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+<?php
+/**
+ * A factory class for communicator states
+ *
+ * @author Roland Haeder <webmaster@shipsimu.org>
+ * @version 0.0.0
+ * @copyright Copyright (c) 2014 Core Developer Team
+ * @license GNU GPL 3.0 or any newer version
+ * @link http://www.shipsimu.org
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+class CommunicatorStateFactory extends ObjectFactory {
+ /**
+ * Protected constructor
+ *
+ * @return void
+ */
+ protected function __construct () {
+ // Call parent constructor
+ parent::__construct(__CLASS__);
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Creates an instance of a configurable communicator state and sets it in the
+ * given communicator instance.
+ *
+ * @param $stateName Name of the state
+ * @param $communicatorInstance A Communicator class instance
+ * @return $stateInstance A Stateable class instance
+ */
+ public static final function createCommunicatorStateInstanceByName ($stateName, Communicator $communicatorInstance) {
+ // Then construct the class' configuraton entry
+ $className = 'communicator_' . $stateName . '_state_class';
+
+ // Get a class from that configuration entry
+ $stateInstance = self::createObjectByConfiguredName($className, array($communicatorInstance));
+
+ // Debug message
+ self::createDebugInstance(__CLASS__)->debugOutput('COMMUNICATOR-STATE-FACTORY[' . __METHOD__ . ':' . __LINE__ . ']: Communicator state has changed from ' . $communicatorInstance->getPrintableState() . ' to ' . $stateInstance->getStateName() . '.');
+
+ // Once we have that state, set it in the communicator instance
+ $communicatorInstance->setStateInstance($stateInstance);
+
+ // Update communicator data
+ $communicatorInstance->updateCommunicatorData();
+
+ // For any purposes, return the state instance
+ return $stateInstance;
+ }
+}
+
+// [EOF]
+?>