@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
static Collection retrieveCollectionAsObject(Context context, String collection, String scope)
throws Exception {
Object obj = RetrievalUtils.retrieve(context, collection, scope);
if (obj instanceof Collection) {
return (Collection) obj;
} else if (obj instanceof Map) {
return ((Map) obj).values();
} else {
if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
logger.debug("The object is not of type Collection.");
}
return Collections.EMPTY_LIST;
}
}
@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
static Collection retrieveNestedCollection(Context context, String collection, String scope)
throws Exception {
String split[] = StringUtils.split(collection, ".");
Object obj = RetrievalUtils.retrieve(context, split[0], scope);
String collectionToFind = StringUtils.substringAfter(collection, ".");
if (ExtremeUtils.isBeanPropertyReadable(obj, collectionToFind)) {
obj = PropertyUtils.getProperty(obj, collectionToFind);
}
if (!(obj instanceof Collection)) {
if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
logger.debug("The object is not of type Collection.");
}
return Collections.EMPTY_LIST;
}
return (Collection) obj;
}