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package org.apache.jmeter.control;
import org.apache.jmeter.samplers.Entry;
import org.apache.jmeter.samplers.CycleEntry;
import java.io.*;
/************************************************************
* Title: Jakarta-JMeter Description: Copyright: Copyright (c) 2001 Company:
* Apache
*
*@author Michael Stover
*@created $Date: 2002/02/16 03:21:40 $
*@version 1.0
***********************************************************/
public abstract class AbstractGenerativeController extends GenericController implements Serializable
{
boolean ready = true;
/************************************************************
* !ToDo (Constructor description)
***********************************************************/
public AbstractGenerativeController()
{
}
/************************************************************
* Returns the next configuration element to be processed
*
*@return next configuration element to be processed
***********************************************************/
public Entry nextEntry()
{
Entry entry = null;
if (ready)
{
entry = createEntry();
configureEntry(entry);
ready = false;
}
else
{
entry = new CycleEntry();
ready = true;
}
return entry;
}
/************************************************************
* The method responsible for generating the test Entry.
*
*@return !ToDo (Return description)
***********************************************************/
protected abstract Entry createEntry();
}