#region License Information
/* HeuristicLab
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 *
 * This file is part of HeuristicLab.
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 * HeuristicLab is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
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 */
#endregion

using HeuristicLab.Core;
using HeuristicLab.Parameters;
using HeuristicLab.Persistence.Default.CompositeSerializers.Storable;

namespace HeuristicLab.Operators {
  /// <summary>
  /// An operator which acts as a placeholder for another operator retrieved from the scope or a parent execution context.
  /// </summary>
  [Item("Placeholder", "An operator which acts as a placeholder for another operator retrieved from the scope or a parent execution context.")]
  [StorableClass]
  public sealed class Placeholder : SingleSuccessorOperator {
    public LookupParameter<IOperator> OperatorParameter {
      get { return (LookupParameter<IOperator>)Parameters["Operator"]; }
    }

    public Placeholder()
      : base() {
      Parameters.Add(new LookupParameter<IOperator>("Operator", "The operator which is retrieved from the scope or a parent execution context and applied on the current scope."));
    }

    public override IOperation Apply() {
      OperationCollection next = new OperationCollection(base.Apply());
      IOperator op = OperatorParameter.ActualValue;
      if (op != null)
        next.Insert(0, ExecutionContext.CreateOperation(op));
      return next;
    }
  }
}