/**
 * ArrayList represents an array implementation of a list. The front of
 * the list is kept at array index 0. This class will be extended
 * to create a specific kind of list.
 *
 * @author Dr. Lewis
 * @author Dr. Chase
 * @version 1.0, 08/13/08
 */

import java.util.Iterator;

public class ArrayList<T> implements ListADT<T>, Iterable<T>
{
   protected final int DEFAULT_CAPACITY = 100;
   private final int NOT_FOUND = -1;
   protected int rear;
   protected T[] list; 

   /**
    * Creates an empty list using the default capacity.
    */
   public ArrayList()
   {
      rear = 0;
      list = (T[])(new Object[DEFAULT_CAPACITY]);
   }

   /**
    * Creates an empty list using the specified capacity.
    *
    * @param initialCapacity  the integer value of the size of the array list
    */
   public ArrayList (int initialCapacity)
   {
      rear = 0;
      list = (T[])(new Object[initialCapacity]);
   }

   /**
    * Removes and returns the last element in this list.
    *
    * @return                           the last element in the list
    * @throws EmptyCollectionException  if an empty collection exception occurs
    */
   public T removeLast () throws EmptyCollectionException
   {
      //left as programming project
   }

   /**
    * Removes and returns the first element in this list.
    *
    * @return                           the first element in the list
    * @throws EmptyCollectionException  if an empty collection exception occurs
    */
   public T removeFirst() throws EmptyCollectionException
   {
       //left as programming project
   }

   /**
    * Removes and returns the specified element.
    *
    * @param element                    the element to be removed and returned 
    *                                   from the list
    * @return                           the removed elememt
    * @throws ElementNotFoundException  if an element not found exception occurs
    */
   public T remove (T element)
   {
      T result;
      int index = find (element);

      if (index == NOT_FOUND)
         throw new ElementNotFoundException ("list");

      result = list[index];
      rear--;
      /** shift the appropriate elements */
      for (int scan=index; scan < rear; scan++)
         list[scan] = list[scan+1];
 
      list[rear] = null;

      return result;
   }
   
   /**
    * Returns a reference to the element at the front of this list.
    * The element is not removed from the list.  Throws an
    * EmptyCollectionException if the list is empty.  
    *
    * @return                           a reference to the first element in the 
    *                                   list
    * @throws EmptyCollectionException  if an empty collection exception occurs
    */
   public T first() throws EmptyCollectionException
   {
       //left as programming project
   }

   /**
    * Returns a reference to the element at the rear of this list.
    * The element is not removed from the list.  Throws an
    * EmptyCollectionException if the list is empty.  
    *
    * @return  a reference to the last element of this list
    * @throws EmptyCollectionException  if an empty collection exception occurs
    */
   public T last() throws EmptyCollectionException
   {
       //left as programming project
   }

   /**
    * Returns true if this list contains the specified element.
    *
    * @param target  the element that the list is searched for
    * @return        true if the target is in the list, false if otherwise 
    */
   public boolean contains (T target)
   {
      return (find(target) != NOT_FOUND);
   }

   /**
    * Returns the array index of the specified element, or the
    * constant NOT_FOUND if it is not found.
    *
    * @param target  the element that the list will be searched for
    * @return        the integer index into the array containing the target
    *                element, or the NOT_FOUND constant
    */
   private int find (T target)
   {
      int scan = 0, result = NOT_FOUND;
      boolean found = false;

      if (! isEmpty())
         while (! found && scan < rear)
            if (target.equals(list[scan]))
               found = true;
            else
               scan++;

      if (found)
         result = scan;

      return result;
   }

   /**
    * Returns true if this list is empty and false otherwise. 
    *
    * @return  true if the list is empty and false if otherwise
    */
   public boolean isEmpty()
   {
       //left as programming project
   }
 
   /**
    * Returns the number of elements currently in this list.
    *
    * @return  the integer representation of the number of elements in the list
    */
   public int size()
   {
       //left as programming project
   }

   /**
    * Returns an iterator for the elements currently in this list.
    * 
    * @return  an iterator for the elements in this list
    */
   public Iterator<T> iterator()
   {
      return new ArrayIterator<T> (list, rear);
   }

   /**
    * Returns a string representation of this list. 
    * 
    * @return  the string representation of this list
    */
   public String toString()
   {
       //left as programming project
   }

   /**
    * Creates a new array to store the contents of this list with
    * twice the capacity of the old one.
    */
   protected void expandCapacity()
   {
      T[] larger = (T[])(new Object[list.length*2]);

      for (int scan=0; scan < list.length; scan++)
         larger[scan] = list[scan];

      list = larger;
   }
}