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//	jWebSocket - XML Token Processor
//	Copyright (c) 2010 Alexander Schulze, Innotrade GmbH
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package org.jwebsocket.packetProcessors;

import java.util.Collection;

import org.jwebsocket.api.WebSocketPacket;
import org.jwebsocket.token.Token;

/**
 * converts XML formatted data packets into tokens and vice versa.
 * @author aschulze
 */
public class XMLProcessor {

    // TODO: Logging cannot be used in common module because not supported on all clients
    // private static Logger log = Logging.getLogger(XMLProcessor.class);
    /**
     * converts a XML formatted data packet into a token.
     * @param aDataPacket
     * @return
     */
    public static Token packetToToken(WebSocketPacket aDataPacket) {
        // todo: implement!
        Token lArgs = new Token();
        return lArgs;
    }

    private static String stringToXML(String aString) {
        // todo: implement!
        String lRes = null;
        return lRes;
    }

    private static String listToXML(Collection<Object> aCollection) {
        // todo: implement!
        String lRes = null;
        return lRes;
    }

    private static String objectToXML(Object aObj) {
        // todo: implement!
        String lRes = null;
        return lRes;
    }

    /**
     * converts a token into a XML formatted data packet.
     * @param aToken
     * @return
     */
    public static WebSocketPacket tokenToPacket(Token aToken) {
        // todo: implement!
        return null;
    }
}