package gnu.crypto.assembly;

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/**
 * <p>An enumeration type for specifying the operation type of a
 * address@hidden Transformer}.</p>
 *
 * <p>The possible values for this type are two:</p>
 * <ol>
 *    <li>PRE_PROCESSING: where the input data is first processed by the
 *    current address@hidden Transformer} before being passed to the rest of the chain;
 *    and</li>
 *    <li>POST_PROCESSING: where the input data is first passed to the rest of
 *    the chain, and the resulting bytes are then processed by the current
 *    address@hidden Transformer}.</li>
 * </ol>
 *
 * @version $Revision: $
 */
public final class Operation {

   // Constants and variables
   // -------------------------------------------------------------------------

   public static final Operation PRE_PROCESSING = new Operation(1);
   public static final Operation POST_PROCESSING = new Operation(2);

   private int value;

   // Constructor(s)
   // -------------------------------------------------------------------------

   private Operation(int value) {
      super();

      this.value = value;
   }

   // Class methods
   // -------------------------------------------------------------------------

   // Instance methods
   // -------------------------------------------------------------------------

   public String toString() {
      return (this == PRE_PROCESSING ? "pre-processing" : "post-processing");
   }
}