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package org.apache.commons.collections4.functors;

import java.io.Serializable;
import java.util.Objects;

import org.apache.commons.collections4.Factory;
import org.apache.commons.collections4.Transformer;

/**
 * Transformer implementation that calls a Factory and returns the result.
 *
 * @param <T> The type of the input to the function.
 * @param <R> The type of the result of the function.
 * @since 3.0
 */
public class FactoryTransformer<T, R> implements Transformer<T, R>, Serializable {

    /** Serial version UID */
    private static final long serialVersionUID = -6817674502475353160L;

    /**
     * Factory method that performs validation.
     *
     * @param <I>  the input type
     * @param <O>  the output type
     * @param factory  The factory to call, not null
     * @return The {@code factory} transformer
     * @throws NullPointerException if the factory is null
     */
    public static <I, O> Transformer<I, O> factoryTransformer(final Factory<? extends O> factory) {
        return new FactoryTransformer<>(Objects.requireNonNull(factory, "factory"));
    }

    /** The factory to wrap */
    private final Factory<? extends R> iFactory;

    /**
     * Constructor that performs no validation.
     * Use {@code factoryTransformer} if you want that.
     *
     * @param factory  The factory to call, not null
     */
    public FactoryTransformer(final Factory<? extends R> factory) {
        iFactory = factory;
    }

    /**
     * Gets the factory.
     *
     * @return The factory
     * @since 3.1
     */
    public Factory<? extends R> getFactory() {
        return iFactory;
    }

    /**
     * Transforms the input by ignoring the input and returning the result of
     * calling the decorated factory.
     *
     * @param input  The input object to transform
     * @return The transformed result
     */
    @Override
    public R transform(final T input) {
        return iFactory.get();
    }

}
