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package org.activiti.engine.impl.transformer;

import org.activiti.engine.ActivitiException;

/**
 * A Transformer is responsible of transforming an object into a different
 * object
 * 
 * @author Esteban Robles Luna
 */
public abstract class AbstractTransformer implements Transformer {

  /**
   * {@inheritDoc}
   */
  public Object transform(Object anObject) {
    try {
      return this.primTransform(anObject);
    } catch (Exception e) {
      
      throw new ActivitiException("Error while executing transformation from object: " + anObject + " using transformer " + this);
    }
  }

  /**
   * Transforms anObject into a different object
   * 
   * @param anObject the object to be transformed
   * @return the transformed object
   */
  protected abstract Object primTransform(Object anObject) throws Exception;
}