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package groovy.lang;

import org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.InvokerHelper;

/**
 * A useful base class for Java objects wishing to be Groovy objects
 *
 * @author <a href="mailto:james@coredevelopers.net">James Strachan</a>
 */
public abstract class GroovyObjectSupport implements GroovyObject {

    // never persist the MetaClass
    private transient MetaClass metaClass;

    public GroovyObjectSupport() {
        this.metaClass = InvokerHelper.getMetaClass(this.getClass());
    }

    public Object getProperty(String property) {
        return getMetaClass().getProperty(this, property);
    }

    public void setProperty(String property, Object newValue) {
        getMetaClass().setProperty(this, property, newValue);
    }

    public Object invokeMethod(String name, Object args) {
        return getMetaClass().invokeMethod(this, name, args);
    }

    public MetaClass getMetaClass() {
        if (metaClass == null) {
            metaClass = InvokerHelper.getMetaClass(getClass());
        }
        return metaClass;
    }

    public void setMetaClass(MetaClass metaClass) {
        this.metaClass = metaClass;
    }
}