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+package de.intevation.flys.artifacts;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import de.intevation.artifactdatabase.state.State;
+
+/**
+ * A abstract baseclass for Artifacts which are using only one static state.
+ *
+ * This class is intended to be used without the config/stateengine to generate
+ * the static state.
+ *
+ * @author <a href="mailto:bjoern.ricks@intevation.de">Björn Ricks</a>
+ */
+public abstract class AbstractStaticStateArtifact extends StaticFLYSArtifact {
+
+    private transient State staticstate;
+
+    /**
+     * Get a list containing the one and only State.
+     * @param  context ignored.
+     * @return list with one and only state.
+     */
+    @Override
+    protected List<State> getStates(Object context) {
+        ArrayList<State> states = new ArrayList<State>();
+        states.add(getStaticState());
+        return states;
+    }
+
+
+    /**
+     * Get the "current" state.
+     * @param cc ignored.
+     * @return always the set static state.
+     */
+    @Override
+    public State getCurrentState(Object cc) {
+        return getStaticState();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * A child class must override this method to set its static state
+     */
+    protected abstract void initStaticState();
+
+    protected void setStaticState(State state) {
+        this.staticstate = state;
+    }
+
+    protected State getStaticState() {
+        if (staticstate == null) {
+            initStaticState();
+        }
+        return staticstate;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the state.
+     * @param context ignored.
+     * @param stateID ignored.
+     * @return the state.
+     */
+    @Override
+    protected State getState(Object context, String stateID) {
+        return getStaticState();
+    }
+}