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package org.wamblee.support.persistence;

import java.util.List;
/**
 * Base class for database providers. 
 * 
 * @author Erik Brakkee
 */
public abstract class AbstractDatabaseProvider implements DatabaseProvider {

    /**
     * @return List of database capabilities. 
     */
    protected abstract List<String> getCapabilities();

    /**
     * Standard implementation of the capabalities check. 
     */
    public final boolean supportsCapabilities(String[] aCapabilities) {
        for (String capability : aCapabilities) {
            if (!getCapabilities().contains(capability)) {
                return false;
            }
        }
        return true;
    }

}