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package org.springmodules.lucene.index.object;

import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
import org.springmodules.lucene.index.factory.IndexFactory;

/**
 * This is the base abstract class for every indexers. It is used
 * to specify the IndexFactory to use.
 * 
 * @author Thierry Templier
 */
public abstract class AbstractIndexer {

	private IndexFactory indexFactory;

	/** Transient to optimize serialization */
	protected transient Log logger = LogFactory.getLog(getClass());

	/**
	 * Set the IndexFactory to obtain both IndexReader and IndexWriter.
	 */
	public void setIndexFactory(IndexFactory factory) {
		indexFactory = factory;
	}

	/**
	 * Return the IndexFactory used by this template.
	 */
	public IndexFactory getIndexFactory() {
		return indexFactory;
	}

}