package io.ebeaninternal.server.deploy;

import java.lang.reflect.ParameterizedType;
import java.lang.reflect.Type;

Helper object to find generic parameter types for a given class.
/**
 * Helper object to find generic parameter types for a given class.
 */
public class ParamTypeUtil {

  
Find and return the parameter type given a generic interface or class.

This assumes there is only one generic parameter.


Returns null if no match was found.

Params:
cls –       the class to search for the parameter type
matchType – the type which has the generic parameter/**
   * Find and return the parameter type given a generic interface or class.
   * <p>
   * This assumes there is only one generic parameter.
   * </p>
   * <p>
   * Returns null if no match was found.
   * </p>
   *
   * @param cls       the class to search for the parameter type
   * @param matchType the type which has the generic parameter
   */
  public static Class<?> findParamType(Class<?> cls, Class<?> matchType) {

    // search for: implementing a generic interface
    Type paramType = matchByInterfaces(cls, matchType);
    if (paramType == null) {
      // search for: extending a generic class
      Type genericSuperclass = cls.getGenericSuperclass();
      if (genericSuperclass != null) {
        paramType = matchParamType(genericSuperclass, matchType);
      }
    }

    if (paramType instanceof Class<?>) {
      // only interested in classes
      return (Class<?>) paramType;
    } else {
      return null;
    }
  }

  
Check if the type is a generic one with parameters and of the correct type we are
searching for. Return the parameter type if this matches otherwise return null.
/**
   * Check if the type is a generic one with parameters and of the correct type we are
   * searching for. Return the parameter type if this matches otherwise return null.
   */
  private static Type matchParamType(Type type, Class<?> matchType) {
    if (type instanceof ParameterizedType) {
      ParameterizedType pt = (ParameterizedType) type;
      Type rawType = pt.getRawType();
      boolean isAssignable = matchType.isAssignableFrom((Class<?>) rawType);
      if (isAssignable) {
        // assume there is only one parameter type
        Type[] typeArguments = pt.getActualTypeArguments();
        if (typeArguments.length != 1) {
          String m = "Expecting only 1 generic paramater but got " + typeArguments.length + " for " + type;
          throw new RuntimeException(m);
        }
        return typeArguments[0];
      }
    }
    return null;
  }

  
Search the interfaces this class implements.
/**
   * Search the interfaces this class implements.
   */
  private static Type matchByInterfaces(Class<?> cls, Class<?> matchType) {

    Type[] gis = cls.getGenericInterfaces();
    for (Type gi : gis) {
      Type match = matchParamType(gi, matchType);
      if (match != null) {
        return match;
      }
    }
    return null;
  }
}