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+/**
+ * BSD-style license; for more info see http://pmd.sourceforge.net/license.html
+ */
+package net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.apex.rule;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+import net.sourceforge.pmd.RuleContext;
+import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.ast.Node;
+import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.rule.stat.StatisticalRule;
+import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.rule.stat.StatisticalRuleHelper;
+import net.sourceforge.pmd.stat.DataPoint;
+
+public abstract class AbstractStatisticalApexRule extends AbstractApexRule implements StatisticalRule {
+
+	private final StatisticalRuleHelper helper = new StatisticalRuleHelper(
+			this);
+
+	public void addDataPoint(DataPoint point) {
+		helper.addDataPoint(point);
+	}
+
+	public Object[] getViolationParameters(DataPoint point) {
+		return null;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void apply(List<? extends Node> nodes, RuleContext ctx) {
+		super.apply(nodes, ctx);
+		helper.apply(ctx);
+	}
+}