--- projects/cms/source/TemplateClass.java	2000/12/07 21:16:10	1.7
+++ projects/cms/source/TemplateClass.java	2000/12/08 11:44:34	1.8
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 //---PACKAGE DECLARATION---
 
 //---IMPORTS---
-import uk.ac.ukc.iscream.util.IscreamNamer;
+import uk.ac.ukc.iscream.util.NameFormat;
 import uk.ac.ukc.iscream.util.ReferenceManager;
 
 /**
  * <ONE LINE DESCRIPTION>
  * <DETAILED DESCRIPTION>
  *
- * @author  $Author: tdb $
- * @version $Id: TemplateClass.java,v 1.7 2000/12/07 21:16:10 tdb Exp $
+ * @author  $Author: ajm $
+ * @version $Id: TemplateClass.java,v 1.8 2000/12/08 11:44:34 ajm Exp $
  */
 class TemplateClass {
 
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ class TemplateClass {
     /**
      * The current CVS revision of this class
      */
-    public static final String REVISION = "$Revision: 1.7 $";
+    public static final String REVISION = "$Revision: 1.8 $";
     
 //---STATIC METHODS---
 
@@ -30,11 +30,14 @@ class TemplateClass {
      * Overrides the {@link java.lang.Object#toString() Object.toString()}
      * method to provide clean logging (every class should have this).
      *
+     * This uses the uk.ac.ukc.iscream.util.NameFormat class
+     * to format the toString()
+     *
      * @return the name of this class and its CVS revision
      */
     public String toString() {
-        return uk.ac.ukc.iscream.util.IscreamNamer.formatName(
-            uk.ac.ukc.iscream.util.ReferenceManager.getInstance().getName(),
+        return NameFormat.getName(
+            _name,
             this.getClass().getName(),
             REVISION);
     }
@@ -44,6 +47,23 @@ class TemplateClass {
 //---ACCESSOR/MUTATOR METHODS---
 
 //---ATTRIBUTES---
+
+    /**
+     * This is the friendly identifier of the
+     * component this class is running in.
+     * eg, a Filter may be called "filter1",
+     * If this class does not have an owning
+     * component,  a name from the configuration
+     * can be placed here.  This name could also
+     * be changed to null for utility classes.
+     */
+    _name = <!THIS SHOULD CALL A STATIC NAME IN THE COMPONENT CLASS FOR THIS OBJECT!>;
+
+    /**
+     * This holds a reference to the
+     * system logger that is being used.
+     */
+    _logger = ReferenceManager.getLogger();
 
 //---STATIC ATTRIBUTES---