ClassNameUtils.java

/*
 *
 *  * Copyright (c) 2016. David Sowerby
 *  *
 *  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
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package uk.q3c.util;

import javax.annotation.Nonnull;

/**
 * Created by David Sowerby on 03 Jan 2016
 */
public interface ClassNameUtils {

    /**
     * Returns a "pure" class name, ignoring any appended enhancement
     *
     * @param clazz the class to return the simple name of
     *
     * @return a "pure" class name, ignoring any appended enhancement
     */
    @Nonnull
    String simpleClassNameEnhanceRemoved(@Nonnull Class<?> clazz);

    /**
     * Returns the underlying class (effectively removing enhancement by Guice), often needed to identify annotations
     *
     * @param clazz the original, possibly enhanced class
     */
    @Nonnull
    Class<?> classWithEnhanceRemoved(@Nonnull Class<?> clazz);
}