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package org.apache.commons.collections4.functors;

import java.io.Serializable;

import org.apache.commons.collections4.Transformer;

/**
 * Transformer implementation that returns the same constant each time.
 * <p>
 * No check is made that the object is immutable. In general, only immutable
 * objects should use the constant factory. Mutable objects should
 * use the prototype factory.
 * </p>
 *
 * @since 3.0
 */
public class ConstantTransformer<I, O> implements Transformer<I, O>, Serializable {

    /** Serial version UID */
    private static final long serialVersionUID = 6374440726369055124L;

    /** Returns null each time */
    @SuppressWarnings("rawtypes")
    public static final Transformer NULL_INSTANCE = new ConstantTransformer<>(null);

    /**
     * Transformer method that performs validation.
     *
     * @param <I>  the input type
     * @param <O>  the output type
     * @param constantToReturn  the constant object to return each time in the factory
     * @return the {@code constant} factory.
     */
    public static <I, O> Transformer<I, O> constantTransformer(final O constantToReturn) {
        if (constantToReturn == null) {
            return nullTransformer();
        }
        return new ConstantTransformer<>(constantToReturn);
    }

    /**
     * Gets a typed null instance.
     *
     * @param <I>  the input type
     * @param <O>  the output type
     * @return Transformer&lt;I, O&gt; that always returns null.
     */
    public static <I, O> Transformer<I, O> nullTransformer() {
        return NULL_INSTANCE;
    }

    /** The closures to call in turn */
    private final O iConstant;

    /**
     * Constructor that performs no validation.
     * Use {@code constantTransformer} if you want that.
     *
     * @param constantToReturn  the constant to return each time
     */
    public ConstantTransformer(final O constantToReturn) {
        iConstant = constantToReturn;
    }

    /**
     * {@inheritDoc}
     */
    @Override
    public boolean equals(final Object obj) {
        if (obj == this) {
            return true;
        }
        if (!(obj instanceof ConstantTransformer)) {
            return false;
        }
        final Object otherConstant = ((ConstantTransformer<?, ?>) obj).getConstant();
        return otherConstant == getConstant() || otherConstant != null && otherConstant.equals(getConstant());
    }

    /**
     * Gets the constant.
     *
     * @return the constant
     * @since 3.1
     */
    public O getConstant() {
        return iConstant;
    }

    /**
     * {@inheritDoc}
     */
    @Override
    public int hashCode() {
        int result = "ConstantTransformer".hashCode() << 2;
        if (getConstant() != null) {
            result |= getConstant().hashCode();
        }
        return result;
    }

    /**
     * Transforms the input by ignoring it and returning the stored constant instead.
     *
     * @param input  the input object which is ignored
     * @return the stored constant
     */
    @Override
    public O transform(final I input) {
        return iConstant;
    }
}
