AbstractAspect.java

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package org.apache.cocoon.portal.layout.renderer.aspect.impl;

import java.util.Iterator;

import org.apache.avalon.framework.logger.AbstractLogEnabled;
import org.apache.avalon.framework.parameters.ParameterException;
import org.apache.avalon.framework.parameters.Parameters;
import org.apache.avalon.framework.service.ServiceException;
import org.apache.avalon.framework.service.ServiceManager;
import org.apache.avalon.framework.service.Serviceable;
import org.apache.avalon.framework.thread.ThreadSafe;
import org.apache.cocoon.portal.PortalService;
import org.apache.cocoon.portal.layout.Layout;
import org.apache.cocoon.portal.layout.renderer.aspect.RendererAspect;
import org.apache.cocoon.portal.layout.renderer.aspect.RendererAspectContext;
import org.xml.sax.ContentHandler;
import org.xml.sax.SAXException;

/**
 * Base class for renderer aspects.
 *
 * @author <a href="mailto:cziegeler@s-und-n.de">Carsten Ziegeler</a>
 * @author <a href="mailto:volker.schmitt@basf-it-services.com">Volker Schmitt</a>
 * 
 * @version CVS $Id$
 */
public abstract class AbstractAspect
    extends AbstractLogEnabled
    implements Serviceable, ThreadSafe, RendererAspect {

    protected ServiceManager manager;

    /* (non-Javadoc)
     * @see org.apache.avalon.framework.service.Serviceable#service(org.apache.avalon.framework.service.ServiceManager)
     */
    public void service(ServiceManager manager) throws ServiceException {
        this.manager = manager;
    }

    /* (non-Javadoc)
     * @see org.apache.cocoon.portal.layout.renderer.aspect.RendererAspect#toSAX(org.apache.cocoon.portal.layout.renderer.aspect.RendererAspectContext, org.apache.cocoon.portal.layout.Layout, org.apache.cocoon.portal.PortalService, org.xml.sax.ContentHandler)
     */
    public void toSAX(
        RendererAspectContext context,
        Layout layout,
        PortalService service,
        ContentHandler handler)
        throws SAXException {
        // empty implementation
    }

    /**
     * Return the aspects required for this renderer
     * @return An iterator for the aspect descriptions or null.
     */
    public Iterator getAspectDescriptions(Object preparedConf) {
        return null;
    }

    /* (non-Javadoc)
     * @see org.apache.cocoon.portal.layout.renderer.aspect.RendererAspect#prepareConfiguration(org.apache.avalon.framework.parameters.Parameters)
     */
    public Object prepareConfiguration(Parameters configuration) 
    throws ParameterException {
        return configuration;
    }

    public boolean isRequired() {
        return false;
    }

}