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package sample.evolve;

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

/**
 * Runtime system for class evolution
 */
public class VersionManager {
    private static Hashtable versionNo = new Hashtable();
    public final static String latestVersionField = "_version";

    /**
     * For updating the definition of class my.X, say:
     *
     * VersionManager.update("my.X");
     */
    public static void update(String qualifiedClassname)
	throws CannotUpdateException
    {
	try {
	    Class c = getUpdatedClass(qualifiedClassname);
	    Field f = c.getField(latestVersionField);
	    f.set(null, c);
	}
	catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
	    throw new CannotUpdateException("cannot update class: "
					    + qualifiedClassname);
	}
	catch (Exception e) {
	    throw new CannotUpdateException(e);
	}
    }

    private static Class getUpdatedClass(String qualifiedClassname)
	throws ClassNotFoundException
    {
	int version;
	Object found = versionNo.get(qualifiedClassname);
	if (found == null)
	    version = 0;
	else
	    version = ((Integer)found).intValue() + 1;

	Class c = Class.forName(qualifiedClassname + '$' + version);
	versionNo.put(qualifiedClassname, new Integer(version));
	return c;
    }

    /* initiaVersion() is used to initialize the _version field of
     * the updatable classes.
     */
    public static Class initialVersion(String[] params) {
	try {
	    return getUpdatedClass(params[0]);
	}
	catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
	    throw new RuntimeException("cannot initialize " + params[0]);
	}
    }

    /** make() performs the object creation of the updatable classes.
     * The expression "new <updatable class>" is replaced with a call
     * to this method.
     */
    public static Object make(Class clazz, Object[] args) {
	Constructor[] constructors = clazz.getConstructors();
	int n = constructors.length;
	for (int i = 0; i < n; ++i) {
	    try {
		return constructors[i].newInstance(args);
	    }
	    catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
		// try again
	    }
	    catch (InstantiationException e) {
		throw new CannotCreateException(e);
	    }
	    catch (IllegalAccessException e) {
		throw new CannotCreateException(e);
	    }
	    catch (InvocationTargetException e) {
		throw new CannotCreateException(e);
	    }
	}

	throw new CannotCreateException("no constructor matches");
    }
}