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package org.eclipse.ui.internal.commands;

import org.eclipse.core.commands.AbstractParameterValueConverter;
import org.eclipse.core.commands.ParameterValueConversionException;
import org.eclipse.core.runtime.CoreException;
import org.eclipse.core.runtime.IConfigurationElement;
import org.eclipse.ui.internal.registry.IWorkbenchRegistryConstants;

/**
 * A proxy for a parameter value converter that has been defined in the regisry.
 * This delays the class loading until the converter is really asked to do
 * string/object conversions.
 *
 * @since 3.2
 */
public final class ParameterValueConverterProxy extends AbstractParameterValueConverter {

	/**
	 * The configuration element providing the executable extension that will extend
	 * <code>AbstractParameterValueConverter</code>. This value will not be
	 * <code>null</code>.
	 */
	private final IConfigurationElement converterConfigurationElement;

	/**
	 * The real parameter value converter instance. This will be <code>null</code>
	 * until one of the conversion methods are used.
	 */
	private AbstractParameterValueConverter parameterValueConverter;

	/**
	 * Constructs a <code>ParameterValueConverterProxy</code> to represent the real
	 * converter until it is needed.
	 *
	 * @param converterConfigurationElement The configuration element from which the
	 *                                      real converter can be loaded.
	 */
	public ParameterValueConverterProxy(final IConfigurationElement converterConfigurationElement) {
		if (converterConfigurationElement == null) {
			throw new NullPointerException("converterConfigurationElement must not be null"); //$NON-NLS-1$
		}

		this.converterConfigurationElement = converterConfigurationElement;
	}

	@Override
	public Object convertToObject(final String parameterValue) throws ParameterValueConversionException {
		return getConverter().convertToObject(parameterValue);
	}

	@Override
	public String convertToString(final Object parameterValue) throws ParameterValueConversionException {
		return getConverter().convertToString(parameterValue);
	}

	/**
	 * Returns the real parameter value converter for this proxy or throws an
	 * exception indicating the converter could not be obtained.
	 *
	 * @return the real converter for this proxy; never <code>null</code>.
	 * @throws ParameterValueConversionException if the converter could not be
	 *                                           obtained
	 */
	private AbstractParameterValueConverter getConverter() throws ParameterValueConversionException {
		if (parameterValueConverter == null) {
			try {
				parameterValueConverter = (AbstractParameterValueConverter) converterConfigurationElement
						.createExecutableExtension(IWorkbenchRegistryConstants.ATT_CONVERTER);
			} catch (final CoreException e) {
				throw new ParameterValueConversionException("Problem creating parameter value converter", e); //$NON-NLS-1$
			} catch (final ClassCastException e) {
				throw new ParameterValueConversionException(
						"Parameter value converter was not a subclass of AbstractParameterValueConverter", e); //$NON-NLS-1$
			}
		}
		return parameterValueConverter;
	}
}
