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package org.gvsig.jvmpreferences.nativeprefs;

import org.gvsig.tools.locator.BaseLocator;

import org.gvsig.tools.locator.Locator;

import org.gvsig.tools.locator.LocatorException;

/**

 * A locator to access NativePrefsManager. The locator takes care of

 * instantiating the right manager and keeps a reference for simplifying

 * access. 

 * 

 * @author Cesar Martinez Izquierdo

 *

 */

public class NativePrefsLocator extends BaseLocator {

        private static final String LOCATOR_NAME = "NativePrefsLocator";

        public static final String MANAGER_NAME = LOCATOR_NAME+".manager";

        private static final String MANAGER_DESCRIPTION = "Manager of gvSIG native preferences";

        /**

         * Unique instance.

         */

        private static final NativePrefsLocator instance = new NativePrefsLocator();

        /**

         * Return the singleton instance.

         *

         * @return the singleton instance

         */

        public static NativePrefsLocator getInstance() {

                return instance;

        }

        public String getLocatorName() {

                return LOCATOR_NAME;

        }

        /**

         * Return a reference to PersistenceManager.

         *

         * @return a reference to PersistenceManager

         * @throws LocatorException

         *             if there is no access to the class or the class cannot be

         *             instantiated

         * @see Locator#get(String)

         */

        public static NativePrefsManager getManager()

                        throws LocatorException {

                return (NativePrefsManager) getInstance().get(MANAGER_NAME);

        }

        /**

         * Registers the Class implementing the PersistenceManager interface.

         *

         * @param clazz

         *            implementing the PersistenceManager interface

         */

        @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")

        public static void registerNativePrefsManagers(Class<? extends NativePrefsManager> clazz) {

                getInstance().register(MANAGER_NAME,

                                MANAGER_DESCRIPTION, clazz);

        }

}