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17  
18  
19  package org.apache.commons.betwixt.strategy;
20  
21  import org.apache.commons.betwixt.io.read.MappingAction;
22  import org.apache.commons.betwixt.io.read.ReadContext;
23  import org.xml.sax.Attributes;
24  
25  /**
26   * <p>
27   * Pluggable strategy interface used for free mappings.
28   * </p>
29   * <p>
30   * Free mappings (ones where the current mapping ) 
31   * are executed by calling a <code>ActionMappingStrategy</code> 
32   * implementation.
33   * So, using a custom strategy is an easy way to 
34   * customize the mapping. 
35   * </p>
36   * @author <a href='http://commons.apache.org/'>Apache Commons Team</a>
37   * @version $Revision: 561314 $
38   */
39  public abstract class ActionMappingStrategy {
40      
41      /**
42       * Default <code>ActionMappingStrategy</code>
43       * used by betwixt
44       */
45      public static final ActionMappingStrategy DEFAULT 
46                          = new DefaultActionMappingStrategy();
47      
48      /**
49       * Gets the mapping action to map the given element.
50       * @param namespace not null
51       * @param name not null
52       * @param attributes <code>Attributes</code>, not null
53       * @param context <code>ReadContext</code>, not null
54       * @return <code>MappingAction</code>, not null
55       * @throws Exception
56       */
57      public abstract MappingAction getMappingAction(    
58                              String namespace,
59                              String name,
60                              Attributes attributes,
61                              ReadContext context)
62          throws Exception;
63  }