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package org.apache.abdera2.common.templates;

import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Map;

import org.apache.abdera2.common.templates.AbstractContext;

/**
 * Abstract Context implementation that caches resolved values so that do not have to be resolved again
 */
@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
public abstract class CachingContext extends AbstractContext {

    private static final long serialVersionUID = 8912954163958644811L;
    
    private Map<String, Object> cache = new HashMap<String, Object>();

    public <T> T resolve(String var) {
        T t = (T)cache.get(var);
        if (t == null) {
            t = (T)resolveActual(var);
            if (t != null)
                cache.put(var, t);
        }
        return t;
    }

    protected abstract <T> T resolveActual(String var);

    public void clear() {
        cache.clear();
    }
}