SpringBeanUtils.java

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package fr.openwide.core.spring.util;

import org.springframework.beans.BeanWrapper;
import org.springframework.beans.PropertyAccessorFactory;
import org.springframework.context.ApplicationContext;

/**
 * Ensemble de méthodes utilitaires permettant de cabler certaines manipulations Spring
 * sur les beans.
 */
public final class SpringBeanUtils {

	/**
	 * Retourne un wrapper permettant de manipuler programmatiquement les propriétés du bean
	 * en utilisant les getters et les setters.
	 * 
	 * @param bean un bean quelconque
	 * @return un wrapper autour du bean
	 */
	public static BeanWrapper getBeanWrapper(Object bean) {
		return PropertyAccessorFactory.forBeanPropertyAccess(bean);
	}

	/**
	 * Permet de faire réaliser l'injection de dépendances par Spring sur un bean. 
	 * 
	 * @param applicationContext le contexte d'application Spring
	 * @param bean un bean Spring
	 */
	public static void autowireBean(ApplicationContext applicationContext, Object bean) {
		applicationContext.getAutowireCapableBeanFactory().autowireBean(bean);
	}

	private SpringBeanUtils() {
	}
	
}