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+/*
+ * Copyright 2008 ETH Zuerich, CISD
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package ch.systemsx.cisd.common.io;
+
+import java.io.PrintWriter;
+import java.io.Writer;
+
+/**
+ * Line printer based on a {@link Writer} instance. 
+ *
+ * @author Franz-Josef Elmer
+ */
+public class SimpleLinePrinter implements ILinePrinter
+{
+    private final PrintWriter printWriter;
+
+    /**
+     *  Creates an instance for the specified writer.
+     */
+    public SimpleLinePrinter(Writer writer)
+    {
+        assert writer != null : "Unspecified writer.";
+        
+        printWriter = new PrintWriter(writer, true);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Prints the text with a new line on the wrapped writer.
+     */
+    public void println(String text)
+    {
+        printWriter.println(text);
+    }
+
+}