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package org.snmp4j.agent.agentx.subagent;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.ArrayList;

import org.snmp4j.agent.agentx.*;
import org.snmp4j.agent.agentx.subagent.index.SubAgentXIndexRegistry;
import org.snmp4j.agent.mo.*;
import org.snmp4j.log.LogAdapter;
import org.snmp4j.log.LogFactory;
import org.snmp4j.smi.*;
import org.snmp4j.agent.agentx.subagent.index.AnyNewIndexOID;
import org.snmp4j.agent.agentx.subagent.index.NewIndexOID;

/**
 * The {@code AgentXSharedMOTableSupport} provides helper functions for shared table implementations to register
 * rows and indexes at a master agent.
 *
 * @param <R>
 *    the {@link MOTableRow} type of the shared table rows managed by this support class.
 * @param <A>
 *    the address type of the AgentX session used to register rows and indexes.
 * @author Frank Fock
 * @version 2.2
 */
public class AgentXSharedMOTableSupport<R extends MOTableRow, A extends Address> implements MOTableRowListener<R> {

    /**
     * {@link IndexStrategy} specifies how index values are generated.
     */
    public enum IndexStrategy {
        /**
         * Do not allocate any indexes at the master agent.
         */
        noIndexAllocation,
        /**
         * Only allocate an index value for the first sub-index of a row at the master agent. This is the recommended
         * strategy for most use cases. Index values already allocated are not allocated again. A reference count is
         * being hold to guarantee proper deallocation.
         */
        firstSubIndexOnly,
        /**
         * Allocate for all sub-indexes of a row index as long as the sub-index value has not yet been allocated by this
         * shared table support instance.
         */
        anyNonAllocatedSubIndex,
        /**
         * Always allocate the first sub-index only and do not hold a local reference count for allocated sub-indexes.
         */
        alwaysFirstSubIndex,
        /**
         * Always allocate any sub-index values and do not hold a local reference count for allocated sub-indexes.
         */
        alwaysAnySubIndex
    }

    private static final LogAdapter LOGGER =
            LogFactory.getLogger(AgentXSharedMOTableSupport.class);

    /**
     * Allocate a specified index.
     */
    public static final int INDEX_MODE_ALLOCATE = AgentXProtocol.FLAG_ALLOCATE_INDEX;
    /**
     * Allocate any (new or used) index and return it.
     */
    public static final int INDEX_MODE_ANY_INDEX = AgentXProtocol.FLAG_ANY_INDEX;
    /**
     * Allocate and return a new index (never used before).
     */
    public static final int INDEX_MODE_NEW_INDEX = AgentXProtocol.FLAG_NEW_INDEX;

    private final AgentX agentX;
    private AgentXSession<A> session;
    private OctetString context;
    private byte priority = AgentXProtocol.DEFAULT_PRIORITY;
    private byte indexMode = INDEX_MODE_ALLOCATE;

    /**
     * The strategy how multi-sub-index indexes are allocated.
     */
    private IndexStrategy indexStrategy = IndexStrategy.firstSubIndexOnly;

    /**
     * The index sub-agent registry.
     */
    protected SubAgentXIndexRegistry indexRegistry = new SubAgentXIndexRegistry();

    /**
     * Creates a shared table support object for a AgentX connection, session, and context.
     *
     * @param agentX
     *         an AgentX connection.
     * @param session
     *         an AgentXSession session (does not need to be open at creation time).
     * @param context
     *         a context ("" by default).
     */
    public AgentXSharedMOTableSupport(AgentX agentX, AgentXSession<A> session, OctetString context) {
        this.agentX = agentX;
        this.session = session;
        this.context = context;
        LOGGER.debug("SharedMOTableSupport created for " + session.getSessionID() + "#" + context);
    }

    /**
     * Creates a shared table support object for a AgentX connection, session, and context.
     *
     * @param agentX
     *         an AgentX connection.
     * @param session
     *         an AgentXSession session (does not need to be open at creation time).
     * @param context
     *         a context ("" by default).
     * @param priority
     *         the registration priority used for this shared table support.
     * @param indexAllocationMode
     *         the index allocation mode to be used as default for this shared table.
     */
    public AgentXSharedMOTableSupport(AgentX agentX, AgentXSession<A> session, OctetString context,
                                      byte priority, byte indexAllocationMode) {
        this(agentX, session, context);
        this.priority = priority;
        this.indexMode = indexAllocationMode;
    }

    /**
     * Process shared table row events. If index mode is {@link #INDEX_MODE_ALLOCATE} this method will do nothing if the
     * associated AgentX session is closed. For other index modes, the event's veto status will be set to the AgentX
     * error {@link AgentXProtocol#AGENTX_NOT_OPEN}.
     * <p>
     * If the index OID of a created row has zero length then, depending on the current index mode, a new or any new
     * index is allocated at the master agent.
     *
     * @param event
     *         a {@code MOTableRowEvent} indicating a row change in an AgentX shared table.
     */
    public void rowChanged(MOTableRowEvent<R> event) {
        if ((indexMode == INDEX_MODE_ALLOCATE) && getSession().isClosed()) {
            // ignore closed session for allocation mode
            if (LOGGER.isInfoEnabled()) {
                LOGGER.info("Row event " + event +
                        " ignored, because session to master agent is closed: " +
                        getSession());
            }
            return;
        }
        switch (event.getType()) {
            case MOTableRowEvent.CREATE: {
                byte indexMode = getEffectiveIndexMode(event);
                OID index2Allocate = event.getRow().getIndex();
                int status =
                        allocateIndex(context, event.getTable().getIndexDef(),
                                (event.getRow().getIndex().size() == 0) ?
                                        indexMode : 0,
                                index2Allocate);
                if (status != AgentXProtocol.AGENTX_SUCCESS) {
                    event.setVetoStatus(status);
                }
                break;
            }
            case MOTableRowEvent.ADD: {
                if (LOGGER.isDebugEnabled()) {
                    LOGGER.debug("Registering row for table event: " + event);
                }
                byte priority = getEffectivePriority(event);
                int status = registerRow(event.getTable(), event.getRow(), priority);
                if (status != AgentXProtocol.AGENTX_SUCCESS) {
                    event.setVetoStatus(status);
                }
                break;
            }
            case MOTableRowEvent.DELETE: {
                byte priority = getEffectivePriority(event);
                int status = unregisterRow(event.getTable(), event.getRow(), priority);
                if ((status != AgentXProtocol.AGENTX_SUCCESS) &&
                        (status != AgentXProtocol.AGENTX_UNKNOWN_REGISTRATION)) {
                    event.setVetoStatus(status);
                } else {
                    OID index2Deallocate = event.getRow().getIndex();
                    deallocateIndex(context, event.getTable().getIndexDef(), index2Deallocate);
                }
                break;
            }
            default: {
                if (LOGGER.isDebugEnabled()) {
                    LOGGER.debug("Ignored AgentX shared table event " + event);
                }
            }
        }
    }

    /**
     * Gets the effective index allocation mode for a table event.
     * @param event
     *    the table event with the reference to the shared table.
     * @return
     *    {@link #INDEX_MODE_ALLOCATE}, {@link #INDEX_MODE_ANY_INDEX}, and {@link #INDEX_MODE_NEW_INDEX}.
     */
    protected byte getEffectiveIndexMode(MOTableRowEvent<R> event) {
        byte indexMode = this.indexMode;
        if (event.getTable() instanceof DefaultAgentXSharedMOTable) {
            byte om = ((DefaultAgentXSharedMOTable<?,?,?>) event.getTable()).getOverrideIndexAllocationMode();
            if (om != 0) {
                indexMode = om;
            }
        }
        return indexMode;
    }

    /**
     * Gets the effective priority for a table event.
     * @param event
     *    the table event with the reference to the shared table.
     * @return
     *    the effective priority.
     */
    protected byte getEffectivePriority(MOTableRowEvent<R> event) {
        byte priority = this.priority;
        if (event.getTable() instanceof DefaultAgentXSharedMOTable) {
            byte op = ((DefaultAgentXSharedMOTable<?,?,?>) event.getTable()).getOverridePriority();
            if (op != 0) {
                priority = op;
            }
        }
        return priority;
    }

    /**
     * Allocate a new or any index at the master agent and return its value in
     * {@code allocateIndex}.
     * For the index strategies {@link IndexStrategy#firstSubIndexOnly} and {@link IndexStrategy#anyNonAllocatedSubIndex}
     * a local index registry maintains a reference to all allocated index values. If an allocation fails, the index
     * value is removed from the registry.
     *
     * @param context
     *         the context for which to allocate the index. Specify an empty
     *         {@code OctetString} for the default context.
     * @param indexDef
     *         the index definition with OID values for sub-index definitions.
     * @param indexAllocationMode
     *         one of {@link AgentXProtocol#FLAG_ANY_INDEX}, {@link AgentXProtocol#FLAG_NEW_INDEX}, or 0 (if index value
     *         is supplied by {@code allocateIndex}).
     * @param allocatedIndex
     *         the index value to allocate or if {@code indexAllocationMode} is not zero then an (arbitrary
     *         non-null OID) which returns the allocated new index value. If {@code allocateIndex} is an instance
     *         of {@link AnyNewIndexOID} or {@link NewIndexOID} the index value of the row will be replaced by a
     *         globally unique index value allocated by the master agent. The caller is responsible for changing the
     *         row's index in the table model of the shared table.
     *
     * @return {@link AgentXProtocol#AGENTX_SUCCESS} if the index could be allocated or an AgentX protocol error code if
     * allocation failed and
     * {@code allocateIndex} is not altered.
     */
    public int allocateIndex(OctetString context,
                             MOTableIndex indexDef,
                             byte indexAllocationMode,
                             OID allocatedIndex) {
        if (LOGGER.isDebugEnabled()) {
            LOGGER.debug("Allocating index " + allocatedIndex +
                    " with strategy " + indexStrategy + " for index definition " + indexDef + " with mode " + indexAllocationMode);
        }
        if (indexStrategy == IndexStrategy.noIndexAllocation) {
            return AgentXProtocol.AGENTX_SUCCESS;
        }
        VariableBinding[] vbs = new VariableBinding[indexDef.size()];
        Variable[] indexValues;
        if (allocatedIndex instanceof AnyNewIndexOID) {
            indexAllocationMode = INDEX_MODE_ANY_INDEX;
        } else if (allocatedIndex instanceof NewIndexOID) {
            indexAllocationMode = INDEX_MODE_NEW_INDEX;
        }
        if (indexAllocationMode == 0) {
            indexValues = indexDef.getIndexValues(allocatedIndex);
        } else {
            indexValues = new Variable[indexDef.size()];
            for (int i = 0; i < indexDef.size(); i++) {
                MOTableSubIndex subIndex = indexDef.getIndex(i);
                indexValues[i] =
                        AbstractVariable.createFromSyntax(subIndex.getSmiSyntax());
            }
        }
        for (int i = 0; i < indexDef.size(); i++) {
            MOTableSubIndex subIndex = indexDef.getIndex(i);
            OID oid = subIndex.getOid();
            if (oid == null) {
                throw new IllegalArgumentException("Sub-index " + i + " has no OID");
            }
            vbs[i] = new VariableBinding();
            vbs[i].setOid(oid);
            vbs[i].setVariable(indexValues[i]);
        }
        switch (indexStrategy) {
            case alwaysFirstSubIndex: {
                VariableBinding[] vb = new VariableBinding[1];
                vb[0] = vbs[0];
                vbs = vb;
                break;
            }
            case firstSubIndexOnly: {
                VariableBinding[] vb = new VariableBinding[1];
                vb[0] = vbs[0];
                vbs = vb;
                if (indexRegistry.allocate(session.getSessionID(), context, vb[0], false) != AgentXProtocol.AGENTX_SUCCESS) {
                    // already allocated
                    return AgentXProtocol.AGENTX_SUCCESS;
                }
                break;
            }
            case anyNonAllocatedSubIndex:
                for (VariableBinding vb : vbs) {
                    if (indexRegistry.allocate(session.getSessionID(), context, vb, false) == AgentXProtocol.AGENTX_SUCCESS) {
                        VariableBinding[] vbSingle = new VariableBinding[1];
                        vbSingle[0] = vb;
                        vbs = vbSingle;
                        break;
                    }
                }
                break;
        }
        AgentXIndexAllocatePDU pdu = new AgentXIndexAllocatePDU(context, vbs);
        if (indexAllocationMode != 0) {
            pdu.addFlag(indexAllocationMode);
        }
        pdu.setSessionAttributes(session);
        try {
            AgentXResponseEvent<?> response =
                    agentX.send(pdu, session.createAgentXTarget(), session.getPeer().getTransport());
            if (response.getResponse() != null) {
                AgentXResponsePDU resp = response.getResponse();
                if (resp.getErrorStatus() == AgentXProtocol.AGENTX_SUCCESS) {
                    switch (indexStrategy) {
                        case firstSubIndexOnly:
                            indexRegistry.allocate(session.getSessionID(), context, vbs[0], false);
                            break;
                        case anyNonAllocatedSubIndex:
                            for (VariableBinding vb : vbs) {
                                indexRegistry.allocate(session.getSessionID(), context, vb, false);
                            }
                            break;
                    }
                    OID index =
                            indexDef.getIndexOID(getVariables(resp.getVariableBindings()));
                    allocatedIndex.setValue(index.getValue());
                    if (LOGGER.isDebugEnabled()) {
                        LOGGER.debug("Allocated index " + allocatedIndex + " for context " +
                                context + " and index definition " + indexDef);
                    }
                } else {
                    if (LOGGER.isDebugEnabled()) {
                        LOGGER.debug("Index allocation failed for context " +
                                context + " and index definition " + indexDef +
                                " with value " + allocatedIndex);
                    }
                    switch (indexStrategy) {
                        case anyNonAllocatedSubIndex:
                        case firstSubIndexOnly: {
                            indexRegistry.release(session.getSessionID(), context, vbs[0], false);
                            break;
                        }
                    }
                    return handleIndexAllocationError(indexDef, context, allocatedIndex, resp);
                }
                return AgentXProtocol.AGENTX_SUCCESS;
            } else {
                return AgentXProtocol.AGENTX_TIMEOUT;
            }
        } catch (IOException ex) {
            LOGGER.error("Failed to allocate index " + indexDef + " at " + session, ex);
        }
        return AgentXProtocol.AGENTX_DISCONNECT;
    }

    /**
     * Handle an index allocation error. By default, this method simply returns the AgentX error status from the master
     * agent response. By overwriting this method, sub-classes may ignore such errors (for example, if using some of the
     * "always..." index strategies.
     *
     * @param indexDef
     *         the index definition for the index whose sub-index allocation failed.
     * @param context
     *         the context of the allocation.
     * @param allocatedIndex
     *         the index OID of the sub-index that failed to allocate.
     * @param resp
     *         the AgentX reponse from the master agent.
     *
     * @return an AgentX error status or {@link AgentXProtocol#AGENTX_SUCCESS} to ignore the error.
     * @since 2.1
     */
    protected int handleIndexAllocationError(MOTableIndex indexDef, OctetString context,
                                             OID allocatedIndex, AgentXResponsePDU resp) {
        return resp.getErrorStatus();
    }

    /**
     * Deallocate an index at the master agent.
     *
     * @param context
     *         the context for which to allocate the index. Specify an empty
     *         {@code OctetString} for the default context.
     * @param indexDef
     *         the index definition with OID values for sub-index definitions.
     * @param allocatedIndex
     *         the index value of the previously allocated index.
     *
     * @return {@link AgentXProtocol#AGENTX_SUCCESS} if the index could be deallocated or an AgentX protocol error code
     * if deallocation failed.
     */
    public int deallocateIndex(OctetString context,
                               MOTableIndex indexDef,
                               OID allocatedIndex) {
        if (indexStrategy == IndexStrategy.noIndexAllocation) {
            return AgentXProtocol.AGENTX_SUCCESS;
        }
        VariableBinding[] vbs = new VariableBinding[indexDef.size()];
        Variable[] indexValues = indexDef.getIndexValues(allocatedIndex);
        for (int i = 0; i < indexDef.size(); i++) {
            vbs[i] = new VariableBinding();
            MOTableSubIndex subIndex = indexDef.getIndex(i);
            OID oid = subIndex.getOid();
            if (oid == null) {
                throw new IllegalArgumentException("Sub-index " + i + " has no OID");
            }
            vbs[i].setOid(oid);
            vbs[i].setVariable(indexValues[i]);
        }
        switch (indexStrategy) {
            case firstSubIndexOnly:
                if (indexRegistry.release(session.getSessionID(), context, vbs[0], false) ==
                        AgentXProtocol.AGENTX_INDEX_ALREADY_ALLOCATED) {
                    return AgentXProtocol.AGENTX_SUCCESS;
                }
                break;
            case anyNonAllocatedSubIndex:
                ArrayList<VariableBinding> dvbs = new ArrayList<VariableBinding>(vbs.length);
                for (VariableBinding vb : vbs) {
                    if (indexRegistry.release(session.getSessionID(), context, vb, false) == AgentXProtocol.AGENTX_SUCCESS) {
                        dvbs.add(vb);
                        break;
                    }
                }
                vbs = dvbs.toArray(new VariableBinding[0]);
                break;
        }
        AgentXIndexDeallocatePDU pdu = new AgentXIndexDeallocatePDU(context, vbs);
        pdu.setSessionAttributes(session);
        try {
            AgentXResponseEvent<?> response = agentX.send(pdu, session.createAgentXTarget(),
                    session.getPeer().getTransport());
            if (response.getResponse() != null) {
                AgentXResponsePDU resp = response.getResponse();
                return resp.getErrorStatus();
            } else {
                return AgentXProtocol.AGENTX_TIMEOUT;
            }
        } catch (IOException ex) {
            LOGGER.error("Failed to deallocate index " + indexDef + " at " + session, ex);
        }
        return AgentXProtocol.AGENTX_DISCONNECT;
    }

    /**
     * Register a row at the master.
     * @param table
     *    the table owning the row.
     * @param row2Register
     *    the row to register.
     * @return
     *    the AgentX status of the registration.
     */
    public int registerRow(MOTable<?, ?, ?> table, R row2Register) {
        return registerRow(table, row2Register, this.priority);
    }

    /**
     * Register the necessary regions for a table row.
     *
     * @param table
     *         the MOTable to register rows for.
     * @param row2Register
     *         the row to register.
     * @param priority
     *         the priority (default is 127). A smaller value takes precedence over larger values.
     *
     * @return the AgentX status of the registration.
     * @since 2.1
     */
    public int registerRow(MOTable<?,?,?> table, R row2Register, byte priority) {
        OID subtree = new OID(table.getOID());
        subtree.append(table.getColumn(0).getColumnID());
        subtree.append(row2Register.getIndex());
        AgentXRegisterPDU pdu =
                new AgentXRegisterPDU(context, subtree, priority,
                        (byte) (table.getOID().size() + 1),
                        table.getColumn(table.getColumnCount() - 1).
                                getColumnID());
        if (table.getColumnCount() == 1) {
            pdu.addFlag(AgentXProtocol.FLAG_INSTANCE_REGISTRATION);
        }
        pdu.setSessionAttributes(session);
        try {
            AgentXResponseEvent<?> resp = agentX.send(pdu, session.createAgentXTarget(),
                    session.getPeer().getTransport());
            if (resp.getResponse() == null) {
                return AgentXProtocol.AGENTX_TIMEOUT;
            } else if (resp.getResponse().getErrorStatus() !=
                    AgentXProtocol.AGENTX_SUCCESS) {
                return resp.getResponse().getErrorStatus();
            }
        } catch (IOException ex) {
            LOGGER.error("Failed to send AgentXRegister pdu " + pdu + " to " + session +
                    " because: " + ex.getMessage(), ex);
            return AgentXProtocol.AGENTX_DISCONNECT;
        }
        return AgentXProtocol.AGENTX_SUCCESS;
    }

    /**
     * Removes the region registration of a table row.
     *         the MOTable to register rows for.
     * @param table
     *         the table to be modified.
     * @param row2Unregister
     *         the row to unregister.
     * @return the AgentX status of the registration.
     */
    public int unregisterRow(MOTable<?,?,?> table, R row2Unregister) {
        return unregisterRow(table, row2Unregister, this.priority);
    }

    /**
     * Removes the region registration of a table row.
     *
     * @param table
     *         the MOTable to register rows for.
     * @param row2Unregister
     *         the row to unregister.
     * @param priority
     *         the priority (default is 127). A smaller value takes precedence over larger values.
     *
     * @return the AgentX status of the registration.
     * @since 2.1
     */
    public int unregisterRow(MOTable<?,?,?> table, R row2Unregister, byte priority) {
        OID subtree = new OID(table.getOID());
        subtree.append(table.getColumn(0).getColumnID());
        subtree.append(row2Unregister.getIndex());
        AgentXUnregisterPDU pdu =
                new AgentXUnregisterPDU(context, subtree, priority,
                        (byte) (table.getOID().size() + 1),
                        table.getColumn(table.getColumnCount() - 1).
                                getColumnID());
        pdu.setSessionAttributes(session);
        try {
            AgentXResponseEvent<?> resp = agentX.send(pdu, session.createAgentXTarget(),
                    session.getPeer().getTransport());
            if (resp.getResponse() == null) {
                return AgentXProtocol.AGENTX_TIMEOUT;
            } else if (resp.getResponse().getErrorStatus() !=
                    AgentXProtocol.AGENTX_SUCCESS) {
                return resp.getResponse().getErrorStatus();
            }
        } catch (IOException ex) {
            LOGGER.error("Failed to send AgentXRegister pdu " + pdu + " to " + session +
                    " because: " + ex.getMessage(), ex);
            return AgentXProtocol.AGENTX_DISCONNECT;
        }
        return AgentXProtocol.AGENTX_SUCCESS;
    }

    private static Variable[] getVariables(VariableBinding[] vbs) {
        Variable[] variables = new Variable[vbs.length];
        for (int i = 0; i < vbs.length; i++) {
            variables[i] = vbs[i].getVariable();
        }
        return variables;
    }

    /**
     * Sets the priority for the region registrations made by this table support.
     *
     * @param priority
     *         the priority (default is 127). A smaller value takes precedence over larger values.
     */
    public void setPriority(byte priority) {
        this.priority = priority;
    }

    /**
     * Sets the AgentX session to be used for this shared table support.
     *
     * @param session
     *         an {@code AgentXSession} instance.
     */
    public void setSession(AgentXSession<A> session) {
        this.session = session;
    }

    /**
     * Sets the index mode to be used by this shared table support object. {@link #INDEX_MODE_ALLOCATE} simply allocates
     * index values at the master agent, whereas {@link #INDEX_MODE_ANY_INDEX} fetches any currently unique index value
     * from the master agent for a new row and {@link #INDEX_MODE_NEW_INDEX} fetches a new index (never used before by
     * the master).
     *
     * @param indexMode
     *         an index mode to be used for shared tables supported by this object.
     */
    public void setIndexMode(byte indexMode) {
        this.indexMode = indexMode;
    }

    /**
     * Sets the context for which the shared tables supported by this object are registered.
     *
     * @param context
     *    the context name, or {@code null} for the default context.
     */
    public void setContext(OctetString context) {
        this.context = context;
    }

    /**
     * Gets the priority for the region registrations made by this table support.
     * @return
     *    a priority.
     */
    public byte getPriority() {
        return priority;
    }

    /**
     * Gets the AgentX session used by this shared table support object.
     *
     * @return an {@code AgentXSession} instance or {@code null} if there is no connection/session established
     * with the master agent.
     */
    public AgentXSession<?> getSession() {
        return session;
    }

    /**
     * Gets the index mode.
     * @return
     *    {@link #INDEX_MODE_ALLOCATE}, {@link #INDEX_MODE_ANY_INDEX}, and {@link #INDEX_MODE_NEW_INDEX}.
     */
    public byte getIndexMode() {
        return indexMode;
    }

    /**
     * Gets the context.
     * @return
     *    the SNMPv3 context.
     */
    public OctetString getContext() {
        return context;
    }

    /**
     * Gets the {@link AgentX} protocol.
     * @return
     *    an {@link AgentX} instance.
     */
    public AgentX getAgentX() {
        return agentX;
    }

    /**
     * Gets the index strategy of this shared table support.
     *
     * @return an {@link IndexStrategy} instance.
     * @since 2.1
     */
    public IndexStrategy getIndexStrategy() {
        return indexStrategy;
    }


    /**
     * Sets the index strategy for this shared table support. For most use cases the {@link
     * IndexStrategy#firstSubIndexOnly} strategy is recommended. With that strategy, only the first sub-index value will
     * be allocated at the master agent if it has not yet been allocated by this table support (for any table). Unless
     * you need to allocated sub-indexes by a multi-sub-index table, because there does not exists a shared table for
     * the same session with that sub-index as first sub-index value, you should always use the {@link
     * IndexStrategy#firstSubIndexOnly} or {@link IndexStrategy#anyNonAllocatedSubIndex}. The {@link
     * IndexStrategy#anyNonAllocatedSubIndex} should be used for a master and dependent table combination where the
     * dependent table(s) extend the index of the master table by additional sub-indexes.
     *
     * @param indexStrategy
     *         the new index allocation/deallocation strategy.
     *
     * @since 2.1
     */
    public void setIndexStrategy(IndexStrategy indexStrategy) {
        this.indexStrategy = indexStrategy;
    }

}
