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package org.databene.benerator.distribution;

import org.databene.benerator.Generator;
import org.databene.benerator.GeneratorContext;
import org.databene.benerator.wrapper.GeneratorProxy;

/**
 * General purpose generator proxy which is supposed to work with any distribution. 
 * The behavior on a reset is up to the generator created by the distribution.<br/>
 * <br/>
 * Created: 22.03.2010 10:45:48
 * @since 0.6.0
 * @author Volker Bergmann
 */
public class DistributingGenerator<E> extends GeneratorProxy<E> {
	
	private Generator<E> dataProvider;
	private Distribution distribution;
	private boolean unique;

	public DistributingGenerator(Generator<E> dataProvider, Distribution distribution, boolean unique) {
		super(dataProvider.getGeneratedType());
		this.dataProvider = dataProvider;
		this.distribution = distribution;
		this.unique = unique;
    }
	
	@Override
	public void init(GeneratorContext context) {
		dataProvider.init(context);
		setSource(distribution.applyTo(dataProvider, unique));
	    super.init(context);
	}
	
}