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+<html>
+<head>
+	<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8">
+	<style type="text/css">
+		/* For viewing in Page Designer */
+		@IMPORT url("../../../../../../javadoc.css");
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+		@IMPORT url("../htdocs/javadoc.css");
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+	<script>
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+		}
+	</script>
+</head>
+<body>
+<p>Simple Variable Language</p>
+
+<script>
+	function toggle(x) {
+		var div = x.nextSibling;
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+</script>
+<a id='TOC'></a><h5 class='toc'>Table of Contents</h5>
+<ol class='toc'>
+	<li><p><a class='doclink' href='#SimpleVarLanguage'>Simple Variable Language</a></p>
+		<ol>
+			<li><p><a class='doclink' href='#Vars'>Vars</a></p>
+			<li><p><a class='doclink' href='#VarResolvers'>VarResolvers and VarResolverSessions</a></p>
+			<li><p><a class='doclink' href='#OtherNotes'>Other Notes</a></p>
+		</ol>
+	</li>
+</ol>
+
+<!-- ======================================================================================================== -->
+<a id="SimpleVarLanguage"></a>
+<h2 class='topic' onclick='toggle(this)'>1 - Simple Variable Language</h2>
+<div class='topic'>
+	<p>
+		The <code>org.apache.juneau.svl</code> package defines an API for a language called "Simple Variable Language".
+		In a nutshell, Simple Variable Language (or SVL) is text that contains variables of the form <js>"$varName{varKey}"</js>.
+	</p>
+	<p>
+		Variables can be recursively nested within the varKey (e.g. <js>"$FOO{$BAR{xxx},$BAZ{xxx}}"</js>).
+		Variables can also return values that themselves contain more variables.
+	</p>
+	<p>
+		The {@link org.apache.juneau.svl.VarResolver} class is used to resolve variables.
+		The {@link org.apache.juneau.svl.VarResolver#DEFAULT} resolver will resolve <js>"$S{systemProperty}"</js> and <js>"$E{envVariable}"</js> 
+			variables.
+	</p>
+	<p class='bcode'>
+	<jc>// Use the default variable resolver to resolve a string that contains $S (system property) variables</jc>
+	String myProperty = VarResolver.<jsf>DEFAULT</jsf>.resolve(<js>"The Java home directory is $S{java.home}"</js>);
+	</p>
+	<p>
+		The following shows how variables can be arbitrarily nested...
+	</p>
+	<p class='bcode'>
+	<jc>// Look up a property in the following order:
+	// 1) MYPROPERTY environment variable.
+	// 2) 'my.property' system property if environment variable not found.
+	// 3) 'not found' string if system property not found.</jc>
+	String myproperty = VarResolver.<jsf>DEFAULT</jsf>.resolve(<js>"$E{MYPROPERTY,$S{my.property,not found}}"</js>);
+ 	</p>
+
+	<!-- ======================================================================================================== -->
+	<a id="Vars"></a>
+	<h3 class='topic' onclick='toggle(this)'>1.1 - Vars</h3>
+	<div class='topic'>
+		<p>
+			Variables are defined through the {@link org.apache.juneau.svl.Var} API.
+		</p>
+		<p class='bcode'>
+	<jc>// Create a var resolver that extends the default resolver and appends our own "$URLEncode{...}" variable</jc>
+	
+	<jc>// First create our var.</jc>
+	<jk>public class</jk> UrlEncodeVar <jk>extends</jk> SimpleVar {
+		
+		<jc>// Must have a no-arg constructor!</jc>
+		<jk>public</jk> UrlEncodeVar() {
+			<jk>super</jk>(<js>"URLEncode"</js>);
+		}	
+		
+		<jc>// The method we must implement</jc>
+		<ja>@Override</ja>
+		<jk>public</jk> String resolve(VarResolverSession session, String varVal) {
+			<jk>return</jk> URLEncoder.<jsm>encode</jsm>(varVal, <js>"UTF-8"</js>);
+		}
+	}
+	
+	<jc>// Next create a var resolver that extends the existing DEFAULT resolver
+	// that supports resolving system properties.</jc>
+	VarResolver r = VarResolver.<jsf>DEFAULT</jsf>.clone().addVars(UrlEncodeVar.<jk>class</jk>);
+	
+	<jc>// Retrieve a system property and URL-encode it if necessary.</jc>
+	String myProperty = r.resolve(<js>"$URLEncode{$S{my.property}}"</js>);
+		</p>
+		<p>
+			The following shows the class hierarchy of the {@link org.apache.juneau.svl.Var} class and all current
+				predefined implementations.
+		</p>  
+		<ul class='javahierarchy'>
+			<li class='a'>{@link org.apache.juneau.svl.Var} - Superclass of all vars.
+				<ul>
+					<li class='a'>{@link org.apache.juneau.svl.SimpleVar} - Superclass of all vars that return strings.
+						<ul>
+							<li class='a'>{@link org.apache.juneau.svl.DefaultingVar} - Variables that define a default value if the resolve method returns null.
+								<ul>
+									<li class='a'>{@link org.apache.juneau.svl.MapVar} - Variables that pull values from maps.
+										<ul>
+											<li class='c'>{@link org.apache.juneau.svl.vars.SystemPropertiesVar} - Resolves system properties.
+										</ul>
+									</li>
+									<li class='c'>{@link org.apache.juneau.svl.vars.ArgsVar} - Resolves variables from an {@link org.apache.juneau.utils.Args} object.
+									<li class='c'>{@link org.apache.juneau.svl.vars.ConfigFileVar} - Resolves variables from a {@link org.apache.juneau.ini.ConfigFile} object.
+									<li class='c'>{@link org.apache.juneau.svl.vars.EnvVariablesVar} - Resolves environment variables.
+									<li class='c'>{@link org.apache.juneau.svl.vars.ManifestFileVar} - Resolves variables from a {@link org.apache.juneau.utils.ManifestFile} object.
+									<li class='c'>{@link org.apache.juneau.server.vars.RequestAttrVar} - Resolves HTTP request attribute values.
+									<li class='c'>{@link org.apache.juneau.server.vars.RequestParamVar} - Resolves HTTP request URL parameter values.
+									<li class='c'>{@link org.apache.juneau.server.vars.ServletInitParamVar} - Resolves servlet initialization parameters.
+								</ul>
+							</li>
+							<li class='a'>{@link org.apache.juneau.svl.MultipartVar} - Variables that consist of 2 or more comma-delimited arguments.
+								<ul>
+									<li class='c'>{@link org.apache.juneau.server.vars.LocalizationVar} - Resolves localized strings for an HTTP request.
+								</ul>
+							</li>
+							<li class='c'>{@link org.apache.juneau.server.vars.RequestVar} - Resolves specialized HTTP request values.
+							<li class='c'>{@link org.apache.juneau.server.vars.UrlEncodeVar} - URL-encodes the value inside the variable.
+						</ul>
+					</li>
+					<li class='a'>{@link org.apache.juneau.svl.StreamedVar} - Superclass of all vars that stream their value to writers.
+						<ul>
+							<li class='c'>{@link org.apache.juneau.server.vars.SerializedRequestAttrVar} - Resolves HTTP request attribute values passed through a {@link org.apache.juneau.serializer.Serializer}.
+							<li class='c'>{@link org.apache.juneau.server.vars.SerializedRequestParamVar} - Resolves HTTP request URL parameter values passed through a {@link org.apache.juneau.serializer.Serializer}.
+						</ul>
+					</li>
+				</ul>
+			</li>
+		</ul>
+	</div>
+	
+	<!-- ======================================================================================================== -->
+	<a id="VarResolvers"></a>
+	<h3 class='topic' onclick='toggle(this)'>1.2 - VarResolvers and VarResolverSessions</h3>
+	<div class='topic'>
+		<p>
+			The main class for performing variable resolution is {@link org.apache.juneau.svl.VarResolver}.
+			Two methods are provided for resolving variables:
+		</p>
+		<ul class='javahierarchy'>
+			<li class='m'>{@link org.apache.juneau.svl.VarResolver#resolve(String)} - Resolves variables and returns the results as a simple string.
+			<li class='m'>{@link org.apache.juneau.svl.VarResolver#resolveTo(String,Writer)} - Resolves variables and sends results to a writer.
+		</ul>
+		<p>
+			Var resolvers can have zero or more context objects associated with them.
+			Some {@link org.apache.juneau.svl.Var Vars} rely on the existence of some other object, such as an {@link org.apache.juneau.utils.Args} object
+			for {@link org.apache.juneau.svl.vars.ArgsVar} or a {@link org.apache.juneau.ini.ConfigFile} for a {@link org.apache.juneau.svl.vars.ConfigFileVar}.
+			These object dependencies are made by setting context objects on the var resolver.
+		</p>
+		<p>
+			Context objects are set through the {@link org.apache.juneau.svl.VarResolver#setContextObject(String,Object)} method.
+			They can be any class type.
+		</p>
+		<p>
+			Context objects are used by {@link org.apache.juneau.svl.Var Vars} by calling the {@link org.apache.juneau.svl.VarResolverSession#getSessionObject(Class, String)} method.
+		</p>
+		<p>
+			In addition to context objects, there are also session objects.
+			Session objects are considered more ephemeral than context objects.
+			While a context object is unlikely to ever change, a session object may change on every use of the var resolver.
+			For example, the server API defines various <code>Var</code> objects that use the <code>RestRequest</code>
+				object as a session object for the duration of a single HTTP request.
+		</p>
+		<p>
+			Session objects are used by calling the {@link org.apache.juneau.svl.VarResolver#createSession()} or {@link org.apache.juneau.svl.VarResolver#createSession(Map)} methods to create an instance
+				of a {@link org.apache.juneau.svl.VarResolverSession} object that contains {@link org.apache.juneau.svl.VarResolverSession#resolve(String)} and {@link org.apache.juneau.svl.VarResolverSession#resolveTo(String,Writer)} methods
+				that are identical to {@link org.apache.juneau.svl.VarResolver#resolve(String)} and {@link org.apache.juneau.svl.VarResolver#resolveTo(String, Writer)} except that the <code>Var</code> objects
+				have access to the session objects through the {@link org.apache.juneau.svl.VarResolverSession#getSessionObject(Class, String)} method.
+			Session objects are specified through either the {@link org.apache.juneau.svl.VarResolver#createSession(Map)} method or the {@link org.apache.juneau.svl.VarResolverSession#setSessionObject(String, Object)} methods.
+		</p>
+		<p>
+			Like Context object, Session objects are used by {@link org.apache.juneau.svl.Var Vars} by calling the {@link org.apache.juneau.svl.VarResolverSession#getSessionObject(Class, String)} method.
+		</p>
+		<p>
+			Var resolvers can be cloned and extended by using the {@link org.apache.juneau.svl.VarResolver#clone()} method.
+			Cloning a resolver will copy it's {@link org.apache.juneau.svl.Var} class names and context objects.
+		</p>
+		<h6 class='topic'>Example:</h6>
+		<p class='bcode'>
+			<jc>// Create a resolver that copies the default resolver and adds $C and $ARG vars.</jc>
+			VarResolver myVarResolver = VarResolver.<jsf>DEFAULT</jsf>.clone().addVars(ConfigFileVar.<jk>class</jk>, ArgsVar.<jk>class</jk>);
+		</p>
+	</div>	
+	
+	<!-- ======================================================================================================== -->
+	<a id="OtherNotes"></a>
+	<h3 class='topic' onclick='toggle(this)'>1.3 - Other Notes</h3>
+	<div class='topic'>
+		<ul class='spaced-list'>
+			<li>The escape character <js>'\'</js> can be used when necessary to escape the following characters: <code>$ , { }</code>
+			<li><b>WARNING:</b>  It is possible to cause {@link java.lang.StackOverflowError StackOverflowErrors} if your nested variables result in
+				a recursive loop (e.g. the environment variable <code>'MYPROPERTY'</code> has the value <code>'$E{MYPROPERTY}'</code>).
+				So don't do that!
+			<li>As a general rule, this class tries to be as efficient as possible by not creating new strings when not needed.<br>
+				For example, calling the resolve method on a string that doesn't contain variables (e.g. <code>resolver.resolve(<js>"foobar"</js>)</code>)
+				will simply be a no-op and return the same string.
+		</ul>
+	</div>	
+</body>
+</html>
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+/***************************************************************************************************************************
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *  http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
+ ***************************************************************************************************************************/
+
+package org.apache.juneau.svl.vars;
+
+import org.apache.juneau.svl.*;
+import org.apache.juneau.utils.*;
+
+/**
+ * JVM args variable resolver.
+ * <p>
+ * The format for this var is <js>"$ARG{argNameOrNum}"</js> or <js>"$ARG{argNameOrNum,defaultValue}"</js>
+ * <p>
+ * This variable resolver requires that an {@link Args} object be set as a context object on the resolver or a
+ * 	session object on the resolver session.
+ *
+ * <h6 class='topic'>Example:</h6>
+ * <p class='bcode'>
+ * 	<jc>// Create an args object from the main(String[]) method.</jc>
+ * 	Args args = new Args(argv);
+ *
+ * 	<jc>// Create a variable resolver that resolves JVM arguments (e.g. "$ARG{1}")</jc>
+ * 	VarResolver r = <jk>new</jk> VarResolver().addVars(ArgsVar.<js>class</js>).addContextObject(<jsf>SESSION_args</jsf>, args);
+ *
+ * 	<jc>// Use it!</jc>
+ * 	System.<jsf>out</jsf>.println(r.resolve(<js>"Arg #1 is set to $ARG{1}"</js>));
+ * </p>
+ * <p>
+ * Since this is a {@link SimpleVar}, any variables contained in the result will be recursively resolved.
+ * Likewise, if the arguments contain any variables, those will be resolved before they are passed to this var.
+ *
+ * @see org.apache.juneau.utils.Args
+ * @see org.apache.juneau.svl
+ * @author James Bognar (james.bognar@salesforce.com)
+ */
+public class ArgsVar extends DefaultingVar {
+
+	/**
+	 * The name of the session or context object that identifies the {@link Args} object.
+	 */
+	public static final String SESSION_args = "args";
+
+	/**
+	 * Constructor.
+	 */
+	public ArgsVar() {
+		super("ARG");
+	}
+
+	@Override /* Var */
+	public String resolve(VarResolverSession session, String key) {
+		return session.getSessionObject(Args.class, SESSION_args).getArg(key);
+	}
+}

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+/***************************************************************************************************************************
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *  http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
+ ***************************************************************************************************************************/
+
+package org.apache.juneau.svl.vars;
+
+import org.apache.juneau.ini.*;
+import org.apache.juneau.svl.*;
+
+/**
+ * Config file variable resolver.
+ * <p>
+ * The format for this var is <js>"$C{key}"</js> or <js>"$C{key,defaultValue}"</js>.
+ * See {@link ConfigFile#getString(String)} for the format of the key.
+ * <p>
+ * This variable resolver requires that a {@link ConfigFile} object be set as a context object on the resolver or a
+ * 	session object on the resolver session.
+ *
+ * <h6 class='topic'>Example:</h6>
+ * <p class='bcode'>
+ * 	<jc>// Create a config file object.</jc>
+ * 	ConfigFile configFile = ConfigMgr.<jsf>DEFAULT</jsf>.get(<js>"MyConfig.cfg"</js>);
+ *
+ * 	<jc>// Create a variable resolver that resolves config file entries (e.g. "$C{MySection/myKey}")</jc>
+ * 	VarResolver r = <jk>new</jk> VarResolver().addVars(ConfigVar.<js>class</js>).addContextObject(<jsf>SESSION_config</jsf>, configFile);
+ *
+ * 	<jc>// Use it!</jc>
+ * 	System.<jsf>out</jsf>.println(r.resolve(<js>"Value for myKey in section MySection is $C{MySection/myKey}"</js>));
+ * </p>
+ * <p>
+ * Since this is a {@link SimpleVar}, any variables contained in the result will be recursively resolved.
+ * Likewise, if the arguments contain any variables, those will be resolved before they are passed to this var.
+ *
+ * @see org.apache.juneau.ini.ConfigFile
+ * @see org.apache.juneau.svl
+ * @author James Bognar (james.bognar@salesforce.com)
+ */
+public class ConfigFileVar extends DefaultingVar {
+
+	/**
+	 * The name of the session or context object that identifies the {@link ConfigFile} object.
+	 */
+	public static final String SESSION_config = "config";
+
+	/**
+	 * Constructor.
+	 */
+	public ConfigFileVar() {
+		super("C");
+	}
+
+	@Override /* Var */
+	public String resolve(VarResolverSession session, String key) {
+		return session.getSessionObject(ConfigFile.class, SESSION_config).getString(key);
+	}
+}

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+/***************************************************************************************************************************
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *  http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
+ ***************************************************************************************************************************/
+
+package org.apache.juneau.svl.vars;
+
+import org.apache.juneau.svl.*;
+
+/**
+ * Environment variable variable resolver.
+ * <p>
+ * The format for this var is <js>"$E{envVar}"</js> or <js>"$E{envVar,defaultValue}"</js>
+ *
+ * <h6 class='topic'>Example:</h6>
+ * <p class='bcode'>
+ * 	<jc>// Create a variable resolver that resolves environment variables (e.g. "$E{PATH}")</jc>
+ * 	VarResolver r = <jk>new</jk> VarResolver().addVars(EnvVariablesVar.<js>class</js>);
+ *
+ * 	<jc>// Use it!</jc>
+ * 	System.<jsf>out</jsf>.println(r.resolve(<js>"Environment variable PATH is set to $E{PATH}"</js>));
+ * </p>
+ * <p>
+ * Since this is a {@link SimpleVar}, any variables contained in the result will be recursively resolved.
+ * Likewise, if the arguments contain any variables, those will be resolved before they are passed to this var.
+ *
+ * @see org.apache.juneau.svl
+ * @author James Bognar (james.bognar@salesforce.com)
+ */
+public class EnvVariablesVar extends DefaultingVar {
+
+	/**
+	 * Constructor.
+	 */
+	public EnvVariablesVar() {
+		super("E");
+	}
+
+	@Override /* Var */
+	public String resolve(VarResolverSession session, String varVal) {
+		// Note that lookup is case-insensitive on windows.
+		return System.getenv(varVal);
+	}
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+/***************************************************************************************************************************
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *  http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
+ ***************************************************************************************************************************/
+
+package org.apache.juneau.svl.vars;
+
+import org.apache.juneau.svl.*;
+import org.apache.juneau.utils.*;
+
+/**
+ * Manifest file entries variable resolver.
+ * <p>
+ * The format for this var is <js>"$MF{key}"</js> or <js>"$MF{key,defaultValue}"</js>
+ * <p>
+ * This variable resolver requires that a {@link ManifestFile} object be set as a context object on the resolver or a
+ * 	session object on the resolver session.
+ *
+ * <h6 class='topic'>Example:</h6>
+ * <p class='bcode'>
+ * 	<jc>// Create a ManifestFile object that contains the manifest of the jar file containing this class.</jc>
+ * 	ManifestFile mf = <jk>new</jk> ManifestFile(<jk>this</jk>.getClass());
+ *
+ * 	<jc>// Create a variable resolver that resolves manifest file entries (e.g. "$MF{Main-Class}")</jc>
+ * 	VarResolver r = <jk>new</jk> VarResolver().addVars(ManifestFile.<js>class</js>).addContextObject(<jsf>SESSION_manifest</jsf>, mf);
+ *
+ * 	<jc>// Use it!</jc>
+ * 	System.<jsf>out</jsf>.println(r.resolve(<js>"The main class is $MF{Main-Class}"</js>));
+ * </p>
+ * <p>
+ * Since this is a {@link SimpleVar}, any variables contained in the result will be recursively resolved.
+ * Likewise, if the arguments contain any variables, those will be resolved before they are passed to this var.
+ *
+ * @see org.apache.juneau.utils.ManifestFile
+ * @see org.apache.juneau.svl
+ * @author James Bognar (james.bognar@salesforce.com)
+ */
+public class ManifestFileVar extends DefaultingVar {
+
+	/**
+	 * The name of the session or context object that identifies the {@link ManifestFile} object.
+	 */
+	public static final String SESSION_manifest = "manifest";
+
+	/**
+	 * Constructor.
+	 */
+	public ManifestFileVar() {
+		super("MF");
+	}
+
+	@Override /* Var */
+	public String resolve(VarResolverSession session, String key) {
+		return session.getSessionObject(ManifestFile.class, SESSION_manifest).getString(key);
+	}
+}

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+/***************************************************************************************************************************
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *  http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
+ ***************************************************************************************************************************/
+
+package org.apache.juneau.svl.vars;
+
+import org.apache.juneau.svl.*;
+
+/**
+ * System property variable resolver.
+ * <p>
+ * The format for this var is <js>"$S{systemProperty}"</js> or <js>"$S{systemProperty,defaultValue}"</js>
+ *
+ * <h6 class='topic'>Example:</h6>
+ * <p class='bcode'>
+ * 	<jc>// Create a variable resolver that resolves system properties (e.g. "$S{java.home}")</jc>
+ * 	VarResolver r = <jk>new</jk> VarResolver().addVars(SystemPropertiesVar.<js>class</js>);
+ *
+ * 	<jc>// Use it!</jc>
+ * 	System.<jsf>out</jsf>.println(r.resolve(<js>"java.home is set to $S{java.home}"</js>));
+ * </p>
+ * <p>
+ * Since this is a {@link SimpleVar}, any variables contained in the result will be recursively resolved.
+ * Likewise, if the arguments contain any variables, those will be resolved before they are passed to this var.
+ *
+ * @see org.apache.juneau.svl
+ * @author James Bognar (james.bognar@salesforce.com)
+ */
+public class SystemPropertiesVar extends MapVar {
+
+	/**
+	 * Constructor.
+	 */
+	public SystemPropertiesVar() {
+		super("S", System.getProperties());
+	}
+}
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+/***************************************************************************************************************************
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *  http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
+ ***************************************************************************************************************************/
+package org.apache.juneau.transform;
+
+import java.util.*;
+
+import org.apache.juneau.annotation.*;
+
+/**
+ * Bean transform constructed from a {@link Bean @Bean} annotation found on a class.
+ * <p>
+ * <b>*** Internal class - Not intended for external use ***</b>
+ *
+ * @author James Bognar (james.bognar@salesforce.com)
+ * @param <T> The class type that this transform applies to.
+ */
+public final class AnnotationBeanTransform<T> extends BeanTransform<T> {
+
+	/**
+	 * Constructor.
+	 *
+	 * @param annotatedClass The class found to have a {@link Bean @Bean} annotation.
+	 * @param annotations The {@link Bean @Bean} annotations found on the class and all parent classes in child-to-parent order.
+	 */
+	public AnnotationBeanTransform(Class<T> annotatedClass, List<Bean> annotations) {
+		super(annotatedClass);
+
+		ListIterator<Bean> li = annotations.listIterator(annotations.size());
+		while (li.hasPrevious()) {
+			Bean b = li.previous();
+
+			if (b.properties().length > 0 && getProperties() == null)
+				setProperties(b.properties());
+
+			if (b.sort())
+				setSortProperties(true);
+
+			if (b.excludeProperties().length > 0)
+				setExcludeProperties(b.excludeProperties());
+
+			setPropertyNamer(b.propertyNamer());
+
+			if (b.interfaceClass() != Object.class)
+				setInterfaceClass(b.interfaceClass());
+
+			if (b.stopClass() != Object.class)
+				setStopClass(b.stopClass());
+
+			if (! b.subTypeProperty().isEmpty()) {
+				setSubTypeProperty(b.subTypeProperty());
+
+				LinkedHashMap<Class<?>,String> subTypes = new LinkedHashMap<Class<?>,String>();
+				for (BeanSubType bst : b.subTypes())
+					subTypes.put(bst.type(), bst.id());
+
+				setSubTypes(subTypes);
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}

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+/***************************************************************************************************************************
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *  http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
+ ***************************************************************************************************************************/
+package org.apache.juneau.transform;
+
+import java.beans.*;
+import java.lang.reflect.*;
+import java.util.*;
+
+import org.apache.juneau.*;
+import org.apache.juneau.annotation.*;
+import org.apache.juneau.internal.*;
+
+/**
+ * Parent class for all bean transforms.
+ * <p>
+ * 	Bean transforms are used to control aspects of how beans are handled during serialization and parsing.
+ * <p>
+ * 	This class can be considered a programmatic equivalent to using the {@link Bean @Bean} annotation on bean classes.
+ * 	Thus, it can be used to perform the same function as the <code>@Bean</code> annotation when you don't have
+ * 		the ability to annotate those classes (e.g. you don't have access to the source code).
+ * <p>
+ * 	Note that value returned by the {@link Transform#forClass()} method is automatically determined through reflection
+ * 		when the no-arg constructor is used.
+ *
+ * <p>
+ * 	When defining bean transforms, you can either call the setters in the contructor, or override getters.
+ *
+ * <h6 class='topic'>Example</h6>
+ * <p class='bcode'>
+ * 	<jc>// Create our serializer with a transform.</jc>
+ * 	WriterSerializer s = <jk>new</jk> JsonSerializer().addTransforms(AddressTransform.<jk>class</jk>);
+ *
+ * 	Address a = <jk>new</jk> Address();
+ * 	String json = s.serialize(a); <jc>// Serializes only street, city, state.</jc>
+ *
+ * 	<jc>// Transform class defined via setters</jc>
+ * 	<jk>public class</jk> AddressTransform <jk>extends</jk> BeanTransform&lt;Address&gt; {
+ * 		<jk>public</jk> AddressTransform() {
+ * 			setProperties(<js>"street"</js>,<js>"city"</js>,<js>"state"</js>);
+ * 		}
+ * 	}
+ *
+ * 	<jc>// Transform class defined by overriding getters</jc>
+ * 	<jk>public class</jk> AddressTransform <jk>extends</jk> BeanTransform&lt;Address&gt; {
+ * 		<jk>public</jk> String[] getProperties() {
+ * 			<jk>return new</jk> String[]{<js>"street"</js>,<js>"city"</js>,<js>"state"</js>};
+ * 		}
+ * 	}
+ * </p>
+ * <p>
+ * 	The examples in this class use the setters approach.
+ *
+ * <h6 class='topic'>Additional information</h6>
+ * 	See {@link org.apache.juneau.transform} for more information.
+ *
+ *
+ * @author James Bognar (james.bognar@salesforce.com)
+ * @param <T> The class type that this transform applies to.
+ */
+public abstract class BeanTransform<T> extends Transform {
+
+	private String[] properties, excludeProperties;
+	private LinkedHashMap<Class<?>, String> subTypes;
+	private String subTypeAttr;
+	private Class<? extends PropertyNamer> propertyNamer;
+	private Class<?> interfaceClass, stopClass;
+	private boolean sortProperties;
+
+	/**
+	 * Constructor that determines the for-class value using reflection.
+	 */
+	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+	public BeanTransform() {
+		super();
+		this.type = TransformType.BEAN;
+
+		Class<?> c = this.getClass().getSuperclass();
+		Type t = this.getClass().getGenericSuperclass();
+		while (c != BeanTransform.class) {
+			t = c.getGenericSuperclass();
+			c = c.getSuperclass();
+		}
+
+		// Attempt to determine the T and G classes using reflection.
+		if (t instanceof ParameterizedType) {
+			ParameterizedType pt = (ParameterizedType)t;
+			Type[] pta = pt.getActualTypeArguments();
+			if (pta.length > 0) {
+				Type nType = pta[0];
+				if (nType instanceof Class)
+					this.forClass = (Class<T>)nType;
+
+				else
+					throw new RuntimeException("Unsupported parameter type: " + nType);
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Constructor that specifies the for-class explicitly.
+	 * <p>
+	 * This constructor only needs to be called when the class type cannot be inferred through reflection.
+	 *
+	 * <dl>
+	 * 	<dt>Example:</dt>
+	 * 	<dd>
+	 * 		<p class='bcode'>
+	 * 	<jk>public class</jk> SomeArbitraryTransform <jk>extends</jk> BeanTransform&lt?&gt; {
+	 * 		<jk>public</jk> SomeArbitraryTransform(Class&lt?&gt; forClass) {
+	 * 			<jk>super</jk>(forClass);
+	 * 			...
+	 * 		}
+	 * 	}
+	 * 		</p>
+	 * 	</dd>
+	 * </dl>
+	 *
+	 * @param forClass The class that this bean transform applies to.
+	 */
+	public BeanTransform(Class<T> forClass) {
+		super(forClass);
+		this.type = TransformType.BEAN;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the set and order of names of properties associated with a bean class.
+	 *
+	 * @see #setProperties(String...)
+	 * @return The name of the properties associated with a bean class, or <jk>null</jk> if all bean properties should be used.
+	 */
+	public String[] getProperties() {
+		return properties;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Specifies the set and order of names of properties associated with a bean class.
+	 * <p>
+	 * 	The order specified is the same order that the entries will be returned by the {@link BeanMap#entrySet()} and related methods.
+	 * <p>
+	 * 	This method is an alternative to using the {@link Bean#properties()} annotation on a class.
+	 *
+	 * <dl>
+	 * 	<dt>Example:</dt>
+	 * 	<dd>
+	 * 		<p class='bcode'>
+	 * 	<jc>// Create our serializer with a transform.</jc>
+	 * 	WriterSerializer s = <jk>new</jk> JsonSerializer().addTransforms(AddressTransform.<jk>class</jk>);
+	 *
+	 * 	Address a = <jk>new</jk> Address();
+	 * 	String json = s.serialize(a); <jc>// Serializes only street, city, state.</jc>
+	 *
+	 * 	<jc>// Transform class</jc>
+	 * 	<jk>public class</jk> AddressTransform <jk>extends</jk> BeanTransform&lt;Address&gt; {
+	 * 		<jk>public</jk> AddressTransform() {
+	 * 			setProperties(<js>"street"</js>,<js>"city"</js>,<js>"state"</js>);
+	 * 		}
+	 * 	}
+	 * 		</p>
+	 * 	</dd>
+	 * </dl>
+	 *
+	 * @param properties The name of the properties associated with a bean class.
+	 * @return This object (for method chaining).
+	 */
+	public BeanTransform<T> setProperties(String...properties) {
+		this.properties = properties;
+		return this;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Same as {@link #setProperties(String[])} but pass in a comma-delimited list of values.
+	 *
+	 * @param properties A comma-delimited list of properties.
+	 * @return This object (for method chaining).
+	 */
+	public BeanTransform<T> setProperties(String properties) {
+		return setProperties(StringUtils.split(properties, ','));
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns <jk>true</jk> if the properties defined on this bean class should be ordered alphabetically.
+	 * <p>
+	 * 	This method is only used when the {@link #getProperties()} method returns <jk>null</jk>.
+	 * 	Otherwise, the ordering of the properties in the returned value is used.
+	 *
+	 * @see #setSortProperties(boolean)
+	 * @return <jk>true</jk> if bean properties should be sorted.
+	 */
+	public boolean isSortProperties() {
+		return sortProperties;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Specifies whether the properties on this bean should be ordered alphabetically.
+	 * <p>
+	 * 	This method is ignored if the {@link #getProperties()} method does not return <jk>null</jk>.
+	 * <p>
+	 * 	This method is an alternative to using the {@link Bean#sort()} annotation on a class.
+	 *
+	 * @param sortProperties The new value for the sort properties property.
+	 * @return This object (for method chaining).
+	 */
+	public BeanTransform<T> setSortProperties(boolean sortProperties) {
+		this.sortProperties = sortProperties;
+		return this;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the list of properties to ignore on a bean.
+	 *
+	 * @see #setExcludeProperties(String...)
+	 * @return The name of the properties to ignore on a bean, or <jk>null</jk> to not ignore any properties.
+	 */
+	public String[] getExcludeProperties() {
+		return excludeProperties;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Specifies a list of properties to ignore on a bean.
+	 * <p>
+	 * 	This method is an alternative to using the {@link Bean#excludeProperties()} annotation on a class.
+	 *
+	 * <dl>
+	 * 	<dt>Example:</dt>
+	 * 	<dd>
+	 * 		<p class='bcode'>
+	 * 	<jc>// Create our serializer with a transform.</jc>
+	 * 	WriterSerializer s = <jk>new</jk> JsonSerializer().addTransforms(NoCityOrStateTransform.<jk>class</jk>);
+	 *
+	 * 	Address a = <jk>new</jk> Address();
+	 * 	String json = s.serialize(a); <jc>// Excludes city and state.</jc>
+	 *
+	 * 	<jc>// Transform class</jc>
+	 * 	<jk>public class</jk> NoCityOrStateTransform <jk>extends</jk> BeanTransform&lt;Address&gt; {
+	 * 		<jk>public</jk> AddressTransform() {
+	 * 			setExcludeProperties(<js>"city"</js>,<js>"state"</js>);
+	 * 		}
+	 * 	}
+	 * 		</p>
+	 * 	</dd>
+	 * </dl>
+	 *
+	 * @param excludeProperties The name of the properties to ignore on a bean class.
+	 * @return This object (for method chaining).
+	 */
+	public BeanTransform<T> setExcludeProperties(String...excludeProperties) {
+		this.excludeProperties = excludeProperties;
+		return this;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Same as {@link #setExcludeProperties(String[])} but pass in a comma-delimited list of values.
+	 *
+	 * @param excludeProperties A comma-delimited list of properties to eclipse.
+	 * @return This object (for method chaining).
+	 */
+	public BeanTransform<T> setExcludeProperties(String excludeProperties) {
+		return setExcludeProperties(StringUtils.split(excludeProperties, ','));
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the {@link PropertyNamer} associated with the bean to tailor the names of bean properties.
+	 *
+	 * @see #setPropertyNamer(Class)
+	 * @return The property namer class, or <jk>null</jk> if no property namer is associated with this bean property.
+	 */
+	public Class<? extends PropertyNamer> getPropertyNamer() {
+		return propertyNamer;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Associates a {@link PropertyNamer} with this bean to tailor the names of the bean properties.
+	 * <p>
+	 * 	Property namers are used to transform bean property names from standard form to some other form.
+	 * 	For example, the {@link PropertyNamerDashedLC} will convert property names to dashed-lowercase, and
+	 * 		these will be used as attribute names in JSON, and element names in XML.
+	 * <p>
+	 * 	This method is an alternative to using the {@link Bean#propertyNamer()} annotation on a class.
+	 *
+	 * @param propertyNamer The property namer class.
+	 * @return This object (for method chaining).
+	 */
+	public BeanTransform<T> setPropertyNamer(Class<? extends PropertyNamer> propertyNamer) {
+		this.propertyNamer = propertyNamer;
+		return this;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the name of the sub type property associated with the bean class.
+	 *
+	 * @see #setSubTypeProperty(String)
+	 * @return The sub type property name, or <jk>null</jk> if bean has no subtypes defined.
+	 */
+	public String getSubTypeProperty() {
+		return subTypeAttr;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Defines a virtual property on a superclass that identifies bean subtype classes.
+	 * <p>
+	 * 	In the following example, the abstract class has two subclasses that are differentiated
+	 * 		by a property called <code>subType</code>
+	 *
+	 * <p class='bcode'>
+	 * 	<jc>// Abstract superclass</jc>
+	 * 	<jk>public abstract class</jk> A {
+	 * 		<jk>public</jk> String <jf>f0</jf> = <js>"f0"</js>;
+	 * 	}
+	 *
+	 * 	<jc>// Subclass 1</jc>
+	 * 	<jk>public class</jk> A1 <jk>extends</jk> A {
+	 * 		<jk>public</jk> String <jf>f1</jf>;
+	 * 	}
+	 *
+	 * 	<jc>// Subclass 2</jc>
+	 * 	<jk>public class</jk> A2 <jk>extends</jk> A {
+	 * 		<jk>public</jk> String <jf>f2</jf>;
+	 * 	}
+	 *
+	 * 	<jc>// Transform for defining subtypes</jc>
+	 * 	<jk>public class</jk> ATransform <jk>extends</jk> BeanTransform&lt;A&gt; {
+	 * 		<jk>public</jk> ATransform() {
+	 * 			setSubTypeProperty(<js>"subType"</js>);
+	 * 			addSubType(Al.<jk>class</jk>, <js>"A1"</js>);
+	 * 			addSubType(A2.<jk>class</jk>, <js>"A2"</js>);
+	 * 		}
+	 * 	}
+	 * </p>
+	 * <p>
+	 * 	The following shows what happens when serializing a subclassed object to JSON:
+	 * <p class='bcode'>
+	 * 	JsonSerializer s = <jk>new</jk> JsonSerializer().addTransforms(ATransform.<jk>class</jk>);
+	 * 	A1 a1 = <jk>new</jk> A1();
+	 * 	a1.<jf>f1</jf> = <js>"f1"</js>;
+	 * 	String r = s.serialize(a1);
+	 * 	<jsm>assertEquals</jsm>(<js>"{subType:'A1',f1:'f1',f0:'f0'}"</js>, r);
+	 * </p>
+	 * <p>
+	 * 	The following shows what happens when parsing back into the original object.
+	 * <p class='bcode'>
+	 * 	JsonParser p = <jk>new</jk> JsonParser().addTransforms(ATransform.<jk>class</jk>);
+	 * 	A a = p.parse(r, A.<jk>class</jk>);
+	 * 	<jsm>assertTrue</jsm>(a <jk>instanceof</jk> A1);
+	 * </p>
+	 * <p>
+	 * 	This method is an alternative to using the {@link Bean#subTypeProperty()} annotation on a class.
+	 *
+	 * @param subTypeAttr The name of the attribute representing the subtype.
+	 * @return This object (for method chaining).
+	 */
+	public BeanTransform<T> setSubTypeProperty(String subTypeAttr) {
+		this.subTypeAttr = subTypeAttr;
+		return this;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the subtypes associated with the bean class.
+	 *
+	 * @see #setSubTypeProperty(String)
+	 * @return The set of sub types associated with this bean class, or <jk>null</jk> if bean has no subtypes defined.
+	 */
+	public LinkedHashMap<Class<?>, String> getSubTypes() {
+		return subTypes;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Specifies the set of subclasses of this bean class in addition to a string identifier for that subclass.
+	 *
+	 * @see #setSubTypeProperty(String)
+	 * @param subTypes the map of subtype classes to subtype identifier strings.
+	 * @return This object (for method chaining).
+	 */
+	public BeanTransform<T> setSubTypes(LinkedHashMap<Class<?>, String> subTypes) {
+		this.subTypes = subTypes;
+		return this;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Convenience method for adding a single subtype in leu of using {@link #setSubTypes(LinkedHashMap)} in one call.
+	 *
+	 * @see #setSubTypeProperty(String)
+	 * @param c The subtype class.
+	 * @param id The subtype identifier string for the specified subtype class.
+	 * @return This object (for method chaining).
+	 */
+	public BeanTransform<T> addSubType(Class<?> c, String id) {
+		if (subTypes == null)
+			subTypes = new LinkedHashMap<Class<?>, String>();
+		subTypes.put(c, id);
+		return this;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the interface class associated with this class.
+	 *
+	 * @see #setInterfaceClass(Class)
+	 * @return The interface class associated with this class, or <jk>null</jk> if no interface class is associated.
+	 */
+	public Class<?> getInterfaceClass() {
+		return interfaceClass;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Identifies a class to be used as the interface class for this and all subclasses.
+	 * <p>
+	 * 	Functionally equivalent to using the {@link Bean#interfaceClass()} annotation.
+	 * <p>
+	 * 	When specified, only the list of properties defined on the interface class will be used during serialization.
+	 * 	Additional properties on subclasses will be ignored.
+	 * <p class='bcode'>
+	 * 	<jc>// Parent class</jc>
+	 * 	<jk>public abstract class</jk> A {
+	 * 		<jk>public</jk> String <jf>f0</jf> = <js>"f0"</js>;
+	 * 	}
+	 *
+	 * 	<jc>// Sub class</jc>
+	 * 	<jk>public class</jk> A1 <jk>extends</jk> A {
+	 * 		<jk>public</jk> String <jf>f1</jf> = <js>"f1"</js>;
+	 * 	}
+	 *
+	 * 	<jc>// Transform class</jc>
+	 * 	<jk>public class</jk> ATransform <jk>extends</jk> BeanTransform&lt;A&gt; {
+	 * 		<jk>public</jk> ATransform() {
+	 * 			setInterfaceClass(A.<jk>class</jk>);
+	 * 		}
+	 * 	}
+	 *
+	 * 	JsonSerializer s = new JsonSerializer().addTransforms(ATransform.<jk>class</jk>);
+	 * 	A1 a1 = <jk>new</jk> A1();
+	 * 	String r = s.serialize(a1);
+	 * 	<jsm>assertEquals</jsm>(<js>"{f0:'f0'}"</js>, r);  <jc>// Note f1 is not serialized</jc>
+	 * </p>
+	 * <p>
+	 * 	Note that this transform can be used on the parent class so that it transforms to all child classes,
+	 * 		or can be set individually on the child classes.
+	 * <p>
+	 * 	This method is an alternative to using the {@link Bean#interfaceClass()}} annotation.
+	 *
+	 * @param interfaceClass The interface class.
+	 * @return This object (for method chaining).
+	 */
+	public BeanTransform<T> setInterfaceClass(Class<?> interfaceClass) {
+		this.interfaceClass = interfaceClass;
+		return this;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the stop class associated with this class.
+	 *
+	 * @see #setStopClass(Class)
+	 * @return The stop class associated with this class, or <jk>null</jk> if no stop class is associated.
+	 */
+	public Class<?> getStopClass() {
+		return stopClass;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Identifies a stop class for this class and all subclasses.
+	 * <p>
+	 * 	Functionally equivalent to using the {@link Bean#stopClass()} annotation.
+	 * <p>
+	 * 	Identical in purpose to the stop class specified by {@link Introspector#getBeanInfo(Class, Class)}.
+	 * 	Any properties in the stop class or in its baseclasses will be ignored during analysis.
+	 * <p>
+	 * 	For example, in the following class hierarchy, instances of <code>C3</code> will include property <code>p3</code>, but
+	 * 		not <code>p1</code> or <code>p2</code>.
+	 * <p class='bcode'>
+	 * 	<jk>public class</jk> C1 {
+	 * 		<jk>public int</jk> getP1();
+	 * 	}
+	 *
+	 * 	<jk>public class</jk> C2 <jk>extends</jk> C1 {
+	 * 		<jk>public int</jk> getP2();
+	 * 	}
+	 *
+	 * 	<ja>@Bean</ja>(stopClass=C2.<jk>class</jk>)
+	 * 	<jk>public class</jk> C3 <jk>extends</jk> C2 {
+	 * 		<jk>public int</jk> getP3();
+	 * 	}
+	 * </p>
+	 *
+	 * @param stopClass The stop class.
+	 * @return This object (for method chaining).
+	 */
+	public BeanTransform<T> setStopClass(Class<?> stopClass) {
+		this.stopClass = stopClass;
+		return this;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Subclasses can override this property to convert property values to some other
+	 * 	object just before serialization.
+	 *
+	 * @param bean The bean from which the property was read.
+	 * @param name The property name.
+	 * @param value The value just extracted from calling the bean getter.
+	 * @return The value to serialize.  Default is just to return the existing value.
+	 */
+	public Object readProperty(Object bean, String name, Object value) {
+		return value;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Subclasses can override this property to convert property values to some other
+	 * 	object just before calling the bean setter.
+	 *
+	 * @param bean The bean from which the property was read.
+	 * @param name The property name.
+	 * @param value The value just parsed.
+	 * @return <jk>true</jk> if we set the property, <jk>false</jk> if we should allow the
+	 * 	framework to call the setter.
+	 */
+	public boolean writeProperty(Object bean, String name, Object value) {
+		return false;
+	}
+}

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+/***************************************************************************************************************************
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *  http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
+ ***************************************************************************************************************************/
+package org.apache.juneau.transform;
+
+import org.apache.juneau.*;
+
+
+/**
+ * Simple bean transform that simply identifies a class to be used as an interface
+ * 	class for all child classes.
+ * <p>
+ * 	These objects are created when you pass in non-<code>Transform</code> classes to {@link ContextFactory#addToProperty(String,Object)},
+ * 		and are equivalent to adding a <code><ja>@Bean</ja>(interfaceClass=Foo.<jk>class</jk>)</code> annotation on the <code>Foo</code> class.
+ *
+ * @author James Bognar (james.bognar@salesforce.com)
+ * @param <T> The class type that this transform applies to.
+ */
+public class InterfaceBeanTransform<T> extends BeanTransform<T> {
+
+	/**
+	 * Constructor.
+	 *
+	 * @param interfaceClass The class to use as an interface on all child classes.
+	 */
+	public InterfaceBeanTransform(Class<T> interfaceClass) {
+		super(interfaceClass);
+		setInterfaceClass(interfaceClass);
+	}
+}

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+/***************************************************************************************************************************
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *  http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
+ ***************************************************************************************************************************/
+package org.apache.juneau.transform;
+
+import java.lang.reflect.*;
+import java.util.*;
+
+import org.apache.juneau.*;
+import org.apache.juneau.internal.*;
+import org.apache.juneau.parser.*;
+import org.apache.juneau.serializer.*;
+
+/**
+ * Used to convert non-serializable objects to a serializable form.
+ *
+ *
+ * <h6 class='topic'>Description</h6>
+ * <p>
+ * 	<code>PojoTransforms</code> are used to extend the functionality of the serializers and parsers to be able to handle POJOs
+ * 	that aren't automatically handled by the serializers or parsers.  For example, JSON does not have a standard
+ * 	representation for rendering dates.  By defining a special {@code Date} transform and associating it with a serializer and
+ * 	parser, you can convert a {@code Date} object to a {@code String} during serialization, and convert that {@code String} object back into
+ * 	a {@code Date} object during parsing.
+ * <p>
+ * 	Object transforms MUST declare a public no-arg constructor so that the bean context can instantiate them.
+ * <p>
+ * 	<code>PojoTransforms</code> are associated with instances of {@link BeanContext BeanContexts} by passing the transform class to
+ * 	the {@link CoreApi#addTransforms(Class...)} method.<br>
+ * 	When associated with a bean context, fields of the specified type will automatically be converted when the
+ * 	{@link BeanMap#get(Object)} or {@link BeanMap#put(String, Object)} methods are called.<br>
+ * <p>
+ * 	<code>PojoTransforms</code> have two parameters:
+ * 	<ol>
+ * 		<li>{@code <F>} - The transformed representation of an object.
+ * 		<li>{@code <T>} - The normal representation of an object.
+ * 	</ol>
+ * 	<br>
+ * 	{@link Serializer Serializers} use object transforms to convert objects of type T into objects of type F, and on calls to {@link BeanMap#get(Object)}.<br>
+ * 	{@link Parser Parsers} use object transforms to convert objects of type F into objects of type T, and on calls to {@link BeanMap#put(String,Object)}.
+ *
+ *
+ * <h6 class='topic'>Transformed Class Type {@code <T>}</h6>
+ * <p>
+ * 	The transformed object representation of an object must be an object type that the serializers can
+ * 	natively convert to JSON (or language-specific equivalent).  The list of valid transformed types are as follows...
+ * 	<ul class='spaced-list'>
+ * 		<li>{@link String}
+ * 		<li>{@link Number}
+ * 		<li>{@link Boolean}
+ * 		<li>{@link Collection} containing anything on this list.
+ * 		<li>{@link Map} containing anything on this list.
+ * 		<li>A java bean with properties of anything on this list.
+ * 		<li>An array of anything on this list.
+ * 	</ul>
+ *
+ *
+ * <h6 class='topic'>Normal Class Type {@code <N>}</h6>
+ * <p>
+ * 	The normal object representation of an object.<br>
+ *
+ *
+ * <h6 class='topic'>One-way vs. Two-way Serialization</h6>
+ * <p>
+ * 	Note that while there is a unified interface for handling transforming during both serialization and parsing,
+ * 	in many cases only one of the {@link #transform(Object)} or {@link #normalize(Object, ClassMeta)} methods will be defined
+ * 	because the transform is one-way.  For example, a transform may be defined to convert an {@code Iterator} to a {@code ObjectList}, but
+ * 	it's not possible to untransform an {@code Iterator}.  In that case, the {@code generalize(Object}} method would
+ * 	be implemented, but the {@code narrow(ObjectMap)} object would not, and the transform would be associated on
+ * 	the serializer, but not the parser.  Also, you may choose to serialize objects like {@code Dates} to readable {@code Strings},
+ * 	in which case it's not possible to reparse it back into a {@code Date}, since there is no way for the {@code Parser} to
+ * 	know it's a {@code Date} from just the JSON or XML text.
+ *
+ *
+ * <h6 class='topic'>Additional information</h6>
+ * 	See {@link org.apache.juneau.transform} for more information.
+ *
+ *
+ * @author James Bognar (james.bognar@salesforce.com)
+ * @param <N> The normal form of the class.
+ * @param <T> The transformed form of the class.
+ */
+public abstract class PojoTransform<N,T> extends Transform {
+
+	/** Represents no transform. */
+	public static class NULL extends PojoTransform<Object,Object> {}
+
+	Class<N> normalClass;
+	Class<T> transformedClass;
+	ClassMeta<T> transformedClassMeta;
+
+	/**
+	 * Constructor.
+	 */
+	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+	protected PojoTransform() {
+		super();
+
+		Class<?> c = this.getClass().getSuperclass();
+		Type t = this.getClass().getGenericSuperclass();
+		while (c != PojoTransform.class) {
+			t = c.getGenericSuperclass();
+			c = c.getSuperclass();
+		}
+
+		// Attempt to determine the T and G classes using reflection.
+		if (t instanceof ParameterizedType) {
+			ParameterizedType pt = (ParameterizedType)t;
+			Type[] pta = pt.getActualTypeArguments();
+			if (pta.length == 2) {
+				Type nType = pta[0];
+				if (nType instanceof Class) {
+					this.normalClass = (Class<N>)nType;
+
+				// <byte[],x> ends up containing a GenericArrayType, so it has to
+				// be handled as a special case.
+				} else if (nType instanceof GenericArrayType) {
+					Class<?> cmpntType = (Class<?>)((GenericArrayType)nType).getGenericComponentType();
+					this.normalClass = (Class<N>)Array.newInstance(cmpntType, 0).getClass();
+
+				// <Class<?>,x> ends up containing a ParameterizedType, so just use the raw type.
+				} else if (nType instanceof ParameterizedType) {
+					this.normalClass = (Class<N>)((ParameterizedType)nType).getRawType();
+
+				} else
+					throw new RuntimeException("Unsupported parameter type: " + nType);
+				if (pta[1] instanceof Class)
+					this.transformedClass = (Class<T>)pta[1];
+				else if (pta[1] instanceof ParameterizedType)
+					this.transformedClass = (Class<T>)((ParameterizedType)pta[1]).getRawType();
+				else
+					throw new RuntimeException("Unexpected transformed class type: " + pta[1].getClass().getName());
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Constructor for when the normal and transformed classes are already known.
+	 *
+	 * @param normalClass The normal class (cannot be serialized).
+	 * @param transformedClass The transformed class (serializable).
+	 */
+	protected PojoTransform(Class<N> normalClass, Class<T> transformedClass) {
+		this.normalClass = normalClass;
+		this.transformedClass = transformedClass;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * If this transform is to be used to serialize non-serializable POJOs, it must implement this method.
+	 * <p>
+	 * 	The object must be converted into one of the following serializable types:
+	 * 	<ul class='spaced-list'>
+	 * 		<li>{@link String}
+	 * 		<li>{@link Number}
+	 * 		<li>{@link Boolean}
+	 * 		<li>{@link Collection} containing anything on this list.
+	 * 		<li>{@link Map} containing anything on this list.
+	 * 		<li>A java bean with properties of anything on this list.
+	 * 		<li>An array of anything on this list.
+	 * 	</ul>
+	 *
+	 * @param o The object to be transformed.
+	 * @return The transformed object.
+	 * @throws SerializeException If a problem occurred trying to convert the output.
+	 */
+	public T transform(N o) throws SerializeException {
+		throw new SerializeException("Generalize method not implemented on transform ''{0}''", this.getClass().getName());
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * If this transform is to be used to reconstitute POJOs that aren't true Java beans, it must implement this method.
+	 *
+	 * @param f The transformed object.
+	 * @param hint If possible, the parser will try to tell you the object type being created.  For example,
+	 * 	on a serialized date, this may tell you that the object being created must be of type {@code GregorianCalendar}.<br>
+	 * 	This may be <jk>null</jk> if the parser cannot make this determination.
+	 * @return The narrowed object.
+	 * @throws ParseException If this method is not implemented.
+	 */
+	public N normalize(T f, ClassMeta<?> hint) throws ParseException {
+		throw new ParseException("Narrow method not implemented on transform ''{0}''", this.getClass().getName());
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the T class, the normalized form of the class.
+	 *
+	 * @return The normal form of this class.
+	 */
+	public Class<N> getNormalClass() {
+		return normalClass;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the G class, the generialized form of the class.
+	 * <p>
+	 * 	Subclasses must override this method if the generialized class is {@code Object},
+	 * 	meaning it can produce multiple generialized forms.
+	 *
+	 * @return The transformed form of this class.
+	 */
+	public Class<T> getTransformedClass() {
+		return transformedClass;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the {@link ClassMeta} of the transformed class type.
+	 * This value is cached for quick lookup.
+	 *
+	 * @return The {@link ClassMeta} of the transformed class type.
+	 */
+	public ClassMeta<T> getTransformedClassMeta() {
+		if (transformedClassMeta == null)
+			transformedClassMeta = beanContext.getClassMeta(transformedClass);
+		return transformedClassMeta;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Checks if the specified object is an instance of the normal class defined on this transform.
+	 *
+	 * @param o The object to check.
+	 * @return <jk>true</jk> if the specified object is a subclass of the normal class defined on this transform.
+	 * 	<jk>null</jk> always return <jk>false</jk>.
+	 */
+	public boolean isNormalObject(Object o) {
+		if (o == null)
+			return false;
+		return ClassUtils.isParentClass(normalClass, o.getClass());
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Checks if the specified object is an instance of the transformed class defined on this transform.
+	 *
+	 * @param o The object to check.
+	 * @return <jk>true</jk> if the specified object is a subclass of the transformed class defined on this transform.
+	 * 	<jk>null</jk> always return <jk>false</jk>.
+	 */
+	public boolean isTransformedObject(Object o) {
+		if (o == null)
+			return false;
+		return ClassUtils.isParentClass(transformedClass, o.getClass());
+	}
+
+	//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+	// Overridden methods
+	//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	@Override /* Transform */
+	public Class<?> forClass() {
+		return normalClass;
+	}
+
+	@Override /* Object */
+	public String toString() {
+		return getClass().getSimpleName() + '<' + getNormalClass().getSimpleName() + "," + getTransformedClass().getSimpleName() + '>';
+	}
+}

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+/***************************************************************************************************************************
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *  http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
+ ***************************************************************************************************************************/
+package org.apache.juneau.transform;
+
+import java.lang.reflect.*;
+import java.util.*;
+
+import org.apache.juneau.*;
+import org.apache.juneau.annotation.*;
+import org.apache.juneau.parser.*;
+import org.apache.juneau.serializer.*;
+
+
+/**
+ * Specialized {@link PojoTransform} for surrogate classes.
+ * <p>
+ * Surrogate classes are used in place of other classes during serialization.
+ * For example, you may want to use a surrogate class to change the names or order of bean
+ * properties on a bean.
+ * <p>
+ * The following is an example of a surrogate class change changes a property name:
+ * <p class='bcode'>
+ * 	<jk>public class</jk> SurrogateClass {
+ * 		<jk>public</jk> String surrogateField;  <jc>// New bean property</jc>
+ *
+ * 		<jk>public</jk> SurrogateClass(NormalClass normalClass) {
+ * 			<jk>this</jk>.surrogateField = normalClass.normalField;
+ * 		}
+ * 	}
+ * </p>
+ * <p>
+ * Optionally, a public static method can be used to untransform a class during parsing:
+ * <p class='bcode'>
+ * 	<jk>public class</jk> SurrogateClass {
+ * 		...
+ * 		<jk>public static</jk> NormalClass <jsm>toNormalClass</jsm>(SurrogateClass surrogateClass) {
+ * 			<jk>return new</jk> NormalClass(surrogateClass.transformedField);
+ * 		}
+ * 	}
+ * </p>
+ * <p>
+ * Surrogate classes must conform to the following:
+ * <ul class='spaced-list'>
+ * 	<li>It must have a one or more public constructors that take in a single parameter whose type is the normal types.
+ * 		(It is possible to define a class as a surrogate for multiple class types by using multiple constructors with
+ * 		different parameter types).
+ * 	<li>It optionally can have a public static method that takes in a single parameter whose type is the transformed type
+ * 		and returns an instance of the normal type.  This is called the untransform method.  The method can be called anything.
+ * 	<li>If an untransform method is present, the class must also contain a no-arg constructor (so that the transformed class
+ * 		can be instantiated by the parser before being converted into the normal class by the untransform method).
+ * </ul>
+ * <p>
+ * Surrogate classes are associated with serializers and parsers using the {@link CoreApi#addTransforms(Class...)} method.
+ * <p class='bcode'>
+ * 	<ja>@Test</ja>
+ * 	<jk>public void</jk> test() <jk>throws</jk> Exception {
+ * 		JsonSerializer s = <jk>new</jk> JsonSerializer.Simple().addTransforms(Surrogate.<jk>class</jk>);
+ * 		JsonParser p = <jk>new</jk> JsonParser().addTransforms(Surrogate.<jk>class</jk>);
+ * 		String r;
+ * 		Normal n = Normal.<jsm>create</jsm>();
+ *
+ * 		r = s.serialize(n);
+ * 		assertEquals(<js>"{f2:'f1'}"</js>, r);
+ *
+ * 		n = p.parse(r, Normal.<jk>class</jk>);
+ * 		assertEquals(<js>"f1"</js>, n.f1);
+ * 	}
+ *
+ * 	<jc>// The normal class</jc>
+ * 	<jk>public class</jk> Normal {
+ * 		<jk>public</jk> String f1;
+ *
+ * 		<jk>public static</jk> Normal <jsm>create</jsm>() {
+ * 			Normal n = <jk>new</jk> Normal();
+ * 			n.f1 = <js>"f1"</js>;
+ * 			<jk>return</jk> n;
+ * 		}
+ * 	}
+ *
+ * 	<jc>// The surrogate class</jc>
+ * 	<jk>public static class</jk> Surrogate {
+ * 		<jk>public</jk> String f2;
+ *
+ * 		<jc>// Surrogate constructor</jc>
+ * 		<jk>public</jk> Surrogate(Normal n) {
+ * 			f2 = n.f1;
+ * 		}
+ *
+ * 		<jc>// Constructor used during parsing (only needed if untransform method specified)</jc>
+ * 		<jk>public</jk> Surrogate() {}
+ *
+ * 		<jc>// Untransform method (optional)</jc>
+ * 		<jk>public static</jk> Normal <jsm>toNormal</jsm>(Surrogate f) {
+ * 			Normal n = <jk>new</jk> Normal();
+ * 			n.f1 = f.f2;
+ * 			<jk>return</jk> n;
+ * 		}
+ * 	}
+ * </p>
+ * <p>
+ * It should be noted that a surrogate class is functionally equivalent to the following {@link PojoTransform} implementation:
+ * <p class='bcode'>
+ * 	<jk>public static class</jk> SurrogateTransform <jk>extends</jk> PojoTransform&lt;Normal,Surrogate&gt; {
+ * 		<jk>public</jk> Surrogate transform(Normal n) <jk>throws</jk> SerializeException {
+ * 			<jk>return new</jk> Surrogate(n);
+ * 		}
+ * 		<jk>public</jk> Normal normalize(Surrogate s, ClassMeta<?> hint) <jk>throws</jk> ParseException {
+ * 			<jk>return</jk> Surrogate.<jsm>toNormal</jsm>(s);
+ * 		}
+ * 	}
+ * </p>
+ *
+ * @author James Bognar (james.bognar@salesforce.com)
+ * @param <T> The class type that this transform applies to.
+ * @param <F> The transformed class type.
+ */
+public class SurrogateTransform<T,F> extends PojoTransform<T,F> {
+
+	private Constructor<F> constructor;   // public F(T t);
+	private Method untransformMethod;        // public static T valueOf(F f);
+
+	/**
+	 * Constructor.
+	 *
+	 * @param forClass The normal class.
+	 * @param constructor The constructor on the surrogate class that takes the normal class as a parameter.
+	 * @param untransformMethod The static method that converts surrogate objects into normal objects.
+	 */
+	protected SurrogateTransform(Class<T> forClass, Constructor<F> constructor, Method untransformMethod) {
+		super(forClass, constructor.getDeclaringClass());
+		this.constructor = constructor;
+		this.untransformMethod = untransformMethod;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Given the specified surrogate class, return the list of POJO transforms.
+	 * A transform is returned for each public 1-arg constructor found.
+	 * Returns an empty list if no public 1-arg constructors are found.
+	 *
+	 * @param c The surrogate class.
+	 * @return The list of POJO transforms that apply to this class.
+	 */
+	@SuppressWarnings({"unchecked", "rawtypes"})
+	public static List<SurrogateTransform<?,?>> findTransforms(Class<?> c) {
+		List<SurrogateTransform<?,?>> l = new LinkedList<SurrogateTransform<?,?>>();
+		for (Constructor<?> cc : c.getConstructors()) {
+			if (cc.getAnnotation(BeanIgnore.class) == null) {
+				Class<?>[] pt = cc.getParameterTypes();
+
+				// Only constructors with one parameter.
+				// Ignore instance class constructors.
+				if (pt.length == 1 && pt[0] != c.getDeclaringClass()) {
+					int mod = cc.getModifiers();
+					if (Modifier.isPublic(mod)) {  // Only public constructors.
+
+						// Find the untransform method if there is one.
+						Method untransformMethod = null;
+						for (Method m : c.getMethods()) {
+							if (pt[0].equals(m.getReturnType())) {
+								Class<?>[] mpt = m.getParameterTypes();
+								if (mpt.length == 1 && mpt[0].equals(c)) { // Only methods with one parameter and where the return type matches this class.
+									int mod2 = m.getModifiers();
+									if (Modifier.isPublic(mod2) && Modifier.isStatic(mod2))  // Only public static methods.
+										untransformMethod = m;
+								}
+							}
+						}
+
+						l.add(new SurrogateTransform(pt[0], cc, untransformMethod));
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		return l;
+	}
+
+	@Override /* PojoTransform */
+	public F transform(T o) throws SerializeException {
+		try {
+			return constructor.newInstance(o);
+		} catch (Exception e) {
+			throw new SerializeException(e);
+		}
+	}
+
+	@Override /* PojoTransform */
+	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+	public T normalize(F f, ClassMeta<?> hint) throws ParseException {
+		if (untransformMethod == null)
+			throw new ParseException("static valueOf({0}) method not implement on surrogate class ''{1}''", f.getClass().getName(), getNormalClass().getName());
+		try {
+			return (T)untransformMethod.invoke(null, f);
+		} catch (Exception e) {
+			throw new ParseException(e);
+		}
+	}
+}

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+/***************************************************************************************************************************
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *  http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
+ ***************************************************************************************************************************/
+package org.apache.juneau.transform;
+
+import org.apache.juneau.*;
+
+/**
+ * Parent class for all bean and POJO transforms.
+ *
+ *
+ * <h6 class='topic'>Description</h6>
+ * <p>
+ * 	Transforms are used to alter how POJOs are handled by bean contexts (and subsequently serializers and parsers).
+ * 	The are a very powerful feature of the Juneau framework that allows virtually any POJO to be serialized and parsed.
+ * 	For example, they can be used to...
+ * <ul class='spaced-list'>
+ * 	<li>Convert a non-serializable POJO into a serializable POJO during serialization (and optionally vis-versa during parsing).
+ * 	<li>Control various aspects of beans, such as what properties are visible, bean subclasses, etc...
+ * </ul>
+ * <p>
+ * 	There are 2 subclasses of transforms:
+ * <ul class='spaced-list'>
+ * 	<li>{@link PojoTransform} - Non-bean transforms for converting POJOs into serializable equivalents.
+ * 	<li>{@link BeanTransform} - Bean transforms for configuring how beans are handled.
+ * </ul>
+ * <p>
+ * 	Transforms are associated with bean contexts (and serializers/parsers) through the {@link ContextFactory#addToProperty(String,Object)}
+ * 		and {@link CoreApi#addTransforms(Class[])} methods.
+ *
+ *
+ * <h6 class='topic'>Additional information</h6>
+ * 	See {@link org.apache.juneau.transform} for more information.
+ *
+ *
+ * @author James Bognar (james.bognar@salesforce.com)
+ */
+public class Transform {
+
+	/** Represents no transform. */
+	public static class NULL extends Transform {}
+
+	/** The transform subtype */
+	public static enum TransformType {
+		/** PojoTransform */
+		POJO,
+		/** BeanTransform */
+		BEAN
+	}
+
+	/** The class that this transform applies to. */
+	protected Class<?> forClass;
+
+	/** The bean context that this transform instance belongs to. */
+	protected BeanContext beanContext;
+
+	/** Whether this is a BeanTransform or PojoTransform. */
+	protected TransformType type = TransformType.POJO;
+
+	Transform() {}
+
+	Transform(Class<?> forClass) {
+		this.forClass = forClass;
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the class that this transform applies to.
+	 *
+	 * @return The class that this transform applies to.
+	 */
+	public Class<?> forClass() {
+		return forClass;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the implementation class.
+	 * Useful for debugging when calling {@link BeanContext#toString()}.
+	 *
+	 * @return The implementation class of this transform.
+	 */
+	public Class<?> getImplClass() {
+		return this.getClass();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns whether this is an instance of {@link PojoTransform} or {@link BeanTransform}.
+	 *
+	 * @return The transform type.
+	 */
+	public TransformType getType() {
+		return type;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the {@link BeanContext} that created this transform.
+	 *
+	 * @return The bean context that created this transform.
+	 */
+	protected BeanContext getBeanContext() {
+		return beanContext;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Sets the bean context that this transform instance was created by.
+	 *
+	 * @param beanContext The bean context that created this transform.
+	 * @return This object (for method chaining).
+	 */
+	public Transform setBeanContext(BeanContext beanContext) {
+		this.beanContext = beanContext;
+		return this;
+	}
+
+	@Override /* Object */
+	public int hashCode() {
+		return getClass().getName().hashCode() + forClass().getName().hashCode();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Checks if the specified transform class is the same as this one.
+	 *
+	 * @param f The transform to check.
+	 * @return <jk>true</jk> if the specified transform is equivalent to this one.
+	 */
+	public boolean isSameAs(Transform f) {
+		return f.getClass().equals(getClass()) && f.forClass().equals(forClass());
+	}
+}

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