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package org.csstudio.dal.context;

import org.csstudio.dal.SimpleProperty;
import org.csstudio.dal.context.Identifier.Type;
import org.csstudio.dal.device.AbstractDevice;
import org.csstudio.dal.proxy.Proxy;


/**
 * Convenience tool, which creates instance of <code>Identifier</code> for
 * <code>Identifiable</code>.
 *
 * @author Igor Kriznar (igor.kriznarATcosylab.com)
 */
public final class IdentifierUtilities
{
	private IdentifierUtilities()
	{
		super();
	}

	/**
	 * Creates new instance of <code>Identifier</code>.
	 *
	 * @param p implementation of <code>Identifeable</code>
	 *
	 * @return new instance of <code>Identifier</code>
	 */
	public static Identifier createIdentifier(SimpleProperty<?> p)
	{
		return new IdentifierImpl(p.getName(), p.getUniqueName(),
		    p.getUniqueName(), Type.PROPERTY);
	}

	/**
	 * Creates new instance of <code>Identifier</code>.
	 *
	 * @param p implementation of <code>Identifeable</code>
	 *
	 * @return new instance of <code>Identifier</code>
	 */
	public static Identifier createIdentifier(Proxy p)
	{
		return new IdentifierImpl(p.getUniqueName(), p.getUniqueName(),
		    p.getUniqueName(), Type.PROXY);
	}

	/**
	 * Creates new instance of <code>Identifier</code>.
	 *
	 * @param p implementation of <code>Identifeable</code>
	 *
	 * @return new instance of <code>Identifier</code>
	 */
	public static Identifier createIdentifier(PlugContext p)
	{
		String n = "DAL-Plug/" + p.getPlugType();

		return new IdentifierImpl(n, n, n, Type.PLUG);
	}

	/**
	 * Creates new instance of <code>Identifier</code>.
	 *
	 * @param p implementation of <code>Identifeable</code>
	 *
	 * @return new instance of <code>Identifier</code>
	 */
	public static Identifier createIdentifier(AbstractDevice d)
	{
		return new IdentifierImpl(d.getUniqueName(), d.getUniqueName(),
		    d.getUniqueName(), Type.DEVICE);
	}
}

/* __oOo__ */