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package org.apache.ode.jacob.vpu;

import java.lang.reflect.Constructor;
import java.lang.reflect.InvocationHandler;
import java.lang.reflect.Proxy;


/**
 * Interface implemented by channel proxies.
 */
public class ProxyConstructor<T> {
    private Constructor<T> constructor;
    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    public ProxyConstructor(Class<T> clazz) {
        try {
            Class<?> proxyClass = Proxy.getProxyClass(clazz.getClassLoader(), new Class[] {clazz});
            constructor = (Constructor<T>) proxyClass.getConstructor(new Class[] { InvocationHandler.class });
        } catch (Exception e) {
            // TODO: ignore? LOG?
        }
    }
    
    public T newInstance(InvocationHandler handler) {
        try {
            return constructor != null ? (T)constructor.newInstance(handler) : null;
        } catch (Exception e) {
            // TODO: really ignore?
        }
        return null;
    }
}