groovy-core/src/main/groovy/lang/GroovyObjectSupport.java

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package groovy.lang;

import org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.InvokerHelper;

/**
 * A useful base class for Java objects wishing to be Groovy objects
 * 
 * @author <a href="mailto:james@coredevelopers.net">James Strachan</a>
 * @version $Revision$
 */
public abstract class GroovyObjectSupport implements GroovyObject {

	// never persist the MetaClass
    private transient MetaClass metaClass;

    public GroovyObjectSupport() {
        this.metaClass = InvokerHelper.getMetaClass(this);
    }
    
    public Object getProperty(String property) {
        return metaClass.getProperty(this, property);
    }

    public void setProperty(String property, Object newValue) {
         metaClass.setProperty(this, property, newValue);
    }

    public Object invokeMethod(String name, Object args) {
        return metaClass.invokeMethod(this, name, args);
    }
    
    public MetaClass getMetaClass() {
        return metaClass;
    }
    
    public void setMetaClass(MetaClass metaClass) {
        this.metaClass = metaClass;
    }
}