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package org.apache.mahout.cf.taste.web;

import org.apache.mahout.cf.taste.common.TasteException;
import org.apache.mahout.cf.taste.recommender.Recommender;

/**
 * <p>A singleton which holds an instance of a {@link Recommender}. This is used to share
 * a {@link Recommender} between {@link RecommenderServlet} and <code>RecommenderService.jws</code>.</p>
 */
public final class RecommenderSingleton {

  private final Recommender recommender;

  private static RecommenderSingleton instance;

  public static synchronized RecommenderSingleton getInstance() {
    if (instance == null) {
      throw new IllegalStateException("Not initialized");
    }
    return instance;
  }

  public static synchronized void initializeIfNeeded(String recommenderClassName) throws TasteException {
    if (instance == null) {
      instance = new RecommenderSingleton(recommenderClassName);
    }
  }

  private RecommenderSingleton(String recommenderClassName) throws TasteException {
    if (recommenderClassName == null) {
      throw new IllegalArgumentException("Recommender class name is null");
    }
    try {
      recommender = Class.forName(recommenderClassName).asSubclass(Recommender.class).newInstance();
    } catch (ClassNotFoundException cnfe) {
      throw new TasteException(cnfe);
    } catch (InstantiationException ie) {
      throw new TasteException(ie);
    } catch (IllegalAccessException iae) {
      throw new TasteException(iae);
    }
  }

  public Recommender getRecommender() {
    return recommender;
  }

}
