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package org.toobsframework.servlet;

import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
import org.springframework.beans.BeansException;
import org.springframework.context.ApplicationContext;
import org.springframework.context.ApplicationContextAware;

/**
 * This class, when loaded as a spring bean, gets the application
 * context associated to it.  It then keeps it statically for
 * other classes to use.
 * 
 * jgarza: This is not the best approac but I cannot refactor all 
 *         other dependencies, especially BeanMonkey and the Tags module
 *         
 * @author spudney
 *
 */
public class ContextHelper implements ApplicationContextAware {
    private static Log log = LogFactory.getLog(ContextHelper.class);

    private static ApplicationContext webApplicationContext = null;

    public static ApplicationContext getWebApplicationContext() {
        if (webApplicationContext == null) {
            log.error("Configuration error: No bean of type " + ContextHelper.class.getName()
                    + " has been defined in a spring configuration.  This will result in further errors.");
        }
        return webApplicationContext;
    }

    public void setWebApplicationContext(ApplicationContext inWebApplicationContext) {
        webApplicationContext = inWebApplicationContext;
    }

    public void setApplicationContext(ApplicationContext appContext) throws BeansException {
        webApplicationContext = appContext;
    }

    public static Object getBean(String beanName) {
        if (webApplicationContext == null) {
            log.error("Configuration error: No bean of type " + ContextHelper.class.getName()
                    + " has been defined in a spring configuration.  This will result in further errors.");
        }
        return webApplicationContext.getBean(beanName);
    }
}