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package org.apache.cocoon.portal.factory.impl;

import org.apache.cocoon.portal.aspect.impl.AbstractAspectalizable;
import org.apache.cocoon.portal.factory.Producible;
import org.apache.cocoon.portal.factory.ProducibleDescription;



/**
 * This interface marks an object that can be created by a factory.
 * 
 * @author <a href="mailto:cziegeler@s-und-n.de">Carsten Ziegeler</a>
 * 
 * @version CVS $Id$
 */
public abstract class AbstractProducible 
    extends AbstractAspectalizable 
    implements Producible {
    
    protected String name;

    protected String id;
    
    transient protected ProducibleDescription description;
    
    /**
     * @return The configured name
     */
    public String getName() {
        return name;
    }

    /**
     * @param string
     */
    public void setName(String string) {
        name = string;
    }

    /**
     * Set the layout description
     */
    public void setDescription(ProducibleDescription description) {
        this.description = description;
    }

    /**
     * Get the unique id of this object
     * @return String Unique id
     */
    public String getId() {
        return this.id;
    }

    /**
     * Set the unique id of this object
     */
    public void setId(String id) {
        this.id = id;
    }

    /**
     * Initialize the object. This should only be called once directly
     * after the creation
     */
    public void initialize(String name, String id) {
        this.name = name;
        this.id = id;
    }

    /* (non-Javadoc)
     * @see java.lang.Object#clone()
     */
    protected Object clone() throws CloneNotSupportedException {
        AbstractProducible clone = (AbstractProducible)super.clone();
        
        clone.name = this.name;
        clone.id = this.id;
        clone.description = this.description;
        
        return clone;
    }
    
}