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020    package org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.schema.normalizers;
021    
022    
023    import org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.entry.Value;
024    import org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.schema.Normalizer;
025    
026    
027    /**
028     * No op (pass through or do nothing) normalizer returning what its given.
029     * 
030     * @author <a href="mailto:dev@directory.apache.org">Apache Directory Project</a>
031     * @version $Rev: 896579 $
032     */
033    public class NoOpNormalizer extends Normalizer
034    {
035        /** The serial UID */
036        public static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
037    
038    
039        /**
040         * Creates a new instance of NoOpNormalizer.
041         * 
042         * @param oid The MR OID to use with this Normalizer
043         */
044        public NoOpNormalizer( String oid )
045        {
046            super( oid );
047        }
048    
049        
050        /**
051         * Default constructor for NoOpNormalizer used when we must set the OID
052         * after instantiating the Normalizer.
053         */
054        public NoOpNormalizer()
055        {
056        }
057    
058        
059        /**
060         * Returns the value argument as-is without alterations all the time.
061         * 
062         * @param value any value
063         * @return the value argument returned as-is
064         * @see org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.schema.Normalizer#normalize(java.lang.Object)
065         */
066        public Value<?> normalize( Value<?> value )
067        {
068            return value;
069        }
070        
071        
072        /**
073         * Returns the value argument as-is without alterations all the time.
074         * 
075         * @param value any value
076         * @return the value argument returned as-is
077         * @see org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.schema.Normalizer#normalize(java.lang.Object)
078         */
079        public String normalize( String value )
080        {
081            return value;
082        }
083    }