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package com.google.inject;

import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkArgument;
import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkNotNull;
import static com.google.inject.internal.MoreTypes.canonicalize;

import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
import com.google.inject.internal.MoreTypes;
import com.google.inject.util.Types;
import java.lang.reflect.Constructor;
import java.lang.reflect.Field;
import java.lang.reflect.GenericArrayType;
import java.lang.reflect.Member;
import java.lang.reflect.Method;
import java.lang.reflect.ParameterizedType;
import java.lang.reflect.Type;
import java.lang.reflect.TypeVariable;
import java.lang.reflect.WildcardType;
import java.util.List;

Represents a generic type T. Java doesn't yet provide a way to represent generic types, so this class does. Forces clients to create a subclass of this class which enables retrieval of the type information even at runtime.

For example, to create a type literal for List<String>, you can create an empty anonymous inner class:

TypeLiteral<List<String>> list = new TypeLiteral<List<String>>() {};

Along with modeling generic types, this class can resolve type parameters. For example, to figure out what type keySet() returns on a Map<Integer, String>, use this code:


TypeLiteral<Map<Integer, String>> mapType
    = new TypeLiteral<Map<Integer, String>>() {};
TypeLiteral<?> keySetType
    = mapType.getReturnType(Map.class.getMethod("keySet"));
System.out.println(keySetType); // prints "Set<Integer>"
Author:crazybob@google.com (Bob Lee), jessewilson@google.com (Jesse Wilson)
/** * Represents a generic type {@code T}. Java doesn't yet provide a way to represent generic types, * so this class does. Forces clients to create a subclass of this class which enables retrieval of * the type information even at runtime. * * <p>For example, to create a type literal for {@code List<String>}, you can create an empty * anonymous inner class: * * <p>{@code TypeLiteral<List<String>> list = new TypeLiteral<List<String>>() {};} * * <p>Along with modeling generic types, this class can resolve type parameters. For example, to * figure out what type {@code keySet()} returns on a {@code Map<Integer, String>}, use this code: * * <pre>{@code * TypeLiteral<Map<Integer, String>> mapType * = new TypeLiteral<Map<Integer, String>>() {}; * TypeLiteral<?> keySetType * = mapType.getReturnType(Map.class.getMethod("keySet")); * System.out.println(keySetType); // prints "Set<Integer>" * }</pre> * * @author crazybob@google.com (Bob Lee) * @author jessewilson@google.com (Jesse Wilson) */
public class TypeLiteral<T> { final Class<? super T> rawType; final Type type; final int hashCode;
Constructs a new type literal. Derives represented class from type parameter.

Clients create an empty anonymous subclass. Doing so embeds the type parameter in the anonymous class's type hierarchy so we can reconstitute it at runtime despite erasure.

/** * Constructs a new type literal. Derives represented class from type parameter. * * <p>Clients create an empty anonymous subclass. Doing so embeds the type parameter in the * anonymous class's type hierarchy so we can reconstitute it at runtime despite erasure. */
@SuppressWarnings("unchecked") protected TypeLiteral() { this.type = getSuperclassTypeParameter(getClass()); this.rawType = (Class<? super T>) MoreTypes.getRawType(type); this.hashCode = type.hashCode(); }
Unsafe. Constructs a type literal manually.
/** Unsafe. Constructs a type literal manually. */
@SuppressWarnings("unchecked") TypeLiteral(Type type) { this.type = canonicalize(checkNotNull(type, "type")); this.rawType = (Class<? super T>) MoreTypes.getRawType(this.type); this.hashCode = this.type.hashCode(); }
Returns the type from super class's type parameter in canonical form.
/** * Returns the type from super class's type parameter in {@link MoreTypes#canonicalize(Type) * canonical form}. */
static Type getSuperclassTypeParameter(Class<?> subclass) { Type superclass = subclass.getGenericSuperclass(); if (superclass instanceof Class) { throw new RuntimeException("Missing type parameter."); } ParameterizedType parameterized = (ParameterizedType) superclass; return canonicalize(parameterized.getActualTypeArguments()[0]); }
Gets type literal from super class's type parameter.
/** Gets type literal from super class's type parameter. */
static TypeLiteral<?> fromSuperclassTypeParameter(Class<?> subclass) { return new TypeLiteral<Object>(getSuperclassTypeParameter(subclass)); }
Returns the raw (non-generic) type for this type.
Since:2.0
/** * Returns the raw (non-generic) type for this type. * * @since 2.0 */
public final Class<? super T> getRawType() { return rawType; }
Gets underlying Type instance.
/** Gets underlying {@code Type} instance. */
public final Type getType() { return type; }
Gets the type of this type's provider.
/** Gets the type of this type's provider. */
@SuppressWarnings("unchecked") final TypeLiteral<Provider<T>> providerType() { // This cast is safe and wouldn't generate a warning if Type had a type // parameter. return (TypeLiteral<Provider<T>>) get(Types.providerOf(getType())); } @Override public final int hashCode() { return this.hashCode; } @Override public final boolean equals(Object o) { return o instanceof TypeLiteral<?> && MoreTypes.equals(type, ((TypeLiteral) o).type); } @Override public final String toString() { return MoreTypes.typeToString(type); }
Gets type literal for the given Type instance.
/** Gets type literal for the given {@code Type} instance. */
public static TypeLiteral<?> get(Type type) { return new TypeLiteral<Object>(type); }
Gets type literal for the given Class instance.
/** Gets type literal for the given {@code Class} instance. */
public static <T> TypeLiteral<T> get(Class<T> type) { return new TypeLiteral<T>(type); }
Returns an immutable list of the resolved types.
/** Returns an immutable list of the resolved types. */
private List<TypeLiteral<?>> resolveAll(Type[] types) { TypeLiteral<?>[] result = new TypeLiteral<?>[types.length]; for (int t = 0; t < types.length; t++) { result[t] = resolve(types[t]); } return ImmutableList.copyOf(result); }
Resolves known type parameters in toResolve and returns the result.
/** Resolves known type parameters in {@code toResolve} and returns the result. */
TypeLiteral<?> resolve(Type toResolve) { return TypeLiteral.get(resolveType(toResolve)); } Type resolveType(Type toResolve) { // this implementation is made a little more complicated in an attempt to avoid object-creation while (true) { if (toResolve instanceof TypeVariable) { TypeVariable original = (TypeVariable) toResolve; toResolve = MoreTypes.resolveTypeVariable(type, rawType, original); if (toResolve == original) { return toResolve; } } else if (toResolve instanceof GenericArrayType) { GenericArrayType original = (GenericArrayType) toResolve; Type componentType = original.getGenericComponentType(); Type newComponentType = resolveType(componentType); return componentType == newComponentType ? original : Types.arrayOf(newComponentType); } else if (toResolve instanceof ParameterizedType) { ParameterizedType original = (ParameterizedType) toResolve; Type ownerType = original.getOwnerType(); Type newOwnerType = resolveType(ownerType); boolean changed = newOwnerType != ownerType; Type[] args = original.getActualTypeArguments(); for (int t = 0, length = args.length; t < length; t++) { Type resolvedTypeArgument = resolveType(args[t]); if (resolvedTypeArgument != args[t]) { if (!changed) { args = args.clone(); changed = true; } args[t] = resolvedTypeArgument; } } return changed ? Types.newParameterizedTypeWithOwner(newOwnerType, original.getRawType(), args) : original; } else if (toResolve instanceof WildcardType) { WildcardType original = (WildcardType) toResolve; Type[] originalLowerBound = original.getLowerBounds(); Type[] originalUpperBound = original.getUpperBounds(); if (originalLowerBound.length == 1) { Type lowerBound = resolveType(originalLowerBound[0]); if (lowerBound != originalLowerBound[0]) { return Types.supertypeOf(lowerBound); } } else if (originalUpperBound.length == 1) { Type upperBound = resolveType(originalUpperBound[0]); if (upperBound != originalUpperBound[0]) { return Types.subtypeOf(upperBound); } } return original; } else { return toResolve; } } }
Returns the generic form of supertype. For example, if this is ArrayList<String>, this returns Iterable<String> given the input Iterable.class.
Params:
  • supertype – a superclass of, or interface implemented by, this.
Since:2.0
/** * Returns the generic form of {@code supertype}. For example, if this is {@code * ArrayList<String>}, this returns {@code Iterable<String>} given the input {@code * Iterable.class}. * * @param supertype a superclass of, or interface implemented by, this. * @since 2.0 */
public TypeLiteral<?> getSupertype(Class<?> supertype) { checkArgument( supertype.isAssignableFrom(rawType), "%s is not a supertype of %s", supertype, this.type); return resolve(MoreTypes.getGenericSupertype(type, rawType, supertype)); }
Returns the resolved generic type of field.
Params:
  • field – a field defined by this or any superclass.
Since:2.0
/** * Returns the resolved generic type of {@code field}. * * @param field a field defined by this or any superclass. * @since 2.0 */
public TypeLiteral<?> getFieldType(Field field) { checkArgument( field.getDeclaringClass().isAssignableFrom(rawType), "%s is not defined by a supertype of %s", field, type); return resolve(field.getGenericType()); }
Returns the resolved generic parameter types of methodOrConstructor.
Params:
  • methodOrConstructor – a method or constructor defined by this or any supertype.
Since:2.0
/** * Returns the resolved generic parameter types of {@code methodOrConstructor}. * * @param methodOrConstructor a method or constructor defined by this or any supertype. * @since 2.0 */
public List<TypeLiteral<?>> getParameterTypes(Member methodOrConstructor) { Type[] genericParameterTypes; if (methodOrConstructor instanceof Method) { Method method = (Method) methodOrConstructor; checkArgument( method.getDeclaringClass().isAssignableFrom(rawType), "%s is not defined by a supertype of %s", method, type); genericParameterTypes = method.getGenericParameterTypes(); } else if (methodOrConstructor instanceof Constructor) { Constructor<?> constructor = (Constructor<?>) methodOrConstructor; checkArgument( constructor.getDeclaringClass().isAssignableFrom(rawType), "%s does not construct a supertype of %s", constructor, type); genericParameterTypes = constructor.getGenericParameterTypes(); } else { throw new IllegalArgumentException("Not a method or a constructor: " + methodOrConstructor); } return resolveAll(genericParameterTypes); }
Returns the resolved generic exception types thrown by constructor.
Params:
  • methodOrConstructor – a method or constructor defined by this or any supertype.
Since:2.0
/** * Returns the resolved generic exception types thrown by {@code constructor}. * * @param methodOrConstructor a method or constructor defined by this or any supertype. * @since 2.0 */
public List<TypeLiteral<?>> getExceptionTypes(Member methodOrConstructor) { Type[] genericExceptionTypes; if (methodOrConstructor instanceof Method) { Method method = (Method) methodOrConstructor; checkArgument( method.getDeclaringClass().isAssignableFrom(rawType), "%s is not defined by a supertype of %s", method, type); genericExceptionTypes = method.getGenericExceptionTypes(); } else if (methodOrConstructor instanceof Constructor) { Constructor<?> constructor = (Constructor<?>) methodOrConstructor; checkArgument( constructor.getDeclaringClass().isAssignableFrom(rawType), "%s does not construct a supertype of %s", constructor, type); genericExceptionTypes = constructor.getGenericExceptionTypes(); } else { throw new IllegalArgumentException("Not a method or a constructor: " + methodOrConstructor); } return resolveAll(genericExceptionTypes); }
Returns the resolved generic return type of method.
Params:
  • method – a method defined by this or any supertype.
Since:2.0
/** * Returns the resolved generic return type of {@code method}. * * @param method a method defined by this or any supertype. * @since 2.0 */
public TypeLiteral<?> getReturnType(Method method) { checkArgument( method.getDeclaringClass().isAssignableFrom(rawType), "%s is not defined by a supertype of %s", method, type); return resolve(method.getGenericReturnType()); } }