/**
* Enumerate an inheritance chain from [ bottom, top ).
*
* @param bottom bottom of the inheritance chain
* @param top top of the inheritance chain
*/
public static PowerlessArray<String> upto(final Class<?> bottom, final Class<?> top) {
if (bottom == top
|| // fast path
Promise.class.isAssignableFrom(bottom)
|| // hide implementation
Brand.class.isAssignableFrom(bottom)) { // hide implementation
return PowerlessArray.array();
}
// simplify the knot at the top of the world
final Class<?> limit =
Struct.class.isAssignableFrom(bottom)
? Struct.class
: Proxy.class.isAssignableFrom(bottom)
? Proxy.class
: RuntimeException.class.isAssignableFrom(bottom)
? (Exception.class.isAssignableFrom(top)
? RuntimeException.class
: Exception.class)
: Exception.class.isAssignableFrom(bottom) ? Throwable.class : Object.class;
final PowerlessArray.Builder<String> r = PowerlessArray.builder(4);
for (Class<?> i = bottom; limit != i && top != i; i = i.getSuperclass()) {
ifaces(top, i, r);
}
return r.snapshot();
}
/** List a class and all its implemented interfaces. */
private static void ifaces(
final Class<?> top, final Class<?> type, final PowerlessArray.Builder<String> r) {
if (Modifier.isPublic(type.getModifiers())) {
try {
if (org.joe_e.Selfless.class != type
&& org.joe_e.Equatable.class != type
&& org.joe_e.Powerless.class != type
&& org.joe_e.Immutable.class != type
&& org.ref_send.Record.class != type
&& java.lang.Comparable.class != type
&& java.io.Serializable.class != type) {
r.append(name(type));
}
} catch (final Exception e) {
// Skip any type that does not have a deterministic name.
}
}
for (final Class<?> i : type.getInterfaces()) {
if (!i.isAssignableFrom(top)) {
ifaces(top, i, r);
}
}
}
