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package org.apache.tiles.request.freemarker.autotag;

import freemarker.template.TemplateModel;
import freemarker.template.TemplateModelException;
import freemarker.template.utility.DeepUnwrap;

/**
 * Utilities for FreeMarker usage in Tiles.
 *
 * @version $Rev: 1360343 $ $Date: 2012-07-11 20:35:52 +0200 (Wed, 11 Jul 2012) $
 */
public final class FreemarkerUtil {

    /**
     * Private constructor to avoid instantiation.
     */
    private FreemarkerUtil() {
    }

    /**
     * Unwraps a TemplateModel to extract an object.
     *
     * @param model The TemplateModel to unwrap.
     * @param defaultValue The default value, as specified in the template
     * model, or null if not specified.
     * @return The unwrapped object.
     */
    public static <T> T getAsObject(TemplateModel model, Class<T> type, T defaultValue) {
        try {
            T retValue = defaultValue;
            if (model != null) {
                @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
                T value = (T) DeepUnwrap.unwrap(model);
                if (value != null) {
                    retValue = value;
                }
            }
            return retValue;
        } catch (TemplateModelException e) {
            throw new FreemarkerAutotagException("Cannot unwrap a model", e);
        }
    }
}
