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/* * Copyright 2011 the original author or authors. * 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.jayway.jsonpath.spi.impl; import com.jayway.jsonpath.spi.JsonProvider; import org.apache.commons.lang.SerializationUtils; import java.io.Serializable; import java.util.List; import java.util.Map; /** * @author Kalle Stenflo */ public abstract class AbstractJsonProvider implements JsonProvider { @Override public Object clone(Object obj) { return SerializationUtils.clone((Serializable) obj); } /** * checks if object is <code>instanceof</code> <code>java.util.List</code> or <code>java.util.Map</code> * * @param obj object to check * @return true if List or Map */ public boolean isContainer(Object obj) { return (isList(obj) || isMap(obj)); } /** * checks if object is <code>instanceof</code> <code>java.util.List</code> * * @param obj object to check * @return true if List */ public boolean isList(Object obj) { return (obj instanceof List); } /** * Converts give object to a List * * @param list object to convert * @return object as list */ @SuppressWarnings({ "unchecked" }) public List<Object> toList(Object list) { return (List<Object>) list; } /** * Converts given object to a Map * * @param map object to convert * @return object as map */ @SuppressWarnings({ "unchecked" }) public Map<String, Object> toMap(Object map) { return (Map<String, Object>) map; } /** * Extracts a value from a Map * * @param map map to read from * @param key key to read * @return value of key in map */ public Object getMapValue(Object map, String key) { return toMap(map).get(key); } /** * checks if object is <code>instanceof</code> <code>java.util.Map</code> * * @param obj object to check * @return true if Map */ public boolean isMap(Object obj) { return (obj instanceof Map); } }