ClassNormalizer.java

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package org.openmrs.module.sync.serialization;

import org.openmrs.api.context.Context;

/**
 * Converts Class objects to and from strings. Serialized version of Class object is simply a full
 * type name.
 */
public class ClassNormalizer extends Normalizer {
	
	public String toString(Object o) {
		if (o instanceof Class)
			return ((Class) o).getName();
		else
			return null;
	}
	
	public Object fromString(Class clazz, String s) {
		Object o = null;
		try {
			o = Context.loadClass(s);
		}
		catch (ClassNotFoundException ex) {}
		
		return o;
	}
}