protected static HierarchicType _findSuperInterfaceChain(Type currentType, Class<?> target) {
HierarchicType current = new HierarchicType(currentType);
Class<?> raw = current.getRawClass();
if (raw == target) {
return current;
}
// Otherwise, keep on going down the rat hole; first implemented interaces
Type[] parents = raw.getGenericInterfaces();
// as long as there are superclasses
// and unless we have already seen the type (<T extends X<T>>)
if (parents != null) {
for (Type parent : parents) {
HierarchicType sup = _findSuperInterfaceChain(parent, target);
if (sup != null) {
sup.setSubType(current);
current.setSuperType(sup);
return current;
}
}
}
// and then super-class if any
Type parent = raw.getGenericSuperclass();
if (parent != null) {
HierarchicType sup = _findSuperInterfaceChain(parent, target);
if (sup != null) {
sup.setSubType(current);
current.setSuperType(sup);
return current;
}
}
return null;
}
protected static HierarchicType _findSuperClassChain(Type currentType, Class<?> target) {
HierarchicType current = new HierarchicType(currentType);
Class<?> raw = current.getRawClass();
if (raw == target) {
return current;
}
// Otherwise, keep on going down the rat hole...
Type parent = raw.getGenericSuperclass();
if (parent != null) {
HierarchicType sup = _findSuperClassChain(parent, target);
if (sup != null) {
sup.setSubType(current);
current.setSuperType(sup);
return current;
}
}
return null;
}
