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package org.jopendocument.dom.template.engine;

import org.jopendocument.dom.template.TemplateException;

public abstract class DataModel {

    public abstract void put(String name, Object value);

    protected abstract Object _eval(String expression) throws Exception;

    public final Object eval(String expression) throws TemplateException {
        try {
            return this._eval(expression);
        } catch (Throwable t) {
            throw new TemplateException("invalid expression: \"" + expression + "\"", t);
        }
    }

    /**
     * Copy this engine and especially its bindings.
     * 
     * @return an independant copy of this.
     */
    public abstract DataModel copy();
}
