package org.broadinstitute.sting.gatk.walkers;

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 * Date: Mar 17, 2009
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public abstract class Walker {
    // TODO: Can a walker be templatized so that map and reduce live here?
    public String getName() {
        // Return name of class, trimming 'Walker' from the end if present.
        String className = getClass().getSimpleName();
        if(className.endsWith(Walker.class.getSimpleName()))
            return className.substring(0,className.lastIndexOf(Walker.class.getSimpleName()));
        else
            return className;
    }

    public void initialize() { }
    public void onTraversalDone() { }
}