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package org.apache.commons.collections.functors;

import java.io.Serializable;

import org.apache.commons.collections.Transformer;

/**
 * Transformer implementation that returns a clone of the input object.
 * <p>
 * Clone is performed using <code>PrototypeFactory.getInstance(input).create()</code>.
 * 
 * @since Commons Collections 3.0
 * @version $Revision: 1.6 $ $Date: 2004/05/16 11:36:31 $
 *
 * @author Stephen Colebourne
 */
public class CloneTransformer implements Transformer, Serializable {

    /** Serial version UID */
    static final long serialVersionUID = -8188742709499652567L;

    /** Singleton predicate instance */
    public static final Transformer INSTANCE = new CloneTransformer();

    /**
     * Factory returning the singleton instance.
     * 
     * @return the singleton instance
     * @since Commons Collections 3.1
     */
    public static Transformer getInstance() {
        return INSTANCE;
    }

    /**
     * Constructor
     */
    private CloneTransformer() {
        super();
    }

    /**
     * Transforms the input to result by cloning it.
     * 
     * @param input  the input object to transform
     * @return the transformed result
     */
    public Object transform(Object input) {
        if (input == null) {
            return null;
        }
        return PrototypeFactory.getInstance(input).create();
    }

}