Primitive type arrays boxing utilities

From:
Piotr Kobzda <pikob@gazeta.pl>
Newsgroups:
comp.lang.java.programmer
Date:
Sun, 07 Oct 2007 02:31:39 +0200
Message-ID:
<fe99dc$j88$1@inews.gazeta.pl>
Below is the code generator of utility class that may possibly appear
useful extension for java.util.Arrays methods.

Basic usages of the generated class includes:

1) Lists backed with primitive arrays manipulation.

int[] array = { 1, 2, 3 };
Collections.shuffle(PrimitiveArrays.asList(array));

2) Simple primitive type arrays boxing/unboxing.

int[] array = { 1, 2, 3 };
Integer[] boxedArray = PrimitiveArrays.box(array);
array = PrimitiveArrays.unbox(boxedArray);

3) Type-safe, non-dimensions limited, extended boxing/unboxing of
primitive arrays.

int[][][] a = {{{ 1, 2, 3 }}};
Integer[][][] b = PrimitiveArrays.intBoxer().deeper().deeper().box(a);
// operate on b...
PrimitiveArrays.intBoxer().deeper().deeper().unbox(b, a);
// operate on updated a...

What do you think about that? Is that worth of becoming a new Java RFE?

Regards,
piotr

import static java.lang.System.out;

public class Generator {
   static String[][] pairs = {
     {"boolean", "Boolean"},
     {"byte", "Byte"},
     {"char", "Character"},
     {"double", "Double"},
     {"float", "Float"},
     {"int", "Integer"},
     {"long", "Long"},
     {"short", "Short"},
   };

   public static void main(String[] args) {
   // out.println("package java.util;");

     out.println("import java.lang.reflect.Array;");
     out.println("import java.util.AbstractList;");
     out.println("import java.util.List;");
     out.println("import java.util.RandomAccess;");
     out.println();
     out.println("public class PrimitiveArrays {");
     out.println();
     out.println("private static abstract class ArrayBackedList<E>");
     out.println(" extends AbstractList<E> implements RandomAccess {");
     out.println("}");
     out.println();

     generateAsListMethods();
     generateBoxersBase();
     generateBoxers();
     generateBoxingMethods();

     out.println("}");
   }

   static void generateAsListMethods() {
   new Object() {
     void gen(String from, String to) {
       out.println("public static List<"+ to +"> asList(final "+ from
+"[] array) {");
       out.println(" return new ArrayBackedList<"+ to +">() {");
       out.println();
       out.println(" @Override");
       out.println(" public int size() {");
       out.println(" return array.length;");
       out.println(" }");
       out.println();
       out.println(" @Override");
       out.println(" public "+ to +" get(int index) {");
       out.println(" return array[index];");
       out.println(" }");
       out.println();
       out.println(" @Override");
       out.println(" public "+ to +" set(int index, "+ to +" element)
{");
       out.println(" "+ to +" r = array[index];");
       out.println(" array[index] = element;");
       out.println(" return r;");
       out.println(" }");
       out.println(" };");
       out.println("}");
       out.println();
     }

     {
       for(String[] pair : pairs) {
         gen(pair[0], pair[1]);
       }
     }
   };
   }

   static void generateBoxersBase() {
     out.println("public static abstract class Boxer<S, T> {");
     out.println(" private Class<S> typeOfS;");
     out.println(" private Class<T> typeOfT;");
     out.println();
     out.println(" Boxer(Class<S> typeOfS, Class<T> typeOfT) {");
     out.println(" this.typeOfS = typeOfS;");
     out.println(" this.typeOfT = typeOfT;");
     out.println(" }");
     out.println();
     out.println(" private Boxer<S[], T[]> child;");
     out.println();
     out.println(" public Boxer<S[], T[]> deeper() {");
     out.println(" if (child != null) return child;");
     out.println();
     out.println(" final Boxer<S, T> parent = Boxer.this;");
     out.println(" return child = new Boxer<S[], T[]>(");
     out.println(" arrayType(typeOfS), arrayType(typeOfT)) {");
     out.println();
     out.println(" @Override");
     out.println(" public T[] box(S[] source) {");
     out.println(" T[] target = newArray(typeOfT, source.length);");
     out.println(" for(int i = 0, len = source.length; i < len;
++i)");
     out.println(" target[i] = parent.box(source[i]);");
     out.println(" return target;");
     out.println(" }");
     out.println();
     out.println(" @Override");
     out.println(" public T[] box(S[] source, T[] target) {");
     out.println(" for(int i = 0, len = source.length; i < len;
++i)");
     out.println(" parent.box(source[i], target[i]);");
     out.println(" return target;");
     out.println(" }");
     out.println();
     out.println(" @Override");
     out.println(" public S[] unbox(T[] source) {");
     out.println(" S[] target = newArray(typeOfS, source.length);");
     out.println(" for(int i = 0, len = source.length; i < len;
++i)");
     out.println(" target[i] = parent.unbox(source[i]);");
     out.println(" return target;");
     out.println(" }");
     out.println();
     out.println(" @Override");
     out.println(" public S[] unbox(T[] source, S[] target) {");
     out.println(" for(int i = 0, len = source.length; i < len;
++i)");
     out.println(" parent.unbox(source[i], target[i]);");
     out.println(" return target;");
     out.println(" }");
     out.println();
     out.println(" @Override");
     out.println(" public int dimensions() {");
     out.println(" return parent.dimensions() + 1;");
     out.println(" }");
     out.println();
     out.println(" };");
     out.println(" }");
     out.println();
     out.println(" public abstract T box(S source);");
     out.println();
     out.println(" public abstract T box(S source, T target);");
     out.println();
     out.println(" public abstract S unbox(T source);");
     out.println();
     out.println(" public abstract S unbox(T source, S target);");
     out.println();
     out.println();
     out.println(" public int dimensions() {");
     out.println(" return 1;");
     out.println(" }");
     out.println();
     out.println(" @SuppressWarnings(\"unchecked\")");
     out.println(" static <T> Class<T[]> arrayType(Class<T>
componentType) {");
     out.println(" return (Class<T[]>)
Array.newInstance(componentType, 0).getClass();");
     out.println(" }");
     out.println();
     out.println(" @SuppressWarnings(\"unchecked\")");
     out.println(" static <T> T[] newArray(Class<T> componentType, int
length) {");
     out.println(" return (T[]) Array.newInstance(componentType,
length);");
     out.println(" }");
     out.println();
     out.println("}");
     out.println();
   }

   static void generateBoxers() {
   new Object() {
     void genBoxer(String from, String to) {
       out.println("private static class "+ to +"Boxer extends Boxer<"+
from +"[], "+ to +"[]> {");
       out.println(" static final "+ to +"Boxer INSTANCE = new "+ to
+"Boxer();");
       out.println();
       out.println(" "+ to +"Boxer() {");
       out.println(" super("+ from +"[].class, "+ to +"[].class);");
       out.println(" }");
       out.println();
       out.println(" @Override");
       out.println(" public "+ to +"[] box("+ from +"[] source) {");
       out.println(" return box(source, new "+ to +"[source.length]);");
       out.println(" }");
       out.println();
       out.println(" @Override");
       out.println(" public "+ to +"[] box("+ from +"[] source, "+ to
+"[] target) {");
       out.println(" for(int i = 0, len = source.length; i < len; ++i)");
       out.println(" target[i] = source[i];");
       out.println(" return target;");
       out.println(" }");
       out.println();
       out.println(" @Override");
       out.println(" public "+ from +"[] unbox("+ to +"[] source) {");
       out.println(" return unbox(source, new "+ from
+"[source.length]);");
       out.println(" }");
       out.println();
       out.println(" @Override");
       out.println(" public "+ from +"[] unbox("+ to +"[] source, "+
from +"[] target) {");
       out.println(" for(int i = 0, len = source.length; i < len; ++i)");
       out.println(" target[i] = source[i];");
       out.println(" return target;");
       out.println(" }");
       out.println("}");
       out.println();
     }

     void genAccessMethod(String from, String to) {
       out.println("public static Boxer<"+ from +"[], "+ to +"[]> "+
from +"Boxer() {");
       out.println(" return "+ to +"Boxer.INSTANCE;");
       out.println("}");
       out.println();
     }

     {
       for(String[] pair : pairs) {
         genBoxer(pair[0], pair[1]);
       }
       for(String[] pair : pairs) {
         genAccessMethod(pair[0], pair[1]);
       }
     }
   };
   }

   static void generateBoxingMethods() {
   new Object(){
     void gen(String name, String from, String to, String boxer) {
       out.println("public static "+ to +"[] "+ name +"("+ from +"[]
source) {");
       out.println(" return "+ boxer +"Boxer.INSTANCE."+ name +
"(source);");
       out.println("}");
       out.println();
     }

     {
       for(String[] pair : pairs) {
         gen("box", pair[0], pair[1], pair[1]);
       }
       for(String[] pair : pairs) {
         gen("unbox", pair[1], pair[0], pair[1]);
       }
     }
   };
   }
}

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