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+/* ====================================================================
+ * Trove - Copyright (c) 1999-2001 Walt Disney Internet Group
+ * ====================================================================
+ * The Tea Software License, Version 1.1
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2000 Walt Disney Internet Group. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
+ * are met:
+ *
+ * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+ *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ *
+ * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+ *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in
+ *    the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+ *    distribution.
+ *
+ * 3. The end-user documentation included with the redistribution,
+ *    if any, must include the following acknowledgment:
+ *       "This product includes software developed by the
+ *        Walt Disney Internet Group (http://opensource.go.com/)."
+ *    Alternately, this acknowledgment may appear in the software itself,
+ *    if and wherever such third-party acknowledgments normally appear.
+ *
+ * 4. The names "Tea", "TeaServlet", "Kettle", "Trove" and "BeanDoc" must
+ *    not be used to endorse or promote products derived from this
+ *    software without prior written permission. For written
+ *    permission, please contact opensource@dig.com.
+ *
+ * 5. Products derived from this software may not be called "Tea",
+ *    "TeaServlet", "Kettle" or "Trove", nor may "Tea", "TeaServlet",
+ *    "Kettle", "Trove" or "BeanDoc" appear in their name, without prior
+ *    written permission of the Walt Disney Internet Group.
+ *
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED
+ * WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES
+ * OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
+ * DISCLAIMED.  IN NO EVENT SHALL THE WALT DISNEY INTERNET GROUP OR ITS
+ * CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL,
+ * EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
+ * PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR 
+ * PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY
+ * OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT 
+ * (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+ * OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+ * ====================================================================
+ *
+ * For more information about Tea, please see http://opensource.go.com/.
+ */		
+package com.go.trove.util.plugin;
+
+import com.go.trove.util.PropertyMap;
+
+import java.util.Iterator;
+import java.util.Set;
+
+/**
+ * This class is responsible for creating plugins based from a 
+ * configuration block.
+ *
+ * @author Scott Jappinen
+ * @version <!--$$Revision: 1.1 $-->-<!--$$JustDate:--> 01/03/23 <!-- $-->
+ */
+public class PluginFactory {
+
+    private static final String cClassKey = "class";
+    private static final String cInitKey = "init";
+    private static final String cPluginsKey = "plugins";	
+    
+    public static final Plugin createPlugin(String name, PluginFactoryConfig config) 
+        throws PluginFactoryException 
+    {
+        Plugin result;
+        String className = config.getProperties().getString(cClassKey);
+        PropertyMap props = config.getProperties().subMap(cInitKey);
+        try {
+            Class clazz = Class.forName(className);
+            result = (Plugin) clazz.newInstance();
+            PluginConfig pluginConfig = new PluginConfigSupport
+                (props, config.getLog(), config.getPluginContext(), name);
+            result.init(pluginConfig);
+        } catch (PluginException e) {
+            throw new PluginFactoryException(e);
+        } catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
+            throw new PluginFactoryException(e);
+        } catch (InstantiationException e) {
+            throw new PluginFactoryException(e);
+        } catch (IllegalAccessException e) {
+            throw new PluginFactoryException(e);
+        }
+        return result;
+    }
+    
+    public static final Plugin[] createPlugins(PluginFactoryConfig config) 
+        throws PluginFactoryException 
+    {
+        Plugin[] result;
+        PropertyMap properties = config.getProperties().subMap(cPluginsKey);
+        Set keySet = properties.subMapKeySet();		
+        result = new Plugin[keySet.size()];			
+        Iterator iterator = keySet.iterator();
+        for (int i=0; iterator.hasNext(); i++) {
+            String name = (String) iterator.next();
+            PropertyMap initProps = properties.subMap(name);
+            PluginFactoryConfig conf = new PluginFactoryConfigSupport
+                (initProps, config.getLog(), config.getPluginContext());
+            result[i] = createPlugin(name, conf);
+        }
+        return result;
+    }	
+
+}
+