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package de.ugoe.cs.autoquest.usability.util;

import java.util.List;

import com.google.common.collect.Iterables;

import de.ugoe.cs.autoquest.tasktrees.treeifc.ITask;
import de.ugoe.cs.autoquest.tasktrees.treeifc.ITaskModel;
import de.ugoe.cs.autoquest.tasktrees.treeimpl.TaskFactory;

/**
 * <p>
 * TODO comment
 * </p>
 * 
 * @author Alexander Deicke
 */
public class PatternsVisitorUtil {

    private PatternsVisitorUtil() {
        // no instantiation
    }
    
    /**
     * <p>
     * TODO: comment
     * </p>
     *
     * @param taskTreeNode
     * @return
     */
    public static ITaskModel createTaskModelFromNode(ITask task) {
        return new TaskFactory().createTaskTree(task);
    }
    
    /**
     * <p>
     * TODO: comment
     * </p>
     *
     * @param taskTreeNodes
     * @return
     */
    public static ITask firstNodeOf(List<ITask> tasks) {
        return Iterables.getFirst(tasks, new NullNode());
    }

    /**
     * <p>
     * TODO: comment
     * </p>
     *
     * @param taskTreeNodes
     * @return
     */
    public static ITask lastNodeOf(List<ITask> tasks) {
        return Iterables.getLast(tasks, new NullNode());
    }
    
}
