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34 import java.lang.reflect.Method;
36 import mir.entity.Entity;
37 import mir.storage.Database;
41 * helper class to resolve media handlers using reflection
47 public final class MediaHelper {
49 static String _classPrefix = "mircoders.media.MediaHandler";
51 public static MirMedia getHandler( Entity mediaType )
52 throws MirMediaException {
54 MirMedia mediaHandler;
55 String handlerName = mediaType.getValue("classname");
57 Class handlerClass = Class.forName(_classPrefix+handlerName);
58 return mediaHandler = (MirMedia)handlerClass.newInstance();
59 } catch (Exception e) {
60 throw new MirMediaException ("getHandler -- error in reflection "
65 public static Database getStorage(Entity mediaType, String classPrefix)
66 throws MirMediaException {
68 Database mediaStorage;
69 String storageName = mediaType.getValue("tablename");
71 Class storageClass = Class.forName(classPrefix+storageName);
72 Method m = storageClass.getMethod("getInstance", null);
73 return mediaStorage = (Database)m.invoke(null, null);
74 } catch (Exception e) {
75 throw new MirMediaException ("getStorage -- error in reflection "