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package com.googlecode.logVisualizer.parser.lineParsers;
import com.googlecode.logVisualizer.logData.LogDataHolder;
import com.googlecode.logVisualizer.parser.LineParser;
/**
* A basic class for a parser that can only parse one single line.
* <p>
* This class has almost no implementation and only gives the structure for
* actual parsers.
*/
public abstract class AbstractLineParser implements LineParser {
/**
* Parses the given line. If it isn't parsable by this parser nothing will
* be done and <code>false</code> will be returned.
* <p>
* This implementation checks whether the given line is parsable by calling
* {@link #isCompatibleLine(String)}. If that method returns true, the
* method {@link #doParsing(String, LogDataHolder)} is called to do the
* actual parsing.
*
* @param line
* The line to be parsed.
* @param logData
* The log data instance in which the parsing results should be
* saved in.
* @return True if the line is compatible with this parser and thus has been
* parsed.
*/
@Override
public boolean parseLine(final String line, final LogDataHolder logData) {
final boolean isParsable = this.isCompatibleLine(line);
if (isParsable) {
this.doParsing(line, logData);
}
return isParsable;
}
/**
* Checks whether the given line can be parsed by this parser.
*
* @param line
* The line to be parsed.
* @return True if the line can be parsed.
*/
protected abstract boolean isCompatibleLine(String line);
/**
* Parses the wanted information out of the given line and saves it in the
* given {@link LogDataHolder} instance.
*
* @param line
* The line to be parsed.
* @param logData
* The log data instance in which the parsing results should be
* saved in.
*/
protected abstract void doParsing(String line, LogDataHolder logData);
}