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package org.jasig.portal;

import org.jasig.portal.properties.PropertiesManager;
import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;

/**
 * Produces an implementation of IApplicantStore
 * @author rtwigg@uccs.edu
 */
public class ApplicantStoreFactory {
    
  private static final Log log = LogFactory.getLog(ApplicantStoreFactory.class);
    
  private static IApplicantStore applicantStoreImpl = null;

  static {
    // Retrieve the class name of the concrete IApplicantStore implementation
    String className = PropertiesManager.getProperty("org.jasig.portal.ApplicantStoreFactory.implementation");
    // Fail if this is not found
    if (className == null)
      log.error( "ApplicantStoreFactory: org.jasig.portal.ApplicantStoreFactory.implementation must be specified in portal.properties");
    try {
      // Create an instance of the IApplicantStore as specified in portal.properties
      applicantStoreImpl = (IApplicantStore)Class.forName(className).newInstance();
    } catch (Exception e) {
      log.error( "ApplicantStoreFactory: Could not instantiate " + className, e);
    }
  }

  /**
   * Returns an instance of the IApplicantStore specified in portal.properties
   * @return an IApplicantStore implementation
   */
  public static IApplicantStore getApplicantStoreImpl() {
    return applicantStoreImpl;
  }
}