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  package net.anotheria.moskito.core.stats.impl;
  
  import java.util.Collection;
  
  import net.anotheria.moskito.core.stats.DetailedStatValue;
  import net.anotheria.moskito.core.stats.IValueHolderFactory;
  import net.anotheria.moskito.core.stats.Interval;
  import net.anotheria.moskito.core.stats.StatValue;
  import net.anotheria.moskito.core.stats.StatValueTypes;
  import net.anotheria.moskito.core.stats.TypeAwareStatValue;
  
  /**
   * This factory creates StatValue instances.
   * @author lrosenberg
   */
  public class StatValueFactory {
  
  	/**
  	 * This method creates a new StatValue instance. 
  	 * The new object will be from the same type as the given template object.
  	 * 
  	 * @param aPattern the template object
  	 * @param aName the name of the value
  	 * @param aIntervals the list of Intervals to be used
  	 * @return the StatValue instance
  	 */
  	public static final StatValue createStatValue(Object aPattern, String aName, Interval[] aIntervals) {
  		return createStatValue(StatValueTypeUtility.object2type(aPattern),aName, aIntervals);
  	}
  
  	/**
  	 * This method creates a StatValue instance.
  	 * 
  	 * @param aType the type of the value
  	 * @param aName the name of the value
  	 * @param aIntervals the list of Intervals to be used
  	 * @return the StatValue instance
  	 */
  	public static TypeAwareStatValue createStatValue(StatValueTypes aType, String aName, Interval[] aIntervals) {
  		IValueHolderFactory valueHolderFactory = StatValueTypeUtility.createValueHolderFactory(aType);
  		TypeAwareStatValue value = new TypeAwareStatValueImpl(aName, aType, valueHolderFactory);
  		// now we have to add the Intervals to the new value....
  		for (int i = 0; i < aIntervals.length; i++) {
  			value.addInterval(aIntervals[i]);
  		}
  		return value;
  	}
  	
  	public static TypeAwareStatValue createStatValue(StatValueTypes aType, String aName,
  			Collection<String> aIntervals) {
  		Interval[] arrayIntervals = new Interval[aIntervals.size()];
  
  		int i = 0;
  
  		for (String interval : aIntervals) {
  			arrayIntervals[i++] = IntervalRegistry.getInstance().getInterval(interval);
  		}
  
  		return createStatValue(aType, aName, arrayIntervals);
  	}
  
  	public static final DetailedStatValue createDetailedStatValue(Object aPattern, String aName,
  			Interval[] aIntervals) {
  		return createDetailedStatValue(StatValueTypeUtility.object2type(aPattern), aName, aIntervals);
  	}
  
  	public static DetailedStatValue createDetailedStatValue(StatValueTypes aType, String aName, Interval[] aIntervals) {
  		IValueHolderFactory valueHolderFactory = StatValueTypeUtility.createValueHolderFactory(aType);
  		DetailedStatValue value = new DetailedTypeAwareStatValueImpl(aName, aType, valueHolderFactory);
  		// now we have to add the Intervals to the new value....
  		for (Interval aInterval : aIntervals) {
  			value.addInterval(aInterval);
  		}
  
  		value.reset();
  
  		return value;
  	}
  
  }
  