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+/*
+ * QQQ - Low-code Application Framework for Engineers.
+ * Copyright (C) 2021-2024.  Kingsrook, LLC
+ * 651 N Broad St Ste 205 # 6917 | Middletown DE 19709 | United States
+ * contact@kingsrook.com
+ * https://github.com/Kingsrook/
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
+ * License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+package com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.actions.processes;
+
+
+import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.logging.QLogger;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.fields.QFieldMetaData;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.processes.QFrontendStepMetaData;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.utils.StringUtils;
+import static com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.logging.LogUtils.logPair;
+
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ ** Object that stores adjustments that a process wants to make, at run-time,
+ ** to its meta-data.
+ **
+ ** e.g., changing the steps; updating fields (e.g., changing an inline PVS,
+ ** or an isRequired attribute)
+ *******************************************************************************/
+public class ProcessMetaDataAdjustment
+{
+   private static final QLogger LOG = QLogger.getLogger(ProcessMetaDataAdjustment.class);
+
+   private List<QFrontendStepMetaData> updatedFrontendStepList = null;
+   private Map<String, QFieldMetaData> updatedFields           = null;
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public ProcessMetaDataAdjustment withUpdatedField(QFieldMetaData field)
+   {
+      if(updatedFields == null)
+      {
+         updatedFields = new LinkedHashMap<>();
+      }
+
+      if(!StringUtils.hasContent(field.getName()))
+      {
+         LOG.warn("Missing name on field in withUpdatedField - no update will happen.");
+      }
+      else
+      {
+         if(updatedFields.containsKey(field.getName()))
+         {
+            LOG.info("UpdatedFields map already contained a field with this name - overwriting it.", logPair("fieldName", field.getName()));
+         }
+
+         updatedFields.put(field.getName(), field);
+      }
+      return (this);
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** Getter for updatedFrontendStepList
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public List<QFrontendStepMetaData> getUpdatedFrontendStepList()
+   {
+      return (this.updatedFrontendStepList);
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** Setter for updatedFrontendStepList
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public void setUpdatedFrontendStepList(List<QFrontendStepMetaData> updatedFrontendStepList)
+   {
+      this.updatedFrontendStepList = updatedFrontendStepList;
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** Fluent setter for updatedFrontendStepList
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public ProcessMetaDataAdjustment withUpdatedFrontendStepList(List<QFrontendStepMetaData> updatedFrontendStepList)
+   {
+      this.updatedFrontendStepList = updatedFrontendStepList;
+      return (this);
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** Getter for updatedFields
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public Map<String, QFieldMetaData> getUpdatedFields()
+   {
+      return (this.updatedFields);
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** Setter for updatedFields
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public void setUpdatedFields(Map<String, QFieldMetaData> updatedFields)
+   {
+      this.updatedFields = updatedFields;
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** Fluent setter for updatedFields
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public ProcessMetaDataAdjustment withUpdatedFields(Map<String, QFieldMetaData> updatedFields)
+   {
+      this.updatedFields = updatedFields;
+      return (this);
+   }
+
+}