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package org.jboss.deployers.spi.deployer.helpers;

import org.jboss.deployers.structure.spi.DeploymentUnit;

/**
 * Search a DeploymentUnit structure from child to parent for a matching
 * attachment.
 * 
 * @author Scott.Stark@jboss.org
 * @author adrian@jboss.org
 * @author ales.justin@jboss.org
 * @version $Revision:$
 */
public class AttachmentLocator
{
   /**
    * Get a named attachment
    * 
    * @param unit the deployment unit
    * @param name the name of the attachment
    * @return the attachment or null if not present
    * @throws IllegalArgumentException for a null name
    */
   public static Object search(DeploymentUnit unit, String name)
   {
      Object attachment = null;
      while (attachment == null && unit != null)
      {
         attachment = unit.getAttachment(name);
         unit = unit.getParent();
      }
      return attachment;
   }

   /**
    * Get named attachment of a given type
    * 
    * @param <T> the expected type
    * @param unit the deployment unit
    * @param name the name of the attachment
    * @param expectedType the expected type
    * @return the attachment or null if not present
    * @throws IllegalArgumentException for a null name or expectedType
    */
   public static <T> T search(DeploymentUnit unit, String name, Class<T> expectedType)
   {
      Object result = search(unit, name);
      if (result == null)
         return null;

      if (expectedType == null)
         throw new IllegalArgumentException("Null expected type.");

      return expectedType.cast(result);
   }

   /**
    * Get an attachment of the given type
    * 
    * @param <T> the expected type
    * @param type the type
    * @param unit the deployment unit
    * @return the attachment or null if not present
    * @throws IllegalArgumentException for a null name or type
    */
   public static <T> T search(DeploymentUnit unit, Class<T> type)
   {
      return search(unit, type.getName(), type);
   }
}