package com.metaweb.gridworks.model;

import java.io.Serializable;
import java.util.Properties;

import org.apache.commons.lang.NotImplementedException;

import com.metaweb.gridworks.Jsonizable;
import com.metaweb.gridworks.history.HistoryEntry;
import com.metaweb.gridworks.process.Process;
import com.metaweb.gridworks.process.QuickHistoryEntryProcess;

/*
 *  An abstract operation can be applied to different but similar
 *  projects.
 */
abstract public class AbstractOperation implements Serializable, Jsonizable {
	public Process createProcess(Project project, Properties options) throws Exception {
		return new QuickHistoryEntryProcess(project, getBriefDescription()) {
			@Override
			protected HistoryEntry createHistoryEntry() throws Exception {
				return AbstractOperation.this.createHistoryEntry(_project);
			}
		};
	}
	
	protected HistoryEntry createHistoryEntry(Project project) throws Exception {
		throw new NotImplementedException();
	}
	
	protected String getBriefDescription() {
		throw new NotImplementedException();
	}
}