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package org.apache.jmeter.reporters;

import java.lang.ref.WeakReference;

import org.apache.jmeter.testelement.AbstractTestElement;
import org.apache.jmeter.visualizers.Visualizer;

/**
 * Base class for Listeners
 */

public abstract class AbstractListenerElement extends AbstractTestElement {
	// TODO should class implement SampleListener?
    private transient WeakReference listener;

	public AbstractListenerElement() {
	}

	protected final Visualizer getVisualizer() {
		if (listener == null){ // e.g. in non-GUI mode
			return null;
		}
		return (Visualizer)listener.get();
	}

	public void setListener(Visualizer vis) {
		listener = new WeakReference(vis);
	}

	public Object clone() {
		AbstractListenerElement clone = (AbstractListenerElement) super.clone();

		clone.listener=this.listener;
		return clone;
	}
}
