1 package org.apache.turbine.pipeline;
2
3
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22
23
24 import java.io.IOException;
25
26 import org.apache.turbine.util.RunData;
27 import org.apache.turbine.util.TurbineException;
28
29 /**
30 * Valve that can be used as the basis of Valve implementations.
31 *
32 * @author <a href="mailto:jvanzyl@apache.org">Jason van Zyl</a>
33 * @author <a href="mailto:peter@courcoux.biz">Peter Courcoux</a>
34 * @version $Id: AbstractValve.java 757213 2009-03-22 16:43:31Z tv $
35 */
36 public abstract class AbstractValve
37 implements Valve
38 {
39 /**
40 * Initialize this valve for use in a pipeline.
41 *
42 * @throws Exception
43 */
44 public void initialize()
45 throws Exception
46 {
47 // empty
48 }
49
50 /**
51 * @see org.apache.turbine.Valve#invoke(PipelineData, ValveContext)
52 */
53 public abstract void invoke(PipelineData data, ValveContext context)
54 throws IOException, TurbineException;
55
56
57 /**
58 * utility for getting RunData out of the pielineData object.
59 * @param pipelineData
60 * @return
61 */
62 public final RunData getRunData(PipelineData pipelineData)
63 {
64 if(!(pipelineData instanceof RunData)){
65 throw new RuntimeException("Can't cast pipelineData to rundata");
66 }
67 return (RunData)pipelineData;
68 }
69
70 }