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  * Copyright 2007-2009 The Kuali Foundation

  *

  * Licensed under the Educational Community 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

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 package org.kuali.rice.kew.role;

 import org.kuali.rice.kew.engine.RouteContext;

 import java.util.Collections;

 import java.util.HashMap;

 import java.util.List;

 import java.util.Map;

 /**

  * Implementation of the Null Object Pattern for QualiferResolvers.  Returns an List with a single empty

  * Map<String, String> when asked to resolve.

  * 

  * @author Kuali Rice Team (rice.collab@kuali.org)

  *

  */

 public class NullQualifierResolver implements QualifierResolver {

         public List<Map<String, String>> resolve(RouteContext context) {

                 return Collections.<Map<String, String>>singletonList(new HashMap<String, String>());

         }

 }