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package org.apache.sis.referencing.operation.builder;

import org.opengis.referencing.operation.MathTransform;
import org.opengis.referencing.operation.MathTransformFactory;
import org.opengis.util.FactoryException;
import org.apache.sis.referencing.operation.transform.DefaultMathTransformFactory;


/**
 * Creates a transform which will map approximately the given source positions to the given target positions.
 * The transform may be a linear approximation the minimize the errors in a <cite>least square</cite> sense,
 * or a more accurate transform using a localization grid.
 *
 * <p>Builders are not thread-safe. Builders can be used only once;
 * points cannot be added or modified after {@link #create(MathTransformFactory)} has been invoked.</p>
 *
 * @author  Martin Desruisseaux (Geomatys)
 * @version 1.4
 * @since   0.8
 */
public abstract class TransformBuilder {
    /**
     * For subclass constructors.
     */
    protected TransformBuilder() {
    }

    /**
     * Creates a transform from the source points to the target points.
     * Invoking this method puts the builder in an unmodifiable state.
     * Invoking this method more than once returns the same transform
     * (the transform is not recomputed).
     *
     * @param  factory  the factory to use for creating the transform, or {@code null} for the default factory.
     * @return the transform from source to target points.
     * @throws FactoryException if the transform cannot be created,
     *         for example because the target points have not be specified.
     */
    public abstract MathTransform create(final MathTransformFactory factory) throws FactoryException;

    /**
     * Returns the given factory if non-null, or the default factory otherwise.
     */
    static MathTransformFactory nonNull(MathTransformFactory factory) {
        if (factory == null) {
            factory = DefaultMathTransformFactory.provider();
        }
        return factory;
    }
}
