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package org.springframework.data.cassandra.core.cql.generator;

import org.springframework.data.cassandra.core.cql.keyspace.ColumnChangeSpecification;
import org.springframework.util.Assert;

/**
 * Base class for column change CQL generators.
 *
 * @author Matthew T. Adams
 * @author Mark Paluch
 * @param <T> The corresponding {@link ColumnChangeSpecification} type for this CQL generator.
 */
public abstract class ColumnChangeCqlGenerator<T extends ColumnChangeSpecification> {

	public abstract StringBuilder toCql(StringBuilder cql);

	private final ColumnChangeSpecification specification;

	public ColumnChangeCqlGenerator(ColumnChangeSpecification specification) {

		Assert.notNull(specification, "ColumnChangeSpecification must not be null");
		this.specification = specification;
	}

	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
	public T getSpecification() {
		return (T) specification;
	}

	protected T spec() {
		return getSpecification();
	}
}
