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003 * Netarchivesuite - harvester
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023package dk.netarkivet.harvester.scheduler.jobgen;
024
025import dk.netarkivet.common.exceptions.ArgumentNotValid;
026import dk.netarkivet.common.utils.SettingsFactory;
027import dk.netarkivet.harvester.HarvesterSettings;
028
029/**
030 * Factory class for instantiating a specific implementation of {@link JobGenerator}. The implementation class is
031 * defined by the setting {@link HarvesterSettings#JOBGEN_CLASS} &nbsp;(
032 * <em>settings.harvester.scheduler.jobgen.class</em>).
033 */
034public class JobGeneratorFactory extends SettingsFactory<JobGenerator> {
035
036    /**
037     * Returns an instance of the configured {@link JobGenerator} implementation defined by the setting
038     * {@link HarvesterSettings#JOBGEN_CLASS}. This class must have a constructor or factory method with a signature
039     * matching the array args.
040     *
041     * @param args the arguments to the constructor or factory method
042     * @return the {@link JobGenerator} instance.
043     */
044    public static JobGenerator getInstance(Object... args) throws ArgumentNotValid {
045        return SettingsFactory.getInstance(HarvesterSettings.JOBGEN_CLASS, args);
046    }
047
048}