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package org.apache.camel.artix.ds;

import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;

import biz.c24.io.api.data.ComplexDataObject;
import biz.c24.io.api.data.Element;
import org.apache.camel.RuntimeCamelException;

/**
 * @version $Revision: 2485 $
 */
public final class ArtixDSHelper {
    private ArtixDSHelper() {
        // Helper class
    }
    public static Element getElement(String modelClassName) {
        try {
            Class<?> elementType = Class.forName(modelClassName);
            return getElement(elementType);
        } catch (RuntimeCamelException e) {
            throw e;
        } catch (Exception e) {
            throw new RuntimeCamelException(e);
        }
    }

    public static Element getElement(Class<?> elementType) {
        if (elementType.isAssignableFrom(ComplexDataObject.class) && !elementType.equals(ComplexDataObject.class)) {
            try {
                return (Element) elementType.getMethod("getInstance").invoke(null);
            } catch (InvocationTargetException e) {
                throw new RuntimeCamelException(e.getTargetException());
            } catch (Exception e) {
                throw new RuntimeCamelException(e);
            }
        } else {
            return null;
        }
    }
}
