BAEL-3091: The Prototype Pattern in Java (changed code based on valid comments from a reader)

xstream/src/main/java/com/baeldung/initializer/SimpleXstreamInitializer.java

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+package com.baeldung.initializer;
+
+import com.thoughtworks.xstream.XStream;
+import com.thoughtworks.xstream.io.json.JettisonMappedXmlDriver;
+import com.thoughtworks.xstream.io.json.JsonHierarchicalStreamDriver;
+
+public class SimpleXstreamInitializer {
+
+    public XStream getXstreamInstance() {
+        return new XStream();
+    }
+
+    public XStream getXstreamJettisonMappedInstance() {
+        return new XStream(new JettisonMappedXmlDriver());
+    }
+
+    public XStream getXstreamJsonHierarchicalInstance() {
+        return new XStream(new JsonHierarchicalStreamDriver());
+    }
+}