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+//
+// $Id: HashMap.as 4848 2007-10-18 23:55:26Z ray $
+//
+// Narya library - tools for developing networked games
+// Copyright (C) 2002-2007 Three Rings Design, Inc., All Rights Reserved
+// http://www.threerings.net/code/narya/
+//
+// This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+// under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published
+// by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+// Lesser General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+// License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
+// Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
+
+package com.threerings.util {
+
+import flash.utils.Proxy;
+import flash.utils.flash_proxy;
+
+use namespace flash_proxy;
+
+/**
+ * Makes a Map behave like an object. Iterations are done in the order of the keys
+ * returned by the Map's keys() function.
+ * Warning: "for" loops convert all keys to Strings, due to limitations with Proxy.
+ */
+public class MapProxyObject extends Proxy
+{
+    /**
+     * Construct a MapProxyObject backed by the specified Map.
+     */
+    public function MapProxyObject (source :Map)
+    {
+        _map = source;
+    }
+
+    // from Object (but does not require 'override')
+    public function hasOwnProperty (name :String) :Boolean
+    {
+        return _map.containsKey(name);
+    }
+
+    // from Object (but does not require 'override')
+    public function propertyIsEnumerable (name :String) :Boolean
+    {
+        return _map.containsKey(name);
+    }
+
+    // from Object (but does not require 'override')
+    public function setPropertyIsEnumerable (name :String, isEnum :Boolean = true) :void
+    {
+        // no-op
+        // (Alternatively, we could keep a dictionary of keys that we ignore for enumeration...)
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Handle value = proxy[key].
+     */
+    override flash_proxy function getProperty (key :*) :*
+    {
+        return _map.get(key);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Handle proxy[key] = value.
+     */
+    override flash_proxy function setProperty (key :*, value :*) :void
+    {
+        _map.put(key, value);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Handle delete proxy[key].
+     */
+    override flash_proxy function deleteProperty (key :*) :Boolean
+    {
+        return (_map.remove(key) !== undefined);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Used when iterating with a "for" loop. Note well that keys are turned into
+     * Strings. This is a major failing.
+     */
+    override flash_proxy function nextName (index :int) :String
+    {
+        return StringUtil.toString(_itrKeys[index - 1]);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Used when iterating with a "for each" loop.
+     */
+    override flash_proxy function nextValue (index :int) :*
+    {
+        return _map.get(_itrKeys[index - 1]);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Iteration support.
+     */
+    override flash_proxy function nextNameIndex (index :int) :int
+    {
+        // on the first call, set up a list to be iterated
+        if (index == 0) {
+            _itrKeys = _map.keys();
+        }
+
+        // return a 1-based index to indicate that there is a property
+        if (index < _itrKeys.length) {
+            return index + 1;
+
+        } else {
+            _itrKeys = null; // we're done, clear the list
+            return 0;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /** The map we use for storage. */
+    protected var _map :Map;
+
+    /** A temporary ordering for iteration. */
+    protected var _itrKeys :Array;
+}
+}