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package org.csstudio.sds.internal.rules;

import org.csstudio.sds.model.IRule;

/**
 * Standard rule for 1:1 connections between a model property
 * and a DAL resource. This standard rule simply passes the
 * received events through.
 *
 * @author Alexander Will
 * @version $Revision: 1.2 $
 *
 */
public final class DirectConnectionRule implements IRule {
	/**
	 * The ID for the standard rule that simply routes the control
	 * system events to the target widget model.
	 */
	public static final String TYPE_ID = "directConnection"; //$NON-NLS-1$

	/**
	 * {@inheritDoc}
	 */
	@Override
	public Object evaluate(final Object[] arguments) {
		Object result = 0;

		if ((arguments != null) && (arguments.length > 0)) {
			result = arguments[0];
		}

		return result;
	}

    /**
     * {@inheritDoc}
     */
    @Override
    public String getDescription() {
        return "";
    }

}