note
	description: "Summary description for {ES_STARTUP_PAGE_FACTORY}."
	author: ""
	date: "$Date$"
	revision: "$Revision$"

class
	ES_STARTUP_PAGE_FACTORY

feature -- Page

	startup_page (a_edition: EIFFEL_EDITION): ES_STARTUP_PAGE
		do
			Result := last_startup_page.item
			if
				Result = Void
				or else Result.eiffel_edition /= a_edition
				or else not Result.is_useable
			then
				create Result.make (a_edition)
				last_startup_page.replace (Result)
			end
		end

feature {NONE} -- Implementation

	last_startup_page: CELL [detachable ES_STARTUP_PAGE]
		once
			create Result.put (Void)
		end

note
	copyright: "Copyright (c) 1984-2024, Eiffel Software"
	license: "GPL version 2 (see http://www.eiffel.com/licensing/gpl.txt)"
	licensing_options: "http://www.eiffel.com/licensing"
	copying: "[
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			software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
			the terms of the GNU General Public License as published
			by the Free Software Foundation, version 2 of the License
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			Eiffel Software's Eiffel Development Environment is
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			WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty
			of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
			See the GNU General Public License for more details.
			
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			License along with Eiffel Software's Eiffel Development
			Environment; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
			Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
		]"
	source: "[
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			Telephone 805-685-1006, Fax 805-685-6869
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		]"
end