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package com.dyuproject.protostuff.runtime;

import com.dyuproject.protostuff.Pipe;
import com.dyuproject.protostuff.Schema;

/**
 * Used when the type is either polymorphic or too complex.
 * Unlike DerivativeSchema, this is designed to have no concept of merging.
 *
 * @author David Yu
 * @created Apr 30, 2012
 */
public abstract class PolymorphicSchema implements Schema
{
    
    /**
     * The handler who's job is to set the value to the owner. 
     */
    public interface Handler
    {
        public void setValue(Object value, Object owner);
    }
    
    /**
     * A factory which creates a schema with the handler connected to it.
     */
    public interface Factory
    {
        public PolymorphicSchema newSchema(Class typeClass, 
                IdStrategy strategy, Handler handler);
    }
    
    public final IdStrategy strategy;
    
    public PolymorphicSchema(IdStrategy strategy)
    {
        this.strategy = strategy;
    }

    public boolean isInitialized(Object message)
    {
        return true;
    }

    public Object newMessage()
    {
        // cannot instantiate because the type is dynamic.
        throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
    }

    public Class typeClass()
    {
        return Object.class;
    }

    /**
     * The pipe schema associated with this schema.
     */
    public abstract Pipe.Schema getPipeSchema();
    
    /**
     * Set the value to the owner.
     */
    protected abstract void setValue(Object value, Object owner);
}