ExpressionSupport.java

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package org.apache.camel.support;

import org.apache.camel.Exchange;
import org.apache.camel.Expression;
import org.apache.camel.Predicate;
import org.apache.camel.util.ObjectHelper;

/**
 * A useful base class for {@link Predicate} and {@link Expression} implementations
 *
 * @version 
 */
public abstract class ExpressionSupport implements Expression, Predicate {

    public boolean matches(Exchange exchange) {
        Object value = evaluate(exchange, Object.class);
        return ObjectHelper.evaluateValuePredicate(value);
    }

    public Object evaluate(Exchange exchange) {
        return evaluate(exchange, Object.class);
    }

    public void assertMatches(String text, Exchange exchange) {
        if (!matches(exchange)) {
            throw new AssertionError(text + " " + assertionFailureMessage(exchange) + " for exchange: " + exchange);
        }
    }

    protected abstract String assertionFailureMessage(Exchange exchange);
}