child."  A cached child is a child
1358      * of this node that has been created in this VM and not subsequently
1359      * removed.  In effect, this method does a depth first traversal of the
1360      * "cached subtree" rooted at this node, calling syncSpi() on each node in
1361      * the subTree while only that node is locked. Note that syncSpi() is
1362      * invoked top-down.
1363      *
1364      * @throws BackingStoreException if this operation cannot be completed
1365      *         due to a failure in the backing store, or inability to
1366      *         communicate with it.
1367      * @throws IllegalStateException if this node (or an ancestor) has been
1368      *         removed with the {@link #removeNode()} method.
1369      * @see #flush()
1370      */
1371     public void sync() throws BackingStoreException {
1372         sync2();
1373     }
1374 
1375     private void sync2() throws BackingStoreException {
1376         AbstractPreferences[] cachedKids;
1377 
1378         synchronized(lock) {
1379             if (removed)
1380                 throw new IllegalStateException("Node has been removed");
1381             syncSpi();
1382             cachedKids = cachedChildren();
1383         }
1384 
1385         for (AbstractPreferences cachedKid : cachedKids)
1386             cachedKid.sync2();
1387     }
1388 
1389     /**
1390      * This method is invoked with this node locked.  The contract of this
1391      * method is to synchronize any cached preferences stored at this node
1392      * with any stored in the backing store.  (It is perfectly possible that
1393      * this node does not exist on the backing store, either because it has
1394      * been deleted by another VM, or because it has not yet been created.)
1395      * Note that this method should <i>not</i> synchronize the preferences in
1396      * any subnodes of this node.  If the backing store naturally syncs an
1397      * entire subtree at once, the implementer is encouraged to override
1398      * sync(), rather than merely overriding this method.
1399      *
1400      * <p>If this node throws a {@code BackingStoreException}, the exception
1401      * will propagate out beyond the enclosing {@link #sync()} invocation.
1402      *
1403      * @throws BackingStoreException if this operation cannot be completed
1404      *         due to a failure in the backing store, or inability to
1405      *         communicate with it.
1406      */
1407     protected abstract void syncSpi() throws BackingStoreException;
1408 
1409     /**
1410      * Implements the {@code flush} method as per the specification in
1411      * {@link Preferences#flush()}.
1412      *
1413      * <p>This implementation calls a recursive helper method that locks this
1414      * node, invokes flushSpi() on it, unlocks this node, and recursively
1415      * invokes this method on each "cached child."  A cached child is a child
1416      * of this node that has been created in this VM and not subsequently
1417      * removed.  In effect, this method does a depth first traversal of the
1418      * "cached subtree" rooted at this node, calling flushSpi() on each node in
1419      * the subTree while only that node is locked. Note that flushSpi() is
1420      * invoked top-down.
1421      *
1422      * <p> If this method is invoked on a node that has been removed with
1423      * the {@link #removeNode()} method, flushSpi() is invoked on this node,
1424      * but not on others.
1425      *
1426      * @throws BackingStoreException if this operation cannot be completed
1427      *         due to a failure in the backing store, or inability to
1428      *         communicate with it.
1429      * @see #flush()
1430      */
1431     public void flush() throws BackingStoreException {
1432         flush2();
1433     }
1434 
1435     private void flush2() throws BackingStoreException {
1436         AbstractPreferences[] cachedKids;
1437 
1438         synchronized(lock) {
1439             flushSpi();
1440             if(removed)
1441                 return;
1442             cachedKids = cachedChildren();
1443         }
1444 
1445         for (AbstractPreferences cachedKid : cachedKids)
1446             cachedKid.flush2();
1447     }
1448 
1449     /**
1450      * This method is invoked with this node locked.  The contract of this
1451      * method is to force any cached changes in the contents of this
1452      * preference node to the backing store, guaranteeing their persistence.
1453      * (It is perfectly possible that this node does not exist on the backing
1454      * store, either because it has been deleted by another VM, or because it
1455      * has not yet been created.)  Note that this method should <i>not</i>
1456      * flush the preferences in any subnodes of this node.  If the backing
1457      * store naturally flushes an entire subtree at once, the implementer is
1458      * encouraged to override flush(), rather than merely overriding this
1459      * method.
1460      *
1461      * <p>If this node throws a {@code BackingStoreException}, the exception
1462      * will propagate out beyond the enclosing {@link #flush()} invocation.
1463      *
1464      * @throws BackingStoreException if this operation cannot be completed
1465      *         due to a failure in the backing store, or inability to
1466      *         communicate with it.
1467      */
1468     protected abstract void flushSpi() throws BackingStoreException;
1469 
1470     /**
1471      * Returns {@code true} iff this node (or an ancestor) has been
1472      * removed with the {@link #removeNode()} method.  This method
1473      * locks this node prior to returning the contents of the private
1474      * field used to track this state.
1475      *
1476      * @return {@code true} iff this node (or an ancestor) has been
1477      *       removed with the {@link #removeNode()} method.
1478      */
1479     protected boolean isRemoved() {
1480         synchronized(lock) {
1481             return removed;
1482         }
1483     }
1484 
1485     /**
1486      * Queue of pending notification events.  When a preference or node
1487      * change event for which there are one or more listeners occurs,
1488      * it is placed on this queue and the queue is notified.  A background
1489      * thread waits on this queue and delivers the events.  This decouples
1490      * event delivery from preference activity, greatly simplifying
1491      * locking and reducing opportunity for deadlock.
1492      */
1493     private static final List<EventObject> eventQueue = new LinkedList<>();
1494 
1495     /**
1496      * These two classes are used to distinguish NodeChangeEvents on
1497      * eventQueue so the event dispatch thread knows whether to call
1498      * childAdded or childRemoved.
1499      */
1500     private class NodeAddedEvent extends NodeChangeEvent {
1501         private static final long serialVersionUID = -6743557530157328528L;
1502         NodeAddedEvent(Preferences parent, Preferences child) {
1503             super(parent, child);
1504         }
1505     }
1506     private class NodeRemovedEvent extends NodeChangeEvent {
1507         private static final long serialVersionUID = 8735497392918824837L;
1508         NodeRemovedEvent(Preferences parent, Preferences child) {
1509             super(parent, child);
1510         }
1511     }
1512 
1513     /**
1514      * A single background thread ("the event notification thread") monitors
1515      * the event queue and delivers events that are placed on the queue.
1516      */
1517     private static class EventDispatchThread extends Thread {
1518         private EventDispatchThread() {
1519             super(null, null, "Event Dispatch Thread", 0, false);
1520         }
1521 
1522         public void run() {
1523             while(true) {
1524                 // Wait on eventQueue till an event is present
1525                 EventObject event = null;
1526                 synchronized(eventQueue) {
1527                     try {
1528                         while (eventQueue.isEmpty())
1529                             eventQueue.wait();
1530                         event = eventQueue.remove(0);
1531                     } catch (InterruptedException e) {
1532                         // XXX Log "Event dispatch thread interrupted. Exiting"
1533                         return;
1534                     }
1535                 }
1536 
1537                 // Now we have event & hold no locks; deliver evt to listeners
1538                 AbstractPreferences src=(AbstractPreferences)event.getSource();
1539                 if (event instanceof PreferenceChangeEvent) {
1540                     PreferenceChangeEvent pce = (PreferenceChangeEvent)event;
1541                     PreferenceChangeListener[] listeners = src.prefListeners();
1542                     for (PreferenceChangeListener listener : listeners)
1543                         listener.preferenceChange(pce);
1544                 } else {
1545                     NodeChangeEvent nce = (NodeChangeEvent)event;
1546                     NodeChangeListener[] listeners = src.nodeListeners();
1547                     if (nce instanceof NodeAddedEvent) {
1548                         for (NodeChangeListener listener : listeners)
1549                             listener.childAdded(nce);
1550                     } else {
1551                         // assert nce instanceof NodeRemovedEvent;
1552                         for (NodeChangeListener listener : listeners)
1553                             listener.childRemoved(nce);
1554                     }
1555                 }
1556             }
1557         }
1558     }
1559 
1560     private static Thread eventDispatchThread = null;
1561 
1562     /**
1563      * This method starts the event dispatch thread the first time it
1564      * is called.  The event dispatch thread will be started only
1565      * if someone registers a listener.
1566      */
1567     private static synchronized void startEventDispatchThreadIfNecessary() {
1568         if (eventDispatchThread == null) {
1569             // XXX Log "Starting event dispatch thread"
1570             eventDispatchThread = new EventDispatchThread();
1571             eventDispatchThread.setDaemon(true);
1572             eventDispatchThread.start();
1573         }
1574     }
1575 
1576     /**
1577      * Return this node's preference/node change listeners.  Even though
1578      * we're using a copy-on-write lists, we use synchronized accessors to
1579      * ensure information transmission from the writing thread to the
1580      * reading thread.
1581      */
1582     PreferenceChangeListener[] prefListeners() {
1583         synchronized(lock) {
1584             return prefListeners;
1585         }
1586     }
1587     NodeChangeListener[] nodeListeners() {
1588         synchronized(lock) {
1589             return nodeListeners;
1590         }
1591     }
1592 
1593     /**
1594      * Enqueue a preference change event for delivery to registered
1595      * preference change listeners unless there are no registered
1596      * listeners.  Invoked with this.lock held.
1597      */
1598     private void enqueuePreferenceChangeEvent(String key, String newValue) {
1599         if (prefListeners.length != 0) {
1600             synchronized(eventQueue) {
1601                 eventQueue.add(new PreferenceChangeEvent(this, key, newValue));
1602                 eventQueue.notify();
1603             }
1604         }
1605     }
1606 
1607     /**
1608      * Enqueue a "node added" event for delivery to registered node change
1609      * listeners unless there are no registered listeners.  Invoked with
1610      * this.lock held.
1611      */
1612     private void enqueueNodeAddedEvent(Preferences child) {
1613         if (nodeListeners.length != 0) {
1614             synchronized(eventQueue) {
1615                 eventQueue.add(new NodeAddedEvent(this, child));
1616                 eventQueue.notify();
1617             }
1618         }
1619     }
1620 
1621     /**
1622      * Enqueue a "node removed" event for delivery to registered node change
1623      * listeners unless there are no registered listeners.  Invoked with
1624      * this.lock held.
1625      */
1626     private void enqueueNodeRemovedEvent(Preferences child) {
1627         if (nodeListeners.length != 0) {
1628             synchronized(eventQueue) {
1629                 eventQueue.add(new NodeRemovedEvent(this, child));
1630                 eventQueue.notify();
1631             }
1632         }
1633     }
1634 
1635     /**
1636      * Implements the {@code exportNode} method as per the specification in
1637      * {@link Preferences#exportNode(OutputStream)}.
1638      *
1639      * @param os the output stream on which to emit the XML document.
1640      * @throws IOException if writing to the specified output stream
1641      *         results in an {@code IOException}.
1642      * @throws BackingStoreException if preference data cannot be read from
1643      *         backing store.
1644      */
1645     public void exportNode(OutputStream os)
1646         throws IOException, BackingStoreException
1647     {
1648         XmlSupport.export(os, this, false);
1649     }
1650 
1651     /**
1652      * Implements the {@code exportSubtree} method as per the specification in
1653      * {@link Preferences#exportSubtree(OutputStream)}.
1654      *
1655      * @param os the output stream on which to emit the XML document.
1656      * @throws IOException if writing to the specified output stream
1657      *         results in an {@code IOException}.
1658      * @throws BackingStoreException if preference data cannot be read from
1659      *         backing store.
1660      */
1661     public void exportSubtree(OutputStream os)
1662         throws IOException, BackingStoreException
1663     {
1664         XmlSupport.export(os, this, true);
1665     }
1666 }