Commons Collections example source code file (FactoryUtils.java)

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The Commons Collections FactoryUtils.java source code

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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 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 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 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 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 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);
    }

}