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package org.apache.camel.converter;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.HashSet;
import java.util.Hashtable;
import java.util.Iterator;
import java.util.LinkedList;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.Properties;
import java.util.Set;

import org.apache.camel.Converter;

/**
 * Some core java.util Collection based
 * <a href="http://camel.apache.org/type-converter.html">Type Converters</a>
 *
 * @version $Revision: 835518 $
 */
@Converter
public final class CollectionConverter {

    /**
     * Utility classes should not have a public constructor.
     */
    private CollectionConverter() {
    }

    /**
     * Converts a collection to an array
     */
    @Converter
    public static Object[] toArray(Collection<?> value) {
        if (value == null) {
            return null;
        }
        return value.toArray();
    }

    /**
     * Converts an array to a collection
     */
    @Converter
    public static List<Object> toList(Object[] array) {
        return Arrays.asList(array);
    }

    /**
     * Converts a collection to a List if it is not already
     */
    @Converter
    public static <T> List<T> toList(Collection<T> collection) {
        return new ArrayList<T>(collection);
    }
    
    /**
     * Converts an {@link Iterator} to a {@link ArrayList}
     */
    @Converter
    public static <T> ArrayList<T> toArrayList(Iterator<T> it) {
        ArrayList<T> list = new ArrayList<T>();
        while (it.hasNext()) {
            list.add(it.next());
        }
        return list;
    }

    @Converter
    public static Set<Object> toSet(Object[] array) {
        Set<Object> answer = new HashSet<Object>();
        answer.addAll(Arrays.asList(array));
        return answer;
    }

    @Converter
    public static <T> Set<T> toSet(Collection<T> collection) {
        return new HashSet<T>(collection);
    }

    @Converter
    public static <K, V> Set<Map.Entry<K, V>> toSet(Map<K, V> map) {
        return map.entrySet();
    }

    @Converter
    public static Properties toProperties(Map<Object, Object> map) {
        Properties answer = new Properties();
        answer.putAll(map);
        return answer;
    }

    @Converter
    public static <K, V> Hashtable<K, V> toHashtable(Map<? extends K, ? extends V> map) {
        return new Hashtable<K, V>(map);
    }

    @Converter
    public static <K, V> HashMap<K, V>  toHashMap(Map<? extends K, ? extends V> map) {
        return new HashMap<K, V>(map);
    }

    /**
     * Converts an {@link Iterable} into a {@link List} 
     */
    @Converter
    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    public static <T> List<T> toList(Iterable<T> iterable) {
        if (iterable instanceof List) {
            return (List) iterable;
        }
        List<T> result = new LinkedList<T>();
        for (T value : iterable) {
            result.add(value);
        }
        return result;
    }
}
