001package org.apache.fulcrum.security.memory;
002
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021
022import java.util.List;
023
024import org.apache.fulcrum.security.entity.SecurityEntity;
025
026/**
027 * 
028 * This implementation keeps all objects in memory. This is mostly meant to help
029 * with testing and prototyping of ideas.
030 * 
031 * @author <a href="mailto:epugh@upstate.com">Eric Pugh</a>
032 * @version $Id$
033 */
034public class MemoryHelper
035{
036
037    /** Our Unique ID counter */
038    private static int uniqueId = 0;
039
040    public static Integer getUniqueId()
041    {
042        return new Integer(++uniqueId);
043    }
044
045    /**
046     * @param securityEntities list of security entities
047     * @param name the name
048     * @return <code>true</code> if exists
049     */
050    public static boolean checkExists(List<? extends SecurityEntity> securityEntities, String name)
051    {
052        boolean exists = false;
053        for (SecurityEntity securityEntity : securityEntities)
054        {
055            if (securityEntity.getName().equalsIgnoreCase(name))
056            {
057                exists = true;
058            }
059        }
060        return exists;
061    }
062}