directmemory-cache/src/main/java/org/apache/directmemory/serialization/SerializerFactory.java

package org.apache.directmemory.serialization;

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import static java.lang.String.format;

import java.util.Iterator;

import static java.util.ServiceLoader.load;

public final class SerializerFactory
{

    public static Serializer createNewSerializer()
    {
        return createNewSerializer( SerializerFactory.class.getClassLoader() );
    }

    public static Serializer createNewSerializer( ClassLoader classLoader )
    {

        // iterate over all found services
        for (Serializer serializer : load(Serializer.class, classLoader)) {
            // try getting the current service and return
            try {
                return serializer;
            } catch (Throwable t) {
                // just ignore, skip and try getting the next
            }
        }

        return new StandardSerializer();
    }

    public static <S extends Serializer> S createNewSerializer( Class<S> serializer )
        throws SerializerNotFoundException
    {

        // iterate over all found services
        for (Serializer serializer1 : load(Serializer.class, serializer.getClassLoader())) {
            // try getting the current service and return
            try {
                Serializer next = serializer1;
                if (serializer.isInstance(next)) {
                    return serializer.cast(next);
                }
            } catch (Throwable t) {
                // just ignore, skip and try getting the next
            }
        }

        throw new SerializerNotFoundException( serializer );
    }

    public static Serializer createNewSerializer( String serializerClassName )
                    throws SerializerNotFoundException
    {
        return createNewSerializer( serializerClassName, SerializerFactory.class.getClassLoader() );
    }

    public static Serializer createNewSerializer( String serializerClassName, ClassLoader classLoader )
        throws SerializerNotFoundException
    {
        Class<?> anonSerializerClass;
        try
        {
            anonSerializerClass = classLoader.loadClass( serializerClassName );
        }
        catch ( ClassNotFoundException e )
        {
            throw new SerializerNotFoundException( serializerClassName );
        }

        if ( Serializer.class.isAssignableFrom( anonSerializerClass ) )
        {
            @SuppressWarnings( "unchecked" ) // the assignment is guarded by the previous check
            Class<? extends Serializer> serializerClass = (Class<? extends Serializer>) anonSerializerClass;

            return createNewSerializer( serializerClass );
        }

        throw new IllegalArgumentException( format( "Class %s is not a valid Serializer type",
                                                    anonSerializerClass.getName() ) );
    }

    /**
     * Hidden constructor, this class cannot be instantiated
     */
    private SerializerFactory()
    {
        // do nothing
    }

}