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package org.apache.commons.discovery.tools;

import org.apache.commons.discovery.ResourceClass;
import org.apache.commons.discovery.ResourceClassIterator;
import org.apache.commons.discovery.resource.classes.DiscoverClasses;
import org.apache.commons.discovery.resource.ClassLoaders;

/**
 * Holder for a default class.
 * 
 * Class may be specified by name (String) or class (Class).
 * Using the holder complicates the users job, but minimized # of API's.
 * 
 * @author Richard A. Sitze
 */
public class DefaultClassHolder {
    private Class defaultClass;
    private final String defaultName;

    public DefaultClassHolder(Class defaultClass) {
        this.defaultClass = defaultClass;
        this.defaultName = defaultClass.getName();
    }

    public DefaultClassHolder(String defaultName) {
        this.defaultClass = null;
        this.defaultName = defaultName;
    }

    /**
     * @param spi non-null SPI
     * @param loaders Used only if class needs to be loaded.
     * 
     * @return Default Class.  Load the class if necessary,
     *         and verify that it implements the SPI.
     *         (this forces the check, no way out..).
     */
    public Class getDefaultClass(SPInterface spi, ClassLoaders loaders) {
        if (defaultClass == null) {
            DiscoverClasses classDiscovery = new DiscoverClasses(loaders);
            ResourceClassIterator classes = classDiscovery.findResourceClasses(getDefaultName());
            if (classes.hasNext()) {
                ResourceClass info = classes.nextResourceClass();
                try {
                    defaultClass = info.loadClass();
                } catch (Exception e) {
                    // ignore
                }
            }
        }

        if (defaultClass != null) {
            spi.verifyAncestory(defaultClass);
        }

        return defaultClass;
    }

    public String getDefaultName() {
        return defaultName;
    }
}