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package org.springframework.integration.samples.testing.aggregator;

import java.util.List;

import org.springframework.integration.annotation.Aggregator;

/**
 * 
 * Aggregates messages into a comma-delimited list.
 * 
 * @author Gary Russell
 * @since 2.0.2
 *
 */
public class CommaDelimitedAggregator {

	@Aggregator
	public String aggregate(List<String> bits) {
		StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
		for (String bit : bits) {
			sb.append(bit).append(",");
		}
		// remove final comma, if any
		if (sb.length() > 0) {
			sb.setLength(sb.length() - 1);
		}
		if (sb.length() < 1) {
			return null;
		}
		return sb.toString();
	}
}
