ProtobufHelper.java

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package org.apache.hadoop.ipc;

import java.io.IOException;

import org.apache.hadoop.classification.InterfaceAudience;

import com.google.protobuf.ServiceException;

/**
 * Helper methods for protobuf related RPC implementation
 */
@InterfaceAudience.Private
public class ProtobufHelper {
  private ProtobufHelper() {
    // Hidden constructor for class with only static helper methods
  }

  /**
   * Return the IOException thrown by the remote server wrapped in 
   * ServiceException as cause.
   * @param se ServiceException that wraps IO exception thrown by the server
   * @return Exception wrapped in ServiceException or
   *         a new IOException that wraps the unexpected ServiceException.
   */
  public static IOException getRemoteException(ServiceException se) {
    Throwable e = se.getCause();
    if (e == null) {
      return new IOException(se);
    }
    return e instanceof IOException ? (IOException) e : new IOException(se);
  }
}