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/** 
 * For Native Language Support (NLS), system of software internationalization.
 * 
 * <h2>NLS message API</h2>
 * <p>
 * This utility API, adds support for NLS messages in the apache code.
 * It is currently used by the lucene "New Flexible Query PArser".
 * <p>
 * Features:
 *     <ol>
 *         <li>Message reference in the code, using static Strings</li>
 *         <li>Message resource validation at class load time, for easier debugging</li>
 *         <li>Allows for message IDs to be re-factored using eclipse or other code re-factor tools</li>
 *         <li>Allows for reference count on messages, just like code</li>
 *     <li>Lazy loading of Message Strings</li>        
 *         <li>Normal loading Message Strings</li>                  
 *     </ol>
 * 
 * <br>
 * <br>
 * <p>
 * Lazy loading of Message Strings
 * 
 * <pre class="prettyprint">
 *   public class MessagesTestBundle extends NLS {
 *   
 *     private static final String BUNDLE_NAME = MessagesTestBundle.class.getName();
 *   
 *     private MessagesTestBundle() {
 *       // should never be instantiated
 *     }
 *   
 *     static {
 *       // register all string ids with NLS class and initialize static string
 *       // values
 *       NLS.initializeMessages(BUNDLE_NAME, MessagesTestBundle.class);
 *     }
 *   
 *     // static string must match the strings in the property files.
 *     public static String Q0001E_INVALID_SYNTAX;
 *     public static String Q0004E_INVALID_SYNTAX_ESCAPE_UNICODE_TRUNCATION;
 *   
 *     // this message is missing from the properties file
 *     public static String Q0005E_MESSAGE_NOT_IN_BUNDLE;
 *   }
 * 
 *     // Create a message reference
 *     Message invalidSyntax = new MessageImpl(MessagesTestBundle.Q0001E_INVALID_SYNTAX, "XXX");
 *     
 *     // Do other stuff in the code...
 *     // when is time to display the message to the user or log the message on a file
 *     // the message is loaded from the correct bundle
 *     
 *     String message1 = invalidSyntax.getLocalizedMessage();
 *     String message2 = invalidSyntax.getLocalizedMessage(Locale.JAPANESE);
 * </pre>
 * 
 * <br>
 * <br>
 * <p>
 * Normal loading of Message Strings
 * 
 * <pre class="prettyprint">
 *   String message1 = NLS.getLocalizedMessage(MessagesTestBundle.Q0004E_INVALID_SYNTAX_ESCAPE_UNICODE_TRUNCATION);
 *   String message2 = NLS.getLocalizedMessage(MessagesTestBundle.Q0004E_INVALID_SYNTAX_ESCAPE_UNICODE_TRUNCATION, Locale.JAPANESE);
 * </pre>
 * 
 * <p>
 * The org.apache.lucene.messages.TestNLS junit contains several other examples.
 * The TestNLS java code is available from the Apache Lucene code repository.
 */
package org.apache.lucene.queryparser.flexible.messages;