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/*
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package org.springframework.xml.xpath;

import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.Map;

import org.springframework.util.Assert;

import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;

/**
 * Factory for compiled <code>XPathExpression</code>s, being aware of JAXP 1.3+ XPath functionality, and Jaxen. Mainly
 * for internal use of the framework.
 * <p/>
 * The goal of this class is to avoid runtime dependencies a specific XPath engine, simply using the best XPath
 * implementation that is available. Prefers JAXP 1.3+ XPath implementations to Jaxen.
 *
 * @author Arjen Poutsma
 * @see XPathExpression
 * @since 1.0.0
 */
public abstract class XPathExpressionFactory {

    private static final Log logger = LogFactory.getLog(XPathExpressionFactory.class);

    /**
     * Create a compiled XPath expression using the given string.
     *
     * @param expression the XPath expression
     * @return the compiled XPath expression
     * @throws IllegalStateException if neither JAXP 1.3+, or Jaxen are available
     * @throws XPathParseException   if the given expression cannot be parsed
     */
    public static XPathExpression createXPathExpression(String expression)
            throws IllegalStateException, XPathParseException {
        return createXPathExpression(expression, Collections.<String, String>emptyMap());
    }

    /**
     * Create a compiled XPath expression using the given string and namespaces. The namespace map should consist of
     * string prefixes mapped to string namespaces.
     *
     * @param expression the XPath expression
     * @param namespaces a map that binds string prefixes to string namespaces
     * @return the compiled XPath expression
     * @throws IllegalStateException if neither JAXP 1.3+, or Jaxen are available
     * @throws XPathParseException   if the given expression cannot be parsed
     */
    public static XPathExpression createXPathExpression(String expression, Map<String, String> namespaces)
            throws IllegalStateException, XPathParseException {
        Assert.hasLength(expression, "expression is empty");
        if (namespaces == null) {
            namespaces = Collections.emptyMap();
        }
        try {
            logger.trace("Creating [javax.xml.xpath.XPathExpression]");
            return Jaxp13XPathExpressionFactory.createXPathExpression(expression, namespaces);
        } catch (XPathException e) {
            throw e;
        }
    }

}