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037
038 package java.beans;
039
040 import gnu.java.beans.DummyAppletStub;
041 import gnu.java.io.ClassLoaderObjectInputStream;
042
043 import java.applet.Applet;
044 import java.beans.beancontext.BeanContext;
045 import java.io.IOException;
046 import java.io.ObjectInputStream;
047 import java.net.URL;
048
049 /**
050 * <code>Beans</code> provides some helper methods that allow the basic
051 * operations of Bean-ness.
052 *
053 * @author John Keiser
054 * @author Robert Schuster
055 *
056 * @since 1.1
057 * @status updated to 1.4
058 *
059 */
060 public class Beans
061 {
062 static boolean designTime = false;
063 static boolean guiAvailable = true;
064
065 /**
066 * Once again, we have a java.beans class with only
067 * static methods that can be instantiated. When
068 * will the madness end? :)
069 */
070 public Beans()
071 {
072 // Does intentionally nothing here.
073 }
074
075 /** Creates a bean.
076 * <p>This is a convenience method that calls <code>instantiate(cl, beanName, null, null)</code>.</p>
077 *
078 * @see instantiate(ClassLoader, String, BeanContext, AppletInitializer)
079 * @param cl ClassLoader to be used or <code>null</code> for the system classloader.
080 * @param beanName Name of a serialized bean or class name.
081 * @return A newly created bean.
082 * @throws IOException If access of an IO resource failed.
083 * @throws ClassNotFoundException If the class name is not known or does not lead to a proper bean class.
084 */
085 public static Object instantiate(ClassLoader cl, String beanName)
086 throws IOException, ClassNotFoundException
087 {
088 return instantiate(cl, beanName, null, null);
089 }
090
091 /** Creates a bean.
092 *
093 * <p>This is a convenience method that calls <code>instantiate(cl, beanName, beanContext, null)</code>.</p>
094 *
095 * @see instantiate(ClassLoader, String, BeanContext, AppletInitializer)
096 * @param cl ClassLoader to be used or <code>null</code> for the system classloader.
097 * @param beanName Name of a serialized bean or class name.
098 * @param beanContext Context to which the newly created Bean should be added.
099 * @return A newly created bean.
100 * @throws IOException If access of an IO resource failed.
101 * @throws ClassNotFoundException If the class name is not known or does not lead to a proper bean class.
102 */
103 public static Object instantiate(
104 ClassLoader cl,
105 String beanName,
106 BeanContext beanContext)
107 throws IOException, ClassNotFoundException
108 {
109 return instantiate(cl, beanName, beanContext, null);
110 }
111
112 /** Instantiates a bean according to Beans 1.0.
113 *
114 * <p>In Beans 1.0 the instantiation scheme is as follows:</p>
115 * <p>The name should be dot-separated (e.g "place.for.beans.myBean") and indicate either a
116 * serialized object or a class name. In the first case all dots in the name are replaced with
117 * slashes ('/') and ".ser" is appended ("place.for.beans.myBean" becomes "place/for/beans/myBean.ser").
118 * The bean is then loaded as an application or system resource depending on whether a
119 * <code>ClassLoader</code> was provided.</p>
120 *
121 * <p>If no such resource exists or if it contains no bean the name is interpreted as a class name of
122 * which an instance is then created.</p>
123 *
124 * <p>If a <code>BeanContext</code> instance is available the created bean is added to it.</p>
125 *
126 * <p>If the created Bean is an <code>Applet</code> or subclass and an <code>AppletInitializer</code>
127 * instance is available the applet is initialized and afterwards activated using the initializer. Additionally
128 * every instantiated <code>Applet</code> bean is initialized using the {@link Applet.init} method.
129 * Furthermore every applet gets a default <code>AppletStub</code>. The <code>Applet</code>'s
130 * document base is the location of the ".ser" file if it was deserialized or the location of its class
131 * file if it was instantiated.</p>
132 *
133 * <p>A <code>ClassNotFoundException</code> is not only thrown when a class name was unknown
134 * but even when the class has public no-argument constructor
135 * (<code>IllegalAccessException</code> is wrapped) or an exception is thrown while
136 * invoking such a constructor (causing exception is wrapped).</p>
137 *
138 * @param cl ClassLoader to be used or <code>null</code> for the system classloader.
139 * @param beanName Name of a serialized bean or class name.
140 * @param beanContext Context to which the newly created Bean should be added.
141 * @param initializer The AppletInitializer which is used for initializing <code>Applet</code> beans.
142 * @return A newly created bean.
143 * @throws IOException If access of an IO resource failed.
144 * @throws ClassNotFoundException If the class name is not known or does not lead to a proper bean class.
145 */
146 public static Object instantiate(
147 ClassLoader cl,
148 String beanName,
149 BeanContext beanContext,
150 AppletInitializer initializer)
151 throws IOException, ClassNotFoundException
152 {
153 Object bean = null;
154 URL beanLocation = null;
155 URL classLocation = null;
156
157 // Converts bean name into a resource name (eg. "a.b.c" -> "a/b/c").
158 String resourceName = beanName.replace('.', '/');
159
160 /* Tries to get an input stream of the Bean, reading it as a system resource
161 * if no ClassLoader is present or as an application resource if a classloader
162 * is given.
163 */
164 beanLocation =
165 (cl == null)
166 ? ClassLoader.getSystemResource(resourceName + ".ser")
167 : cl.getResource(resourceName + ".ser");
168
169 // Reads the serialized Bean from the returned URL.
170 if (beanLocation != null)
171 {
172 // Deserializes the bean instance.
173 ObjectInputStream ois =
174 (cl == null)
175 ? new ObjectInputStream(beanLocation.openStream())
176 : new ClassLoaderObjectInputStream(
177 beanLocation.openStream(),
178 cl);
179
180 bean = ois.readObject();
181
182 /* Implementation note: The result of ObjectInputStream.readObject()
183 * may have been null at this point (its a valid value to deserialize)
184 * and we explicitly want to try instantiation in such a case
185 * (this is important for compatibility).
186 */
187 }
188
189 // Instantiates the Bean using reflective instantiation if it has not been created yet.
190 if (bean == null)
191 {
192 // Makes sure that the deserialization was NOT done.
193 beanLocation = null;
194
195 Class beanClass;
196 if (cl == null)
197 {
198 beanClass = Class.forName(beanName);
199 classLocation =
200 ClassLoader.getSystemResource(resourceName + ".class");
201 }
202 else
203 {
204 beanClass = cl.loadClass(beanName);
205 classLocation = cl.getResource(resourceName + ".class");
206 }
207
208 // Instantiates and optionally registers the new bean.
209 try
210 {
211 bean = beanClass.newInstance();
212 }
213 catch(Exception e) {
214 /* Wraps all kinds of Exceptions in a ClassNotFoundException (this behavior
215 * matches with official >= 1.5, this was different for <=1.4)
216 */
217 throw new ClassNotFoundException(null, e);
218 }
219 }
220
221 /* Applet beans are treated in the following way:
222 * - all AppletS get a default AppletStub
223 * - all AppletS are initialized using the AppletInitializer instance (if it is available)
224 * - as every other Bean Applets are added to a BeanContext if one is available
225 * - each instantiated Applet is initialized using Applet.init() (this is not done for deserialized ones)
226 * - finally AppletS get activated using the AppletInitializerS activate-Method
227 *
228 * The order of operations is important for compatibility.
229 */
230 Applet applet = null;
231 if (bean instanceof Applet)
232 {
233 // Makes a second instanceof call unneccessary (instanceof is expensive).
234 applet = (Applet) bean;
235
236 /* The AppletStub's code and document base is set as follows:
237 * The code base is always the URL from where the class data originated
238 * (without the package name).
239 * If the Applet was deserialized the document base is the location of
240 * the serialized instance (usually the ".ser" file) otherwise its the URL
241 * from where the class data originated (usually the absolute directory
242 * location of the ".class" file).
243 */
244 applet.setStub(
245 new DummyAppletStub(
246 applet
247 .getClass()
248 .getProtectionDomain()
249 .getCodeSource()
250 .getLocation(),
251 (beanLocation == null) ? classLocation : beanLocation));
252
253 // Runs the Applet's initialization using an AppletInitializer.
254 if (initializer != null)
255 {
256 initializer.initialize(applet, beanContext);
257 }
258 }
259
260 // Adds the new bean to its BeanContext.
261 if (beanContext != null)
262 {
263 beanContext.add(bean);
264 }
265
266 if (applet != null)
267 {
268
269 // Initializes an instantiated (not deserialized) Applet using its own method.
270 if (beanLocation == null)
271 {
272 applet.init();
273 }
274
275 // Runs the Applet's activation using an AppletInitializer.
276 if (initializer != null)
277 {
278 initializer.activate(applet);
279 }
280 }
281
282 return bean;
283 }
284
285 /**
286 * Returns the Bean as a different class type.
287 * This should be used instead of casting to get a new
288 * type view of a Bean, because in the future there may
289 * be new types of Bean, even Beans spanning multiple
290 * Objects.
291 *
292 * @param bean the Bean to cast.
293 * @param newClass the Class to cast it to.
294 *
295 * @return the Bean as a new view, or if the operation
296 * could not be performed, the Bean itself.
297 */
298 public static Object getInstanceOf(Object bean, Class<?> newClass)
299 {
300 return bean;
301 }
302
303 /**
304 * Determines whether the Bean can be cast to a different
305 * class type.
306 * This should be used instead of instanceof to determine
307 * a Bean's castability, because in the future there may
308 * be new types of Bean, even Beans spanning multiple
309 * Objects.
310 *
311 * @param bean the Bean to cast.
312 * @param newBeanClass the Class to cast it to.
313 *
314 * @return whether the Bean can be cast to the class type
315 * in question.
316 */
317 public static boolean isInstanceOf(Object bean, Class<?> newBeanClass)
318 {
319 return newBeanClass.isInstance(bean);
320 }
321
322 /**
323 * Returns whether the GUI is available to use.
324 * <p>Defaults to true.</p>
325 *
326 * @return whether the GUI is available to use.
327 */
328 public static boolean isGuiAvailable()
329 {
330 return guiAvailable;
331 }
332
333 /**
334 * Returns whether it is design time. Design time means
335 * we are in a RAD tool.
336 * <p>Defaults to false.</p>
337 *
338 * @return whether it is design time.
339 */
340 public static boolean isDesignTime()
341 {
342 return designTime;
343 }
344
345 /**
346 * Sets whether the GUI is available to use.
347 *
348 * @param guiAvailable whether the GUI is available to use.
349 */
350 public static void setGuiAvailable(boolean guiAvailable)
351 throws SecurityException
352 {
353 Beans.guiAvailable = guiAvailable;
354 }
355
356 /**
357 * Sets whether it is design time. Design time means we
358 * are in a RAD tool.
359 *
360 * @param designTime whether it is design time.
361 */
362 public static void setDesignTime(boolean designTime)
363 throws SecurityException
364 {
365 Beans.designTime = designTime;
366 }
367
368 }