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package org.apache.commons.configuration;

import java.awt.Color;
import java.lang.reflect.Array;
import java.lang.reflect.Constructor;
import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;
import java.lang.reflect.Method;
import java.math.BigDecimal;
import java.math.BigInteger;
import java.net.InetAddress;
import java.net.MalformedURLException;
import java.net.URL;
import java.net.UnknownHostException;
import java.text.ParseException;
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Calendar;
import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.Date;
import java.util.Iterator;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Locale;

import org.apache.commons.collections.IteratorUtils;
import org.apache.commons.collections.iterators.IteratorChain;
import org.apache.commons.collections.iterators.SingletonIterator;
import org.apache.commons.lang.BooleanUtils;
import org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils;
import org.apache.commons.lang.SystemUtils;

/**
 * A utility class to convert the configuration properties into any type.
 *
 * @author Emmanuel Bourg
 * @version $Revision: 662269 $, $Date: 2008-06-01 21:30:02 +0200 (So, 01 Jun 2008) $
 * @since 1.1
 */
public final class PropertyConverter {
    /** Constant for the list delimiter as char.*/
    static final char LIST_ESC_CHAR = '\\';

    /** Constant for the list delimiter escaping character as string.*/
    static final String LIST_ESCAPE = String.valueOf(LIST_ESC_CHAR);

    /** Constant for the prefix of hex numbers.*/
    private static final String HEX_PREFIX = "0x";

    /** Constant for the radix of hex numbers.*/
    private static final int HEX_RADIX = 16;

    /** Constant for the Java version 1.5.*/
    private static final float JAVA_VERSION_1_5 = 1.5f;

    /** Constant for the argument classes of the Number constructor that takes a String. */
    private static final Class[] CONSTR_ARGS = { String.class };

    /** The fully qualified name of {@link javax.mail.internet.InternetAddress} */
    private static final String INTERNET_ADDRESS_CLASSNAME = "javax.mail.internet.InternetAddress";

    /**
     * Private constructor prevents instances from being created.
     */
    private PropertyConverter() {
        // to prevent instanciation...
    }

    /**
     * Converts the specified value to the target class. If the class is a
     * primitive type (Integer.TYPE, Boolean.TYPE, etc) the value returned
     * will use the wrapper type (Integer.class, Boolean.class, etc).
     *
     * @param cls   the target class of the converted value
     * @param value the value to convert
     * @param params optional parameters used for the conversion
     * @return the converted value
     * @throws ConversionException if the value is not compatible with the requested type
     *
     * @since 1.5
     */
    static Object to(Class cls, Object value, Object[] params) throws ConversionException {
        if (Boolean.class.equals(cls) || Boolean.TYPE.equals(cls)) {
            return toBoolean(value);
        } else if (Number.class.isAssignableFrom(cls) || cls.isPrimitive()) {
            if (Integer.class.equals(cls) || Integer.TYPE.equals(cls)) {
                return toInteger(value);
            } else if (Long.class.equals(cls) || Long.TYPE.equals(cls)) {
                return toLong(value);
            } else if (Byte.class.equals(cls) || Byte.TYPE.equals(cls)) {
                return toByte(value);
            } else if (Short.class.equals(cls) || Short.TYPE.equals(cls)) {
                return toShort(value);
            } else if (Float.class.equals(cls) || Float.TYPE.equals(cls)) {
                return toFloat(value);
            } else if (Double.class.equals(cls) || Double.TYPE.equals(cls)) {
                return toDouble(value);
            } else if (BigInteger.class.equals(cls)) {
                return toBigInteger(value);
            } else if (BigDecimal.class.equals(cls)) {
                return toBigDecimal(value);
            }
        } else if (Date.class.equals(cls)) {
            return toDate(value, (String) params[0]);
        } else if (Calendar.class.equals(cls)) {
            return toCalendar(value, (String) params[0]);
        } else if (URL.class.equals(cls)) {
            return toURL(value);
        } else if (Locale.class.equals(cls)) {
            return toLocale(value);
        } else if (isEnum(cls)) {
            return toEnum(value, cls);
        } else if (Color.class.equals(cls)) {
            return toColor(value);
        } else if (cls.getName().equals(INTERNET_ADDRESS_CLASSNAME)) {
            return toInternetAddress(value);
        } else if (InetAddress.class.isAssignableFrom(cls)) {
            return toInetAddress(value);
        }

        throw new ConversionException("The value '" + value + "' (" + value.getClass() + ")"
                + " can't be converted to a " + cls.getName() + " object");
    }

    /**
     * Convert the specified object into a Boolean. Internally the
     * <code>org.apache.commons.lang.BooleanUtils</code> class from the
     * <a href="http://commons.apache.org/lang/">Commons Lang</a>
     * project is used to perform this conversion. This class accepts some more
     * tokens for the boolean value of <b>true</b>, e.g. <code>yes</code> and
     * <code>on</code>. Please refer to the documentation of this class for more
     * details.
     *
     * @param value the value to convert
     * @return the converted value
     * @throws ConversionException thrown if the value cannot be converted to a boolean
     */
    public static Boolean toBoolean(Object value) throws ConversionException {
        if (value instanceof Boolean) {
            return (Boolean) value;
        } else if (value instanceof String) {
            Boolean b = BooleanUtils.toBooleanObject((String) value);
            if (b == null) {
                throw new ConversionException("The value " + value + " can't be converted to a Boolean object");
            }
            return b;
        } else {
            throw new ConversionException("The value " + value + " can't be converted to a Boolean object");
        }
    }

    /**
     * Convert the specified object into a Byte.
     *
     * @param value the value to convert
     * @return the converted value
     * @throws ConversionException thrown if the value cannot be converted to a byte
     */
    public static Byte toByte(Object value) throws ConversionException {
        Number n = toNumber(value, Byte.class);
        if (n instanceof Byte) {
            return (Byte) n;
        } else {
            return new Byte(n.byteValue());
        }
    }

    /**
     * Convert the specified object into a Short.
     *
     * @param value the value to convert
     * @return the converted value
     * @throws ConversionException thrown if the value cannot be converted to a short
     */
    public static Short toShort(Object value) throws ConversionException {
        Number n = toNumber(value, Short.class);
        if (n instanceof Short) {
            return (Short) n;
        } else {
            return new Short(n.shortValue());
        }
    }

    /**
     * Convert the specified object into an Integer.
     *
     * @param value the value to convert
     * @return the converted value
     * @throws ConversionException thrown if the value cannot be converted to an integer
     */
    public static Integer toInteger(Object value) throws ConversionException {
        Number n = toNumber(value, Integer.class);
        if (n instanceof Integer) {
            return (Integer) n;
        } else {
            return new Integer(n.intValue());
        }
    }

    /**
     * Convert the specified object into a Long.
     *
     * @param value the value to convert
     * @return the converted value
     * @throws ConversionException thrown if the value cannot be converted to a Long
     */
    public static Long toLong(Object value) throws ConversionException {
        Number n = toNumber(value, Long.class);
        if (n instanceof Long) {
            return (Long) n;
        } else {
            return new Long(n.longValue());
        }
    }

    /**
     * Convert the specified object into a Float.
     *
     * @param value the value to convert
     * @return the converted value
     * @throws ConversionException thrown if the value cannot be converted to a Float
     */
    public static Float toFloat(Object value) throws ConversionException {
        Number n = toNumber(value, Float.class);
        if (n instanceof Float) {
            return (Float) n;
        } else {
            return new Float(n.floatValue());
        }
    }

    /**
     * Convert the specified object into a Double.
     *
     * @param value the value to convert
     * @return the converted value
     * @throws ConversionException thrown if the value cannot be converted to a Double
     */
    public static Double toDouble(Object value) throws ConversionException {
        Number n = toNumber(value, Double.class);
        if (n instanceof Double) {
            return (Double) n;
        } else {
            return new Double(n.doubleValue());
        }
    }

    /**
     * Convert the specified object into a BigInteger.
     *
     * @param value the value to convert
     * @return the converted value
     * @throws ConversionException thrown if the value cannot be converted to a BigInteger
     */
    public static BigInteger toBigInteger(Object value) throws ConversionException {
        Number n = toNumber(value, BigInteger.class);
        if (n instanceof BigInteger) {
            return (BigInteger) n;
        } else {
            return BigInteger.valueOf(n.longValue());
        }
    }

    /**
     * Convert the specified object into a BigDecimal.
     *
     * @param value the value to convert
     * @return the converted value
     * @throws ConversionException thrown if the value cannot be converted to a BigDecimal
     */
    public static BigDecimal toBigDecimal(Object value) throws ConversionException {
        Number n = toNumber(value, BigDecimal.class);
        if (n instanceof BigDecimal) {
            return (BigDecimal) n;
        } else {
            return new BigDecimal(n.doubleValue());
        }
    }

    /**
     * Tries to convert the specified object into a number object. This method
     * is used by the conversion methods for number types. Note that the return
     * value is not in always of the specified target class, but only if a new
     * object has to be created.
     *
     * @param value the value to be converted (must not be <b>null</b>)
     * @param targetClass the target class of the conversion (must be derived
     * from <code>java.lang.Number</code>)
     * @return the converted number
     * @throws ConversionException if the object cannot be converted
     */
    static Number toNumber(Object value, Class targetClass) throws ConversionException {
        if (value instanceof Number) {
            return (Number) value;
        } else {
            String str = value.toString();
            if (str.startsWith(HEX_PREFIX)) {
                try {
                    return new BigInteger(str.substring(HEX_PREFIX.length()), HEX_RADIX);
                } catch (NumberFormatException nex) {
                    throw new ConversionException(
                            "Could not convert " + str + " to " + targetClass.getName() + "! Invalid hex number.",
                            nex);
                }
            }

            try {
                Constructor constr = targetClass.getConstructor(CONSTR_ARGS);
                return (Number) constr.newInstance(new Object[] { str });
            } catch (InvocationTargetException itex) {
                throw new ConversionException("Could not convert " + str + " to " + targetClass.getName(),
                        itex.getTargetException());
            } catch (Exception ex) {
                // Treat all possible exceptions the same way
                throw new ConversionException(
                        "Conversion error when trying to convert " + str + " to " + targetClass.getName(), ex);
            }
        }
    }

    /**
     * Convert the specified object into an URL.
     *
     * @param value the value to convert
     * @return the converted value
     * @throws ConversionException thrown if the value cannot be converted to an URL
     */
    public static URL toURL(Object value) throws ConversionException {
        if (value instanceof URL) {
            return (URL) value;
        } else if (value instanceof String) {
            try {
                return new URL((String) value);
            } catch (MalformedURLException e) {
                throw new ConversionException("The value " + value + " can't be converted to an URL", e);
            }
        } else {
            throw new ConversionException("The value " + value + " can't be converted to an URL");
        }
    }

    /**
     * Convert the specified object into a Locale.
     *
     * @param value the value to convert
     * @return the converted value
     * @throws ConversionException thrown if the value cannot be converted to a Locale
     */
    public static Locale toLocale(Object value) throws ConversionException {
        if (value instanceof Locale) {
            return (Locale) value;
        } else if (value instanceof String) {
            List elements = split((String) value, '_');
            int size = elements.size();

            if (size >= 1
                    && (((String) elements.get(0)).length() == 2 || ((String) elements.get(0)).length() == 0)) {
                String language = (String) elements.get(0);
                String country = (String) ((size >= 2) ? elements.get(1) : "");
                String variant = (String) ((size >= 3) ? elements.get(2) : "");

                return new Locale(language, country, variant);
            } else {
                throw new ConversionException("The value " + value + " can't be converted to a Locale");
            }
        } else {
            throw new ConversionException("The value " + value + " can't be converted to a Locale");
        }
    }

    /**
     * Split a string on the specified delimiter. To be removed when
     * commons-lang has a better replacement available (Tokenizer?).
     *
     * todo: replace with a commons-lang equivalent
     *
     * @param s          the string to split
     * @param delimiter  the delimiter
     * @param trim       a flag whether the single elements should be trimmed
     * @return a list with the single tokens
     */
    public static List split(String s, char delimiter, boolean trim) {
        if (s == null) {
            return new ArrayList();
        }

        List list = new ArrayList();

        StringBuffer token = new StringBuffer();
        int begin = 0;
        boolean inEscape = false;

        while (begin < s.length()) {
            char c = s.charAt(begin);
            if (inEscape) {
                // last character was the escape marker
                // can current character be escaped?
                if (c != delimiter && c != LIST_ESC_CHAR) {
                    // no, also add escape character
                    token.append(LIST_ESC_CHAR);
                }
                token.append(c);
                inEscape = false;
            }

            else {
                if (c == delimiter) {
                    // found a list delimiter -> add token and reset buffer
                    String t = token.toString();
                    if (trim) {
                        t = t.trim();
                    }
                    list.add(t);
                    token = new StringBuffer();
                } else if (c == LIST_ESC_CHAR) {
                    // eventually escape next character
                    inEscape = true;
                } else {
                    token.append(c);
                }
            }

            begin++;
        }

        // Trailing delimiter?
        if (inEscape) {
            token.append(LIST_ESC_CHAR);
        }
        // Add last token
        String t = token.toString();
        if (trim) {
            t = t.trim();
        }
        list.add(t);

        return list;
    }

    /**
     * Split a string on the specified delimiter always trimming the elements.
     * This is a shortcut for <code>split(s, delimiter, true)</code>.
     *
     * @param s          the string to split
     * @param delimiter  the delimiter
     * @return a list with the single tokens
     */
    public static List split(String s, char delimiter) {
        return split(s, delimiter, true);
    }

    /**
     * Escapes the delimiters that might be contained in the given string. This
     * method ensures that list delimiter characters that are part of a
     * property's value are correctly escaped when a configuration is saved to a
     * file. Otherwise when loaded again the property will be treated as a list
     * property. A single backslash will also be escaped.
     *
     * @param s the string with the value
     * @param delimiter the list delimiter to use
     * @return the correctly esaped string
     */
    public static String escapeDelimiters(String s, char delimiter) {
        String s1 = StringUtils.replace(s, LIST_ESCAPE, LIST_ESCAPE + LIST_ESCAPE);
        return StringUtils.replace(s1, String.valueOf(delimiter), LIST_ESCAPE + delimiter);
    }

    /**
     * Convert the specified object into a Color. If the value is a String,
     * the format allowed is (#)?[0-9A-F]{6}([0-9A-F]{2})?. Examples:
     * <ul>
     *   <li>FF0000 (red)</li>
     *   <li>0000FFA0 (semi transparent blue)</li>
     *   <li>#CCCCCC (gray)</li>
     *   <li>#00FF00A0 (semi transparent green)</li>
     * </ul>
     *
     * @param value the value to convert
     * @return the converted value
     * @throws ConversionException thrown if the value cannot be converted to a Color
     */
    public static Color toColor(Object value) throws ConversionException {
        if (value instanceof Color) {
            return (Color) value;
        } else if (value instanceof String && !StringUtils.isBlank((String) value)) {
            String color = ((String) value).trim();

            int[] components = new int[3];

            // check the size of the string
            int minlength = components.length * 2;
            if (color.length() < minlength) {
                throw new ConversionException("The value " + value + " can't be converted to a Color");
            }

            // remove the leading #
            if (color.startsWith("#")) {
                color = color.substring(1);
            }

            try {
                // parse the components
                for (int i = 0; i < components.length; i++) {
                    components[i] = Integer.parseInt(color.substring(2 * i, 2 * i + 2), HEX_RADIX);
                }

                // parse the transparency
                int alpha;
                if (color.length() >= minlength + 2) {
                    alpha = Integer.parseInt(color.substring(minlength, minlength + 2), HEX_RADIX);
                } else {
                    alpha = Color.black.getAlpha();
                }

                return new Color(components[0], components[1], components[2], alpha);
            } catch (Exception e) {
                throw new ConversionException("The value " + value + " can't be converted to a Color", e);
            }
        } else {
            throw new ConversionException("The value " + value + " can't be converted to a Color");
        }
    }

    /**
     * Convert the specified value into an internet address.
     *
     * @param value the value to convert
     * @return the converted value
     * @throws ConversionException thrown if the value cannot be converted to a InetAddress
     *
     * @since 1.5
     */
    static InetAddress toInetAddress(Object value) throws ConversionException {
        if (value instanceof InetAddress) {
            return (InetAddress) value;
        } else if (value instanceof String) {
            try {
                return InetAddress.getByName((String) value);
            } catch (UnknownHostException e) {
                throw new ConversionException("The value " + value + " can't be converted to a InetAddress", e);
            }
        } else {
            throw new ConversionException("The value " + value + " can't be converted to a InetAddress");
        }
    }

    /**
     * Convert the specified value into an email address.
     *
     * @param value the value to convert
     * @return the converted value
     * @throws ConversionException thrown if the value cannot be converted to an email address
     *
     * @since 1.5
     */
    static Object toInternetAddress(Object value) throws ConversionException {
        if (value.getClass().getName().equals(INTERNET_ADDRESS_CLASSNAME)) {
            return value;
        } else if (value instanceof String) {
            try {
                Constructor ctor = Class.forName(INTERNET_ADDRESS_CLASSNAME)
                        .getConstructor(new Class[] { String.class });
                return ctor.newInstance(new Object[] { value });
            } catch (Exception e) {
                throw new ConversionException("The value " + value + " can't be converted to a InternetAddress", e);
            }
        } else {
            throw new ConversionException("The value " + value + " can't be converted to a InternetAddress");
        }
    }

    /**
     * Calls Class.isEnum() on Java 5, returns false on older JRE.
     */
    static boolean isEnum(Class cls) {
        if (!SystemUtils.isJavaVersionAtLeast(JAVA_VERSION_1_5)) {
            return false;
        }

        try {
            Method isEnumMethod = Class.class.getMethod("isEnum", new Class[] {});
            return ((Boolean) isEnumMethod.invoke(cls, new Object[] {})).booleanValue();
        } catch (Exception e) {
            // impossible
            throw new RuntimeException(e.getMessage());
        }
    }

    /**
     * Convert the specified value into a Java 5 enum.
     *
     * @param value the value to convert
     * @param cls   the type of the enumeration
     * @return the converted value
     * @throws ConversionException thrown if the value cannot be converted to an enumeration
     *
     * @since 1.5
     */
    static Object toEnum(Object value, Class cls) throws ConversionException {
        if (value.getClass().equals(cls)) {
            return value;
        } else if (value instanceof String) {
            try {
                Method valueOfMethod = cls.getMethod("valueOf", new Class[] { String.class });
                return valueOfMethod.invoke(null, new Object[] { value });
            } catch (Exception e) {
                throw new ConversionException("The value " + value + " can't be converted to a " + cls.getName());
            }
        } else if (value instanceof Number) {
            try {
                Method valuesMethod = cls.getMethod("values", new Class[] {});
                Object valuesArray = valuesMethod.invoke(null, new Object[] {});

                return Array.get(valuesArray, ((Number) value).intValue());
            } catch (Exception e) {
                throw new ConversionException("The value " + value + " can't be converted to a " + cls.getName());
            }
        } else {
            throw new ConversionException("The value " + value + " can't be converted to a " + cls.getName());
        }
    }

    /**
     * Convert the specified object into a Date.
     *
     * @param value  the value to convert
     * @param format the DateFormat pattern to parse String values
     * @return the converted value
     * @throws ConversionException thrown if the value cannot be converted to a Calendar
     */
    public static Date toDate(Object value, String format) throws ConversionException {
        if (value instanceof Date) {
            return (Date) value;
        } else if (value instanceof Calendar) {
            return ((Calendar) value).getTime();
        } else if (value instanceof String) {
            try {
                return new SimpleDateFormat(format).parse((String) value);
            } catch (ParseException e) {
                throw new ConversionException("The value " + value + " can't be converted to a Date", e);
            }
        } else {
            throw new ConversionException("The value " + value + " can't be converted to a Date");
        }
    }

    /**
     * Convert the specified object into a Calendar.
     *
     * @param value  the value to convert
     * @param format the DateFormat pattern to parse String values
     * @return the converted value
     * @throws ConversionException thrown if the value cannot be converted to a Calendar
     */
    public static Calendar toCalendar(Object value, String format) throws ConversionException {
        if (value instanceof Calendar) {
            return (Calendar) value;
        } else if (value instanceof Date) {
            Calendar calendar = Calendar.getInstance();
            calendar.setTime((Date) value);
            return calendar;
        } else if (value instanceof String) {
            try {
                Calendar calendar = Calendar.getInstance();
                calendar.setTime(new SimpleDateFormat(format).parse((String) value));
                return calendar;
            } catch (ParseException e) {
                throw new ConversionException("The value " + value + " can't be converted to a Calendar", e);
            }
        } else {
            throw new ConversionException("The value " + value + " can't be converted to a Calendar");
        }
    }

    /**
     * Return an iterator over the simple values of a composite value. The value
     * specified is handled depending on its type:
     * <ul>
     *   <li>Strings are checked for delimiter characters and splitted if necessary.</li>
     *   <li>For collections the single elements are checked.</li>
     *   <li>Arrays are treated like collections.</li>
     *   <li>All other types are directly inserted.</li>
     *   <li>Recursive combinations are supported, e.g. a collection containing array that contain strings.</li>
     * </ul>
     *
     * @param value     the value to "split"
     * @param delimiter the delimiter for String values
     * @return an iterator for accessing the single values
     */
    public static Iterator toIterator(Object value, char delimiter) {
        if (value == null) {
            return IteratorUtils.emptyIterator();
        }
        if (value instanceof String) {
            String s = (String) value;
            if (s.indexOf(delimiter) > 0) {
                return split((String) value, delimiter).iterator();
            } else {
                return new SingletonIterator(value);
            }
        } else if (value instanceof Collection) {
            return toIterator(((Collection) value).iterator(), delimiter);
        } else if (value.getClass().isArray()) {
            return toIterator(IteratorUtils.arrayIterator(value), delimiter);
        } else if (value instanceof Iterator) {
            Iterator iterator = (Iterator) value;
            IteratorChain chain = new IteratorChain();
            while (iterator.hasNext()) {
                chain.addIterator(toIterator(iterator.next(), delimiter));
            }
            return chain;
        } else {
            return new SingletonIterator(value);
        }
    }

    /**
     * Performs interpolation of the specified value. This method checks if the
     * given value contains variables of the form <code>${...}</code>. If
     * this is the case, all occurrances will be substituted by their current
     * values.
     *
     * @param value the value to be interpolated
     * @param config the current configuration object
     * @return the interpolated value
     */
    public static Object interpolate(Object value, AbstractConfiguration config) {
        if (value instanceof String) {
            return config.getSubstitutor().replace((String) value);
        } else {
            return value;
        }
    }
}