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package org.apache.commons.collections4.functors;

import java.util.Collection;

import org.apache.commons.collections4.Closure;
import org.apache.commons.collections4.Predicate;
import org.apache.commons.collections4.Transformer;

/**
 * Internal utilities for functors.
 *
 * @since 3.0
 * @version $Id$
 */
class FunctorUtils {

    /**
     * Restricted constructor.
     */
    private FunctorUtils() {
        super();
    }

    /**
     * Clone the predicates to ensure that the internal reference can't be messed with.
     * Due to the {@link Predicate#evaluate(T)} method, Predicate<? super T> is
     * able to be coerced to Predicate<T> without casting issues.
     *
     * @param predicates  the predicates to copy
     * @return the cloned predicates
     */
    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    static <T> Predicate<T>[] copy(final Predicate<? super T>[] predicates) {
        if (predicates == null) {
            return null;
        }
        return (Predicate<T>[]) predicates.clone();
    }

    /**
     * A very simple method that coerces Predicate<? super T> to Predicate<T>.
     * Due to the {@link Predicate#evaluate(T)} method, Predicate<? super T> is
     * able to be coerced to Predicate<T> without casting issues.
     * <p>This method exists
     * simply as centralised documentation and atomic unchecked warning
     * suppression.
     *
     * @param <T> the type of object the returned predicate should "accept"
     * @param predicate the predicate to coerce.
     * @return the coerced predicate.
     */
    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    static <T> Predicate<T> coerce(final Predicate<? super T> predicate){
        return (Predicate<T>) predicate;
    }

    /**
     * Validate the predicates to ensure that all is well.
     *
     * @param predicates  the predicates to validate
     */
    static void validate(final Predicate<?>[] predicates) {
        if (predicates == null) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("The predicate array must not be null");
        }
        for (int i = 0; i < predicates.length; i++) {
            if (predicates[i] == null) {
                throw new IllegalArgumentException(
                        "The predicate array must not contain a null predicate, index " + i + " was null");
            }
        }
    }

    /**
     * Validate the predicates to ensure that all is well.
     *
     * @param predicates  the predicates to validate
     * @return predicate array
     */
    static <T> Predicate<T>[] validate(final Collection<? extends Predicate<T>> predicates) {
        if (predicates == null) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("The predicate collection must not be null");
        }
        // convert to array like this to guarantee iterator() ordering
        @SuppressWarnings("unchecked") // OK
        final Predicate<T>[] preds = new Predicate[predicates.size()];
        int i = 0;
        for (final Predicate<T> predicate : predicates) {
            preds[i] = predicate;
            if (preds[i] == null) {
                throw new IllegalArgumentException(
                        "The predicate collection must not contain a null predicate, index " + i + " was null");
            }
            i++;
        }
        return preds;
    }

    /**
     * Clone the closures to ensure that the internal reference can't be messed with.
     *
     * @param closures  the closures to copy
     * @return the cloned closures
     */
    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    static <E> Closure<E>[] copy(final Closure<? super E>[] closures) {
        if (closures == null) {
            return null;
        }
        return (Closure<E>[]) closures.clone();
    }

    /**
     * Validate the closures to ensure that all is well.
     *
     * @param closures  the closures to validate
     */
    static void validate(final Closure<?>[] closures) {
        if (closures == null) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("The closure array must not be null");
        }
        for (int i = 0; i < closures.length; i++) {
            if (closures[i] == null) {
                throw new IllegalArgumentException(
                        "The closure array must not contain a null closure, index " + i + " was null");
            }
        }
    }

    /**
     * A very simple method that coerces Closure<? super T> to Closure<T>.
     * <p>This method exists
     * simply as centralised documentation and atomic unchecked warning
     * suppression.
     *
     * @param <T> the type of object the returned closure should "accept"
     * @param closure the closure to coerce.
     * @return the coerced closure.
     */
    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    static <T> Closure<T> coerce(final Closure<? super T> closure){
        return (Closure<T>) closure;
    }

    /**
     * Copy method
     *
     * @param transformers  the transformers to copy
     * @return a clone of the transformers
     */
    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    static <I, O> Transformer<I, O>[] copy(final Transformer<? super I, ? extends O>[] transformers) {
        if (transformers == null) {
            return null;
        }
        return (Transformer<I, O>[]) transformers.clone();
    }

    /**
     * Validate method
     *
     * @param transformers  the transformers to validate
     */
    static void validate(final Transformer<?, ?>[] transformers) {
        if (transformers == null) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("The transformer array must not be null");
        }
        for (int i = 0; i < transformers.length; i++) {
            if (transformers[i] == null) {
                throw new IllegalArgumentException(
                    "The transformer array must not contain a null transformer, index " + i + " was null");
            }
        }
    }

    /**
     * A very simple method that coerces Transformer<? super I, ? extends O> to Transformer<I, O>.
     * <p>This method exists
     * simply as centralised documentation and atomic unchecked warning
     * suppression.
     *
     * @param <T> the type of object the returned transformer should "accept"
     * @param transformer the transformer to coerce.
     * @return the coerced transformer.
     */
    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    static <I, O> Transformer<I, O> coerce(final Transformer<? super I, ? extends O> transformer) {
        return (Transformer<I, O>) transformer;
    }

}

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