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 *
 * Copyright 2008 Sun Microsystems, Inc.
 * Portions Copyright 2014 ForgeRock AS.
 */
package com.forgerock.opendj.cli;

/**
 * An interface for incrementally configuring a table serializer. Once
 * configured, the table printer can be used to create a new
 * {@link TableSerializer} instance using the {@link #getSerializer()}
 * method.
 */
public abstract class TablePrinter {

    /**
     * Creates a new abstract table printer.
     */
    protected TablePrinter() {
        // No implementation required.
    }

    /**
     * Creates a new table serializer based on the configuration of this table printer.
     *
     * @return Returns a new table serializer based on the configuration of this table printer.
     */
    protected abstract TableSerializer getSerializer();
}