/*
 * Copyright 2011-2015 B2i Healthcare Pte Ltd, http://b2i.sg
 * 
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 * limitations under the License.
 */
package com.b2international.commons;

import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkArgument;
import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkNotNull;

/**
 * Collection of utility functions related to classes and interfaces.
 *  
 */
public class ClassUtils {
	
	/**
	 * Returns true if the class with the specified name is either the same as, or is a superclass or 
	 * superinterface of, the class represented by the specified class parameter.
	 * 
	 * @param clazz the class to test
	 * @param className the class name to test against
	 * @return 	true if the class with the specified name is either the same as, or is a superclass or 
	 * 			superinterface of, the class represented by the specified class parameter, false otherwise
	 */
	public static boolean isClassAssignableFrom(Class<?> clazz, String className) {
		boolean match = false;
		while (clazz != null) {
			if (clazz.getName().equals(className)) {
				return true;
			}
			Class<?>[] interfaces = clazz.getInterfaces();
			for (int i = 0; i < interfaces.length; i++) {
				if (isClassAssignableFrom(interfaces[i], className)) {
					return true;
				}
			}
			clazz = clazz.getSuperclass();
		}
		return match;
	}
	
	public static <T> T checkAndCast(final Object object, final Class<T> targetClass) {
		checkNotNull(object, "Object argument cannot be null.");
		checkNotNull(targetClass, "Target class argument cannot be null.");
		checkArgument(targetClass.isInstance(object), "Object must be an instance of %s but was a %s.", targetClass.getSimpleName(), object.getClass().getSimpleName());
		return targetClass.cast(object);
	}
	
}
@@ -1826,16 +1826,147 @@
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+%09public static boolean isInstanceOrNull(Class%3C?%3E clazz, Object object) %7B%0A%09%09return object == null %7C%7C clazz.isInstance(object);%0A%09%7D%0A%09%0A
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Add utility method for instanceof-or-null checks