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025     *      Copyright 2008 Sun Microsystems, Inc.
026     */
027    package org.opends.server.util.table;
028    
029    
030    
031    /**
032     * An interface for incrementally configuring a table serializer. Once
033     * configured, the table printer can be used to create a new
034     * {@link TableSerializer} instance using the {@link #getSerializer()}
035     * method.
036     */
037    public abstract class TablePrinter {
038    
039      /**
040       * Creates a new abstract table printer.
041       */
042      protected TablePrinter() {
043        // No implementation required.
044      }
045    
046    
047    
048      /**
049       * Creates a new table serializer based on the configuration of this
050       * table printer.
051       *
052       * @return Returns a new table serializer based on the configuration
053       *         of this table printer.
054       */
055      protected abstract TableSerializer getSerializer();
056    }