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/*
 * Copyright 2001-2004 The Apache Software Foundation.
 * 
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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package org.apache.commons.beanutils;

import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;
import java.lang.reflect.Method;
import java.lang.reflect.Modifier;
import java.util.WeakHashMap;

/**
 * <p> Utility reflection methods focussed on methods in general rather than properties in particular. </p>
 *
 * <h3>Known Limitations</h3>
 * <h4>Accessing Public Methods In A Default Access Superclass</h4>
 * <p>There is an issue when invoking public methods contained in a default access superclass.
 * Reflection locates these methods fine and correctly assigns them as public.
 * However, an <code>IllegalAccessException</code> is thrown if the method is invoked.</p>
 *
 * <p><code>MethodUtils</code> contains a workaround for this situation. 
 * It will attempt to call <code>setAccessible</code> on this method.
 * If this call succeeds, then the method can be invoked as normal.
 * This call will only succeed when the application has sufficient security privilages. 
 * If this call fails then a warning will be logged and the method may fail.</p>
 *
 * @author Craig R. McClanahan
 * @author Ralph Schaer
 * @author Chris Audley
 * @author Rey Franois
 * @author Gregor Raman
 * @author Jan Sorensen
 * @author Robert Burrell Donkin
 */

public class MethodUtils {

    // --------------------------------------------------------- Private Methods

    /**
     * All logging goes through this logger
     */
    /** Only log warning about accessibility work around once */
    private static boolean loggedAccessibleWarning = false;

    /** An empty class array */
    private static final Class[] emptyClassArray = new Class[0];
    /** An empty object array */
    private static final Object[] emptyObjectArray = new Object[0];

    /**
     * Stores a cache of Methods against MethodDescriptors, in a WeakHashMap.
     */
    private static WeakHashMap cache = new WeakHashMap();

    // --------------------------------------------------------- Public Methods

    /**
     * <p>Invoke a named method whose parameter type matches the object type.</p>
     *
     * <p>The behaviour of this method is less deterministic 
     * than {@link #invokeExactMethod}. 
     * It loops through all methods with names that match
     * and then executes the first it finds with compatable parameters.</p>
     *
     * <p>This method supports calls to methods taking primitive parameters 
     * via passing in wrapping classes. So, for example, a <code>Boolean</code> class
     * would match a <code>boolean</code> primitive.</p>
     *
     * <p> This is a convenient wrapper for
     * {@link #invokeMethod(Object object,String methodName,Object [] args)}.
     * </p>
     *
     * @param object invoke method on this object
     * @param methodName get method with this name
     * @param arg use this argument
     *
     * @throws NoSuchMethodException if there is no such accessible method
     * @throws InvocationTargetException wraps an exception thrown by the
     *  method invoked
     * @throws IllegalAccessException if the requested method is not accessible
     *  via reflection
     */
    public static Object invokeMethod(Object object, String methodName, Object arg)
            throws NoSuchMethodException, IllegalAccessException, InvocationTargetException {

        Object[] args = { arg };
        return invokeMethod(object, methodName, args);

    }

    /**
     * <p>Invoke a named method whose parameter type matches the object type.</p>
     *
     * <p>The behaviour of this method is less deterministic 
     * than {@link #invokeExactMethod(Object object,String methodName,Object [] args)}. 
     * It loops through all methods with names that match
     * and then executes the first it finds with compatable parameters.</p>
     *
     * <p>This method supports calls to methods taking primitive parameters 
     * via passing in wrapping classes. So, for example, a <code>Boolean</code> class
     * would match a <code>boolean</code> primitive.</p>
     *
     * <p> This is a convenient wrapper for
     * {@link #invokeMethod(Object object,String methodName,Object [] args,Class[] parameterTypes)}.
     * </p>
     *
     * @param object invoke method on this object
     * @param methodName get method with this name
     * @param args use these arguments - treat null as empty array
     *
     * @throws NoSuchMethodException if there is no such accessible method
     * @throws InvocationTargetException wraps an exception thrown by the
     *  method invoked
     * @throws IllegalAccessException if the requested method is not accessible
     *  via reflection
     */
    public static Object invokeMethod(Object object, String methodName, Object[] args)
            throws NoSuchMethodException, IllegalAccessException, InvocationTargetException {

        if (args == null) {
            args = emptyObjectArray;
        }
        int arguments = args.length;
        Class parameterTypes[] = new Class[arguments];
        for (int i = 0; i < arguments; i++) {
            parameterTypes[i] = args[i].getClass();
        }
        return invokeMethod(object, methodName, args, parameterTypes);

    }

    /**
     * <p>Invoke a named method whose parameter type matches the object type.</p>
     *
     * <p>The behaviour of this method is less deterministic 
     * than {@link 
     * #invokeExactMethod(Object object,String methodName,Object [] args,Class[] parameterTypes)}. 
     * It loops through all methods with names that match
     * and then executes the first it finds with compatable parameters.</p>
     *
     * <p>This method supports calls to methods taking primitive parameters 
     * via passing in wrapping classes. So, for example, a <code>Boolean</code> class
     * would match a <code>boolean</code> primitive.</p>
     *
     *
     * @param object invoke method on this object
     * @param methodName get method with this name
     * @param args use these arguments - treat null as empty array
     * @param parameterTypes match these parameters - treat null as empty array
     *
     * @throws NoSuchMethodException if there is no such accessible method
     * @throws InvocationTargetException wraps an exception thrown by the
     *  method invoked
     * @throws IllegalAccessException if the requested method is not accessible
     *  via reflection
     */
    public static Object invokeMethod(Object object, String methodName, Object[] args, Class[] parameterTypes)
            throws NoSuchMethodException, IllegalAccessException, InvocationTargetException {

        if (parameterTypes == null) {
            parameterTypes = emptyClassArray;
        }
        if (args == null) {
            args = emptyObjectArray;
        }

        Method method = getMatchingAccessibleMethod(object.getClass(), methodName, parameterTypes);
        if (method == null)
            throw new NoSuchMethodException(
                    "No such accessible method: " + methodName + "() on object: " + object.getClass().getName());
        return method.invoke(object, args);
    }

    /**
     * <p>Invoke a method whose parameter type matches exactly the object
     * type.</p>
     *
     * <p> This is a convenient wrapper for
     * {@link #invokeExactMethod(Object object,String methodName,Object [] args)}.
     * </p>
     *
     * @param object invoke method on this object
     * @param methodName get method with this name
     * @param arg use this argument
     *
     * @throws NoSuchMethodException if there is no such accessible method
     * @throws InvocationTargetException wraps an exception thrown by the
     *  method invoked
     * @throws IllegalAccessException if the requested method is not accessible
     *  via reflection
     */
    public static Object invokeExactMethod(Object object, String methodName, Object arg)
            throws NoSuchMethodException, IllegalAccessException, InvocationTargetException {

        Object[] args = { arg };
        return invokeExactMethod(object, methodName, args);

    }

    /**
     * <p>Invoke a method whose parameter types match exactly the object
     * types.</p>
     *
     * <p> This uses reflection to invoke the method obtained from a call to
     * {@link #getAccessibleMethod}.</p>
     *
     * @param object invoke method on this object
     * @param methodName get method with this name
     * @param args use these arguments - treat null as empty array
     *
     * @throws NoSuchMethodException if there is no such accessible method
     * @throws InvocationTargetException wraps an exception thrown by the
     *  method invoked
     * @throws IllegalAccessException if the requested method is not accessible
     *  via reflection
     */
    public static Object invokeExactMethod(Object object, String methodName, Object[] args)
            throws NoSuchMethodException, IllegalAccessException, InvocationTargetException {
        if (args == null) {
            args = emptyObjectArray;
        }
        int arguments = args.length;
        Class parameterTypes[] = new Class[arguments];
        for (int i = 0; i < arguments; i++) {
            parameterTypes[i] = args[i].getClass();
        }
        return invokeExactMethod(object, methodName, args, parameterTypes);

    }

    /**
     * <p>Invoke a method whose parameter types match exactly the parameter
     * types given.</p>
     *
     * <p>This uses reflection to invoke the method obtained from a call to
     * {@link #getAccessibleMethod}.</p>
     *
     * @param object invoke method on this object
     * @param methodName get method with this name
     * @param args use these arguments - treat null as empty array
     * @param parameterTypes match these parameters - treat null as empty array
     *
     * @throws NoSuchMethodException if there is no such accessible method
     * @throws InvocationTargetException wraps an exception thrown by the
     *  method invoked
     * @throws IllegalAccessException if the requested method is not accessible
     *  via reflection
     */
    public static Object invokeExactMethod(Object object, String methodName, Object[] args, Class[] parameterTypes)
            throws NoSuchMethodException, IllegalAccessException, InvocationTargetException {

        if (args == null) {
            args = emptyObjectArray;
        }

        if (parameterTypes == null) {
            parameterTypes = emptyClassArray;
        }

        Method method = getAccessibleMethod(object.getClass(), methodName, parameterTypes);
        if (method == null)
            throw new NoSuchMethodException(
                    "No such accessible method: " + methodName + "() on object: " + object.getClass().getName());
        return method.invoke(object, args);

    }

    /**
     * <p>Return an accessible method (that is, one that can be invoked via
     * reflection) with given name and a single parameter.  If no such method
     * can be found, return <code>null</code>.
     * Basically, a convenience wrapper that constructs a <code>Class</code>
     * array for you.</p>
     *
     * @param clazz get method from this class
     * @param methodName get method with this name
     * @param parameterType taking this type of parameter
     */
    public static Method getAccessibleMethod(Class clazz, String methodName, Class parameterType) {

        Class[] parameterTypes = { parameterType };
        return getAccessibleMethod(clazz, methodName, parameterTypes);

    }

    /**
     * <p>Return an accessible method (that is, one that can be invoked via
     * reflection) with given name and parameters.  If no such method
     * can be found, return <code>null</code>.
     * This is just a convenient wrapper for
     * {@link #getAccessibleMethod(Method method)}.</p>
     *
     * @param clazz get method from this class
     * @param methodName get method with this name
     * @param parameterTypes with these parameters types
     */
    public static Method getAccessibleMethod(Class clazz, String methodName, Class[] parameterTypes) {

        try {
            MethodDescriptor md = new MethodDescriptor(clazz, methodName, parameterTypes, true);
            // Check the cache first
            Method method = (Method) cache.get(md);
            if (method != null) {
                return method;
            }

            method = getAccessibleMethod(clazz.getMethod(methodName, parameterTypes));
            cache.put(md, method);
            return method;
        } catch (NoSuchMethodException e) {
            return (null);
        }

    }

    /**
     * <p>Return an accessible method (that is, one that can be invoked via
     * reflection) that implements the specified Method.  If no such method
     * can be found, return <code>null</code>.</p>
     *
     * @param method The method that we wish to call
     */
    public static Method getAccessibleMethod(Method method) {

        // Make sure we have a method to check
        if (method == null) {
            return (null);
        }

        // If the requested method is not public we cannot call it
        if (!Modifier.isPublic(method.getModifiers())) {
            return (null);
        }

        // If the declaring class is public, we are done
        Class clazz = method.getDeclaringClass();
        if (Modifier.isPublic(clazz.getModifiers())) {
            return (method);
        }

        // Check the implemented interfaces and subinterfaces
        method = getAccessibleMethodFromInterfaceNest(clazz, method.getName(), method.getParameterTypes());
        return (method);

    }

    // -------------------------------------------------------- Private Methods

    /**
     * <p>Return an accessible method (that is, one that can be invoked via
     * reflection) that implements the specified method, by scanning through
     * all implemented interfaces and subinterfaces.  If no such method
     * can be found, return <code>null</code>.</p>
     *
     * <p> There isn't any good reason why this method must be private.
     * It is because there doesn't seem any reason why other classes should
     * call this rather than the higher level methods.</p>
     *
     * @param clazz Parent class for the interfaces to be checked
     * @param methodName Method name of the method we wish to call
     * @param parameterTypes The parameter type signatures
     */
    private static Method getAccessibleMethodFromInterfaceNest(Class clazz, String methodName,
            Class parameterTypes[]) {

        Method method = null;

        // Search up the superclass chain
        for (; clazz != null; clazz = clazz.getSuperclass()) {

            // Check the implemented interfaces of the parent class
            Class interfaces[] = clazz.getInterfaces();
            for (int i = 0; i < interfaces.length; i++) {

                // Is this interface public?
                if (!Modifier.isPublic(interfaces[i].getModifiers()))
                    continue;

                // Does the method exist on this interface?
                try {
                    method = interfaces[i].getDeclaredMethod(methodName, parameterTypes);
                } catch (NoSuchMethodException e) {
                    ;
                }
                if (method != null)
                    break;

                // Recursively check our parent interfaces
                method = getAccessibleMethodFromInterfaceNest(interfaces[i], methodName, parameterTypes);
                if (method != null)
                    break;

            }

        }

        // If we found a method return it
        if (method != null)
            return (method);

        // We did not find anything
        return (null);

    }

    /**
     * <p>Find an accessible method that matches the given name and has compatible parameters.
     * Compatible parameters mean that every method parameter is assignable from 
     * the given parameters.
     * In other words, it finds a method with the given name 
     * that will take the parameters given.<p>
     *
     * <p>This method is slightly undeterminstic since it loops 
     * through methods names and return the first matching method.</p>
     * 
     * <p>This method is used by 
     * {@link 
     * #invokeMethod(Object object,String methodName,Object [] args,Class[] parameterTypes)}.
     *
     * <p>This method can match primitive parameter by passing in wrapper classes.
     * For example, a <code>Boolean</code> will match a primitive <code>boolean</code>
     * parameter.
     *
     * @param clazz find method in this class
     * @param methodName find method with this name
     * @param parameterTypes find method with compatible parameters 
     */
    public static Method getMatchingAccessibleMethod(Class clazz, String methodName, Class[] parameterTypes) {
        // trace logging
        MethodDescriptor md = new MethodDescriptor(clazz, methodName, parameterTypes, false);

        // see if we can find the method directly
        // most of the time this works and it's much faster
        try {
            // Check the cache first
            Method method = (Method) cache.get(md);
            if (method != null) {
                return method;
            }

            method = clazz.getMethod(methodName, parameterTypes);

            try {
                //
                // XXX Default access superclass workaround
                //
                // When a public class has a default access superclass
                // with public methods, these methods are accessible.
                // Calling them from compiled code works fine.
                //
                // Unfortunately, using reflection to invoke these methods
                // seems to (wrongly) to prevent access even when the method
                // modifer is public.
                //
                // The following workaround solves the problem but will only
                // work from sufficiently privilages code. 
                //
                // Better workarounds would be greatfully accepted.
                //
                method.setAccessible(true);

            } catch (SecurityException se) {
                // log but continue just in case the method.invoke works anyway
                if (!loggedAccessibleWarning) {
                    boolean vunerableJVM = false;
                    try {
                        String specVersion = System.getProperty("java.specification.version");
                        if (specVersion.charAt(0) == '1'
                                && (specVersion.charAt(0) == '0' || specVersion.charAt(0) == '1'
                                        || specVersion.charAt(0) == '2' || specVersion.charAt(0) == '3')) {

                            vunerableJVM = true;
                        }
                    } catch (SecurityException e) {
                        // don't know - so display warning
                        vunerableJVM = true;
                    }
                    if (vunerableJVM) {
                    }
                    loggedAccessibleWarning = true;
                }
            }
            cache.put(md, method);
            return method;

        } catch (NoSuchMethodException e) {
            /* SWALLOW */ }

        // search through all methods 
        int paramSize = parameterTypes.length;
        Method[] methods = clazz.getMethods();
        for (int i = 0, size = methods.length; i < size; i++) {
            if (methods[i].getName().equals(methodName)) {
                // log some trace information

                // compare parameters
                Class[] methodsParams = methods[i].getParameterTypes();
                int methodParamSize = methodsParams.length;
                if (methodParamSize == paramSize) {
                    boolean match = true;
                    for (int n = 0; n < methodParamSize; n++) {
                        if (!isAssignmentCompatible(methodsParams[n], parameterTypes[n])) {
                            match = false;
                            break;
                        }
                    }

                    if (match) {
                        // get accessible version of method
                        Method method = getAccessibleMethod(methods[i]);
                        if (method != null) {
                            try {
                                //
                                // XXX Default access superclass workaround
                                // (See above for more details.)
                                //
                                method.setAccessible(true);

                            } catch (SecurityException se) {
                                // log but continue just in case the method.invoke works anyway
                                if (!loggedAccessibleWarning) {
                                    loggedAccessibleWarning = true;
                                }
                            }
                            cache.put(md, method);
                            return method;
                        }

                    }
                }
            }
        }

        // didn't find a match
        return null;
    }

    /**
     * <p>Determine whether a type can be used as a parameter in a method invocation.
     * This method handles primitive conversions correctly.</p>
     *
     * <p>In order words, it will match a <code>Boolean</code> to a <code>boolean</code>,
     * a <code>Long</code> to a <code>long</code>,
     * a <code>Float</code> to a <code>float</code>,
     * a <code>Integer</code> to a <code>int</code>,
     * and a <code>Double</code> to a <code>double</code>.
     * Now logic widening matches are allowed.
     * For example, a <code>Long</code> will not match a <code>int</code>.
     *
     * @param parameterType the type of parameter accepted by the method
     * @param parameterization the type of parameter being tested 
     *
     * @return true if the assignement is compatible.
     */
    public static final boolean isAssignmentCompatible(Class parameterType, Class parameterization) {
        // try plain assignment
        if (parameterType.isAssignableFrom(parameterization)) {
            return true;
        }

        if (parameterType.isPrimitive()) {
            // this method does *not* do widening - you must specify exactly
            // is this the right behaviour?
            Class parameterWrapperClazz = getPrimitiveWrapper(parameterType);
            if (parameterWrapperClazz != null) {
                return parameterWrapperClazz.equals(parameterization);
            }
        }

        return false;
    }

    /**
     * Gets the wrapper object class for the given primitive type class.
     * For example, passing <code>boolean.class</code> returns <code>Boolean.class</code>
     * @param primitiveType the primitive type class for which a match is to be found
     * @return the wrapper type associated with the given primitive 
     * or null if no match is found
     */
    public static Class getPrimitiveWrapper(Class primitiveType) {
        // does anyone know a better strategy than comparing names?
        if (boolean.class.equals(primitiveType)) {
            return Boolean.class;
        } else if (float.class.equals(primitiveType)) {
            return Float.class;
        } else if (long.class.equals(primitiveType)) {
            return Long.class;
        } else if (int.class.equals(primitiveType)) {
            return Integer.class;
        } else if (short.class.equals(primitiveType)) {
            return Short.class;
        } else if (byte.class.equals(primitiveType)) {
            return Byte.class;
        } else if (double.class.equals(primitiveType)) {
            return Double.class;
        } else if (char.class.equals(primitiveType)) {
            return Character.class;
        } else {

            return null;
        }
    }

    /**
     * Gets the class for the primitive type corresponding to the primitive wrapper class given.
     * For example, an instance of <code>Boolean.class</code> returns a <code>boolean.class</code>. 
     * @param wrapperType the 
     * @return the primitive type class corresponding to the given wrapper class,
     * null if no match is found
     */
    public static Class getPrimitiveType(Class wrapperType) {
        // does anyone know a better strategy than comparing names?
        if (Boolean.class.equals(wrapperType)) {
            return boolean.class;
        } else if (Float.class.equals(wrapperType)) {
            return float.class;
        } else if (Long.class.equals(wrapperType)) {
            return long.class;
        } else if (Integer.class.equals(wrapperType)) {
            return int.class;
        } else if (Short.class.equals(wrapperType)) {
            return short.class;
        } else if (Byte.class.equals(wrapperType)) {
            return byte.class;
        } else if (Double.class.equals(wrapperType)) {
            return double.class;
        } else if (Character.class.equals(wrapperType)) {
            return char.class;
        } else {
            return null;
        }
    }

    /**
     * Find a non primitive representation for given primitive class.
     *
     * @param clazz the class to find a representation for, not null
     * @return the original class if it not a primitive. Otherwise the wrapper class. Not null
     */
    public static Class toNonPrimitiveClass(Class clazz) {
        if (clazz.isPrimitive()) {
            Class primitiveClazz = MethodUtils.getPrimitiveWrapper(clazz);
            // the above method returns 
            if (primitiveClazz != null) {
                return primitiveClazz;
            } else {
                return clazz;
            }
        } else {
            return clazz;
        }
    }

    /**
     * Represents the key to looking up a Method by reflection.
     */
    private static class MethodDescriptor {
        private Class cls;
        private String methodName;
        private Class[] paramTypes;
        private boolean exact;
        private int hashCode;

        /**
         * The sole constructor.
         *
         * @param cls  the class to reflect, must not be null
         * @param methodName  the method name to obtain
         * @param paramTypes the array of classes representing the paramater types
         * @param exact whether the match has to be exact.
         */
        public MethodDescriptor(Class cls, String methodName, Class[] paramTypes, boolean exact) {
            if (cls == null) {
                throw new IllegalArgumentException("Class cannot be null");
            }
            if (methodName == null) {
                throw new IllegalArgumentException("Method Name cannot be null");
            }
            if (paramTypes == null) {
                paramTypes = emptyClassArray;
            }

            this.cls = cls;
            this.methodName = methodName;
            this.paramTypes = paramTypes;
            this.exact = exact;

            this.hashCode = methodName.length();
        }

        /**
         * Checks for equality.
         * @param obj object to be tested for equality
         * @return true, if the object describes the same Method.
         */
        public boolean equals(Object obj) {
            if (!(obj instanceof MethodDescriptor)) {
                return false;
            }
            MethodDescriptor md = (MethodDescriptor) obj;

            return (exact == md.exact && methodName.equals(md.methodName) && cls.equals(md.cls)
                    && java.util.Arrays.equals(paramTypes, md.paramTypes));
        }

        /**
         * Returns the string length of method name. I.e. if the
         * hashcodes are different, the objects are different. If the
         * hashcodes are the same, need to use the equals method to
         * determine equality.
         * @return the string length of method name.
         */
        public int hashCode() {
            return hashCode;
        }
    }
}