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package org.springframework.batch.core.configuration.xml;

import java.util.Collection;

import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.BeanDefinition;
import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.RuntimeBeanReference;
import org.springframework.beans.factory.support.BeanDefinitionBuilder;
import org.springframework.beans.factory.xml.ParserContext;
import org.w3c.dom.Element;

/**
 * Internal parser for the <decision/> elements inside a job. A decision
 * element references a bean definition for a 
 * {@link org.springframework.batch.core.job.flow.JobExecutionDecider} 
 * and goes on to list a set of transitions to other states with <next
 * on="pattern" to="stepName"/>. Used by the {@link JobParser}.
 * 
 * @see JobParser
 * 
 * @author Dave Syer
 * 
 */
public class DecisionParser {

	/**
	 * Parse the decision and turn it into a list of transitions.
	 * 
	 * @param element the <decision/gt; element to parse
	 * @param parserContext the parser context for the bean factory
	 * @return a collection of bean definitions for 
	 * {@link org.springframework.batch.core.job.flow.support.StateTransition}
	 * instances objects
	 */
	public Collection<BeanDefinition> parse(Element element, ParserContext parserContext) {

		String refAttribute = element.getAttribute("decider");
		String idAttribute = element.getAttribute("id");

		BeanDefinitionBuilder stateBuilder = 
			BeanDefinitionBuilder.genericBeanDefinition("org.springframework.batch.core.job.flow.support.state.DecisionState");
		stateBuilder.addConstructorArgValue(new RuntimeBeanReference(refAttribute));
		stateBuilder.addConstructorArgValue(idAttribute);
		return InlineFlowParser.getNextElements(parserContext, stateBuilder.getBeanDefinition(), element);

	}
}