/**
   * Define an attribute. Explicit definition of an attribute. Reflection is used to locate the
   * actual getter and setter methods.
   *
   * @param attrInfo ModelMBeanAttributeInfo.
   */
  public synchronized void defineAttribute(ModelMBeanAttributeInfo attrInfo) {
    if (_object == null) throw new IllegalStateException("No Object");

    _dirty = true;

    String name = attrInfo.getName();
    String uName = name.substring(0, 1).toUpperCase() + name.substring(1);
    Class oClass = _object.getClass();

    try {
      Class type = TypeUtil.fromName(attrInfo.getType());
      if (type == null)
        type = Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader().loadClass(attrInfo.getType());

      Method getter = null;
      Method setter = null;

      if (attrInfo.isReadable())
        getter =
            oClass.getMethod((attrInfo.isIs() ? "is" : "get") + uName, (java.lang.Class[]) null);

      if (attrInfo.isWritable()) setter = oClass.getMethod("set" + uName, new Class[] {type});

      _getter.put(name, getter);
      _setter.put(name, setter);
      _attributes.add(attrInfo);
    } catch (Exception e) {
      log.warn(LogSupport.EXCEPTION, e);
      throw new IllegalArgumentException(e.toString());
    }
  }
  @Test
  public void testGetAgeIsReadOnly() throws Exception {
    ModelMBeanInfo info = getMBeanInfoFromAssembler();
    ModelMBeanAttributeInfo attr = info.getAttribute(AGE_ATTRIBUTE);

    assertTrue("Age is not readable", attr.isReadable());
    assertFalse("Age is not writable", attr.isWritable());
  }
  public Object getAttribute(String attribute)
      throws AttributeNotFoundException, MBeanException, ReflectionException {
    if (attribute == null)
      throw new RuntimeOperationsException(
          new IllegalArgumentException(
              LocalizedStrings.MX4JModelMBean_ATTRIBUTE_NAME_CANNOT_BE_NULL.toLocalizedString()));

    Logger logger = getLogger();

    // I want the real info, not its clone
    ModelMBeanInfo info = getModelMBeanInfo();
    if (info == null)
      throw new AttributeNotFoundException(
          LocalizedStrings.MX4JModelMBean_MODELMBEANINFO_IS_NULL.toLocalizedString());
    if (logger.isEnabledFor(Logger.DEBUG)) logger.debug("ModelMBeanInfo is: " + info);

    // This is a clone, we use it read only
    ModelMBeanAttributeInfo attrInfo = info.getAttribute(attribute);
    if (attrInfo == null)
      throw new AttributeNotFoundException(
          LocalizedStrings.MX4JModelMBean_CANNOT_FIND_MODELMBEANATTRIBUTEINFO_FOR_ATTRIBUTE_0
              .toLocalizedString(attribute));
    if (logger.isEnabledFor(Logger.DEBUG)) logger.debug("Attribute info is: " + attrInfo);
    if (!attrInfo.isReadable())
      throw new AttributeNotFoundException(
          LocalizedStrings.MX4JModelMBean_ATTRIBUTE_0_IS_NOT_READABLE.toLocalizedString(attribute));

    // This returns a clone of the mbean descriptor, we use it read only
    Descriptor mbeanDescriptor = info.getMBeanDescriptor();
    if (mbeanDescriptor == null)
      throw new AttributeNotFoundException(
          LocalizedStrings.MX4JModelMBean_MBEAN_DESCRIPTOR_CANNOT_BE_NULL.toLocalizedString());
    if (logger.isEnabledFor(Logger.DEBUG)) logger.debug("MBean descriptor is: " + mbeanDescriptor);

    // This descriptor is a clone
    Descriptor attributeDescriptor = attrInfo.getDescriptor();
    if (attributeDescriptor == null)
      throw new AttributeNotFoundException(
          LocalizedStrings.MX4JModelMBean_ATTRIBUTE_DESCRIPTOR_FOR_ATTRIBUTE_0_CANNOT_BE_NULL
              .toLocalizedString(attribute));
    if (logger.isEnabledFor(Logger.DEBUG))
      logger.debug("Attribute descriptor is: " + attributeDescriptor);

    Object returnValue = null;

    String lastUpdateField = "lastUpdatedTimeStamp";

    int staleness = getStaleness(attributeDescriptor, mbeanDescriptor, lastUpdateField);

    if (staleness == ALWAYS_STALE || staleness == STALE) {
      if (logger.isEnabledFor(Logger.TRACE)) logger.trace("Value is stale");

      String getter = (String) attributeDescriptor.getFieldValue("getMethod");
      if (logger.isEnabledFor(Logger.DEBUG)) logger.debug("getMethod field is: " + getter);
      if (getter == null) {
        // No getter, use default value
        returnValue = attributeDescriptor.getFieldValue("default");

        if (returnValue != null) {
          // Check if the return type is of the same type
          // As an extension allow covariant return type
          Class returned = returnValue.getClass();
          Class declared = loadClassWithContextClassLoader(attrInfo.getType());

          checkAssignability(returned, declared);
        }

        if (logger.isEnabledFor(Logger.DEBUG))
          logger.debug(
              "getAttribute for attribute " + attribute + " returns default value: " + returnValue);
      } else {
        if (logger.isEnabledFor(Logger.TRACE)) logger.trace("Invoking attribute getter...");
        // As an extension, allow attributes to be called on target objects also
        Object target = resolveTargetObject(attributeDescriptor);
        returnValue = invokeMethod(target, getter, new Class[0], new Object[0]);
        if (logger.isEnabledFor(Logger.DEBUG)) logger.debug("Returned value is: " + returnValue);

        if (returnValue != null) {
          // Check if the return type is of the same type
          // As an extension allow covariant return type
          Class returned = returnValue.getClass();
          Class declared = loadClassWithContextClassLoader(attrInfo.getType());

          checkAssignability(returned, declared);
        }

        // Cache the new value only if caching is needed
        if (staleness != ALWAYS_STALE) {
          attributeDescriptor.setField("value", returnValue);
          attributeDescriptor.setField(lastUpdateField, Long.valueOf(System.currentTimeMillis()));
          if (logger.isEnabledFor(Logger.TRACE)) logger.trace("Returned value has been cached");

          // And now replace the descriptor with the updated clone
          info.setDescriptor(attributeDescriptor, "attribute");
        }

        if (logger.isEnabledFor(Logger.DEBUG))
          logger.debug(
              "getAttribute for attribute " + attribute + " returns invoked value: " + returnValue);
      }
    } else {
      // Return cached value
      returnValue = attributeDescriptor.getFieldValue("value");

      if (returnValue != null) {
        // Check if the return type is of the same type
        // As an extension allow covariant return type
        Class returned = returnValue.getClass();
        Class declared = loadClassWithContextClassLoader(attrInfo.getType());

        checkAssignability(returned, declared);
      }

      if (logger.isEnabledFor(Logger.DEBUG))
        logger.debug(
            "getAttribute for attribute " + attribute + " returns cached value: " + returnValue);
    }

    // Puff, everything went ok
    return returnValue;
  }