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package org.apache.cxf.jaxrs.ext.search;

import java.lang.annotation.Annotation;

import javax.ws.rs.ext.ParamConverter;
import javax.ws.rs.ext.ParamConverterProvider;

/**
 * Helper class to work with parameter converter providers and parameter converters. 
 */
public final class ParamConverterUtils {
    private ParamConverterUtils() {        
    }
    
    /**
     * Converts the string-based representation of the value to the instance of particular type
     * using parameter converter provider and available parameter converter.
     * @param type type to convert from string-based representation 
     * @param provider parameter converter provider to use
     * @param value the string-based representation to convert
     * @return instance of particular type converter from its string representation
     */
    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    public static< T > T getValue(final Class< T > type, final ParamConverterProvider provider, 
            final String value) {
        
        if (String.class.isAssignableFrom(type)) {
            return (T)value;
        }
        
        if (provider != null) {        
            final ParamConverter< T > converter = provider.getConverter(type, null, new Annotation[0]);
            if (converter != null) {
                return converter.fromString(value);
            }
        }
               
        throw new IllegalArgumentException(String.format(
                "Unable to convert string '%s' to instance of class '%s': no appropriate converter provided",
                value, type.getName()));        
    }
    
    /**
     * Converts the instance of particular type into its string-based representation
     * using parameter converter provider and available parameter converter.
     * @param type type to convert to string-based representation 
     * @param provider parameter converter provider to use
     * @param value the typed instance to convert to string representation
     * @return string-based representation of the instance of particular type 
     */
    public static< T > String getString(final Class< T > type, final ParamConverterProvider provider, 
            final T value) {
        
        if (provider != null) {        
            final ParamConverter< T > converter = provider.getConverter(type, null, new Annotation[0]);
            if (converter != null) {
                return converter.toString(value);
            }
        }
               
        return value == null ? null : value.toString();         
    }
}
