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package javax.imageio.spi;

import java.util.Locale;


/**
 * An abstract superclass for service providers that perform image I/O.
 *
 * @since 1.4
 *
 * @author Sascha Brawer (brawer@dandelis.ch)
 */
public abstract class IIOServiceProvider
  implements RegisterableService
{
  /**
   * The vendor of this service provider, or <code>null</code> if the
   * subclass constructor did not set this field.
   *
   * @see #getVendorName()
   */
  protected String vendorName;


  /**
   * The version of this service provider, or <code>null</code> if the
   * subclass constructor did not set this field.
   *
   * @see #getVersion()
   */
  protected String version;


  /**
   * Constructs a general <code>IIOServiceProvider</code>, given the
   * vendor name and a version string.
   *
   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if <code>vendorName</code>
   * or <code>version</code> is <code>null</code>.
   */
  public IIOServiceProvider(String vendorName, String version)
  {
    if (vendorName == null || version == null)
      throw new IllegalArgumentException();

    this.vendorName = vendorName;
    this.version = version;
  }


  /**
   * Constructs a general <code>IIOServiceProvider</code> without
   * specifying a vendor name and a version string. The subclass
   * constructor should set the {@link #vendorName} and {@link
   * #version} to non-null values.
   */
  public IIOServiceProvider()
  {
  }


  /**
   * Informs this service provider that it has been registered in a
   * {@link ServiceRegistry}. If this provider gets registered as an
   * implementor for several service categories, its
   * <code>onRegistration</code> method will be called multiple times.
   * The default implementation does nothing.
   *
   * @param registry the registry to which this service provider has
   * been added.
   *
   * @param category the service category for which this provider has
   * been registered as an implementor.
   */
  public void onRegistration(ServiceRegistry registry, Class category)
  {
  }


  /**
   * Informs this service provider that it has been de-registered from
   * a {@link ServiceRegistry}. If this provider had been registered
   * as an implementor for several service categories, its
   * <code>onDeregistration</code> method will be called multiple
   * times. The default implementation does nothing.
   *
   * @param registry the registry from which this service provider has
   * been removed.
   *
   * @param category the service category for which this provider has
   * been registered as an implementor.
   */
  public void onDeregistration(ServiceRegistry registry, Class category)
  {
  }


  /**
   * Returns the name of the vendor of this service provider.
   */
  public String getVendorName()
  {
    return vendorName;
  }


  /**
   * Returns an identifier string for the version of this service
   * provider.
   */
  public String getVersion()
  {
    return version;
  }


  /**
   * Returns a short description of this service provider that can be
   * presented to a human user.
   *
   * @param locale the locale for which the description string should
   * be localized.
   */
  public abstract String getDescription(Locale locale);
}