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+++ b/src/main/java/de/mpiwg/itgroup/ismi/util/guiComponents/DataPaginator.java	Wed Oct 29 14:00:28 2014 +0000
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+package de.mpiwg.itgroup.ismi.util.guiComponents;
+
+import java.text.MessageFormat;
+
+public class DataPaginator {
+	/* This should be parameters or properties stored somewhere */
+	private int itemsPerPage = 10;
+	private int rewindFastForwardBy = 10;
+	
+	private int currentPage;
+	private int numberOfPages;
+	
+	private String recordStatus;
+	
+	public void first(){
+		this.currentPage = 0;
+	}
+	
+	public void last(){
+		this.currentPage = this.numberOfPages -1;
+	}
+	
+	public void fastRewind () {
+		this.rewind(this.rewindFastForwardBy);
+	}
+	
+	private void rewind (int aRewindFastForwardBy) {
+		int newPageNumber = currentPage - aRewindFastForwardBy;
+		if (newPageNumber < 0) {
+			currentPage = 0;
+		} else {
+			currentPage = newPageNumber;
+		}
+	}	
+	
+	public void goToPage(int newPageNumber){
+		if (newPageNumber > this.numberOfPages -1) {
+			currentPage = this.numberOfPages -1;
+		} else if(newPageNumber < 0 ){
+			currentPage = 0;
+		}else{
+			currentPage = newPageNumber;
+		}
+		
+	}
+	
+	private void forward (int aRewindFastForwardBy) {
+		int newPageNumber = currentPage + aRewindFastForwardBy;
+		if (newPageNumber > this.numberOfPages - 1) {
+			currentPage = this.numberOfPages -1;
+		} else {
+			currentPage = newPageNumber;
+		}
+	}	
+	
+	public void previous () {
+		this.rewind(1);		
+	}
+
+	public void next () {
+		this.forward(1);
+	}
+	
+	public void fastForward () {
+		this.forward(this.rewindFastForwardBy);
+	}
+	
+	public void initCount() {
+		if (currentPage > numberOfPages) {
+			currentPage=numberOfPages;
+		}
+	}
+	
+	public int getNumberOfPages() {
+		return numberOfPages;
+	}
+
+	public void setNumberOfPages(int numberOfPages) {
+		this.numberOfPages = numberOfPages;
+	}
+	
+	public void resetNumberOfPages(int itemsTotal){
+		int numberOfPages = (itemsTotal
+				% this.getItemsPerPage() == 0) ?
+						itemsTotal
+						/ this.getItemsPerPage() :
+							(itemsTotal
+							/ this.getItemsPerPage()) + 1;
+		this.setNumberOfPages(numberOfPages);
+	}
+
+	public int getCurrentPage() {
+		return currentPage;
+	}
+
+	public void setCurrentPage(int currentPage) {
+		this.currentPage = currentPage;
+	}
+	
+	public String getRecordStatus () {
+		this.recordStatus = MessageFormat.format("{0} of {1}", 
+				new Object []{
+				Integer.valueOf(currentPage + 1),
+				Integer.valueOf(numberOfPages)
+				});
+		return recordStatus;
+	}
+
+	public void setRecordStatus(String recordStatus) {
+		this.recordStatus = recordStatus;
+	}
+	
+	public int getItemsPerPage() {
+		return itemsPerPage;
+	}
+
+	public void setItemsPerPage(int itemsPerPage) {
+		this.itemsPerPage = itemsPerPage;
+	}
+
+	public int getRewindFastForwardBy() {
+		return rewindFastForwardBy;
+	}
+
+	public void setRewindFastForwardBy(int rewindFastForwardBy) {
+		this.rewindFastForwardBy = rewindFastForwardBy;
+	}
+}