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package org.apache.commons.collections;
import org.apache.commons.collections.functors.ConstantFactory;
import org.apache.commons.collections.functors.InstantiateFactory;
import org.apache.commons.collections.functors.ExceptionFactory;
import org.apache.commons.collections.functors.PrototypeFactory;
/**
* <code>FactoryUtils</code> provides reference implementations and utilities
* for the Factory functor interface. The supplied factories are:
* <ul>
* <li>Prototype - clones a specified object
* <li>Reflection - creates objects using reflection
* <li>Constant - always returns the same object
* <li>Null - always returns null
* <li>Exception - always throws an exception
* </ul>
* All the supplied factories are Serializable.
*
* @since Commons Collections 3.0
* @version $Revision: 646777 $ $Date: 2008-04-10 13:33:15 +0100 (Thu, 10 Apr 2008) $
*
* @author Stephen Colebourne
*/
public class FactoryUtils {
/**
* This class is not normally instantiated.
*/
public FactoryUtils() {
super();
}
/**
* Gets a Factory that always throws an exception.
* This could be useful during testing as a placeholder.
*
* @see org.apache.commons.collections.functors.ExceptionFactory
*
* @return the factory
*/
public static Factory exceptionFactory() {
return ExceptionFactory.INSTANCE;
}
/**
* Gets a Factory that will return null each time the factory is used.
* This could be useful during testing as a placeholder.
*
* @see org.apache.commons.collections.functors.ConstantFactory
*
* @return the factory
*/
public static Factory nullFactory() {
return ConstantFactory.NULL_INSTANCE;
}
/**
* Creates a Factory that will return the same object each time the factory
* is used. No check is made that the object is immutable. In general, only
* immutable objects should use the constant factory. Mutable objects should
* use the prototype factory.
*
* @see org.apache.commons.collections.functors.ConstantFactory
*
* @param constantToReturn the constant object to return each time in the factory
* @return the <code>constant</code> factory.
*/
public static Factory constantFactory(Object constantToReturn) {
return ConstantFactory.getInstance(constantToReturn);
}
/**
* Creates a Factory that will return a clone of the same prototype object
* each time the factory is used. The prototype will be cloned using one of these
* techniques (in order):
* <ul>
* <li>public clone method
* <li>public copy constructor
* <li>serialization clone
* <ul>
*
* @see org.apache.commons.collections.functors.PrototypeFactory
*
* @param prototype the object to clone each time in the factory
* @return the <code>prototype</code> factory
* @throws IllegalArgumentException if the prototype is null
* @throws IllegalArgumentException if the prototype cannot be cloned
*/
public static Factory prototypeFactory(Object prototype) {
return PrototypeFactory.getInstance(prototype);
}
/**
* Creates a Factory that can create objects of a specific type using
* a no-args constructor.
*
* @see org.apache.commons.collections.functors.InstantiateFactory
*
* @param classToInstantiate the Class to instantiate each time in the factory
* @return the <code>reflection</code> factory
* @throws IllegalArgumentException if the classToInstantiate is null
*/
public static Factory instantiateFactory(Class classToInstantiate) {
return InstantiateFactory.getInstance(classToInstantiate, null, null);
}
/**
* Creates a Factory that can create objects of a specific type using
* the arguments specified to this method.
*
* @see org.apache.commons.collections.functors.InstantiateFactory
*
* @param classToInstantiate the Class to instantiate each time in the factory
* @param paramTypes parameter types for the constructor, can be null
* @param args the arguments to pass to the constructor, can be null
* @return the <code>reflection</code> factory
* @throws IllegalArgumentException if the classToInstantiate is null
* @throws IllegalArgumentException if the paramTypes and args don't match
* @throws IllegalArgumentException if the constructor doesn't exist
*/
public static Factory instantiateFactory(Class classToInstantiate, Class[] paramTypes, Object[] args) {
return InstantiateFactory.getInstance(classToInstantiate, paramTypes, args);
}
}