package io.dropwizard.util;
import javax.annotation.Nullable;
import java.lang.reflect.ParameterizedType;
import java.lang.reflect.Type;
import java.lang.reflect.TypeVariable;
import static java.util.Objects.requireNonNull;
Helper methods for class type parameters.
See Also:
/**
* Helper methods for class type parameters.
* @see <a href="http://gafter.blogspot.com/2006/12/super-type-tokens.html">Super Type Tokens</a>
*/
public class Generics {
private Generics() { /* singleton */ }
Finds the type parameter for the given class.
Params: - klass – a parameterized class
Returns: the class's type parameter
/**
* Finds the type parameter for the given class.
*
* @param klass a parameterized class
* @return the class's type parameter
*/
public static Class<?> getTypeParameter(Class<?> klass) {
return getTypeParameter(klass, Object.class);
}
Finds the type parameter for the given class which is assignable to the bound class.
Params: - klass – a parameterized class
- bound – the type bound
Type parameters: - <T> – the type bound
Returns: the class's type parameter
/**
* Finds the type parameter for the given class which is assignable to the bound class.
*
* @param klass a parameterized class
* @param bound the type bound
* @param <T> the type bound
* @return the class's type parameter
*/
public static <T> Class<T> getTypeParameter(Class<?> klass, Class<? super T> bound) {
Type t = requireNonNull(klass);
while (t instanceof Class<?>) {
t = ((Class<?>) t).getGenericSuperclass();
}
/* This is not guaranteed to work for all cases with convoluted piping
* of type parameters: but it can at least resolve straight-forward
* extension with single type parameter (as per [Issue-89]).
* And when it fails to do that, will indicate with specific exception.
*/
if (t instanceof ParameterizedType) {
// should typically have one of type parameters (first one) that matches:
for (Type param : ((ParameterizedType) t).getActualTypeArguments()) {
if (param instanceof Class<?>) {
final Class<T> cls = determineClass(bound, param);
if (cls != null) {
return cls;
}
} else if (param instanceof TypeVariable) {
for (Type paramBound : ((TypeVariable<?>) param).getBounds()) {
if (paramBound instanceof Class<?>) {
final Class<T> cls = determineClass(bound, paramBound);
if (cls != null) {
return cls;
}
}
}
} else if (param instanceof ParameterizedType) {
final Type rawType = ((ParameterizedType) param).getRawType();
if (rawType instanceof Class<?>) {
final Class<T> cls = determineClass(bound, rawType);
if (cls != null) {
return cls;
}
}
}
}
}
throw new IllegalStateException("Cannot figure out type parameterization for " + klass.getName());
}
@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
@Nullable
private static <T> Class<T> determineClass(Class<? super T> bound, Type candidate) {
if (candidate instanceof Class<?>) {
final Class<?> cls = (Class<?>) candidate;
if (bound.isAssignableFrom(cls)) {
return (Class<T>) cls;
}
}
return null;
}
}