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package org.apache.unomi.plugins.baseplugin.conditions.accessors;

import org.apache.unomi.plugins.baseplugin.conditions.HardcodedPropertyAccessorRegistry;

/**
 * Hardcoded property accessors serve two purpose:
 * - control access to object fields, only expose the ones that are "safe" to use
 * - prevent using Java Reflection API that is both slower and potentially unsafe as there could be potential to abuse it.
 */
public abstract class HardcodedPropertyAccessor<T> {

    public static final String PROPERTY_NOT_FOUND_MARKER = "$$$###PROPERTY_NOT_FOUND###$$$";

    protected HardcodedPropertyAccessorRegistry registry;

    public HardcodedPropertyAccessor(HardcodedPropertyAccessorRegistry registry) {
        this.registry = registry;
    }

    public abstract Object getProperty(T object, String propertyName, String leftoverExpression);

}