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1   /*
2    * Copyright 2011 FatWire Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
3    *
4    * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
5    * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
6    * You may obtain a copy of the License at
7    *
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9    *
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15   */
16  package com.fatwire.gst.foundation.controller.annotation;
17  
18  import java.lang.reflect.Field;
19  
20  /**
21   * Helper class to work with Annotations.
22   * 
23   * @author Dolf Dijkstra
24   * @since May 27, 2011
25   */
26  public final class AnnotationUtils {
27      private AnnotationUtils() {
28      }
29  
30      /**
31       * 
32       * 
33       * @param <T> the class of the object that is returned .
34       * @param object the object containing the object to find.
35       * @param type the Class of the type that is searched for.
36       * @return the object that is present on the field with the InjectForRequest
37       *         annotation.
38       */
39      @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
40      public static <T> T findService(final Object object, final Class<T> type) {
41          final Field field = findField(object, type);
42          try {
43              return field == null ? null : (T) field.get(object);
44          } catch (final IllegalAccessException e) {
45              throw new RuntimeException(e);
46          }
47      }
48  
49      /**
50       * Searches the object for a field annotated with the InjectForRequest
51       * annotation of the provided type.
52       * <p/>
53       * 
54       * For instance <tt>@InjectForRequest Service service; </tt> is defined on
55       * the class as a field, then <tt>findField(object,Service.class);</tt> will
56       * return the Field <tt>service</tt>.
57       * 
58       * @param <T> the type of the field to look for.
59       * @param a the object to search on for the typed field.
60       * @param type
61       * @return the class field with the InjectForRequest annotation of the Class
62       *         type.
63       */
64      public static <T> Field findField(final Object a, final Class<T> type) {
65          Class<?> klazz = a.getClass();
66          while (klazz != null && klazz != Object.class) {
67              for (final Field field : klazz.getDeclaredFields()) {
68                  if (field.getAnnotation(InjectForRequest.class) != null && type.isAssignableFrom(field.getType())) {
69                      return field;
70                  }
71              }
72              klazz = klazz.getSuperclass();
73          }
74          return null;
75      }
76  
77  }