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package de.intarsys.tools.expression;

import de.intarsys.tools.functor.IArgs;

/**
 * A VM singleton for a template evaluation engine. This should be able to
 * evaluate templates with embedded expressions, for example in the form
 * "${expr}". The expressions may be evaluated using the
 * {@link ExpressionEvaluator} instance.
 * 
 */
public class TemplateEvaluator {

	/**
	 * A simple trick to support lazy access to this singleton. If someone reads
	 * the singleton before the context is set up properly, he will be forwarded
	 * to the correct context upon execution.
	 * 
	 */
	protected static class LazyEvaluator implements IStringEvaluator {
		public Object evaluate(String expression, IArgs args)
				throws EvaluationException {
			IStringEvaluator current = TemplateEvaluator.get();
			if (current == this) {
				throw new EvaluationException("singleton not available"); //$NON-NLS-1$
			}
			return current.evaluate(expression, args);
		}
	}

	private static IStringEvaluator ACTIVE = new LazyEvaluator();

	static public IStringEvaluator get() {
		return ACTIVE;
	}

	static public void set(IStringEvaluator active) {
		ACTIVE = active;
	}
}