TypeSupport.java

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package org.omg.dds.type;

import org.omg.dds.core.DDSObject;
import org.omg.dds.core.ServiceEnvironment;


public abstract class TypeSupport<TYPE> implements DDSObject
{
    // -----------------------------------------------------------------------
    // Factory Methods
    // -----------------------------------------------------------------------

    // --- Types: ------------------------------------------------------------

    public static <TYPE> TypeSupport<TYPE> newTypeSupport(
            Class<TYPE> type,
            ServiceEnvironment env)
    {
        if (type == null) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Invalid type provided");
        }
        return newTypeSupport(type, type.getName(), env);
    }


    public static <TYPE> TypeSupport<TYPE> newTypeSupport(
            Class<TYPE> type,
            String registeredName,
            ServiceEnvironment env)
    {
        if (env == null) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Invalid environment provided");
        }
        if (type == null) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Invalid type provided");
        }
        return env.getSPI().newTypeSupport(type, registeredName);
    }



    // -----------------------------------------------------------------------
    // Instance Methods
    // -----------------------------------------------------------------------

    public abstract TYPE newData();

    public abstract Class<TYPE> getType();

    public abstract String getTypeName();
}