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+/*
+* Copyright 2002-2014 the original author or authors.
+*
+* 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 org.apache.tamaya.core.internal.resources.io;
+
+import java.beans.Introspector;
+import java.lang.reflect.Array;
+import java.lang.reflect.Constructor;
+import java.lang.reflect.Method;
+import java.lang.reflect.Modifier;
+import java.lang.reflect.Proxy;
+import java.util.*;
+
+/**
+* Miscellaneous class utility methods.
+* Mainly for internal use within the framework.
+*
+* @author Juergen Hoeller
+* @author Keith Donald
+* @author Rob Harrop
+* @author Sam Brannen
+* @since 1.1
+*/
+public class ClassUtils {
+
+       /** Suffix for array class names: "[]" */
+       public static final String ARRAY_SUFFIX = "[]";
+
+       /** Prefix for internal array class names: "[" */
+       private static final String INTERNAL_ARRAY_PREFIX = "[";
+
+       /** Prefix for internal non-primitive array class names: "[L" */
+       private static final String NON_PRIMITIVE_ARRAY_PREFIX = "[L";
+
+       /** The package separator character '.' */
+       private static final char PACKAGE_SEPARATOR = '.';
+
+       /** The path separator character '/' */
+       private static final char PATH_SEPARATOR = '/';
+
+       /** The inner class separator character '$' */
+       private static final char INNER_CLASS_SEPARATOR = '$';
+//
+//     /** The CGLIB class separator character "$$" */
+//     public static final String CGLIB_CLASS_SEPARATOR = "$$";
+//
+//     /** The ".class" file suffix */
+//     public static final String CLASS_FILE_SUFFIX = ".class";
+//
+
+       /**
+        * Map with primitive wrapper type as key and corresponding primitive
+        * type as value, for example: Integer.class -> int.class.
+        */
+       private static final Map<Class<?>, Class<?>> primitiveWrapperTypeMap = 
new HashMap<Class<?>, Class<?>>(8);
+
+       /**
+        * Map with primitive type as key and corresponding wrapper
+        * type as value, for example: int.class -> Integer.class.
+        */
+       private static final Map<Class<?>, Class<?>> primitiveTypeToWrapperMap 
= new HashMap<Class<?>, Class<?>>(8);
+
+       /**
+        * Map with primitive type name as key and corresponding primitive
+        * type as value, for example: "int" -> "int.class".
+        */
+       private static final Map<String, Class<?>> primitiveTypeNameMap = new 
HashMap<String, Class<?>>(32);
+//
+//     /**
+//      * Map with common "java.lang" class name as key and corresponding 
Class as value.
+//      * Primarily for efficient deserialization of remote invocations.
+//      */
+//     private static final Map<String, Class<?>> commonClassCache = new 
HashMap<String, Class<?>>(32);
+//
+//
+       static {
+               primitiveWrapperTypeMap.put(Boolean.class, boolean.class);
+               primitiveWrapperTypeMap.put(Byte.class, byte.class);
+               primitiveWrapperTypeMap.put(Character.class, char.class);
+               primitiveWrapperTypeMap.put(Double.class, double.class);
+               primitiveWrapperTypeMap.put(Float.class, float.class);
+               primitiveWrapperTypeMap.put(Integer.class, int.class);
+               primitiveWrapperTypeMap.put(Long.class, long.class);
+               primitiveWrapperTypeMap.put(Short.class, short.class);
+
+               for (Map.Entry<Class<?>, Class<?>> entry : 
primitiveWrapperTypeMap.entrySet()) {
+                       primitiveTypeToWrapperMap.put(entry.getValue(), 
entry.getKey());
+//                     registerCommonClasses(entry.getKey());
+               }
+
+               Set<Class<?>> primitiveTypes = new HashSet<Class<?>>(32);
+               primitiveTypes.addAll(primitiveWrapperTypeMap.values());
+               primitiveTypes.addAll(Arrays.asList(new Class<?>[] {
+                               boolean[].class, byte[].class, char[].class, 
double[].class,
+                               float[].class, int[].class, long[].class, 
short[].class}));
+               primitiveTypes.add(void.class);
+               for (Class<?> primitiveType : primitiveTypes) {
+                       primitiveTypeNameMap.put(primitiveType.getName(), 
primitiveType);
+               }
+
+//             registerCommonClasses(Boolean[].class, Byte[].class, 
Character[].class, Double[].class,
+//                             Float[].class, Integer[].class, Long[].class, 
Short[].class);
+//             registerCommonClasses(Number.class, Number[].class, 
String.class, String[].class,
+//                             Object.class, Object[].class, Class.class, 
Class[].class);
+//             registerCommonClasses(Throwable.class, Exception.class, 
RuntimeException.class,
+//                             Error.class, StackTraceElement.class, 
StackTraceElement[].class);
+       }
+//
+//    private ClassUtils(){}
+//
+//     /**
+//      * Register the given common classes with the ClassUtils cache.
+//      */
+//     private static void registerCommonClasses(Class<?>... commonClasses) {
+//             for (Class<?> clazz : commonClasses) {
+//                     commonClassCache.put(clazz.getName(), clazz);
+//             }
+//     }
+//
+       /**
+        * Return the default ClassLoader to use: typically the thread context
+        * ClassLoader, if available; the ClassLoader that loaded the ClassUtils
+        * class will be used as fallback.
+        * <p>Call this method if you intend to use the thread context 
ClassLoader
+        * in a scenario where you clearly prefer a non-null ClassLoader 
reference:
+        * for example, for class path resource loading (but not necessarily for
+        * {@code Class.forName}, which accepts a {@code null} ClassLoader
+        * reference as well).
+        * @return the default ClassLoader (only {@code null} if even the system
+        * ClassLoader isn't accessible)
+        * @see Thread#getContextClassLoader()
+        * @see ClassLoader#getSystemClassLoader()
+        */
+       public static ClassLoader getDefaultClassLoader() {
+               ClassLoader cl = null;
+               try {
+                       cl = Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader();
+               }
+               catch (Throwable ex) {
+                       // Cannot access thread context ClassLoader - falling 
back...
+               }
+               if (cl == null) {
+                       // No thread context class loader -> use class loader 
of this class.
+                       cl = ClassUtils.class.getClassLoader();
+                       if (cl == null) {
+                               // getClassLoader() returning null indicates 
the bootstrap ClassLoader
+                               try {
+                                       cl = ClassLoader.getSystemClassLoader();
+                               }
+                               catch (Throwable ex) {
+                                       // Cannot access system ClassLoader - 
oh well, maybe the caller can live with null...
+                               }
+                       }
+               }
+               return cl;
+       }
+
+//     /**
+//      * Override the thread context ClassLoader with the environment's bean 
ClassLoader
+//      * if necessary, i.e. if the bean ClassLoader is not equivalent to the 
thread
+//      * context ClassLoader already.
+//      * @param classLoaderToUse the actual ClassLoader to use for the thread 
context
+//      * @return the original thread context ClassLoader, or {@code null} if 
not overridden
+//      */
+//     public static ClassLoader overrideThreadContextClassLoader(ClassLoader 
classLoaderToUse) {
+//             Thread currentThread = Thread.currentThread();
+//             ClassLoader threadContextClassLoader = 
currentThread.getContextClassLoader();
+//             if (classLoaderToUse != null && 
!classLoaderToUse.equals(threadContextClassLoader)) {
+//                     currentThread.setContextClassLoader(classLoaderToUse);
+//                     return threadContextClassLoader;
+//             }
+//             else {
+//                     return null;
+//             }
+//     }
+
+       /**
+        * Replacement for {@code Class.forName()} that also returns Class 
instances
+        * for primitives (e.g. "int") and array class names (e.g. "String[]").
+        * Furthermore, it is also capable of resolving inner class names in 
Java source
+        * style (e.g. "java.lang.Thread.State" instead of 
"java.lang.Thread$State").
+        * @param name the name of the Class
+        * @param classLoader the class loader to use
+        * (may be {@code null}, which indicates the default class loader)
+        * @return Class instance for the supplied name
+        * @throws ClassNotFoundException if the class was not found
+        * @throws LinkageError if the class file could not be loaded
+        * @see Class#forName(String, boolean, ClassLoader)
+        */
+       public static Class<?> forName(String name, ClassLoader classLoader) 
throws ClassNotFoundException, LinkageError {
+               Objects.requireNonNull(name, "Name must not be null");
+
+               Class<?> clazz = resolvePrimitiveClassName(name);
+//             if (clazz == null) {
+//                     clazz = commonClassCache.get(name);
+//             }
+               if (clazz != null) {
+                       return clazz;
+               }
+
+               // "java.lang.String[]" style arrays
+               if (name.endsWith(ARRAY_SUFFIX)) {
+                       String elementClassName = name.substring(0, 
name.length() - ARRAY_SUFFIX.length());
+                       Class<?> elementClass = forName(elementClassName, 
classLoader);
+                       return Array.newInstance(elementClass, 0).getClass();
+               }
+
+               // "[Ljava.lang.String;" style arrays
+               if (name.startsWith(NON_PRIMITIVE_ARRAY_PREFIX) && 
name.endsWith(";")) {
+                       String elementName = 
name.substring(NON_PRIMITIVE_ARRAY_PREFIX.length(), name.length() - 1);
+                       Class<?> elementClass = forName(elementName, 
classLoader);
+                       return Array.newInstance(elementClass, 0).getClass();
+               }
+
+               // "[[I" or "[[Ljava.lang.String;" style arrays
+               if (name.startsWith(INTERNAL_ARRAY_PREFIX)) {
+                       String elementName = 
name.substring(INTERNAL_ARRAY_PREFIX.length());
+                       Class<?> elementClass = forName(elementName, 
classLoader);
+                       return Array.newInstance(elementClass, 0).getClass();
+               }
+
+               ClassLoader clToUse = classLoader;
+               if (clToUse == null) {
+                       clToUse = getDefaultClassLoader();
+               }
+               try {
+                       return (clToUse != null ? clToUse.loadClass(name) : 
Class.forName(name));
+               }
+               catch (ClassNotFoundException ex) {
+                       int lastDotIndex = name.lastIndexOf(PACKAGE_SEPARATOR);
+                       if (lastDotIndex != -1) {
+                               String innerClassName =
+                                               name.substring(0, lastDotIndex) 
+ INNER_CLASS_SEPARATOR + name.substring(lastDotIndex + 1);
+                               try {
+                                       return (clToUse != null ? 
clToUse.loadClass(innerClassName) : Class.forName(innerClassName));
+                               }
+                               catch (ClassNotFoundException ex2) {
+                                       // Swallow - let original exception get 
through
+                               }
+                       }
+                       throw ex;
+               }
+       }
+
+//     /**
+//      * Resolve the given class name into a Class instance. Supports
+//      * primitives (like "int") and array class names (like "String[]").
+//      * <p>This is effectively equivalent to the {@code forName}
+//      * method with the same arguments, with the only difference being
+//      * the exceptions thrown in case of class loading failure.
+//      * @param className the name of the Class
+//      * @param classLoader the class loader to use
+//      * (may be {@code null}, which indicates the default class loader)
+//      * @return Class instance for the supplied name
+//      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the class name was not resolvable
+//      * (that is, the class could not be found or the class file could not 
be loaded)
+//      * @see #forName(String, ClassLoader)
+//      */
+//     public static Class<?> resolveClassName(String className, ClassLoader 
classLoader) throws IllegalArgumentException {
+//             try {
+//                     return forName(className, classLoader);
+//             }
+//             catch (ClassNotFoundException ex) {
+//                     throw new IllegalArgumentException("Cannot find class 
[" + className + "]", ex);
+//             }
+//             catch (LinkageError ex) {
+//                     throw new IllegalArgumentException(
+//                                     "Error loading class [" + className + 
"]: problem with class file or dependent class.", ex);
+//             }
+//     }
+
+       /**
+        * Resolve the given class name as primitive class, if appropriate,
+        * according to the JVM's naming rules for primitive classes.
+        * <p>Also supports the JVM's internal class names for primitive arrays.
+        * Does <i>not</i> support the "[]" suffix notation for primitive 
arrays;
+        * this is only supported by {@link #forName(String, ClassLoader)}.
+        * @param name the name of the potentially primitive class
+        * @return the primitive class, or {@code null} if the name does not 
denote
+        * a primitive class or primitive array class
+        */
+       public static Class<?> resolvePrimitiveClassName(String name) {
+               Class<?> result = null;
+               // Most class names will be quite long, considering that they
+               // SHOULD sit in a package, so a length check is worthwhile.
+               if (name != null && name.length() <= 8) {
+                       // Could be a primitive - likely.
+                       result = primitiveTypeNameMap.get(name);
+               }
+               return result;
+       }
+
+//     /**
+//      * Determine whether the {@link Class} identified by the supplied name 
is present
+//      * and can be loaded. Will return {@code false} if either the class or
+//      * one of its dependencies is not present or cannot be loaded.
+//      * @param className the name of the class to check
+//      * @param classLoader the class loader to use
+//      * (may be {@code null}, which indicates the default class loader)
+//      * @return whether the specified class is present
+//      */
+//     public static boolean isPresent(String className, ClassLoader 
classLoader) {
+//             try {
+//                     forName(className, classLoader);
+//                     return true;
+//             }
+//             catch (Throwable ex) {
+//                     // Class or one of its dependencies is not present...
+//                     return false;
+//             }
+//     }
+//
+//     /**
+//      * Return the user-defined class for the given instance: usually simply
+//      * the class of the given instance, but the original class in case of a
+//      * CGLIB-generated subclass.
+//      * @param instance the instance to check
+//      * @return the user-defined class
+//      */
+//     public static Class<?> getUserClass(Object instance) {
+//             Objects.requireNonNull(instance, "Instance must not be null");
+//             return getUserClass(instance.getClass());
+//     }
+//
+//     /**
+//      * Return the user-defined class for the given class: usually simply 
the given
+//      * class, but the original class in case of a CGLIB-generated subclass.
+//      * @param clazz the class to check
+//      * @return the user-defined class
+//      */
+//     public static Class<?> getUserClass(Class<?> clazz) {
+//             if (clazz != null && 
clazz.getName().contains(CGLIB_CLASS_SEPARATOR)) {
+//                     Class<?> superClass = clazz.getSuperclass();
+//                     if (superClass != null && 
!Object.class.equals(superClass)) {
+//                             return superClass;
+//                     }
+//             }
+//             return clazz;
+//     }
+//
+//     /**
+//      * Check whether the given class is cache-safe in the given context,
+//      * i.e. whether it is loaded by the given ClassLoader or a parent of it.
+//      * @param clazz the class to analyze
+//      * @param classLoader the ClassLoader to potentially cache metadata in
+//      */
+//     public static boolean isCacheSafe(Class<?> clazz, ClassLoader 
classLoader) {
+//        Objects.requireNonNull(clazz, "Class must not be null");
+//             try {
+//                     ClassLoader target = clazz.getClassLoader();
+//                     if (target == null) {
+//                             return true;
+//                     }
+//                     ClassLoader cur = classLoader;
+//                     if (cur == target) {
+//                             return true;
+//                     }
+//                     while (cur != null) {
+//                             cur = cur.getParent();
+//                             if (cur == target) {
+//                                     return true;
+//                             }
+//                     }
+//                     return false;
+//             }
+//             catch (SecurityException ex) {
+//                     // Probably from the system ClassLoader - let's 
consider it safe.
+//                     return true;
+//             }
+//     }
+//
+//
+//     /**
+//      * Get the class name without the qualified package name.
+//      * @param className the className to get the short name for
+//      * @return the class name of the class without the package name
+//      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the className is empty
+//      */
+//     public static String getShortName(String className) {
+//             Objects.requireNonNull(className, "Class name must not be 
empty");
+//             int lastDotIndex = className.lastIndexOf(PACKAGE_SEPARATOR);
+//             int nameEndIndex = className.indexOf(CGLIB_CLASS_SEPARATOR);
+//             if (nameEndIndex == -1) {
+//                     nameEndIndex = className.length();
+//             }
+//             String shortName = className.substring(lastDotIndex + 1, 
nameEndIndex);
+//             shortName = shortName.replace(INNER_CLASS_SEPARATOR, 
PACKAGE_SEPARATOR);
+//             return shortName;
+//     }
+//
+//     /**
+//      * Get the class name without the qualified package name.
+//      * @param clazz the class to get the short name for
+//      * @return the class name of the class without the package name
+//      */
+//     public static String getShortName(Class<?> clazz) {
+//             return getShortName(getQualifiedName(clazz));
+//     }
+//
+//     /**
+//      * Return the short string name of a Java class in uncapitalized 
JavaBeans
+//      * property format. Strips the outer class name in case of an inner 
class.
+//      * @param clazz the class
+//      * @return the short name rendered in a standard JavaBeans property 
format
+//      * @see java.beans.Introspector#decapitalize(String)
+//      */
+//     public static String getShortNameAsProperty(Class<?> clazz) {
+//             String shortName = ClassUtils.getShortName(clazz);
+//             int dotIndex = shortName.lastIndexOf(PACKAGE_SEPARATOR);
+//             shortName = (dotIndex != -1 ? shortName.substring(dotIndex + 1) 
: shortName);
+//             return Introspector.decapitalize(shortName);
+//     }
+//
+//     /**
+//      * Determine the name of the class file, relative to the containing
+//      * package: e.g. "String.class"
+//      * @param clazz the class
+//      * @return the file name of the ".class" file
+//      */
+//     public static String getClassFileName(Class<?> clazz) {
+//             Objects.requireNonNull(clazz, "Class must not be null");
+//             String className = clazz.getName();
+//             int lastDotIndex = className.lastIndexOf(PACKAGE_SEPARATOR);
+//             return className.substring(lastDotIndex + 1) + 
CLASS_FILE_SUFFIX;
+//     }
+//
+//     /**
+//      * Determine the name of the package of the given class,
+//      * e.g. "java.lang" for the {@code java.lang.String} class.
+//      * @param clazz the class
+//      * @return the package name, or the empty String if the class
+//      * is defined in the default package
+//      */
+//     public static String getPackageName(Class<?> clazz) {
+//        Objects.requireNonNull(clazz, "Class must not be null");
+//             return getPackageName(clazz.getName());
+//     }
+//
+//     /**
+//      * Determine the name of the package of the given fully-qualified class 
name,
+//      * e.g. "java.lang" for the {@code java.lang.String} class name.
+//      * @param fqClassName the fully-qualified class name
+//      * @return the package name, or the empty String if the class
+//      * is defined in the dObjects.requireNonNullefault package
+//      */
+//     public static String getPackageName(String fqClassName) {
+//             Objects.requireNonNull(fqClassName, "Class name must not be 
null");
+//             int lastDotIndex = fqClassName.lastIndexOf(PACKAGE_SEPARATOR);
+//             return (lastDotIndex != -1 ? fqClassName.substring(0, 
lastDotIndex) : "");
+//     }
+//
+//     /**
+//      * Return the qualified name of the given class: usually simply
+//      * the class name, but component type class name + "[]" for arrays.
+//      * @param clazz the class
+//      * @return the qualified name of the class
+//      */
+//     public static String getQualifiedName(Class<?> clazz) {
+//             Objects.requireNonNull(clazz, "Class must not be null");
+//             if (clazz.isArray()) {
+//                     return getQualifiedNameForArray(clazz);
+//             }
+//             else {
+//                     return clazz.getName();
+//             }
+//     }
+//
+//     /**
+//      * Build a nice qualified name for an array:
+//      * component type class name + "[]".
+//      * @param clazz the array class
+//      * @return a qualified name for the array class
+//      */
+//     private static String getQualifiedNameForArray(Class<?> clazz) {
+//             StringBuilder result = new StringBuilder();
+//             while (clazz.isArray()) {
+//                     clazz = clazz.getComponentType();
+//                     result.append(ClassUtils.ARRAY_SUFFIX);
+//             }
+//             result.insert(0, clazz.getName());
+//             return result.toString();
+//     }
+//
+//     /**
+//      * Return the qualified name of the given method, consisting of
+//      * fully qualified interface/class name + "." + method name.
+//      * @param method the method
+//      * @return the qualified name of the method
+//      */
+//     public static String getQualifiedMethodName(Method method) {
+//             Objects.requireNonNull(method, "Method must not be null");
+//             return method.getDeclaringClass().getName() + "." + 
method.getName();
+//     }
+//
+//     /**
+//      * Return a descriptive name for the given object's type: usually simply
+//      * the class name, but component type class name + "[]" for arrays,
+//      * and an appended list of implemented interfaces for JDK proxies.
+//      * @param value the value to introspect
+//      * @return the qualified name of the class
+//      */
+//     public static String getDescriptiveType(Object value) {
+//             if (value == null) {
+//                     return null;
+//             }
+//             Class<?> clazz = value.getClass();
+//             if (Proxy.isProxyClass(clazz)) {
+//                     StringBuilder result = new 
StringBuilder(clazz.getName());
+//                     result.append(" implementing ");
+//                     Class<?>[] ifcs = clazz.getInterfaces();
+//                     for (int i = 0; i < ifcs.length; i++) {
+//                             result.append(ifcs[i].getName());
+//                             if (i < ifcs.length - 1) {
+//                                     result.append(',');
+//                             }
+//                     }
+//                     return result.toString();
+//             }
+//             else if (clazz.isArray()) {
+//                     return getQualifiedNameForArray(clazz);
+//             }
+//             else {
+//                     return clazz.getName();
+//             }
+//     }
+//
+//     /**
+//      * Check whether the given class matches the user-specified type name.
+//      * @param clazz the class to check
+//      * @param typeName the type name to match
+//      */
+//     public static boolean matchesTypeName(Class<?> clazz, String typeName) {
+//             return (typeName != null &&
+//                             (typeName.equals(clazz.getName()) || 
typeName.equals(clazz.getSimpleName()) ||
+//                             (clazz.isArray() && 
typeName.equals(getQualifiedNameForArray(clazz)))));
+//     }
+//
+//
+//     /**
+//      * Determine whether the given class has a public constructor with the 
given signature.
+//      * <p>Essentially translates {@code NoSuchMethodException} to "false".
+//      * @param clazz the clazz to analyze
+//      * @param paramTypes the parameter types of the method
+//      * @return whether the class has a corresponding constructor
+//      * @see Class#getMethod
+//      */
+//     public static boolean hasConstructor(Class<?> clazz, Class<?>... 
paramTypes) {
+//             return (getConstructorIfAvailable(clazz, paramTypes) != null);
+//     }
+//
+//     /**
+//      * Determine whether the given class has a public constructor with the 
given signature,
+//      * and return it if available (else return {@code null}).
+//      * <p>Essentially translates {@code NoSuchMethodException} to {@code 
null}.
+//      * @param clazz the clazz to analyze
+//      * @param paramTypes the parameter types of the method
+//      * @return the constructor, or {@code null} if not found
+//      * @see Class#getConstructor
+//      */
+//     public static <T> Constructor<T> getConstructorIfAvailable(Class<T> 
clazz, Class<?>... paramTypes) {
+//             Objects.requireNonNull(clazz, "Class must not be null");
+//             try {
+//                     return clazz.getConstructor(paramTypes);
+//             }
+//             catch (NoSuchMethodException ex) {
+//                     return null;
+//             }
+//     }
+//
+//     /**
+//      * Determine whether the given class has a public method with the given 
signature.
+//      * <p>Essentially translates {@code NoSuchMethodException} to "false".
+//      * @param clazz the clazz to analyze
+//      * @param methodName the name of the method
+//      * @param paramTypes the parameter types of the method
+//      * @return whether the class has a corresponding method
+//      * @see Class#getMethod
+//      */
+//     public static boolean hasMethod(Class<?> clazz, String methodName, 
Class<?>... paramTypes) {
+//             return (getMethodIfAvailable(clazz, methodName, paramTypes) != 
null);
+//     }
+//
+//     /**
+//      * Determine whether the given class has a public method with the given 
signature,
+//      * and return it if available (else throws an {@code 
IllegalStateException}).
+//      * <p>In case of any signature specified, only returns the method if 
there is a
+//      * unique candidate, i.e. a single public method with the specified 
name.
+//      * <p>Essentially translates {@code NoSuchMethodException} to {@code 
IllegalStateException}.
+//      * @param clazz the clazz to analyze
+//      * @param methodName the name of the method
+//      * @param paramTypes the parameter types of the method
+//      * (may be {@code null} to indicate any signature)
+//      * @return the method (never {@code null})
+//      * @throws IllegalStateException if the method has not been found
+//      * @see Class#getMethod
+//      */
+//     public static Method getMethod(Class<?> clazz, String methodName, 
Class<?>... paramTypes) {
+//             Objects.requireNonNull(clazz, "Class must not be null");
+//             Objects.requireNonNull(methodName, "Method name must not be 
null");
+//             if (paramTypes != null) {
+//                     try {
+//                             return clazz.getMethod(methodName, paramTypes);
+//                     }
+//                     catch (NoSuchMethodException ex) {
+//                             throw new IllegalStateException("Expected 
method not found: " + ex);
+//                     }
+//             }
+//             else {
+//                     Set<Method> candidates = new HashSet<Method>(1);
+//                     Method[] methods = clazz.getMethods();
+//                     for (Method method : methods) {
+//                             if (methodName.equals(method.getName())) {
+//                                     candidates.add(method);
+//                             }
+//                     }
+//                     if (candidates.size() == 1) {
+//                             return candidates.iterator().next();
+//                     }
+//                     else if (candidates.isEmpty()) {
+//                             throw new IllegalStateException("Expected 
method not found: " + clazz + "." + methodName);
+//                     }
+//                     else {
+//                             throw new IllegalStateException("No unique 
method found: " + clazz + "." + methodName);
+//                     }
+//             }
+//     }
+//
+//     /**
+//      * Determine whether the given class has a public method with the given 
signature,
+//      * and return it if available (else return {@code null}).
+//      * <p>In case of any signature specified, only returns the method if 
there is a
+//      * unique candidate, i.e. a single public method with the specified 
name.
+//      * <p>Essentially translates {@code NoSuchMethodException} to {@code 
null}.
+//      * @param clazz the clazz to analyze
+//      * @param methodName the name of the method
+//      * @param paramTypes the parameter types of the method
+//      * (may be {@code null} to indicate any signature)
+//      * @return the method, or {@code null} if not found
+//      * @see Class#getMethod
+//      */
+//     public static Method getMethodIfAvailable(Class<?> clazz, String 
methodName, Class<?>... paramTypes) {
+//             Objects.requireNonNull(clazz, "Class must not be null");
+//             Objects.requireNonNull(methodName, "Method name must not be 
null");
+//             if (paramTypes != null) {
+//                     try {
+//                             return clazz.getMethod(methodName, paramTypes);
+//                     }
+//                     catch (NoSuchMethodException ex) {
+//                             return null;
+//                     }
+//             }
+//             else {
+//                     Set<Method> candidates = new HashSet<Method>(1);
+//                     Method[] methods = clazz.getMethods();
+//                     for (Method method : methods) {
+//                             if (methodName.equals(method.getName())) {
+//                                     candidates.add(method);
+//                             }
+//                     }
+//                     if (candidates.size() == 1) {
+//                             return candidates.iterator().next();
+//                     }
+//                     return null;
+//             }
+//     }
+//
+//     /**
+//      * Return the number of methods with a given name (with any argument 
types),
+//      * for the given class and/or its superclasses. Includes non-public 
methods.
+//      * @param clazz the clazz to check
+//      * @param methodName the name of the method
+//      * @return the number of methods with the given name
+//      */
+//     public static int getMethodCountForName(Class<?> clazz, String 
methodName) {
+//             Objects.requireNonNull(clazz, "Class must not be null");
+//             Objects.requireNonNull(methodName, "Method name must not be 
null");
+//             int count = 0;
+//             Method[] declaredMethods = clazz.getDeclaredMethods();
+//             for (Method method : declaredMethods) {
+//                     if (methodName.equals(method.getName())) {
+//                             count++;
+//                     }
+//             }
+//             Class<?>[] ifcs = clazz.getInterfaces();
+//             for (Class<?> ifc : ifcs) {
+//                     count += getMethodCountForName(ifc, methodName);
+//             }
+//             if (clazz.getSuperclass() != null) {
+//                     count += getMethodCountForName(clazz.getSuperclass(), 
methodName);
+//             }
+//             return count;
+//     }
+//
+//     /**
+//      * Does the given class or one of its superclasses at least have one or 
more
+//      * methods with the supplied name (with any argument types)?
+//      * Includes non-public methods.
+//      * @param clazz the clazz to check
+//      * @param methodName the name of the method
+//      * @return whether there is at least one method with the given name
+//      */
+//     public static boolean hasAtLeastOneMethodWithName(Class<?> clazz, 
String methodName) {
+//             Objects.requireNonNull(clazz, "Class must not be null");
+//             Objects.requireNonNull(methodName, "Method name must not be 
null");
+//             Method[] declaredMethods = clazz.getDeclaredMethods();
+//             for (Method method : declaredMethods) {
+//                     if (method.getName().equals(methodName)) {
+//                             return true;
+//                     }
+//             }
+//             Class<?>[] ifcs = clazz.getInterfaces();
+//             for (Class<?> ifc : ifcs) {
+//                     if (hasAtLeastOneMethodWithName(ifc, methodName)) {
+//                             return true;
+//                     }
+//             }
+//             return (clazz.getSuperclass() != null && 
hasAtLeastOneMethodWithName(clazz.getSuperclass(), methodName));
+//     }
+//
+//     /**
+//      * Given a method, which may come from an interface, and a target class 
used
+//      * in the current reflective invocation, find the corresponding target 
method
+//      * if there is one. E.g. the method may be {@code IFoo.bar()} and the
+//      * target class may be {@code DefaultFoo}. In this case, the method may 
be
+//      * {@code DefaultFoo.bar()}. This enables attributes on that method to 
be found.
+//      * <p><b>NOTE:</b> In contrast to {@code 
org.springframework.aop.support.AopUtils#getMostSpecificMethod},
+//      * this method does <i>not</i> resolve Java 5 bridge methods 
automatically.
+//      * Call {@code 
org.springframework.core.BridgeMethodResolver#findBridgedMethod}
+//      * if bridge method resolution is desirable (e.g. for obtaining 
metadata from
+//      * the original method definition).
+//      * <p><b>NOTE:</b> Since Spring 3.1.1, if Java security settings 
disallow reflective
+//      * access (e.g. calls to {@code Class#getDeclaredMethods} etc, this 
implementation
+//      * will fall back to returning the originally provided method.
+//      * @param method the method to be invoked, which may come from an 
interface
+//      * @param targetClass the target class for the current invocation.
+//      * May be {@code null} or may not even implement the method.
+//      * @return the specific target method, or the original method if the
+//      * {@code targetClass} doesn't implement it or is {@code null}
+//      */
+//     public static Method getMostSpecificMethod(Method method, Class<?> 
targetClass) {
+//             if (method != null && isOverridable(method, targetClass) &&
+//                             targetClass != null && 
!targetClass.equals(method.getDeclaringClass())) {
+//                     try {
+//                             if (Modifier.isPublic(method.getModifiers())) {
+//                                     try {
+//                                             return 
targetClass.getMethod(method.getName(), method.getParameterTypes());
+//                                     }
+//                                     catch (NoSuchMethodException ex) {
+//                                             return method;
+//                                     }
+//                             }
+//                             else {
+//                                     Method specificMethod =
+//                                                     
ReflectionUtils.findMethod(targetClass, method.getName(), 
method.getParameterTypes());
+//                                     return (specificMethod != null ? 
specificMethod : method);
+//                             }
+//                     }
+//                     catch (SecurityException ex) {
+//                             // Security settings are disallowing reflective 
access; fall back to 'method' below.
+//                     }
+//             }
+//             return method;
+//     }
+//
+//     /**
+//      * Determine whether the given method is declared by the user or at 
least pointing to
+//      * a user-declared method.
+//      * <p>Checks {@link Method#isSynthetic()} (for implementation methods) 
as well as the
+//      * {@code GroovyObject} interface (for interface methods; on an 
implementation class,
+//      * implementations of the {@code GroovyObject} methods will be marked 
as synthetic anyway).
+//      * Note that, despite being synthetic, bridge methods ({@link 
Method#isBridge()}) are considered
+//      * as user-level methods since they are eventually pointing to a 
user-declared generic method.
+//      * @param method the method to check
+//      * @return {@code true} if the method can be considered as 
user-declared; [@code false} otherwise
+//      */
+//     public static boolean isUserLevelMethod(Method method) {
+//             Objects.requireNonNull(method, "Method must not be null");
+//             return (method.isBridge() || (!method.isSynthetic() && 
!isGroovyObjectMethod(method)));
+//     }
+//
+//     private static boolean isGroovyObjectMethod(Method method) {
+//             return 
method.getDeclaringClass().getName().equals("groovy.lang.GroovyObject");
+//     }
+//
+//     /**
+//      * Determine whether the given method is overridable in the given 
target class.
+//      * @param method the method to check
+//      * @param targetClass the target class to check against
+//      */
+//     private static boolean isOverridable(Method method, Class<?> 
targetClass) {
+//             if (Modifier.isPrivate(method.getModifiers())) {
+//                     return false;
+//             }
+//             if (Modifier.isPublic(method.getModifiers()) || 
Modifier.isProtected(method.getModifiers())) {
+//                     return true;
+//             }
+//             return 
getPackageName(method.getDeclaringClass()).equals(getPackageName(targetClass));
+//     }
+//
+//     /**
+//      * Return a public static method of a class.
+//      * @param methodName the static method name
+//      * @param clazz the class which defines the method
+//      * @param args the parameter types to the method
+//      * @return the static method, or {@code null} if no static method was 
found
+//      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the method name is blank or the 
clazz is null
+//      */
+//     public static Method getStaticMethod(Class<?> clazz, String methodName, 
Class<?>... args) {
+//             Objects.requireNonNull(clazz, "Class must not be null");
+//             Objects.requireNonNull(methodName, "Method name must not be 
null");
+//             try {
+//                     Method method = clazz.getMethod(methodName, args);
+//                     return Modifier.isStatic(method.getModifiers()) ? 
method : null;
+//             }
+//             catch (NoSuchMethodException ex) {
+//                     return null;
+//             }
+//     }
+//
+//
+//     /**
+//      * Check if the given class represents a primitive wrapper,
+//      * i.e. Boolean, Byte, Character, Short, Integer, Long, Float, or 
Double.
+//      * @param clazz the class to check
+//      * @return whether the given class is a primitive wrapper class
+//      */
+//     public static boolean isPrimitiveWrapper(Class<?> clazz) {
+//             Objects.requireNonNull(clazz, "Class must not be null");
+//             return primitiveWrapperTypeMap.containsKey(clazz);
+//     }
+//
+//     /**
+//      * Check if the given class represents a primitive (i.e. boolean, byte,
+//      * char, short, int, long, float, or double) or a primitive wrapper
+//      * (i.e. Boolean, Byte, Character, Short, Integer, Long, Float, or 
Double).
+//      * @param clazz the class to check
+//      * @return whether the given class is a primitive or primitive wrapper 
class
+//      */
+//     public static boolean isPrimitiveOrWrapper(Class<?> clazz) {
+//             Objects.requireNonNull(clazz, "Class must not be null");
+//             return (clazz.isPrimitive() || isPrimitiveWrapper(clazz));
+//     }
+//
+//     /**
+//      * Check if the given class represents an array of primitives,
+//      * i.e. boolean, byte, char, short, int, long, float, or double.
+//      * @param clazz the class to check
+//      * @return whether the given class is a primitive array class
+//      */
+//     public static boolean isPrimitiveArray(Class<?> clazz) {
+//             Objects.requireNonNull(clazz, "Class must not be null");
+//             return (clazz.isArray() && 
clazz.getComponentType().isPrimitive());
+//     }
+//
+//     /**
+//      * Check if the given class represents an array of primitive wrappers,
+//      * i.e. Boolean, Byte, Character, Short, Integer, Long, Float, or 
Double.
+//      * @param clazz the class to check
+//      * @return whether the given class is a primitive wrapper array class
+//      */
+//     public static boolean isPrimitiveWrapperArray(Class<?> clazz) {
+//             Objects.requireNonNull(clazz, "Class must not be null");
+//             return (clazz.isArray() && 
isPrimitiveWrapper(clazz.getComponentType()));
+//     }
+//
+//     /**
+//      * Resolve the given class if it is a primitive class,
+//      * returning the corresponding primitive wrapper type instead.
+//      * @param clazz the class to check
+//      * @return the original class, or a primitive wrapper for the original 
primitive type
+//      */
+//     public static Class<?> resolvePrimitiveIfNecessary(Class<?> clazz) {
+//             Objects.requireNonNull(clazz, "Class must not be null");
+//             return (clazz.isPrimitive() && clazz != void.class? 
primitiveTypeToWrapperMap.get(clazz) : clazz);
+//     }
+//
+//     /**
+//      * Check if the right-hand side type may be assigned to the left-hand 
side
+//      * type, assuming setting by reflection. Considers primitive wrapper
+//      * classes as assignable to the corresponding primitive types.
+//      * @param lhsType the target type
+//      * @param rhsType the value type that should be assigned to the target 
type
+//      * @return if the target type is assignable from the value type
+//      */
+//     public static boolean isAssignable(Class<?> lhsType, Class<?> rhsType) {
+//             Objects.requireNonNull(lhsType, "Left-hand side type must not 
be null");
+//             Objects.requireNonNull(rhsType, "Right-hand side type must not 
be null");
+//             if (lhsType.isAssignableFrom(rhsType)) {
+//                     return true;
+//             }
+//             if (lhsType.isPrimitive()) {
+//                     Class<?> resolvedPrimitive = 
primitiveWrapperTypeMap.get(rhsType);
+//                     if (resolvedPrimitive != null && 
lhsType.equals(resolvedPrimitive)) {
+//                             return true;
+//                     }
+//             }
+//             else {
+//                     Class<?> resolvedWrapper = 
primitiveTypeToWrapperMap.get(rhsType);
+//                     if (resolvedWrapper != null && 
lhsType.isAssignableFrom(resolvedWrapper)) {
+//                             return true;
+//                     }
+//             }
+//             return false;
+//     }
+//
+//     /**
+//      * Determine if the given type is assignable from the given value,
+//      * assuming setting by reflection. Considers primitive wrapper classes
+//      * as assignable to the corresponding primitive types.
+//      * @param type the target type
+//      * @param value the value that should be assigned to the type
+//      * @return if the type is assignable from the value
+//      */
+//     public static boolean isAssignableValue(Class<?> type, Object value) {
+//             Objects.requireNonNull(type, "Type must not be null");
+//             return (value != null ? isAssignable(type, value.getClass()) : 
!type.isPrimitive());
+//     }
+//
+//
+//     /**
+//      * Convert a "/"-based resource path to a "."-based fully qualified 
class name.
+//      * @param resourcePath the resource path pointing to a class
+//      * @return the corresponding fully qualified class name
+//      */
+//     public static String convertResourcePathToClassName(String 
resourcePath) {
+//             Objects.requireNonNull(resourcePath, "Resource path must not be 
null");
+//             return resourcePath.replace(PATH_SEPARATOR, PACKAGE_SEPARATOR);
+//     }
+//
+//     /**
+//      * Convert a "."-based fully qualified class name to a "/"-based 
resource path.
+//      * @param className the fully qualified class name
+//      * @return the corresponding resource path, pointing to the class
+//      */
+//     public static String convertClassNameToResourcePath(String className) {
+//             Objects.requireNonNull(className, "Class name must not be 
null");
+//             return className.replace(PACKAGE_SEPARATOR, PATH_SEPARATOR);
+//     }
+//
+//     /**
+//      * Return a path suitable for use with {@code ClassLoader.getResource}
+//      * (also suitable for use with {@code Class.getResource} by prepending a
+//      * slash ('/') to the return value). Built by taking the package of the 
specified
+//      * class file, converting all dots ('.') to slashes ('/'), adding a 
trailing slash
+//      * if necessary, and concatenating the specified resource name to this.
+//      * <br/>As such, this function may be used to build a path suitable for
+//      * loading a resource file that is in the same package as a class file,
+//      * although {@code org.springframework.core.io.ClassPathResource} is 
usually
+//      * even more convenient.
+//      * @param clazz the Class whose package will be used as the base
+//      * @param resourceName the resource name to append. A leading slash is 
optional.
+//      * @return the built-up resource path
+//      * @see ClassLoader#getResource
+//      * @see Class#getResource
+//      */
+//     public static String addResourcePathToPackagePath(Class<?> clazz, 
String resourceName) {
+//             Objects.requireNonNull(resourceName, "Resource name must not be 
null");
+//             if (!resourceName.startsWith("/")) {
+//                     return classPackageAsResourcePath(clazz) + "/" + 
resourceName;
+//             }
+//             return classPackageAsResourcePath(clazz) + resourceName;
+//     }
+
+       /**
+        * Given an input class object, return a string which consists of the
+        * class's package name as a pathname, i.e., all dots ('.') are 
replaced by
+        * slashes ('/'). Neither a leading nor trailing slash is added. The 
result
+        * could be concatenated with a slash and the name of a resource and fed
+        * directly to {@code ClassLoader.getResource()}. For it to be fed to
+        * {@code Class.getResource} instead, a leading slash would also have
+        * to be prepended to the returned value.
+        * @param clazz the input class. A {@code null} value or the default
+        * (empty) package will result in an empty string ("") being returned.
+        * @return a path which represents the package name
+        * @see ClassLoader#getResource
+        * @see Class#getResource
+        */
+       public static String classPackageAsResourcePath(Class<?> clazz) {
+               if (clazz == null) {
+                       return "";
+               }
+               String className = clazz.getName();
+               int packageEndIndex = className.lastIndexOf(PACKAGE_SEPARATOR);
+               if (packageEndIndex == -1) {
+                       return "";
+               }
+               String packageName = className.substring(0, packageEndIndex);
+               return packageName.replace(PACKAGE_SEPARATOR, PATH_SEPARATOR);
+       }
+
+//     /**
+//      * Build a String that consists of the names of the classes/interfaces
+//      * in the given array.
+//      * <p>Basically like {@code AbstractCollection.toString()}, but 
stripping
+//      * the "class "/"interface " prefix before every class name.
+//      * @param classes a Collection of Class objects (may be {@code null})
+//      * @return a String of form "[com.foo.Bar, com.foo.Baz]"
+//      * @see java.util.AbstractCollection#toString()
+//      */
+//     public static String classNamesToString(Class<?>... classes) {
+//             return classNamesToString(Arrays.asList(classes));
+//     }
+//
+//     /**
+//      * Build a String that consists of the names of the classes/interfaces
+//      * in the given collection.
+//      * <p>Basically like {@code AbstractCollection.toString()}, but 
stripping
+//      * the "class "/"interface " prefix before every class name.
+//      * @param classes a Collection of Class objects (may be {@code null})
+//      * @return a String of form "[com.foo.Bar, com.foo.Baz]"
+//      * @see java.util.AbstractCollection#toString()
+//      */
+//     public static String classNamesToString(Collection<Class<?>> classes) {
+//             if (classes.isEmpty()) {
+//                     return "[]";
+//             }
+//             StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder("[");
+//             for (Iterator<Class<?>> it = classes.iterator(); it.hasNext(); 
) {
+//                     Class<?> clazz = it.next();
+//                     sb.append(clazz.getName());
+//                     if (it.hasNext()) {
+//                             sb.append(", ");
+//                     }
+//             }
+//             sb.append("]");
+//             return sb.toString();
+//     }
+//
+//     /**
+//      * Copy the given Collection into a Class array.
+//      * The Collection must contain Class elements only.
+//      * @param collection the Collection to copy
+//      * @return the Class array ({@code null} if the passed-in
+//      * Collection was {@code null})
+//      */
+//     public static Class<?>[] toClassArray(Collection<Class<?>> collection) {
+//             if (collection == null) {
+//                     return null;
+//             }
+//             return collection.toArray(new Class<?>[collection.size()]);
+//     }
+//
+//     /**
+//      * Return all interfaces that the given instance implements as array,
+//      * including ones implemented by superclasses.
+//      * @param instance the instance to analyze for interfaces
+//      * @return all interfaces that the given instance implements as array
+//      */
+//     public static Class<?>[] getAllInterfaces(Object instance) {
+//             Objects.requireNonNull(instance, "Instance must not be null");
+//             return getAllInterfacesForClass(instance.getClass());
+//     }
+//
+//     /**
+//      * Return all interfaces that the given class implements as array,
+//      * including ones implemented by superclasses.
+//      * <p>If the class itself is an interface, it gets returned as sole 
interface.
+//      * @param clazz the class to analyze for interfaces
+//      * @return all interfaces that the given object implements as array
+//      */
+//     public static Class<?>[] getAllInterfacesForClass(Class<?> clazz) {
+//             return getAllInterfacesForClass(clazz, null);
+//     }
+//
+//     /**
+//      * Return all interfaces that the given class implements as array,
+//      * including ones implemented by superclasses.
+//      * <p>If the class itself is an interface, it gets returned as sole 
interface.
+//      * @param clazz the class to analyze for interfaces
+//      * @param classLoader the ClassLoader that the interfaces need to be 
visible in
+//      * (may be {@code null} when accepting all declared interfaces)
+//      * @return all interfaces that the given object implements as array
+//      */
+//     public static Class<?>[] getAllInterfacesForClass(Class<?> clazz, 
ClassLoader classLoader) {
+//             Set<Class<?>> ifcs = getAllInterfacesForClassAsSet(clazz, 
classLoader);
+//             return ifcs.toArray(new Class<?>[ifcs.size()]);
+//     }
+//
+//     /**
+//      * Return all interfaces that the given instance implements as Set,
+//      * including ones implemented by superclasses.
+//      * @param instance the instance to analyze for interfaces
+//      * @return all interfaces that the given instance implements as Set
+//      */
+//     public static Set<Class<?>> getAllInterfacesAsSet(Object instance) {
+//             Objects.requireNonNull(instance, "Instance must not be null");
+//             return getAllInterfacesForClassAsSet(instance.getClass());
+//     }
+//
+//     /**
+//      * Return all interfaces that the given class implements as Set,
+//      * including ones implemented by superclasses.
+//      * <p>If the class itself is an interface, it gets returned as sole 
interface.
+//      * @param clazz the class to analyze for interfaces
+//      * @return all interfaces that the given object implements as Set
+//      */
+//     public static Set<Class<?>> getAllInterfacesForClassAsSet(Class<?> 
clazz) {
+//             return getAllInterfacesForClassAsSet(clazz, null);
+//     }
+//
+//     /**
+//      * Return all interfaces that the given class implements as Set,
+//      * including ones implemented by superclasses.
+//      * <p>If the class itself is an interface, it gets returned as sole 
interface.
+//      * @param clazz the class to analyze for interfaces
+//      * @param classLoader the ClassLoader that the interfaces need to be 
visible in
+//      * (may be {@code null} when accepting all declared interfaces)
+//      * @return all interfaces that the given object implements as Set
+//      */
+//     public static Set<Class<?>> getAllInterfacesForClassAsSet(Class<?> 
clazz, ClassLoader classLoader) {
+//             Objects.requireNonNull(clazz, "Class must not be null");
+//             if (clazz.isInterface() && isVisible(clazz, classLoader)) {
+//                     return Collections.<Class<?>>singleton(clazz);
+//             }
+//             Set<Class<?>> interfaces = new LinkedHashSet<Class<?>>();
+//             while (clazz != null) {
+//                     Class<?>[] ifcs = clazz.getInterfaces();
+//                     for (Class<?> ifc : ifcs) {
+//                             
interfaces.addAll(getAllInterfacesForClassAsSet(ifc, classLoader));
+//                     }
+//                     clazz = clazz.getSuperclass();
+//             }
+//             return interfaces;
+//     }
+//
+//     /**
+//      * Create a composite interface Class for the given interfaces,
+//      * implementing the given interfaces in one single Class.
+//      * <p>This implementation builds a JDK proxy class for the given 
interfaces.
+//      * @param interfaces the interfaces to merge
+//      * @param classLoader the ClassLoader to create the composite Class in
+//      * @return the merged interface as Class
+//      * @see java.lang.reflect.Proxy#getProxyClass
+//      */
+//     public static Class<?> createCompositeInterface(Class<?>[] interfaces, 
ClassLoader classLoader) {
+//             if(interfaces.length==0) throw new 
IllegalArgumentException("Interfaces must not be empty");
+//             Objects.requireNonNull(classLoader, "ClassLoader must not be 
null");
+//             return Proxy.getProxyClass(classLoader, interfaces);
+//     }
+//
+//     /**
+//      * Determine the common ancestor of the given classes, if any.
+//      * @param clazz1 the class to introspect
+//      * @param clazz2 the other class to introspect
+//      * @return the common ancestor (i.e. common superclass, one interface
+//      * extending the other), or {@code null} if none found. If any of the
+//      * given classes is {@code null}, the other class will be returned.
+//      * @since 3.2.6
+//      */
+//     public static Class<?> determineCommonAncestor(Class<?> clazz1, 
Class<?> clazz2) {
+//             if (clazz1 == null) {
+//                     return clazz2;
+//             }
+//             if (clazz2 == null) {
+//                     return clazz1;
+//             }
+//             if (clazz1.isAssignableFrom(clazz2)) {
+//                     return clazz1;
+//             }
+//             if (clazz2.isAssignableFrom(clazz1)) {
+//                     return clazz2;
+//             }
+//             Class<?> ancestor = clazz1;
+//             do {
+//                     ancestor = ancestor.getSuperclass();
+//                     if (ancestor == null || Object.class.equals(ancestor)) {
+//                             return null;
+//                     }
+//             }
+//             while (!ancestor.isAssignableFrom(clazz2));
+//             return ancestor;
+//     }
+//
+//     /**
+//      * Check whether the given class is visible in the given ClassLoader.
+//      * @param clazz the class to check (typically an interface)
+//      * @param classLoader the ClassLoader to check against (may be {@code 
null},
+//      * in which case this method will always return {@code true})
+//      */
+//     public static boolean isVisible(Class<?> clazz, ClassLoader 
classLoader) {
+//             if (classLoader == null) {
+//                     return true;
+//             }
+//             try {
+//                     Class<?> actualClass = 
classLoader.loadClass(clazz.getName());
+//                     return (clazz == actualClass);
+//                     // Else: different interface class found...
+//             }
+//             catch (ClassNotFoundException ex) {
+//                     // No interface class found...
+//                     return false;
+//             }
+//     }
+//
+//     /**
+//      * Check whether the given object is a CGLIB proxy.
+//      * @param object the object to check
+//      */
+//     public static boolean isCglibProxy(Object object) {
+//             return ClassUtils.isCglibProxyClass(object.getClass());
+//     }
+//
+//     /**
+//      * Check whether the specified class is a CGLIB-generated class.
+//      * @param clazz the class to check
+//      */
+//     public static boolean isCglibProxyClass(Class<?> clazz) {
+//             return (clazz != null && 
isCglibProxyClassName(clazz.getName()));
+//     }
+//
+//     /**
+//      * Check whether the specified class name is a CGLIB-generated class.
+//      * @param className the class name to check
+//      */
+//     public static boolean isCglibProxyClassName(String className) {
+//             return (className != null && 
className.contains(CGLIB_CLASS_SEPARATOR));
+//     }
+
+}

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+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2014 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * 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 org.apache.tamaya.core.internal.resources.io;
+
+import java.net.MalformedURLException;
+import java.net.URL;
+import java.util.Objects;
+
+/**
+ * <p>Will return a {@code UrlResource} if the location value is a URL,
+ * and a {@code ClassPathResource} if it is a non-URL path or a
+ * "classpath:" pseudo-URL.
+ *
+ * @author Juergen Hoeller
+ * @since 10.03.2004
+ */
+class DefaultResourceLoader {
+
+    /** Pseudo URL prefix for loading from the class path: "classpath:" */
+    public static final String CLASSPATH_URL_PREFIX = "classpath:";
+
+       private ClassLoader classLoader;
+
+
+       /**
+        * Create a new DefaultResourceLoader.
+        * <p>ClassLoader access will happen using the thread context class 
loader
+        * at the time of this ResourceLoader's initialization.
+        * @see java.lang.Thread#getContextClassLoader()
+        */
+       public DefaultResourceLoader() {
+               this.classLoader = ClassUtils.getDefaultClassLoader();
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Create a new DefaultResourceLoader.
+        * @param classLoader the ClassLoader to load class path resources 
with, or {@code null}
+        * for using the thread context class loader at the time of actual 
resource access
+        */
+       public DefaultResourceLoader(ClassLoader classLoader) {
+               this.classLoader = classLoader;
+       }
+
+
+       /**
+        * Specify the ClassLoader to load class path resources with, or {@code 
null}
+        * for using the thread context class loader at the time of actual 
resource access.
+        * <p>The default is that ClassLoader access will happen using the 
thread context
+        * class loader at the time of this ResourceLoader's initialization.
+        */
+       void setClassLoader(ClassLoader classLoader) {
+               this.classLoader = classLoader;
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Return the ClassLoader to load class path resources with.
+        * <p>Will get passed to ClassPathResource's constructor for all
+        * ClassPathResource objects created by this resource loader.
+        * @see ClassPathResource
+        */
+       public ClassLoader getClassLoader() {
+               return (this.classLoader != null ? this.classLoader : 
ClassUtils.getDefaultClassLoader());
+       }
+
+
+       public Resource getResource(String location) {
+               Objects.requireNonNull(location, "Location must not be null");
+               if (location.startsWith("/")) {
+                       return getResourceByPath(location);
+               }
+               else if (location.startsWith(CLASSPATH_URL_PREFIX)) {
+                       return new 
ClassPathResource(location.substring(CLASSPATH_URL_PREFIX.length()), 
getClassLoader());
+               }
+               else {
+                       try {
+                               // Try to parse the location as a URL...
+                               URL url = new URL(location);
+                               return new UrlResource(url);
+                       }
+                       catch (MalformedURLException ex) {
+                               // No URL -> resolve as resource path.
+                               return getResourceByPath(location);
+                       }
+               }
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Return a Resource handle for the resource at the given path.
+        * <p>The default implementation supports class path locations. This 
should
+        * be appropriate for standalone implementations but can be overridden,
+        * e.g. for implementations targeted at a Servlet container.
+        * @param path the path to the resource
+        * @return the corresponding Resource handle
+        * @see ClassPathResource
+        */
+       protected Resource getResourceByPath(String path) {
+               return new ClassPathContextResource(path, getClassLoader());
+       }
+
+
+       /**
+        * ClassPathResource that explicitly expresses a context-relative path
+        * through implementing the ContextResource interface.
+        */
+       protected static class ClassPathContextResource extends 
ClassPathResource {
+
+               public ClassPathContextResource(String path, ClassLoader 
classLoader) {
+                       super(path, classLoader);
+               }
+
+               public String getPathWithinContext() {
+                       return getPath();
+               }
+
+               @Override
+               public Resource createRelative(String relativePath) {
+                       String pathToUse = 
StringUtils.applyRelativePath(getPath(), relativePath);
+                       return new ClassPathContextResource(pathToUse, 
getClassLoader());
+               }
+       }
+
+}

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+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2014 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * 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 org.apache.tamaya.core.internal.resources.io;
+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.FileInputStream;
+import java.io.FileOutputStream;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.io.OutputStream;
+import java.net.URI;
+import java.net.URL;
+import java.util.Objects;
+
+/**
+ * {@link Resource} implementation for {@code java.io.File} handles.
+ * Obviously supports resolution as File, and also as URL.
+ *
+ * @author Juergen Hoeller
+ * @since 28.12.2003
+ * @see java.io.File
+ */
+public class FileSystemResource extends AbstractResource {
+
+       private final File file;
+
+       private final String path;
+
+
+       /**
+        * Create a new {@code FileSystemResource} from a {@link File} handle.
+        * <p>Note: When building relative resources via {@link 
#createRelative},
+        * the relative path will apply <i>at the same directory level</i>:
+        * e.g. new File("C:/dir1"), relative path "dir2" -> "C:/dir2"!
+        * If you prefer to have relative paths built underneath the given root
+        * directory, use the {@link #FileSystemResource(String) constructor 
with a file path}
+        * to append a trailing slash to the root path: "C:/dir1/", which
+        * indicates this directory as root for all relative paths.
+        * @param file a File handle
+        */
+       public FileSystemResource(File file) {
+               Objects.requireNonNull(file, "File must not be null");
+               this.file = file;
+               this.path = StringUtils.cleanPath(file.getPath());
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Create a new {@code FileSystemResource} from a file path.
+        * <p>Note: When building relative resources via {@link 
#createRelative},
+        * it makes a difference whether the specified resource base path here
+        * ends with a slash or not. In the case of "C:/dir1/", relative paths
+        * will be built underneath that root: e.g. relative path "dir2" ->
+        * "C:/dir1/dir2". In the case of "C:/dir1", relative paths will apply
+        * at the same directory level: relative path "dir2" -> "C:/dir2".
+        * @param path a file path
+        */
+       public FileSystemResource(String path) {
+               Objects.requireNonNull(path, "Path must not be null");
+               this.file = new File(path);
+               this.path = StringUtils.cleanPath(path);
+       }
+
+
+       /**
+        * Return the file path for this resource.
+        */
+       public final String getPath() {
+               return this.path;
+       }
+
+
+       /**
+        * This implementation returns whether the underlying file exists.
+        * @see java.io.File#exists()
+        */
+       @Override
+       public boolean exists() {
+               return this.file.exists();
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * This implementation checks whether the underlying file is marked as 
readable
+        * (and corresponds to an actual file with content, not to a directory).
+        * @see java.io.File#canRead()
+        * @see java.io.File#isDirectory()
+        */
+       @Override
+       public boolean isReadable() {
+               return (this.file.canRead() && !this.file.isDirectory());
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * This implementation opens a FileInputStream for the underlying file.
+        * @see java.io.FileInputStream
+        */
+       @Override
+       public InputStream getInputStream() throws IOException {
+               return new FileInputStream(this.file);
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * This implementation returns a URL for the underlying file.
+        * @see java.io.File#toURI()
+        */
+       @Override
+       public URL getURL() throws IOException {
+               return this.file.toURI().toURL();
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * This implementation returns a URI for the underlying file.
+        * @see java.io.File#toURI()
+        */
+       @Override
+       public URI getURI() throws IOException {
+               return this.file.toURI();
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * This implementation returns the underlying File reference.
+        */
+       @Override
+       public File getFile() {
+               return this.file;
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * This implementation returns the underlying File's length.
+        */
+       @Override
+       public long contentLength() throws IOException {
+               return this.file.length();
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * This implementation creates a FileSystemResource, applying the given 
path
+        * relative to the path of the underlying file of this resource 
descriptor.
+        * @see StringUtils#applyRelativePath(String, String)
+        */
+       @Override
+       public Resource createRelative(String relativePath) {
+               String pathToUse = StringUtils.applyRelativePath(this.path, 
relativePath);
+               return new FileSystemResource(pathToUse);
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * This implementation returns the name of the file.
+        * @see java.io.File#getName()
+        */
+       @Override
+       public String getFilename() {
+               return this.file.getName();
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * This implementation returns a description that includes the absolute
+        * path of the file.
+        * @see java.io.File#getAbsolutePath()
+        */
+       @Override
+       public String getDescription() {
+               return "file [" + this.file.getAbsolutePath() + "]";
+       }
+
+
+       // implementation of WritableResource
+
+       /**
+        * This implementation checks whether the underlying file is marked as 
writable
+        * (and corresponds to an actual file with content, not to a directory).
+        * @see java.io.File#canWrite()
+        * @see java.io.File#isDirectory()
+        */
+       public boolean isWritable() {
+               return (this.file.canWrite() && !this.file.isDirectory());
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * This implementation opens a FileOutputStream for the underlying file.
+        * @see java.io.FileOutputStream
+        */
+       public OutputStream getOutputStream() throws IOException {
+               return new FileOutputStream(this.file);
+       }
+
+
+       /**
+        * This implementation compares the underlying File references.
+        */
+       @Override
+       public boolean equals(Object obj) {
+               return (obj == this ||
+                       (obj instanceof FileSystemResource && 
this.path.equals(((FileSystemResource) obj).path)));
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * This implementation returns the hash code of the underlying File 
reference.
+        */
+       @Override
+       public int hashCode() {
+               return this.path.hashCode();
+       }
+
+}

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+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2012 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * 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 org.apache.tamaya.core.internal.resources.io;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStream;
+
+/**
+ * {@link Resource} implementation for a given InputStream. Should only
+ * be used if no specific Resource implementation is applicable.
+ * In particular, prefer {@code ByteArrayResource} or any of the
+ * file-based Resource implementations where possible.
+ *
+ * <p>In contrast to other Resource implementations, this is a descriptor
+ * for an <i>already opened</i> resource - therefore returning "true" from
+ * {@code isOpen()}. Do not use it if you need to keep the resource
+ * descriptor somewhere, or if you need to read a stream multiple times.
+ *
+ * @author Juergen Hoeller
+ * @since 28.12.2003
+ */
+public class InputStreamResource extends AbstractResource {
+
+       private final InputStream inputStream;
+
+       private final String description;
+
+       private boolean read = false;
+
+
+       /**
+        * Create a new InputStreamResource.
+        * @param inputStream the InputStream to use
+        */
+       public InputStreamResource(InputStream inputStream) {
+               this(inputStream, "resource loaded through InputStream");
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Create a new InputStreamResource.
+        * @param inputStream the InputStream to use
+        * @param description where the InputStream comes from
+        */
+       public InputStreamResource(InputStream inputStream, String description) 
{
+               if (inputStream == null) {
+                       throw new IllegalArgumentException("InputStream must 
not be null");
+               }
+               this.inputStream = inputStream;
+               this.description = (description != null ? description : "");
+       }
+
+
+       /**
+        * This implementation always returns {@code true}.
+        */
+       @Override
+       public boolean exists() {
+               return true;
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * This implementation always returns {@code true}.
+        */
+       @Override
+       public boolean isOpen() {
+               return true;
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * This implementation throws IllegalStateException if attempting to
+        * read the underlying stream multiple times.
+        */
+       @Override
+       public InputStream getInputStream() throws IOException {
+               if (this.read) {
+                       throw new IllegalStateException("InputStream has 
already been read - " +
+                                       "do not use InputStreamResource if a 
stream needs to be read multiple times");
+               }
+               this.read = true;
+               return this.inputStream;
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * This implementation returns the passed-in description, if any.
+        */
+       @Override
+       public String getDescription() {
+               return this.description;
+       }
+
+
+       /**
+        * This implementation compares the underlying InputStream.
+        */
+       @Override
+       public boolean equals(Object obj) {
+               return (obj == this ||
+                       (obj instanceof InputStreamResource && 
((InputStreamResource) obj).inputStream.equals(this.inputStream)));
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * This implementation returns the hash code of the underlying 
InputStream.
+        */
+       @Override
+       public int hashCode() {
+               return this.inputStream.hashCode();
+       }
+
+}

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+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2012 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * 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 org.apache.tamaya.core.internal.resources.io;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStream;
+
+/**
+ * Simple interface for objects that are sources for an {@link InputStream}.
+ *
+ * <p>This is the base interface for Spring's more extensive {@link Resource} 
interface.
+ *
+ * <p>For single-use streams, {@link InputStreamResource} can be used for any
+ * given {@code InputStream}. Spring's {@code ByteArrayResource} or any
+ * file-based {@code Resource} implementation can be used as a concrete
+ * instance, allowing one to read the underlying content stream multiple times.
+ * This makes this interface useful as an abstract content source for mail
+ * attachments, for example.
+ *
+ * @author Juergen Hoeller
+ * @since 20.01.2004
+ * @see java.io.InputStream
+ * @see Resource
+ * @see InputStreamResource
+ */
+@FunctionalInterface
+public interface InputStreamSource {
+
+       /**
+        * Return an {@link InputStream}.
+        * <p>It is expected that each call creates a <i>fresh</i> stream.
+        * <p>This requirement is particularly important when you consider an 
API such
+        * as JavaMail, which needs to be able to read the stream multiple 
times when
+        * creating mail attachments. For such a use case, it is <i>required</i>
+        * that each {@code getInputStream()} call returns a fresh stream.
+        * @return the input stream for the underlying resource (must not be 
{@code null})
+        * @throws IOException if the stream could not be opened
+        */
+       InputStream getInputStream() throws IOException;
+
+}
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