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/*
 * Copyright 2007 Google Inc.
 * 
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not
 * use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
 * the License at
 * 
 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 * 
 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
 * WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
 * License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under
 * the License.
 */
package com.google.gwt.user.server.rpc;

import com.google.gwt.user.client.rpc.IncompatibleRemoteServiceException;
import com.google.gwt.user.client.rpc.RemoteService;
import com.google.gwt.user.client.rpc.RpcToken;
import com.google.gwt.user.client.rpc.SerializationException;
import com.google.gwt.user.client.rpc.impl.AbstractSerializationStream;
import com.google.gwt.user.server.rpc.impl.LegacySerializationPolicy;
import com.google.gwt.user.server.rpc.impl.ServerSerializationStreamReader;
import com.google.gwt.user.server.rpc.impl.ServerSerializationStreamWriter;
import com.google.gwt.user.server.rpc.impl.TypeNameObfuscator;

import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;
import java.lang.reflect.Method;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.HashSet;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.Set;

/**
 * Utility class for integrating with the RPC system. This class exposes methods
 * for decoding of RPC requests, encoding of RPC responses, and invocation of
 * RPC calls on service objects. The operations exposed by this class can be
 * reused by framework implementors such as Spring and G4jsf to support a wide
 * range of service invocation policies.
 * 
 * <h3>Canonical Example</h3> The following example demonstrates the canonical
 * way to use this class.
 * 
 * {@example
 * com.google.gwt.examples.rpc.server.CanonicalExample#processCall(String)}
 * 
 * <h3>Advanced Example</h3> The following example shows a more advanced way of
 * using this class to create an adapter between GWT RPC entities and POJOs.
 * 
 * {@example com.google.gwt.examples.rpc.server.AdvancedExample#doPost(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest, javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse)}
 */
public final class RPC {

    /**
     * Maps primitive wrapper classes to their corresponding primitive class.
     */
    private static final Map<Class<?>, Class<?>> PRIMITIVE_WRAPPER_CLASS_TO_PRIMITIVE_CLASS = new HashMap<Class<?>, Class<?>>();

    /**
     * Static map of classes to sets of interfaces (e.g. classes). Optimizes
     * lookup of interfaces for security.
     */
    private static Map<Class<?>, Set<String>> serviceToImplementedInterfacesMap;

    private static final HashMap<String, Class<?>> TYPE_NAMES;

    static {
        PRIMITIVE_WRAPPER_CLASS_TO_PRIMITIVE_CLASS.put(Boolean.class, Boolean.TYPE);
        PRIMITIVE_WRAPPER_CLASS_TO_PRIMITIVE_CLASS.put(Byte.class, Byte.TYPE);
        PRIMITIVE_WRAPPER_CLASS_TO_PRIMITIVE_CLASS.put(Character.class, Character.TYPE);
        PRIMITIVE_WRAPPER_CLASS_TO_PRIMITIVE_CLASS.put(Double.class, Double.TYPE);
        PRIMITIVE_WRAPPER_CLASS_TO_PRIMITIVE_CLASS.put(Float.class, Float.TYPE);
        PRIMITIVE_WRAPPER_CLASS_TO_PRIMITIVE_CLASS.put(Integer.class, Integer.TYPE);
        PRIMITIVE_WRAPPER_CLASS_TO_PRIMITIVE_CLASS.put(Long.class, Long.TYPE);
        PRIMITIVE_WRAPPER_CLASS_TO_PRIMITIVE_CLASS.put(Short.class, Short.TYPE);

        TYPE_NAMES = new HashMap<String, Class<?>>();
        TYPE_NAMES.put("Z", boolean.class);
        TYPE_NAMES.put("B", byte.class);
        TYPE_NAMES.put("C", char.class);
        TYPE_NAMES.put("D", double.class);
        TYPE_NAMES.put("F", float.class);
        TYPE_NAMES.put("I", int.class);
        TYPE_NAMES.put("J", long.class);
        TYPE_NAMES.put("S", short.class);

        serviceToImplementedInterfacesMap = new HashMap<Class<?>, Set<String>>();
    }

    /**
     * Returns an {@link RPCRequest} that is built by decoding the contents of an
     * encoded RPC request.
     * 
     * <p>
     * This method is equivalent to calling {@link #decodeRequest(String, Class)}
     * with <code>null</code> for the type parameter.
     * </p>
     * 
     * @param encodedRequest a string that encodes the {@link RemoteService}
     *          interface, the service method to call, and the arguments to for
     *          the service method
     * @return an {@link RPCRequest} instance
     * 
     * @throws IncompatibleRemoteServiceException if any of the following
     *           conditions apply:
     *           <ul>
     *           <li>if the types in the encoded request cannot be deserialized</li>
     *           <li>if the {@link ClassLoader} acquired from
     *           <code>Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader()</code>
     *           cannot load the service interface or any of the types specified
     *           in the encodedRequest</li>
     *           <li>the requested interface is not assignable to
     *           {@link RemoteService}</li>
     *           <li>the service method requested in the encodedRequest is not a
     *           member of the requested service interface</li>
     *           <li>the type parameter is not <code>null</code> and is not
     *           assignable to the requested {@link RemoteService} interface
     *           </ul>
     */
    public static RPCRequest decodeRequest(String encodedRequest) {
        return decodeRequest(encodedRequest, null);
    }

    /**
     * Returns an {@link RPCRequest} that is built by decoding the contents of an
     * encoded RPC request and optionally validating that type can handle the
     * request. If the type parameter is not <code>null</code>, the implementation
     * checks that the type is assignable to the {@link RemoteService} interface
     * requested in the encoded request string.
     * 
     * <p>
     * Invoking this method with <code>null</code> for the type parameter,
     * <code>decodeRequest(encodedRequest, null)</code>, is equivalent to calling
     * <code>decodeRequest(encodedRequest)</code>.
     * </p>
     * 
     * @param encodedRequest a string that encodes the {@link RemoteService}
     *          interface, the service method, and the arguments to pass to the
     *          service method
     * @param type if not <code>null</code>, the implementation checks that the
     *          type is assignable to the {@link RemoteService} interface encoded
     *          in the encoded request string.
     * @return an {@link RPCRequest} instance
     * 
     * @throws NullPointerException if the encodedRequest is <code>null</code>
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the encodedRequest is an empty string
     * @throws IncompatibleRemoteServiceException if any of the following
     *           conditions apply:
     *           <ul>
     *           <li>if the types in the encoded request cannot be deserialized</li>
     *           <li>if the {@link ClassLoader} acquired from
     *           <code>Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader()</code>
     *           cannot load the service interface or any of the types specified
     *           in the encodedRequest</li>
     *           <li>the requested interface is not assignable to
     *           {@link RemoteService}</li>
     *           <li>the service method requested in the encodedRequest is not a
     *           member of the requested service interface</li>
     *           <li>the type parameter is not <code>null</code> and is not
     *           assignable to the requested {@link RemoteService} interface
     *           </ul>
     */
    public static RPCRequest decodeRequest(String encodedRequest, Class<?> type) {
        return decodeRequest(encodedRequest, type, null);
    }

    /**
     * Returns an {@link RPCRequest} that is built by decoding the contents of an
     * encoded RPC request and optionally validating that type can handle the
     * request. If the type parameter is not <code>null</code>, the implementation
     * checks that the type is assignable to the {@link RemoteService} interface
     * requested in the encoded request string.
     * 
     * <p>
     * If the serializationPolicyProvider parameter is not <code>null</code>, it
     * is asked for a {@link SerializationPolicy} to use to restrict the set of
     * types that can be decoded from the request. If this parameter is
     * <code>null</code>, then only subtypes of
     * {@link com.google.gwt.user.client.rpc.IsSerializable IsSerializable} or
     * types which have custom field serializers can be decoded.
     * </p>
     * 
     * <p>
     * Invoking this method with <code>null</code> for the type parameter,
     * <code>decodeRequest(encodedRequest, null)</code>, is equivalent to calling
     * <code>decodeRequest(encodedRequest)</code>.
     * </p>
     * 
     * @param encodedRequest a string that encodes the {@link RemoteService}
     *          interface, the service method, and the arguments to pass to the
     *          service method
     * @param type if not <code>null</code>, the implementation checks that the
     *          type is assignable to the {@link RemoteService} interface encoded
     *          in the encoded request string.
     * @param serializationPolicyProvider if not <code>null</code>, the
     *          implementation asks this provider for a
     *          {@link SerializationPolicy} which will be used to restrict the set
     *          of types that can be decoded from this request
     * @return an {@link RPCRequest} instance
     * 
     * @throws NullPointerException if the encodedRequest is <code>null</code>
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the encodedRequest is an empty string
     * @throws IncompatibleRemoteServiceException if any of the following
     *           conditions apply:
     *           <ul>
     *           <li>if the types in the encoded request cannot be deserialized</li>
     *           <li>if the {@link ClassLoader} acquired from
     *           <code>Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader()</code>
     *           cannot load the service interface or any of the types specified
     *           in the encodedRequest</li>
     *           <li>the requested interface is not assignable to
     *           {@link RemoteService}</li>
     *           <li>the service method requested in the encodedRequest is not a
     *           member of the requested service interface</li>
     *           <li>the type parameter is not <code>null</code> and is not
     *           assignable to the requested {@link RemoteService} interface
     *           </ul>
     */
    public static RPCRequest decodeRequest(String encodedRequest, Class<?> type,
            SerializationPolicyProvider serializationPolicyProvider) {
        if (encodedRequest == null) {
            throw new NullPointerException("encodedRequest cannot be null");
        }

        if (encodedRequest.length() == 0) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("encodedRequest cannot be empty");
        }

        ClassLoader classLoader = Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader();

        try {
            ServerSerializationStreamReader streamReader = new ServerSerializationStreamReader(classLoader,
                    serializationPolicyProvider);
            streamReader.prepareToRead(encodedRequest);

            RpcToken rpcToken = null;
            if (streamReader.hasFlags(AbstractSerializationStream.FLAG_RPC_TOKEN_INCLUDED)) {
                // Read the RPC token
                rpcToken = (RpcToken) streamReader.deserializeValue(RpcToken.class);
            }

            // Read the name of the RemoteService interface
            String serviceIntfName = maybeDeobfuscate(streamReader, streamReader.readString());

            if (type != null) {
                if (!implementsInterface(type, serviceIntfName)) {
                    // The service does not implement the requested interface
                    throw new IncompatibleRemoteServiceException("Blocked attempt to access interface '"
                            + serviceIntfName + "', which is not implemented by '" + printTypeName(type)
                            + "'; this is either misconfiguration or a hack attempt");
                }
            }

            SerializationPolicy serializationPolicy = streamReader.getSerializationPolicy();
            Class<?> serviceIntf;
            try {
                serviceIntf = getClassFromSerializedName(serviceIntfName, classLoader);
                if (!RemoteService.class.isAssignableFrom(serviceIntf)) {
                    // The requested interface is not a RemoteService interface
                    throw new IncompatibleRemoteServiceException("Blocked attempt to access interface '"
                            + printTypeName(serviceIntf)
                            + "', which doesn't extend RemoteService; this is either misconfiguration or a hack attempt");
                }
            } catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
                throw new IncompatibleRemoteServiceException(
                        "Could not locate requested interface '" + serviceIntfName + "' in default classloader", e);
            }

            String serviceMethodName = streamReader.readString();

            int paramCount = streamReader.readInt();
            if (paramCount > streamReader.getNumberOfTokens()) {
                throw new IncompatibleRemoteServiceException("Invalid number of parameters");
            }
            Class<?>[] parameterTypes = new Class[paramCount];

            for (int i = 0; i < parameterTypes.length; i++) {
                String paramClassName = maybeDeobfuscate(streamReader, streamReader.readString());

                try {
                    parameterTypes[i] = getClassFromSerializedName(paramClassName, classLoader);
                } catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
                    throw new IncompatibleRemoteServiceException(
                            "Parameter " + i + " of is of an unknown type '" + paramClassName + "'", e);
                }
            }

            try {
                Method method = serviceIntf.getMethod(serviceMethodName, parameterTypes);

                Object[] parameterValues = new Object[parameterTypes.length];
                for (int i = 0; i < parameterValues.length; i++) {
                    parameterValues[i] = streamReader.deserializeValue(parameterTypes[i]);
                }

                return new RPCRequest(method, parameterValues, rpcToken, serializationPolicy,
                        streamReader.getFlags());

            } catch (NoSuchMethodException e) {
                throw new IncompatibleRemoteServiceException(
                        formatMethodNotFoundErrorMessage(serviceIntf, serviceMethodName, parameterTypes));
            }
        } catch (SerializationException ex) {
            throw new IncompatibleRemoteServiceException(ex.getMessage(), ex);
        }
    }

    /**
     * Returns a string that encodes an exception. If method is not
     * <code>null</code>, it is an error if the exception is not in the method's
     * list of checked exceptions.
     * 
     * @param serviceMethod the method that threw the exception, may be
     *          <code>null</code>
     * @param cause the {@link Throwable} that was thrown
     * @return a string that encodes the exception
     * 
     * @throws NullPointerException if the the cause is <code>null</code>
     * @throws SerializationException if the result cannot be serialized
     * @throws UnexpectedException if the result was an unexpected exception (a
     *           checked exception not declared in the serviceMethod's signature)
     */
    public static String encodeResponseForFailure(Method serviceMethod, Throwable cause)
            throws SerializationException {
        return encodeResponseForFailure(serviceMethod, cause, getDefaultSerializationPolicy());
    }

    /**
     * Returns a string that encodes an exception. If method is not
     * <code>null</code>, it is an error if the exception is not in the method's
     * list of checked exceptions.
     * 
     * <p>
     * If the serializationPolicy parameter is not <code>null</code>, it is used
     * to determine what types can be encoded as part of this response. If this
     * parameter is <code>null</code>, then only subtypes of
     * {@link com.google.gwt.user.client.rpc.IsSerializable IsSerializable} or
     * types which have custom field serializers may be encoded.
     * </p>
     * 
     * @param serviceMethod the method that threw the exception, may be
     *          <code>null</code>
     * @param cause the {@link Throwable} that was thrown
     * @param serializationPolicy determines the serialization policy to be used
     * @return a string that encodes the exception
     * 
     * @throws NullPointerException if the the cause or the serializationPolicy
     *           are <code>null</code>
     * @throws SerializationException if the result cannot be serialized
     * @throws UnexpectedException if the result was an unexpected exception (a
     *           checked exception not declared in the serviceMethod's signature)
     */
    public static String encodeResponseForFailure(Method serviceMethod, Throwable cause,
            SerializationPolicy serializationPolicy) throws SerializationException {
        return encodeResponseForFailure(serviceMethod, cause, serializationPolicy,
                AbstractSerializationStream.DEFAULT_FLAGS);
    }

    public static String encodeResponseForFailure(Method serviceMethod, Throwable cause,
            SerializationPolicy serializationPolicy, int flags) throws SerializationException {
        if (cause == null) {
            throw new NullPointerException("cause cannot be null");
        }

        if (serializationPolicy == null) {
            throw new NullPointerException("serializationPolicy");
        }

        if (serviceMethod != null && !RPCServletUtils.isExpectedException(serviceMethod, cause)) {
            throw new UnexpectedException("Service method '" + getSourceRepresentation(serviceMethod)
                    + "' threw an unexpected exception: " + cause.toString(), cause);
        }

        return encodeResponse(cause.getClass(), cause, true, flags, serializationPolicy);
    }

    /**
     * Returns a string that encodes the object. It is an error to try to encode
     * an object that is not assignable to the service method's return type.
     * 
     * @param serviceMethod the method whose result we are encoding
     * @param object the instance that we wish to encode
     * @return a string that encodes the object, if the object is compatible with
     *         the service method's declared return type
     * 
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the result is not assignable to the
     *           service method's return type
     * @throws NullPointerException if the service method is <code>null</code>
     * @throws SerializationException if the result cannot be serialized
     */
    public static String encodeResponseForSuccess(Method serviceMethod, Object object)
            throws SerializationException {
        return encodeResponseForSuccess(serviceMethod, object, getDefaultSerializationPolicy());
    }

    /**
     * Returns a string that encodes the object. It is an error to try to encode
     * an object that is not assignable to the service method's return type.
     * 
     * <p>
     * If the serializationPolicy parameter is not <code>null</code>, it is used
     * to determine what types can be encoded as part of this response. If this
     * parameter is <code>null</code>, then only subtypes of
     * {@link com.google.gwt.user.client.rpc.IsSerializable IsSerializable} or
     * types which have custom field serializers may be encoded.
     * </p>
     * 
     * @param serviceMethod the method whose result we are encoding
     * @param object the instance that we wish to encode
     * @param serializationPolicy determines the serialization policy to be used
     * @return a string that encodes the object, if the object is compatible with
     *         the service method's declared return type
     * 
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the result is not assignable to the
     *           service method's return type
     * @throws NullPointerException if the serviceMethod or the
     *           serializationPolicy are <code>null</code>
     * @throws SerializationException if the result cannot be serialized
     */
    public static String encodeResponseForSuccess(Method serviceMethod, Object object,
            SerializationPolicy serializationPolicy) throws SerializationException {
        return encodeResponseForSuccess(serviceMethod, object, serializationPolicy,
                AbstractSerializationStream.DEFAULT_FLAGS);
    }

    public static String encodeResponseForSuccess(Method serviceMethod, Object object,
            SerializationPolicy serializationPolicy, int flags) throws SerializationException {
        if (serviceMethod == null) {
            throw new NullPointerException("serviceMethod cannot be null");
        }

        if (serializationPolicy == null) {
            throw new NullPointerException("serializationPolicy");
        }

        Class<?> methodReturnType = serviceMethod.getReturnType();
        if (methodReturnType != void.class && object != null) {
            Class<?> actualReturnType;
            if (methodReturnType.isPrimitive()) {
                actualReturnType = getPrimitiveClassFromWrapper(object.getClass());
            } else {
                actualReturnType = object.getClass();
            }

            if (actualReturnType == null || !methodReturnType.isAssignableFrom(actualReturnType)) {
                throw new IllegalArgumentException("Type '" + printTypeName(object.getClass())
                        + "' does not match the return type in the method's signature: '"
                        + getSourceRepresentation(serviceMethod) + "'");
            }
        }

        return encodeResponse(methodReturnType, object, false, flags, serializationPolicy);
    }

    /**
     * Returns a default serialization policy.
     * 
     * @return the default serialization policy.
     */
    public static SerializationPolicy getDefaultSerializationPolicy() {
        return LegacySerializationPolicy.getInstance();
    }

    /**
     * Returns a string that encodes the result of calling a service method, which
     * could be the value returned by the method or an exception thrown by it.
     * 
     * <p>
     * This method does no security checking; security checking must be done on
     * the method prior to this invocation.
     * </p>
     * 
     * @param target instance on which to invoke the serviceMethod
     * @param serviceMethod the method to invoke
     * @param args arguments used for the method invocation
     * @return a string which encodes either the method's return or a checked
     *         exception thrown by the method
     * 
     * @throws SecurityException if the method cannot be accessed or if the number
     *           or type of actual and formal arguments differ
     * @throws SerializationException if an object could not be serialized by the
     *           stream
     * @throws UnexpectedException if the serviceMethod throws a checked exception
     *           that is not declared in its signature
     */
    public static String invokeAndEncodeResponse(Object target, Method serviceMethod, Object[] args)
            throws SerializationException {
        return invokeAndEncodeResponse(target, serviceMethod, args, getDefaultSerializationPolicy());
    }

    /**
     * Returns a string that encodes the result of calling a service method, which
     * could be the value returned by the method or an exception thrown by it.
     * 
     * <p>
     * If the serializationPolicy parameter is not <code>null</code>, it is used
     * to determine what types can be encoded as part of this response. If this
     * parameter is <code>null</code>, then only subtypes of
     * {@link com.google.gwt.user.client.rpc.IsSerializable IsSerializable} or
     * types which have custom field serializers may be encoded.
     * </p>
     * 
     * <p>
     * This method does no security checking; security checking must be done on
     * the method prior to this invocation.
     * </p>
     * 
     * @param target instance on which to invoke the serviceMethod
     * @param serviceMethod the method to invoke
     * @param args arguments used for the method invocation
     * @param serializationPolicy determines the serialization policy to be used
     * @return a string which encodes either the method's return or a checked
     *         exception thrown by the method
     * 
     * @throws NullPointerException if the serviceMethod or the
     *           serializationPolicy are <code>null</code>
     * @throws SecurityException if the method cannot be accessed or if the number
     *           or type of actual and formal arguments differ
     * @throws SerializationException if an object could not be serialized by the
     *           stream
     * @throws UnexpectedException if the serviceMethod throws a checked exception
     *           that is not declared in its signature
     */
    public static String invokeAndEncodeResponse(Object target, Method serviceMethod, Object[] args,
            SerializationPolicy serializationPolicy) throws SerializationException {
        return invokeAndEncodeResponse(target, serviceMethod, args, serializationPolicy,
                AbstractSerializationStream.DEFAULT_FLAGS);
    }

    public static String invokeAndEncodeResponse(Object target, Method serviceMethod, Object[] args,
            SerializationPolicy serializationPolicy, int flags) throws SerializationException {
        if (serviceMethod == null) {
            throw new NullPointerException("serviceMethod");
        }

        if (serializationPolicy == null) {
            throw new NullPointerException("serializationPolicy");
        }

        String responsePayload;
        try {
            Object result = serviceMethod.invoke(target, args);

            responsePayload = encodeResponseForSuccess(serviceMethod, result, serializationPolicy, flags);
        } catch (IllegalAccessException e) {
            SecurityException securityException = new SecurityException(
                    formatIllegalAccessErrorMessage(target, serviceMethod));
            securityException.initCause(e);
            throw securityException;
        } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
            SecurityException securityException = new SecurityException(
                    formatIllegalArgumentErrorMessage(target, serviceMethod, args));
            securityException.initCause(e);
            throw securityException;
        } catch (InvocationTargetException e) {
            // Try to encode the caught exception
            //
            Throwable cause = e.getCause();

            responsePayload = encodeResponseForFailure(serviceMethod, cause, serializationPolicy, flags);
        }

        return responsePayload;
    }

    /**
     * Returns a string that encodes the results of an RPC call. Private overload
     * that takes a flag signaling the preamble of the response payload.
     * 
     * @param object the object that we wish to send back to the client
     * @param wasThrown if true, the object being returned was an exception thrown
     *          by the service method; if false, it was the result of the service
     *          method's invocation
     * @return a string that encodes the response from a service method
     * @throws SerializationException if the object cannot be serialized
     */
    private static String encodeResponse(Class<?> responseClass, Object object, boolean wasThrown, int flags,
            SerializationPolicy serializationPolicy) throws SerializationException {

        ServerSerializationStreamWriter stream = new ServerSerializationStreamWriter(serializationPolicy);
        stream.setFlags(flags);

        stream.prepareToWrite();
        if (responseClass != void.class) {
            stream.serializeValue(object, responseClass);
        }

        String bufferStr = (wasThrown ? "//EX" : "//OK") + stream.toString();
        return bufferStr;
    }

    private static String formatIllegalAccessErrorMessage(Object target, Method serviceMethod) {
        StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer();
        sb.append("Blocked attempt to access inaccessible method '");
        sb.append(getSourceRepresentation(serviceMethod));
        sb.append("'");

        if (target != null) {
            sb.append(" on target '");
            sb.append(printTypeName(target.getClass()));
            sb.append("'");
        }

        sb.append("; this is either misconfiguration or a hack attempt");

        return sb.toString();
    }

    private static String formatIllegalArgumentErrorMessage(Object target, Method serviceMethod, Object[] args) {
        StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer();
        sb.append("Blocked attempt to invoke method '");
        sb.append(getSourceRepresentation(serviceMethod));
        sb.append("'");

        if (target != null) {
            sb.append(" on target '");
            sb.append(printTypeName(target.getClass()));
            sb.append("'");
        }

        sb.append(" with invalid arguments");

        if (args != null && args.length > 0) {
            sb.append(Arrays.asList(args));
        }

        return sb.toString();
    }

    private static String formatMethodNotFoundErrorMessage(Class<?> serviceIntf, String serviceMethodName,
            Class<?>[] parameterTypes) {
        StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer();

        sb.append("Could not locate requested method '");
        sb.append(serviceMethodName);
        sb.append("(");
        for (int i = 0; i < parameterTypes.length; ++i) {
            if (i > 0) {
                sb.append(", ");
            }
            sb.append(printTypeName(parameterTypes[i]));
        }
        sb.append(")'");

        sb.append(" in interface '");
        sb.append(printTypeName(serviceIntf));
        sb.append("'");

        return sb.toString();
    }

    /**
     * Returns the {@link Class} instance for the named class or primitive type.
     * 
     * @param serializedName the serialized name of a class or primitive type
     * @param classLoader the classLoader used to load {@link Class}es
     * @return Class instance for the given type name
     * @throws ClassNotFoundException if the named type was not found
     */
    private static Class<?> getClassFromSerializedName(String serializedName, ClassLoader classLoader)
            throws ClassNotFoundException {
        Class<?> value = TYPE_NAMES.get(serializedName);
        if (value != null) {
            return value;
        }

        return Class.forName(serializedName, false, classLoader);
    }

    /**
     * Returns the {@link java.lang.Class Class} for a primitive type given its
     * corresponding wrapper {@link java.lang.Class Class}.
     * 
     * @param wrapperClass primitive wrapper class
     * @return primitive class
     */
    private static Class<?> getPrimitiveClassFromWrapper(Class<?> wrapperClass) {
        return PRIMITIVE_WRAPPER_CLASS_TO_PRIMITIVE_CLASS.get(wrapperClass);
    }

    /**
     * Returns the source representation for a method signature.
     * 
     * @param method method to get the source signature for
     * @return source representation for a method signature
     */
    private static String getSourceRepresentation(Method method) {
        return method.toString().replace('$', '.');
    }

    /**
     * Used to determine whether the specified interface name is implemented by
     * the service class. This is done without loading the class (for security).
     */
    private static boolean implementsInterface(Class<?> service, String intfName) {
        synchronized (serviceToImplementedInterfacesMap) {
            // See if it's cached.
            //
            Set<String> interfaceSet = serviceToImplementedInterfacesMap.get(service);
            if (interfaceSet != null) {
                if (interfaceSet.contains(intfName)) {
                    return true;
                }
            } else {
                interfaceSet = new HashSet<String>();
                serviceToImplementedInterfacesMap.put(service, interfaceSet);
            }

            if (!service.isInterface()) {
                while ((service != null) && !RemoteServiceServlet.class.equals(service)) {
                    Class<?>[] intfs = service.getInterfaces();
                    for (Class<?> intf : intfs) {
                        if (implementsInterfaceRecursive(intf, intfName)) {
                            interfaceSet.add(intfName);
                            return true;
                        }
                    }

                    // did not find the interface in this class so we look in the
                    // superclass
                    //
                    service = service.getSuperclass();
                }
            } else {
                if (implementsInterfaceRecursive(service, intfName)) {
                    interfaceSet.add(intfName);
                    return true;
                }
            }

            return false;
        }
    }

    /**
     * Only called from implementsInterface().
     */
    private static boolean implementsInterfaceRecursive(Class<?> clazz, String intfName) {
        assert (clazz.isInterface());

        if (clazz.getName().equals(intfName)) {
            return true;
        }

        // search implemented interfaces
        Class<?>[] intfs = clazz.getInterfaces();
        for (Class<?> intf : intfs) {
            if (implementsInterfaceRecursive(intf, intfName)) {
                return true;
            }
        }

        return false;
    }

    /**
     * Given a type identifier in the stream, attempt to deobfuscate it. Retuns
     * the original identifier if deobfuscation is unnecessary or no mapping is
     * known.
     */
    private static String maybeDeobfuscate(ServerSerializationStreamReader streamReader, String name)
            throws SerializationException {
        int index;
        if (streamReader.hasFlags(AbstractSerializationStream.FLAG_ELIDE_TYPE_NAMES)) {
            SerializationPolicy serializationPolicy = streamReader.getSerializationPolicy();
            if (!(serializationPolicy instanceof TypeNameObfuscator)) {
                throw new IncompatibleRemoteServiceException("RPC request was encoded with obfuscated type names, "
                        + "but the SerializationPolicy in use does not implement "
                        + TypeNameObfuscator.class.getName());
            }

            String maybe = ((TypeNameObfuscator) serializationPolicy).getClassNameForTypeId(name);
            if (maybe != null) {
                return maybe;
            }
        } else if ((index = name.indexOf('/')) != -1) {
            return name.substring(0, index);
        }
        return name;
    }

    /**
     * Straight copy from
     * {@link com.google.gwt.dev.util.TypeInfo#getSourceRepresentation(Class)} to
     * avoid runtime dependency on gwt-dev.
     */
    private static String printTypeName(Class<?> type) {
        // Primitives
        //
        if (type.equals(Integer.TYPE)) {
            return "int";
        } else if (type.equals(Long.TYPE)) {
            return "long";
        } else if (type.equals(Short.TYPE)) {
            return "short";
        } else if (type.equals(Byte.TYPE)) {
            return "byte";
        } else if (type.equals(Character.TYPE)) {
            return "char";
        } else if (type.equals(Boolean.TYPE)) {
            return "boolean";
        } else if (type.equals(Float.TYPE)) {
            return "float";
        } else if (type.equals(Double.TYPE)) {
            return "double";
        }

        // Arrays
        //
        if (type.isArray()) {
            Class<?> componentType = type.getComponentType();
            return printTypeName(componentType) + "[]";
        }

        // Everything else
        //
        return type.getName().replace('$', '.');
    }

    /**
     * Static classes have no constructability.
     */
    private RPC() {
        // Not instantiable
    }
}