/*

  * This file is part of dependency-check-core.

  *

  * Dependency-check-core is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it

  * under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free

  * Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any

  * later version.

  *

  * Dependency-check-core is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but

  * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or

  * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more

  * details.

  *

  * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with

  * dependency-check-core. If not, see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/.

  *

  * Copyright (c) 2012 Jeremy Long. All Rights Reserved.

  */

 package org.owasp.dependencycheck.analyzer;

 import java.util.Collections;

 import java.util.HashSet;

 import java.util.Set;

 /**

  *

  * @author Jeremy Long (jeremy.long@owasp.org)

  */

 public abstract class AbstractAnalyzer implements Analyzer {

     /**

      * Utility method to help in the creation of the extensions set. This

      * constructs a new Set that can be used in a final static

      * declaration.<br/><br/>

      *

      * This implementation was copied from

      * http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2041778/initialize-java-hashset-values-by-construction

      *

      * @param strings a list of strings to add to the set.

      * @return a Set of strings.

      */

     protected static Set<String> newHashSet(String... strings) {

         final Set<String> set = new HashSet<String>();

         Collections.addAll(set, strings);

         return set;

     }

     /**

      * The initialize method does nothing for this Analyzer.

      *

      * @throws Exception thrown if there is an exception

      */

     @Override

     public void initialize() throws Exception {

         //do nothing

     }

     /**

      * The close method does nothing for this Analyzer.

      *

      * @throws Exception thrown if there is an exception

      */

     @Override

     public void close() throws Exception {

         //do nothing

     }

 }