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/*
* @(#)CommandInfo.java 1.12 07/05/14
*/
package javax.activation;
import java.io.*;
/**
* The CommandInfo class is used by CommandMap implementations to
* describe the results of command requests. It provides the requestor
* with both the verb requested, as well as an instance of the
* bean. There is also a method that will return the name of the
* class that implements the command but <i>it is not guaranteed to
* return a valid value</i>. The reason for this is to allow CommandMap
* implmentations that subclass CommandInfo to provide special
* behavior. For example a CommandMap could dynamically generate
* JavaBeans. In this case, it might not be possible to create an
* object with all the correct state information solely from the class
* name.
*/
public class CommandInfo {
private String verb;
private String className;
/**
* The Constructor for CommandInfo.
* @param verb The command verb this CommandInfo decribes.
* @param className The command's fully qualified class name.
*/
public CommandInfo(String verb, String className) {
this.verb = verb;
this.className = className;
}
/**
* Return the command verb.
*
* @return the command verb.
*/
public String getCommandName() {
return verb;
}
/**
* Return the command's class name. <i>This method MAY return null in
* cases where a CommandMap subclassed CommandInfo for its
* own purposes.</i> In other words, it might not be possible to
* create the correct state in the command by merely knowing
* its class name. <b>DO NOT DEPEND ON THIS METHOD RETURNING
* A VALID VALUE!</b>
*
* @return The class name of the command, or <i>null</i>
*/
public String getCommandClass() {
return className;
}
/**
* Return the instantiated JavaBean component.
* <p>
* Begin by instantiating the component with
* <code>Beans.instantiate()</code>.
* <p>
* If the bean implements the <code>javax.activation.CommandObject</code>
* interface, call its <code>setCommandContext</code> method.
* <p>
* If the DataHandler parameter is null, then the bean is
* instantiated with no data. NOTE: this may be useful
* if for some reason the DataHandler that is passed in
* throws IOExceptions when this method attempts to
* access its InputStream. It will allow the caller to
* retrieve a reference to the bean if it can be
* instantiated.
* <p>
* If the bean does NOT implement the CommandObject interface,
* this method will check if it implements the
* java.io.Externalizable interface. If it does, the bean's
* readExternal method will be called if an InputStream
* can be acquired from the DataHandler.<p>
*
* @param dh The DataHandler that describes the data to be
* passed to the command.
* @param loader The ClassLoader to be used to instantiate the bean.
* @return The bean
* @see myjava.beans.Beans#instantiate
* @see javax.activation.CommandObject
*/
public Object getCommandObject(DataHandler dh, ClassLoader loader)
throws IOException, ClassNotFoundException {
Object new_bean = null;
// try to instantiate the bean
new_bean = myjava.beans.Beans.instantiate(loader, className);
// if we got one and it is a CommandObject
if (new_bean != null) {
if (new_bean instanceof CommandObject) {
((CommandObject)new_bean).setCommandContext(verb, dh);
} else if (new_bean instanceof Externalizable) {
if (dh != null) {
InputStream is = dh.getInputStream();
if (is != null) {
((Externalizable)new_bean).readExternal(
new ObjectInputStream(is));
}
}
}
}
return new_bean;
}
}