/** Return a {@link Serializable} {@link Type} backed by a {@link TypeProvider} . */
static Type forTypeProvider(final TypeProvider provider) {
Assert.notNull(provider, "Provider must not be null");
if (provider.getType() instanceof Serializable || provider.getType() == null) {
return provider.getType();
}
Type cached = cache.get(provider.getType());
if (cached != null) {
return cached;
}
for (Class<?> type : SUPPORTED_SERIALIZABLE_TYPES) {
if (type.isAssignableFrom(provider.getType().getClass())) {
ClassLoader classLoader = provider.getClass().getClassLoader();
Class<?>[] interfaces =
new Class<?>[] {type, SerializableTypeProxy.class, Serializable.class};
InvocationHandler handler = new TypeProxyInvocationHandler(provider);
cached = (Type) Proxy.newProxyInstance(classLoader, interfaces, handler);
cache.put(provider.getType(), cached);
return cached;
}
}
throw new IllegalArgumentException(
"Unsupported Type class " + provider.getType().getClass().getName());
}
