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017package org.apache.commons.collections4.functors;
018
019import java.io.Serializable;
020
021import org.apache.commons.collections4.Factory;
022import org.apache.commons.collections4.Transformer;
023
024/**
025 * Transformer implementation that calls a Factory and returns the result.
026 *
027 * @since 3.0
028 * @version $Id: FactoryTransformer.html 972421 2015-11-14 20:00:04Z tn $
029 */
030public class FactoryTransformer<I, O> implements Transformer<I, O>, Serializable {
031
032    /** Serial version UID */
033    private static final long serialVersionUID = -6817674502475353160L;
034
035    /** The factory to wrap */
036    private final Factory<? extends O> iFactory;
037
038    /**
039     * Factory method that performs validation.
040     *
041     * @param <I>  the input type
042     * @param <O>  the output type
043     * @param factory  the factory to call, not null
044     * @return the <code>factory</code> transformer
045     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the factory is null
046     */
047    public static <I, O> Transformer<I, O> factoryTransformer(final Factory<? extends O> factory) {
048        if (factory == null) {
049            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Factory must not be null");
050        }
051        return new FactoryTransformer<I, O>(factory);
052    }
053
054    /**
055     * Constructor that performs no validation.
056     * Use <code>factoryTransformer</code> if you want that.
057     *
058     * @param factory  the factory to call, not null
059     */
060    public FactoryTransformer(final Factory<? extends O> factory) {
061        super();
062        iFactory = factory;
063    }
064
065    /**
066     * Transforms the input by ignoring the input and returning the result of
067     * calling the decorated factory.
068     *
069     * @param input  the input object to transform
070     * @return the transformed result
071     */
072    public O transform(final I input) {
073        return iFactory.create();
074    }
075
076    /**
077     * Gets the factory.
078     *
079     * @return the factory
080     * @since 3.1
081     */
082    public Factory<? extends O> getFactory() {
083        return iFactory;
084    }
085
086}