bundles/org.eclipse.equinox.frameworkadmin/src/org/eclipse/equinox/internal/provisional/configuratormanipulator/ConfiguratorManipulatorFactory.java

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package org.eclipse.equinox.internal.provisional.configuratormanipulator;

import org.eclipse.equinox.internal.provisional.frameworkadmin.FrameworkAdmin;

/**
 * Factory class for creating ConfiguratorManipulator object from Java programs.
 * 
 *  @see FrameworkAdmin
 */
public abstract class ConfiguratorManipulatorFactory {
	public final static String SYSTEM_PROPERTY_KEY = "org.eclipse.equinox.configuratorManipulatorFactory";

	abstract protected ConfiguratorManipulator createConfiguratorManipulator();

	public static ConfiguratorManipulator getInstance(String className) throws InstantiationException, IllegalAccessException, ClassNotFoundException {
		ConfiguratorManipulatorFactory factory = (ConfiguratorManipulatorFactory) Class.forName(className).newInstance();
		return factory.createConfiguratorManipulator();
	}
}