ExceptionUtils.java

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package org.nuxeo.common.utils;

import java.io.InterruptedIOException;
import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;

/**
 * Provides utility methods for manipulating and examining exceptions in a generic way.
 *
 * @author DM
 */
public final class ExceptionUtils {

    // This is an utility class.
    private ExceptionUtils() {
    }

    /**
     * Gets the root cause of the given <code>Throwable</code>.
     * <p>
     * This method walks through the exception chain up to the root of the exceptions tree using
     * {@link Throwable#getCause()}, and returns the root exception.
     *
     * @param throwable the throwable to get the root cause for, may be null - this is to avoid throwing other
     *            un-interesting exception when handling a business-important exception
     * @return the root cause of the <code>Throwable</code>, <code>null</code> if none found or null throwable input
     */
    public static Throwable getRootCause(Throwable throwable) {
        Throwable cause = throwable;
        if (throwable != null) {
            cause = throwable.getCause();
            while ((throwable = cause.getCause()) != null) {
                cause = throwable;
            }
        }

        return cause;
    }

    /**
     * Throws a {@link RuntimeException} if the passed exception is an {@link InterruptedException} or
     * {@link InterruptedIOException}, or if the current thread is marked interrupted.
     *
     * @param e the exception to check
     * @throws RuntimeException if there was an interrupt
     * @since 7.1
     */
    public static void checkInterrupt(Exception e) {
        if (e instanceof InterruptedException || e instanceof InterruptedIOException) {
            // reset interrupted status
            Thread.currentThread().interrupt();
            // continue interrupt
            throw new RuntimeException(e);
        }
        if (Thread.currentThread().isInterrupted()) {
            // if an InterruptedException occurred earlier but was wrapped,
            // continue interrupt
            if (e instanceof RuntimeException) {
                throw (RuntimeException) e;
            } else {
                throw new RuntimeException(e);
            }
        }
    }

    /**
     * Unwraps the exception if it's an {@link InvocationTargetException}.
     * <p>
     * Also deals with interrupts by immediately throwing an exception.
     *
     * @param e the exception to unwrap
     * @return the unwrapped exception
     * @throws RuntimeException if there was an interrupt
     * @since 7.1
     */
    public static Exception unwrapInvoke(Exception e) {
        if (e instanceof InvocationTargetException) {
            Throwable cause = e.getCause();
            if (cause instanceof Error) {
                // Error, throw immediately
                throw (Error) cause;
            } else if (cause instanceof Exception) {
                e = (Exception) cause;
            } else {
                // Throwable direct subclass?!
                e = new RuntimeException(cause);
            }
        }
        checkInterrupt(e);
        return e;
    }

    /**
     * Wraps the exception into a {@link RuntimeException}, if needed, for re-throw.
     * <p>
     * Deals with {@link InvocationTargetException}, {@link InterruptedException} and {@link InterruptedIOException}.
     *
     * @param e the exception to wrap
     * @return a {@link RuntimeException}
     * @throws RuntimeException if there was an interrupt
     * @since 7.1
     */
    public static RuntimeException runtimeException(Exception e) {
        e = unwrapInvoke(e);
        if (e instanceof RuntimeException) {
            return (RuntimeException) e;
        } else {
            return new RuntimeException(e);
        }
    }

}