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package org.jboss.marshalling;

/**
 * An externalizer factory which looks for the presence of the {@link org.jboss.marshalling.Externalize Externalize} annotation.
 */
public class AnnotationClassExternalizerFactory implements ClassExternalizerFactory {

    /**
     * Construct a new instance.
     */
    public AnnotationClassExternalizerFactory() {
    }

    /** {@inheritDoc} */
    public Externalizer getExternalizer(final Class type) {
        final Externalize ann = type.getAnnotation(Externalize.class);
        if (ann == null) {
            return null;
        } else {
            try {
                return ann.value().newInstance();
            } catch (Exception e) {
                throw new IllegalArgumentException("Cannot instantiate externalizer for " + type, e);
            }
        }
    }
}