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+package ch.ethz.ssh2.compression;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+
+/**
+ * @author Kenny Root
+ * @version $Id: CompressionFactory.java 156 2014-04-29 12:02:35Z dkocher@sudo.ch $
+ */
+public class CompressionFactory {
+    static class CompressorEntry {
+        String type;
+        String compressorClass;
+
+        public CompressorEntry(String type, String compressorClass) {
+            this.type = type;
+            this.compressorClass = compressorClass;
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static final List<CompressorEntry> compressors
+            = new ArrayList<CompressorEntry>();
+
+    static {
+        // Higher priority first
+        compressors.add(new CompressorEntry("none", null));
+    }
+
+    public static String[] getDefaultCompressorList() {
+        String list[] = new String[compressors.size()];
+        for(int i = 0; i < compressors.size(); i++) {
+            CompressorEntry ce = compressors.get(i);
+            list[i] = ce.type;
+        }
+        return list;
+    }
+
+    public static void checkCompressorList(String[] list) {
+        for(final String candidate : list) {
+            getEntry(candidate);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static Compressor createCompressor(String type) {
+        try {
+            CompressorEntry ce = getEntry(type);
+            if(null == ce.compressorClass) {
+                return null;
+            }
+            Class<?> cc = Class.forName(ce.compressorClass);
+            return (Compressor) cc.newInstance();
+        }
+        catch(Exception e) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Cannot instantiate " + type);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static CompressorEntry getEntry(String type) {
+        for(CompressorEntry ce : compressors) {
+            if(ce.type.equals(type)) {
+                return ce;
+            }
+        }
+        throw new IllegalArgumentException("Unknown algorithm " + type);
+    }
+}
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