package org.apache.commons.digester3;

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import org.xml.sax.Attributes;

/**
 * Abstract base class for <code>ObjectCreationFactory</code> implementations.
 *
 * @param <T> The object type will be instantiate by this factory.
 */
public abstract class AbstractObjectCreationFactory<T>
    implements ObjectCreationFactory<T>
{

    // ----------------------------------------------------- Instance Variables

    /**
     * The associated <code>Digester</code> instance that was set up by {@link FactoryCreateRule} upon initialization.
     */
    private Digester digester = null;

    // --------------------------------------------------------- Public Methods

    /**
     * Factory method called by {@link FactoryCreateRule} to supply an object based on the element's attributes.
     *
     * @param attributes the element's attributes
     * @return creates a new T instance
     * @throws Exception any exception thrown will be propagated upwards
     */
    @Override
    public abstract T createObject( Attributes attributes )
        throws Exception;

    /**
     * {@inheritDoc}
     */
    @Override
    public Digester getDigester()
    {
        return ( this.digester );
    }

    /**
     * {@inheritDoc}
     */
    @Override
    public void setDigester( final Digester digester )
    {
        this.digester = digester;
    }

}