+ /**
+ * List all the known types of stories.
+ *
+ * @return the types
+ */
+ public synchronized List<String> getTypes() {
+ List<String> list = new ArrayList<String>();
+ for (Entry<MetaData, File> entry : getStories().entrySet()) {
+ String storyType = entry.getKey().getSource();
+ if (!list.contains(storyType)) {
+ list.add(storyType);
+ }
+ }
+
+ Collections.sort(list);
+ return list;
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * List all the known authors of stories.
+ *
+ * @return the authors
+ */
+ public synchronized List<String> getAuthors() {
+ List<String> list = new ArrayList<String>();
+ for (Entry<MetaData, File> entry : getStories().entrySet()) {
+ String storyAuthor = entry.getKey().getAuthor();
+ if (!list.contains(storyAuthor)) {
+ list.add(storyAuthor);
+ }
+ }
+
+ Collections.sort(list);
+ return list;
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * List all the stories of the given author in the {@link Library}, or all
+ * the stories if NULL is passed as an author.
+ *
+ * @param author
+ * the author of the stories to retrieve, or NULL for all
+ *
+ * @return the stories
+ */
+ public synchronized List<MetaData> getListByAuthor(String author) {
+ List<MetaData> list = new ArrayList<MetaData>();
+ for (Entry<MetaData, File> entry : getStories().entrySet()) {
+ String storyAuthor = entry.getKey().getAuthor();
+ if (author == null || author.equalsIgnoreCase(storyAuthor)) {
+ list.add(entry.getKey());
+ }
+ }
+
+ Collections.sort(list);
+ return list;
+ }
+