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   *
   * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
   * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
   * You may obtain a copy of the License at
   *
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  package org.activiti.engine.impl.transformer;
  
  import org.activiti.engine.ActivitiException;
  
  /**
   * A Transformer is responsible of transforming an object into a different object
   *
  
   */
  public abstract class AbstractTransformer implements Transformer {
  
      /**
       * {@inheritDoc}
       */
      public Object transform(Object anObject) {
          try {
              return this.primTransform(anObject);
          } catch (Exception e) {
              throw new ActivitiException(
                  "Error while executing transformation from object: " + anObject + " using transformer " + this
              );
          }
      }
  
      /**
       * Transforms anObject into a different object
       *
       * @param anObject
       *          the object to be transformed
       * @return the transformed object
       */
      protected abstract Object primTransform(Object anObject) throws Exception;
  }
  