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package org.jboss.arquillian.ajocado.utils;

import java.lang.reflect.Method;

/**
 * Provides functionality for cloning objects.
 *
 * @author lfryc
 *
 */
public final class CloneUtils {

    private CloneUtils() {
    }

    /**
     * Clones the cloneable object without need to check for exceptions.
     *
     * @param  the cloneable object type
     * @param type the type of cloneable object
     * @param objectToClone object to clone
     * @return the clone of object
     */
    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    public static  T clone(Class type, T objectToClone) {
        if (!(objectToClone instanceof Cloneable)) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("objectToClone have to be instance of Cloneable");
        }
        T clone;
        try {
            Method method = type.getDeclaredMethod("clone");
            method.setAccessible(true);
            clone = (T) method.invoke(objectToClone);
            method.setAccessible(false);
        } catch (Exception e) {
            throw new IllegalStateException("Unexpected exception during cloning of " + objectToClone.getClass().getName(), e);
        }
        return clone;
    }
}