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package scala.xml
package transform

/** a RewriteRule, when applied to a term, yields either
 *  the resulting of rewriting or the term itself it the rule
 *  is not applied.
 *
 *  @author  Burak Emir
 *  @version 1.0
 */
abstract class RewriteRule extends BasicTransformer {
  /** a name for this rewrite rule */
  val name = this.toString()
  override def transform(ns: Seq[Node]): Seq[Node] = super.transform(ns)
  override def transform(n: Node): Seq[Node] = n
}

