svn commit: r595616 - /activemq/camel/trunk/camel-core/src/main/java/org/apache/camel/impl/DefaultComponent.java

[js...@apache.org]

Author: jstrachan
Date: Fri Nov 16 02:20:29 2007
New Revision: 595616

URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=595616&view=rev
Log:
added some helper methods

Modified:
    activemq/camel/trunk/camel-core/src/main/java/org/apache/camel/impl/DefaultComponent.java

Modified: activemq/camel/trunk/camel-core/src/main/java/org/apache/camel/impl/DefaultComponent.java
URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/activemq/camel/trunk/camel-core/src/main/java/org/apache/camel/impl/DefaultComponent.java?rev=595616&r1=595615&r2=595616&view=diff
==============================================================================
--- activemq/camel/trunk/camel-core/src/main/java/org/apache/camel/impl/DefaultComponent.java (original)
+++ activemq/camel/trunk/camel-core/src/main/java/org/apache/camel/impl/DefaultComponent.java Fri Nov 16 02:20:29 2007
@@ -26,10 +26,13 @@
 import org.apache.camel.Component;
 import org.apache.camel.Endpoint;
 import org.apache.camel.Exchange;
+import org.apache.camel.spi.Injector;
 import org.apache.camel.util.IntrospectionSupport;
 import org.apache.camel.util.ObjectHelper;
 import org.apache.camel.util.URISupport;
 import org.apache.camel.util.UnsafeUriCharactersEncoder;
+import org.apache.camel.util.CamelContextHelper;
+import static org.apache.camel.util.ObjectHelper.notNull;
 
 /**
  * @version $Revision$
@@ -149,6 +152,33 @@
      */
     protected boolean useIntrospectionOnEndpoint() {
         return true;
+    }
+
+
+    // Some helper methods
+    //-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    /**
+     * Converts the given value to the requested type
+     */
+    public <T> T convertTo(Class<T> type, Object value) {
+        return CamelContextHelper.convertTo(getCamelContext(), type, value);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Converts the given value to the specified type throwing an {@link IllegalArgumentException}
+     * if the value could not be converted to a non null value
+     */
+    public  <T> T mandatoryConvertTo(Class<T> type, Object value) {
+        return CamelContextHelper.mandatoryConvertTo(getCamelContext(), type, value);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a new instance of the given type using the {@link Injector} on the given
+     * {@link CamelContext}
+     */
+    public  <T> T newInstance(Class<T> beanType) {
+        return getCamelContext().getInjector().newInstance(beanType);
     }
 
 }