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package org.apache.uima.resource.impl;

import org.apache.uima.resource.metadata.NameValuePair;

/**
 * Encapuslates state information about a {@link Resource_impl}. Note that this does not need to
 * include all state information, just that information that is modifiable by a client of a Resource
 * service. The purpose of this class is to enable instance pooling when Resources are deployed as
 * services.
 * <p>
 * Note that the methods of this class have default (package) visibility since only a
 * {@link Resource_impl} object should be able to get and set its state.
 * 
 * 
 */
public class ResourceState_impl {

  /**
   * Creates a new ResourceState_impl
   */
  ResourceState_impl() {
  }

  /**
   * Gets configuration parameter settings for the Resource.
   * 
   * @return an array of <code>NameValuePair</code> objects containing the names of configuration
   *         parameters and their current values.
   */
  NameValuePair[] getConfigurationParameterSettings() {
    return mConfigurationParameterSettings;
  }

  /**
   * Sets configuration parameter settings for the Resource.
   * 
   * @param aSettings
   *          an array of <code>NameValuePair</code> objects containing the names of configuration
   *          parameters and their current values.
   */
  void setConfigurationParameterSettings(NameValuePair[] aSettings) {
    mConfigurationParameterSettings = aSettings;
  }

  /**
   * Configuration parameter settings for the resource.
   */
  private NameValuePair[] mConfigurationParameterSettings;
}
