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 package net.java.html.json;

 import net.java.html.BrwsrCtx;

 import java.io.IOException;

 import java.io.InputStream;

 import org.netbeans.html.json.impl.JSON;

 /** Information about and 

  * operations for classes generated by the {@link Model @Model}

  * annotation.

  *

  * @author Jaroslav Tulach <jaroslav.tulach@apidesign.org>

  */

 public final class Models {

     private Models() {

     }

     /** Finds out whether given class is a model class - e.g. has been

      * generated by {@link Model @Model} annotation.

      * 

      * @param clazz the class to test

      * @return true, if <code>clazz</code> was generated by {@link Model} annotation

      * @since 0.2

      */

     public static boolean isModel(Class<?> clazz) {

         return JSON.isModel(clazz);

     }

     /** Binds given model to another context. 

      * 

      * @param <Model> class defined by {@link net.java.html.json.Model} annotation

      * @param model instance of a model defined by {@link net.java.html.json.Model} annotation

      * @param context context to which the model should be bound

      * @return new instance of model bound to new <code>context</code>

      * @throws IllegalArgumentException in case the instance is not generated by model interface

      * @since 0.4

      */

     public static <Model> Model bind(Model model, BrwsrCtx context) {

         return JSON.bindTo(model, context);

     }

     /** Generic method to parse content of a model class from a stream.

      * 

      * @param c context of the technology to use for reading 

      * @param model the model class generated by {@link Model} annotation

      * @param is input stream with data

      * @return new instance of the model class

      * @since 0.2

      */

     public static <M> M parse(BrwsrCtx c, Class<M> model, InputStream is) throws IOException {

         return JSON.readStream(c, model, is);

     }

     /** Converts an existing, raw, JSON object into a {@link Model model class}.

      * 

      * @param <M> the type of the model class

      * @param ctx context of the technology to use for converting

      * @param model the model class

      * @param jsonObject original instance of the JSON object

      * @return new instance of the model class

      * @since 0.7

      */

     public static <M> M fromRaw(BrwsrCtx ctx, Class<M> model, Object jsonObject) {

         return JSON.read(ctx, model, jsonObject);

     }

 //    /** Converts an existing {@link Model model} into its associated, raw 

 //     * JSON object. The object may, but does not have to, be the same instance

 //     * as the model object.

 //     * 

 //     * @param model the model object

 //     * @return the raw JSON object associated with the model

 //     * @since 0.7

 //     */

 //    public static Object toRaw(Object model) {

 //        return JSON.toJSON(model);

 //    }

 }