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package org.springframework.faces.model.converter;

import java.lang.reflect.Constructor;
import java.util.List;

import javax.faces.model.DataModel;

import org.springframework.binding.convert.converters.Converter;
import org.springframework.faces.model.OneSelectionTrackingListDataModel;
import org.springframework.util.ClassUtils;

/**
 * A {@link Converter} implementation that converts an Object, Object array, or {@link List} into a JSF
 * {@link DataModel}.
 * 
 * @author Jeremy Grelle
 */
public class DataModelConverter implements Converter {

	public Class<?> getSourceClass() {
		return List.class;
	}

	public Class<?> getTargetClass() {
		return DataModel.class;
	}

	public Object convertSourceToTargetClass(Object source, Class<?> targetClass) throws Exception {
		if (targetClass.equals(DataModel.class)) {
			targetClass = OneSelectionTrackingListDataModel.class;
		}
		Constructor<?> emptyConstructor = ClassUtils.getConstructorIfAvailable(targetClass, new Class[] {});
		DataModel<?> model = (DataModel<?>) emptyConstructor.newInstance(new Object[] {});
		model.setWrappedData(source);
		return model;
	}

}