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package org.gjt.sp.jedit.bsh;

import org.gjt.sp.jedit.bsh.Capabilities.Unavailable;

/**
	ReflectManager is a dynamically loaded extension that supports extended
	reflection features supported by JDK1.2 and greater.

	In particular it currently supports accessible method and field access 
	supported by JDK1.2 and greater.
*/
public abstract class ReflectManager
{
	private static ReflectManager rfm;

	/**
		Return the singleton bsh ReflectManager.
		@throws Unavailable    // weirdness with mode file, leave in the tab preceding this comment
	*/
	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
	public static ReflectManager getReflectManager() 
		throws Unavailable
	{
		if ( rfm == null ) 
		{
			Class clas;
			try {
				clas = Class.forName( "org.gjt.sp.jedit.bsh.reflect.ReflectManagerImpl" );
				rfm = (ReflectManager)clas.getDeclaredConstructor().newInstance();
			} catch ( Exception e ) {
				throw new Unavailable("Reflect Manager unavailable: "+e);
			}
		}
	
		return rfm;
	}

	/**
		Reflect Manager Set Accessible.
		Convenience method to invoke the reflect manager.
		@throws Unavailable    // weirdness with mode file, leave in the tab preceding this comment
	*/
	public static boolean RMSetAccessible( Object obj ) 
		throws Unavailable
	{
		return getReflectManager().setAccessible( obj );
	}

	/**
		Set a java.lang.reflect Field, Method, Constructor, or Array of
		accessible objects to accessible mode.
		@return true if the object was accessible or false if it was not.
	*/
	public abstract boolean setAccessible( Object o );
}

