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+package org.thdl.lex;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+
+/**
+ *  Description of the Class
+ *
+ * @author     travis
+ * @created    October 20, 2003
+ */
+public class Global
+{
+	private static long refreshDelay;
+	private static int recentUpdatesCount;
+	private static long lastRefresh;
+	private int entryCount;
+	private List recentUpdates;
+	private boolean requiresRefresh;
+
+
+	/**
+	 *  Sets the requiresRefresh attribute of the Global object
+	 *
+	 * @param  requiresRefresh  The new requiresRefresh value
+	 */
+	public void setRequiresRefresh( boolean requiresRefresh )
+	{
+		this.requiresRefresh = requiresRefresh;
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 *  Gets the requiresRefresh attribute of the Global object
+	 *
+	 * @return    The requiresRefresh value
+	 */
+	public boolean getRequiresRefresh()
+	{
+		return requiresRefresh;
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 *  Sets the recentUpdatesCount attribute of the Global object
+	 *
+	 * @param  recentUpdatesCount  The new recentUpdatesCount value
+	 */
+	public void setRecentUpdatesCount( int recentUpdatesCount )
+	{
+		this.recentUpdatesCount = recentUpdatesCount;
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 *  Sets the refreshDelay attribute of the Global object
+	 *
+	 * @param  refreshDelay  The new refreshDelay value
+	 */
+	public void setRefreshDelay( long refreshDelay )
+	{
+		this.refreshDelay = refreshDelay;
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 *  Gets the recentUpdatesCount attribute of the Global object
+	 *
+	 * @return    The recentUpdatesCount value
+	 */
+	public int getRecentUpdatesCount()
+	{
+		return recentUpdatesCount;
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 *  Gets the refreshDelay attribute of the Global object
+	 *
+	 * @return    The refreshDelay value
+	 */
+	public long getRefreshDelay()
+	{
+		return refreshDelay;
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 *  Sets the entryCount attribute of the Global object
+	 *
+	 * @param  entryCount  The new entryCount value
+	 */
+	public void setEntryCount( int entryCount )
+	{
+		this.entryCount = entryCount;
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 *  Sets the lastRefresh attribute of the Global object
+	 *
+	 * @param  lastRefresh  The new lastRefresh value
+	 */
+	public void setLastRefresh( long lastRefresh )
+	{
+		this.lastRefresh = lastRefresh;
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 *  Sets the recentUpdates attribute of the Global object
+	 *
+	 * @param  recentUpdates  The new recentUpdates value
+	 */
+	public void setRecentUpdates( List recentUpdates )
+	{
+		this.recentUpdates = recentUpdates;
+		setLastRefresh( System.currentTimeMillis() );
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 *  Gets the lastRefresh attribute of the Global object
+	 *
+	 * @return    The lastRefresh value
+	 */
+	public long getLastRefresh()
+	{
+		return lastRefresh;
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 *  Gets the recentUpdates attribute of the Global object
+	 *
+	 * @return                             The recentUpdates value
+	 * @exception  LexRepositoryException  Description of the Exception
+	 */
+	public List getRecentUpdates() throws LexRepositoryException
+	{
+		if ( null == recentUpdates )
+		{
+			refresh( getRecentUpdatesCount() );
+		}
+		return recentUpdates;
+	}
+//helpers
+
+	/**
+	 *  Description of the Method
+	 *
+	 * @param  limit                       Description of the Parameter
+	 * @exception  LexRepositoryException  Description of the Exception
+	 */
+	public void refresh( int limit ) throws LexRepositoryException
+	{
+		long now = System.currentTimeMillis();
+		if ( now - getLastRefresh() > getRefreshDelay() )
+		{
+			setRecentUpdates( LexComponentRepository.getRecentTerms( limit ) );
+		}
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 *Constructor for the Global object
+	 */
+	public Global() { }
+
+
+	/**
+	 *Constructor for the Global object
+	 *
+	 * @param  refreshDelay  Description of the Parameter
+	 * @param  recentItems   Description of the Parameter
+	 */
+	public Global( int recentItems, long refreshDelay )
+	{
+		setRecentUpdatesCount( recentItems );
+		setRefreshDelay( refreshDelay );
+	}
+}
+