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package org.apache.qpid.server.protocol.v1_0.codec;

import org.apache.qpid.bytebuffer.QpidByteBuffer;

public abstract class DelegatingValueWriter<V> implements ValueWriter<V>
{
    private ValueWriter _delegate;
    private Registry _registry;


    protected DelegatingValueWriter(final Registry registry)
    {
        _registry = registry;
    }

    protected DelegatingValueWriter(final Registry registry, V object)
    {
        _registry = registry;
        setValue(object);
    }

    public void writeToBuffer(final QpidByteBuffer buffer)
    {
        _delegate.writeToBuffer(buffer);
    }

    @Override
    public int getEncodedSize()
    {
        return _delegate.getEncodedSize();
    }

    public void setValue(final V frameBody)
    {
        _delegate = _registry.getValueWriter(getUnderlyingValue(frameBody));
    }

    protected abstract Object getUnderlyingValue(final V frameBody);
}