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1   package org.apache.turbine.modules;
2   
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21  
22  import org.apache.turbine.pipeline.PipelineData;
23  
24  /**
25   * This is the base class that defines what a Page module is.
26   *
27   * @author <a href="mailto:mbryson@mont.mindspring.com">Dave Bryson</a>
28   * @author <a href="mailto:hps@intermeta.de">Henning P. Schmiedehausen</a>
29   * @author <a href="mailto:peter@courcoux.biz">Peter Courcoux</a>
30   * @version $Id: Page.java 1706239 2015-10-01 13:18:35Z tv $
31   */
32  public abstract class Page
33      extends Assembler
34  {
35      /** Prefix for page related classes and templates */
36      public static final String PREFIX = "pages";
37  
38      /** Property for the size of the page cache if caching is on */
39      public static final String CACHE_SIZE_KEY = "page.cache.size";
40  
41      /** The default size for the page cache */
42      public static final int CACHE_SIZE_DEFAULT = 5;
43  
44      /** Represents Page Objects */
45      public static final String NAME = "page";
46  
47      /**
48       * @see org.apache.turbine.modules.Assembler#getPrefix()
49       */
50      @Override
51      public String getPrefix()
52      {
53          return PREFIX;
54      }
55  
56      /**
57       * A subclass must override this method to build itself.
58       * Subclasses override this method to store the page in PipelineData or
59       * to write the page to the output stream referenced in PipelineData.
60       * @param pipelineData Turbine information.
61       * @exception Exception a generic exception.
62       */
63      protected abstract void doBuild(PipelineData pipelineData) throws Exception;
64  
65      /**
66       * Subclasses can override this method to add additional
67       * functionality.  This method is protected to force clients to
68       * use PageLoader to build a Page.
69       *
70       * @param pipelineData Turbine information.
71       * @exception Exception a generic exception.
72       */
73      protected void build(PipelineData pipelineData)
74      	throws Exception
75      {
76          doBuild(pipelineData);
77      }
78  }