/*
 *    GeoTools - The Open Source Java GIS Toolkit
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 *
 *    (C) 2005-2008, Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo)
 *
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 *    License as published by the Free Software Foundation;
 *    version 2.1 of the License.
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 *    This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
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 */
package org.geotools.gce.imagecollection;

import java.awt.RenderingHints;
import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.Map;

import org.geotools.coverage.grid.io.GridFormatFactorySpi;
import org.opengis.coverage.grid.Format;

/**
 * Implementation of the {@link Format} service provider interface for image collections.
 * @author Simone Giannecchini, GeoSolutions SAS
 * @author Daniele Romagnoli, GeoSolutions SAS
 * @author Simone Giannecchini, GeoSolutions SAS
 * @author Daniele Romagnoli, GeoSolutions SAS
 *
 *
 * @source $URL: http://svn.osgeo.org/geotools/trunk/modules/unsupported/imagecollection/src/main/java/org/geotools/gce/imagecollection/ImageCollectionFormatFactory.java $
 */
public final class ImageCollectionFormatFactory implements GridFormatFactorySpi {
    public ImageCollectionFormat createFormat() {
        return new ImageCollectionFormat();
    }

    public boolean isAvailable() {
        boolean available = true;

        // if these classes are here, then the runtine environment has
        // access to JAI and the JAI ImageI/O toolbox.
        try {
            Class.forName("javax.media.jai.JAI");
            Class.forName("com.sun.media.jai.operator.ImageReadDescriptor");
        } catch (ClassNotFoundException cnf) {
            available = false;
        }

        return available;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the implementation hints. The default implementation returns en
     * empty map.
     * 
     */
    public Map<RenderingHints.Key, ?> getImplementationHints() {
        return Collections.emptyMap();
    }
}