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package org.apache.logging.log4j.plugins.validation;

import org.apache.logging.log4j.plugins.PluginBuilderAttribute;
import org.apache.logging.log4j.plugins.validation.constraints.Required;

/**
 *
 */
public class AbstractPluginWithGenericBuilder {

    public static abstract class Builder<B extends Builder<B>> {

        @PluginBuilderAttribute
        @Required(message = "The thing given by the builder is null")
        private String thing;

        @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
        public B asBuilder() {
            return (B) this;
        }

        public String getThing() {
            return thing;
        }

        public B setThing(final String name) {
            this.thing = name;
            return asBuilder();
        }

    }

    private final String thing;

    public AbstractPluginWithGenericBuilder(final String thing) {
        super();
        this.thing = thing;
    }

    public String getThing() {
        return thing;
    }
}