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package netscape.ldap;

import java.lang.reflect.*;
import java.util.Hashtable;

/**
 * Utility class to dynamically find methods of a class and to invoke
 * them
 */
class DynamicInvoker {
    static Object invokeMethod(Object obj, String packageName,
      String methodName, Object[] args, String[] argNames)
      throws LDAPException {
        try {
            java.lang.reflect.Method m = getMethod(packageName, methodName,
              argNames);
            if (m != null) {
                return (m.invoke(obj, args));
            }
        } catch (Exception e) {
            throw new LDAPException("Invoking "+methodName+": "+
              e.toString(), LDAPException.PARAM_ERROR);
        }

        return null;
    }

    static java.lang.reflect.Method getMethod(String packageName,
      String methodName, String[] args) throws LDAPException {
        try {
            java.lang.reflect.Method method = null;
            String suffix = "";
            if (args != null)
                for (int i=0; i<args.length; i++)
                    suffix = suffix+args[i].getClass().getName();
            String key = packageName+"."+methodName+"."+suffix;
            if ((method = (java.lang.reflect.Method)(m_methodLookup.get(key)))
              != null)
                return method;

            Class c = Class.forName(packageName);
            java.lang.reflect.Method[] m = c.getMethods();
            for (int i = 0; i < m.length; i++ ) {
                Class[] params = m[i].getParameterTypes();
                if ((m[i].getName().equals(methodName)) &&
                    signatureCorrect(params, args)) {
                    m_methodLookup.put(key, m[i]);
                    return m[i];
                }
            }
            throw new LDAPException("Method " + methodName + " not found in " +
              packageName);
        } catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
            throw new LDAPException("Class "+ packageName + " not found");
        }
    }

    static private boolean signatureCorrect(Class params[], String args[]) {
        if (args == null)
            return true;
        if (params.length != args.length)
            return false;
        for (int i=0; i<params.length; i++) {
            if (!params[i].getName().equals(args[i]))
                return false;
        }
        return true;
    }

    private static Hashtable m_methodLookup = new Hashtable();
}