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package groovy.xml.slurpersupport;

import groovy.lang.Buildable;
import groovy.lang.GroovyObject;
import groovy.lang.Writable;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.Writer;
import java.util.Map;

/**
 * Helper base class used for lazy updates.
 */
public abstract class ReplacementNode implements Buildable, Writable {
    public abstract void build(GroovyObject builder, Map namespaceMap, Map<String, String> namespaceTagHints);
    
    public void build(final GroovyObject builder) {
        build(builder, null, null);
    }

    /**
     * NOP
     * @return the Writer that was passed
     */
    public Writer writeTo(final Writer out) throws IOException {
        return out;
    }
}
