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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2008, Piccolo2D project, http://piccolo2d.org
+ * Copyright (c) 1998-2008, University of Maryland
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided
+ * that the following conditions are met:
+ *
+ * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of conditions
+ * and the following disclaimer.
+ *
+ * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list of conditions
+ * and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+ * distribution.
+ *
+ * None of the name of the University of Maryland, the name of the Piccolo2D project, or the names of its
+ * contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific
+ * prior written permission.
+ *
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED
+ * WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A
+ * PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR
+ * ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+ * LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS
+ * INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR
+ * TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF
+ * ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+ */
+package edu.umd.cs.piccolox.util;
+
+import java.awt.BasicStroke;
+import java.awt.Shape;
+import java.awt.Stroke;
+import java.io.ObjectStreamException;
+import java.io.Serializable;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+
+import edu.umd.cs.piccolo.util.PDebug;
+import edu.umd.cs.piccolo.util.PPaintContext;
+import edu.umd.cs.piccolo.util.PPickPath;
+
+/**
+ * <b>PFixedWidthStrokeMRO</b> is the same as {@link BasicStroke} except that
+ * PFixedWidthStrokeMRO has a fixed width on the screen so that even when the
+ * canvas view is zooming its width stays the same in canvas coordinates.
+ * <p>
+ * {@link #createStrokedShape(Shape)} checks if the scale has changed since the
+ * last usage and if that's the case calls {@link #newStroke(float)} to get a
+ * new {@link Stroke} instance to delegate to.
+ * 
+ * @see edu.umd.cs.piccolo.nodes.PPath
+ * @see BasicStroke
+ * @version 1.3
+ * @author Marcus Rohrmoser
+ */
+public class PFixedWidthStrokeMRO implements Stroke, Serializable {
+
+    // make them public if required or delete when cleaning up for 2.0
+    private static final int CAP_BUTT = BasicStroke.CAP_BUTT;
+    private static final int CAP_ROUND = BasicStroke.CAP_ROUND;
+    private static final int CAP_SQUARE = BasicStroke.CAP_SQUARE;
+    private static final int JOIN_BEVEL = BasicStroke.JOIN_BEVEL;
+    private static final int JOIN_MITER = BasicStroke.JOIN_MITER;
+    private static final int JOIN_ROUND = BasicStroke.JOIN_ROUND;
+    
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = -2503357070350473610L;
+    private static final double THRESHOLD = 1e-6;
+
+    private static int hashCode(final float[] array) {
+        final int prime = 31;
+        if (array == null) {
+            return 0;
+        }
+        int result = 1;
+        for (int index = 0; index < array.length; index++) {
+            result = prime * result + Float.floatToIntBits(array[index]);
+        }
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    private final int cap;
+    private final float dash[];
+    private final float dash_phase;
+    private final int join;
+    private final float miterlimit;
+    private transient float recentScale;
+    private transient Stroke recentStroke;
+    private transient final float tmpDash[];
+    private final float width;
+
+    public PFixedWidthStrokeMRO() {
+        this(1.0f, BasicStroke.CAP_SQUARE, BasicStroke.JOIN_MITER, 10.0f, null, 0.0f);
+    }
+
+    public PFixedWidthStrokeMRO(final float width) {
+        this(width, BasicStroke.CAP_SQUARE, BasicStroke.JOIN_MITER, 10.0f, null, 0.0f);
+    }
+
+    public PFixedWidthStrokeMRO(final float width, final int cap, final int join) {
+        this(width, cap, join, 10.0f, null, 0.0f);
+    }
+
+    public PFixedWidthStrokeMRO(final float width, final int cap, final int join, final float miterlimit) {
+        this(width, cap, join, miterlimit, null, 0.0f);
+    }
+
+    public PFixedWidthStrokeMRO(final float width, final int cap, final int join, final float miterlimit,
+            final float dash[], final float dash_phase) {
+        this.width = width;
+        this.cap = cap;
+        this.join = join;
+        this.miterlimit = miterlimit;
+        this.dash = dash;
+        this.dash_phase = dash_phase;
+        // avoid instantiations at the cost of some bytes of memory:
+        tmpDash = this.dash == null ? null : new float[this.dash.length];
+        // Instantiate eagerly to benefit from ctor's argument checks.
+        recentStroke = newStroke(recentScale = 1.0F);
+    }
+
+    public Object clone() {
+        throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Not implemented.");
+    }
+
+    public Shape createStrokedShape(final Shape s) {
+        float currentScale = 1.0f;
+        if (PDebug.getProcessingOutput()) {
+            if (PPaintContext.CURRENT_PAINT_CONTEXT != null) {
+                currentScale = 1.0f / (float) PPaintContext.CURRENT_PAINT_CONTEXT.getScale();
+            }
+        }
+        else {
+            if (PPickPath.CURRENT_PICK_PATH != null) {
+                currentScale = 1.0f / (float) PPickPath.CURRENT_PICK_PATH.getScale();
+            }
+        }
+        if (Math.abs(currentScale - recentScale) > THRESHOLD) {
+            recentStroke = newStroke(recentScale = currentScale);
+        }
+        return recentStroke.createStrokedShape(s);
+    }
+
+    public boolean equals(final Object obj) {
+        if (this == obj) {
+            return true;
+        }
+        if (obj == null) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        if (getClass() != obj.getClass()) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        final PFixedWidthStrokeMRO other = (PFixedWidthStrokeMRO) obj;
+        if (cap != other.cap) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        if (!Arrays.equals(dash, other.dash)) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        if (Float.floatToIntBits(dash_phase) != Float.floatToIntBits(other.dash_phase)) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        if (join != other.join) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        if (Float.floatToIntBits(miterlimit) != Float.floatToIntBits(other.miterlimit)) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        if (Float.floatToIntBits(width) != Float.floatToIntBits(other.width)) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    public int hashCode() {
+        final int prime = 31;
+        int result = 1;
+        result = prime * result + cap;
+        result = prime * result + PFixedWidthStrokeMRO.hashCode(dash);
+        result = prime * result + Float.floatToIntBits(dash_phase);
+        result = prime * result + join;
+        result = prime * result + Float.floatToIntBits(miterlimit);
+        result = prime * result + Float.floatToIntBits(width);
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    protected Stroke newStroke(final float scale) {
+        if (tmpDash != null) {
+            for (int i = dash.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
+                tmpDash[i] = dash[i] * scale;
+            }
+        }
+        return new BasicStroke(width * scale, cap, join, miterlimit * scale, tmpDash, dash_phase * scale);
+    }
+
+    /** Is it really necessary to implement {@link Serializable}? */
+    protected Object readResolve() throws ObjectStreamException {
+        return new PFixedWidthStrokeMRO(width, cap, join, miterlimit, dash, dash_phase);
+    }
+}