ObjectToFeatureTransformation.java

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package org.geolatte.common.reflection;

import org.geolatte.common.Feature;
import org.geolatte.common.transformer.Transformation;
import org.geolatte.common.transformer.TransformationException;

import java.util.HashMap;

/**
 * A base transformation that wraps any given object into a feature interface. The transformation
 * may be subsequently called with objects of different classes.
 * If a given object is null, null will be returned as output.

 * <p>
 * <i>Creation-Date</i>: 23-apr-2010<br>
 * <i>Creation-Time</i>: 12:41:46<br>
 * </p>
 *
 * @author Yves Vandewoude
 * @author <a href="http://www.qmino.com">Qmino bvba</a>
 * @since SDK1.5
 */
public class ObjectToFeatureTransformation<Source> implements Transformation<Source, Feature> {

    /**
     * Transforms any object into a feature. If the given object is null, null is returned.
     * @param input The given input
     * @return a feature-wrapper around the given object
     * @throws TransformationException if the object can not be completed
     */
    public Feature transform(Source input) throws TransformationException {
        if (input == null) {
            return null;
        } else {
            EntityClassReader reader = EntityClassReader.getClassReaderFor(input.getClass());
            try {
                return reader.asFeature(input);
            } catch (InvalidObjectReaderException e) {
                // Can't happen!
                throw new TransformationException("Transformation failed", e);
            }
        }
    }
}