ParserFactory.java

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package de.osmembrane.model.parser;

/**
 * Factory for Parser-Instances.
 * 
 * @author jakob_jarosch
 */
public class ParserFactory {

    /**
     * Implements the Singleton pattern.
     */
    private static ParserFactory instance = new ParserFactory();

    /**
     * Initiates the ModelProxy.
     */
    private ParserFactory() {

    }

    /**
     * Getter for the Singleton pattern.
     * 
     * @return the one and only instance of ParserFactory
     */
    public static ParserFactory getInstance() {
        return instance;
    }

    /**
     * Returns a given parser-Class as a instance.
     * 
     * @param clazz
     *            which should be created
     */
    public IParser getParser(Class<? extends IParser> clazz) {
        try {
            return clazz.newInstance();
        } catch (InstantiationException e) {
            /* should not happen */
            e.printStackTrace();
        } catch (IllegalAccessException e) {
            /* should not happen */
            e.printStackTrace();
        }

        return null;
    }
}