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+/**
+ *
+ */
+package de.intevation.gnv.artifacts.ressource;
+
+import java.util.Locale;
+import java.util.ResourceBundle;
+
+import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
+
+/**
+ * @author Tim Englich <tim.englich@intevation.de>
+ *
+ */
+public class RessourceFactory {
+
+    /**
+     * the logger, used to log exceptions and additonaly information
+     */
+    private static Logger log = Logger.getLogger(RessourceFactory.class);
+    
+    /**
+     * The singleton Instance of this Factory.
+     */
+    private static RessourceFactory instance = null;
+
+    private static String RESSOURCE_BASE_ID = "artifact.ressource.dir";
+    
+    private static String ressourceName = "artifactMessages";
+    
+    private String ressourceDir = null;
+    
+    private Locale[] supportedLocales = null;
+    /**
+     * Basic-Constructor of this Class
+     */
+    private RessourceFactory() {
+        super();
+        ressourceDir = System.getProperty(RESSOURCE_BASE_ID);
+        if (ressourceDir == null){
+            ressourceDir = "de/intevation/gnv/artifacts/ressource";
+        }
+        supportedLocales =  new Locale[1];
+        supportedLocales[0] = Locale.GERMAN;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * This Method provides an singleton Instance of this Class.
+     * @return an singleton Instance of this Class
+     */
+    public static RessourceFactory getInstance(){
+        if (instance == null){
+            instance = new RessourceFactory();
+        }
+        return instance;
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Deliveres the translated Value for an Key to an given Language
+     * @param locale The choosen locale
+     * @param key the key
+     * @param defaultValue the Value that should be returned.
+     * @return the translated Value
+     */
+    public String getRessource(Locale locale, String key, String defaultValue){
+        ResourceBundle rb = ResourceBundle.getBundle(ressourceDir+"/"+ressourceName, locale);
+        try {
+            return rb.getString(key);
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            log.warn(e.getMessage());
+            return defaultValue;
+        }
+    }
+    
+    public Locale[] getSupportedLocales(){
+      return supportedLocales;
+    }
+}