}
/**
- * Returns the reply with the given ID.
+ * Returns the reply with the given ID. If there is no reply with the given
+ * ID yet, a new one is created.
*
* @param replyId
* The ID of the reply to get
- * @return The reply, or {@code null} if there is no such reply
+ * @return The reply
*/
public Reply getReply(String replyId) {
+ return getReply(replyId, true);
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Returns the reply with the given ID. If there is no reply with the given
+ * ID yet, a new one is created, unless {@code create} is false in which
+ * case {@code null} is returned.
+ *
+ * @param replyId
+ * The ID of the reply to get
+ * @param create
+ * {@code true} to always return a {@link Reply}, {@code false}
+ * to return {@code null} if no reply can be found
+ * @return The reply, or {@code null} if there is no such reply
+ */
+ public Reply getReply(String replyId, boolean create) {
synchronized (replies) {
Reply reply = replies.get(replyId);
- if (reply == null) {
+ if (create && (reply == null)) {
reply = new Reply(replyId);
replies.put(replyId, reply);
}
}
/**
- * Creates a new reply.
- *
- * @param sone
- * The Sone that creates the reply
- * @param post
- * The post that this reply refers to
- * @param text
- * The text of the reply
- * @return The created reply
- */
- public Reply createReply(Sone sone, Post post, String text) {
- return createReply(sone, post, System.currentTimeMillis(), text);
- }
-
- /**
* Marks the given post as known, if it is currently a new post (according
* to {@link #isNewPost(String)}).
*
* The Sone that creates the reply
* @param post
* The post that this reply refers to
+ * @param text
+ * The text of the reply
+ * @return The created reply
+ */
+ public Reply createReply(Sone sone, Post post, String text) {
+ return createReply(sone, post, System.currentTimeMillis(), text);
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Creates a new reply.
+ *
+ * @param sone
+ * The Sone that creates the reply
+ * @param post
+ * The post that this reply refers to
* @param time
* The time of the reply
* @param text