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package ext.test4j.objenesis;

import java.io.Serializable;

import ext.test4j.objenesis.instantiator.ObjectInstantiator;

/**
 * Use Objenesis in a static way. <strong>It is strongly not recommended to use
 * this class.</strong>
 * 
 * @author Henri Tremblay
 */
@SuppressWarnings("rawtypes")
public final class ObjenesisHelper {

	private static final Objenesis OBJENESIS_STD = new ObjenesisStd();

	private static final Objenesis OBJENESIS_SERIALIZER = new ObjenesisSerializer();

	private ObjenesisHelper() {
	}

	/**
	 * Will create a new object without any constructor being called
	 * 
	 * @param clazz
	 *            Class to instantiate
	 * @return New instance of clazz
	 */
	public static Object newInstance(Class clazz) {
		return OBJENESIS_STD.newInstance(clazz);
	}

	/**
	 * Will create an object just like it's done by ObjectInputStream.readObject
	 * (the default constructor of the first non serializable class will be
	 * called)
	 * 
	 * @param clazz
	 *            Class to instantiate
	 * @return New instance of clazz
	 */
	public static Serializable newSerializableInstance(Class clazz) {
		return (Serializable) OBJENESIS_SERIALIZER.newInstance(clazz);
	}

	/**
	 * Will pick the best instantiator for the provided class. If you need to
	 * create a lot of instances from the same class, it is way more efficient
	 * to create them from the same ObjectInstantiator than calling
	 * {@link #newInstance(Class)}.
	 * 
	 * @param clazz
	 *            Class to instantiate
	 * @return Instantiator dedicated to the class
	 */
	public static ObjectInstantiator getInstantiatorOf(Class clazz) {
		return OBJENESIS_STD.getInstantiatorOf(clazz);
	}

	/**
	 * Same as {@link #getInstantiatorOf(Class)} but providing an instantiator
	 * emulating ObjectInputStream.readObject behavior.
	 * 
	 * @see #newSerializableInstance(Class)
	 * @param clazz
	 *            Class to instantiate
	 * @return Instantiator dedicated to the class
	 */
	public static ObjectInstantiator getSerializableObjectInstantiatorOf(Class clazz) {
		return OBJENESIS_SERIALIZER.getInstantiatorOf(clazz);
	}
}