OAuthUtils.java

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package org.apache.amber.oauth2.rsfilter;

import javax.servlet.ServletContext;
import javax.servlet.ServletException;

/**
 * @author Maciej Machulak (m.p.machulak@ncl.ac.uk)
 * @author Lukasz Moren (lukasz.moren@ncl.ac.uk)
 * @author Aad van Moorsel (aad.vanmoorsel@ncl.ac.uk)
 */
public class OAuthUtils {

    public static <T> T initiateServletContext(ServletContext context, String key, Class<T> expectedClass)
        throws ServletException {

        T provider = (T)context.getAttribute(key);

        if (provider != null) {
            return provider;
        }

        provider = (T)loadObject(context, key, expectedClass);

        // set the provider and validator
        context.setAttribute(key, provider);

        return provider;
    }

    public static Object loadObject(ServletContext context, String classParamName, Class expectedClass)
        throws ServletException {

        Object ob = null;

        String providerClassName = context.getInitParameter(classParamName);
        if (isEmpty(providerClassName)) {
            throw new ServletException(classParamName + " context param required");
        }
        try {
            Class<?> clazz = Class.forName(providerClassName);
            if (!expectedClass.isAssignableFrom(clazz)) {
                throw new ServletException(classParamName + " class: " + providerClassName
                    + " must be an instance of: " + expectedClass.getName());
            }
            ob = createObjectFromClassName(clazz);
        } catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
            throw new ServletException(classParamName + " class " + providerClassName + " not found");
        } catch (Exception e) {
            throw new ServletException("Cannot instantiate: " + providerClassName);
        }
        return ob;
    }

    public static Object createObjectFromClassName(Class clazz)
        throws IllegalAccessException, InstantiationException {
        return clazz.newInstance();
    }

    public static boolean isEmpty(String value) {
        return value == null || "".equals(value);
    }
}