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package com.dmdirc.config;

import java.lang.reflect.AccessibleObject;
import java.lang.reflect.Field;
import java.lang.reflect.Method;

/**
 * Class to invoke a method or set a value on a field.
 */
public abstract class Invocation {

    /**
     * Invokes the specified element on the specified instance with the specified value.
     *
     * @param element  Element to call, can be a {@link Method} or {@link Field}
     * @param instance Instance to call the element on
     * @param value    Value to be passed to the element
     */
    protected void invoke(final AccessibleObject element, final Object instance, final Object value) {
        if (element instanceof Field) {
            invoke((Field) element, instance, value);
        } else if (element instanceof Method) {
            invoke((Method) element, instance, value);
        } else {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Can only invoke on a Field or Method.");
        }
    }

    /**
     * Sets a field on the specified instance to the specified value.
     *
     * @param field    Field to set
     * @param instance Instance to set the field on
     * @param value    Value to set the field to
     */
    public abstract void invoke(final Field field, final Object instance, final Object value);

    /**
     * Sets a field on the specified instance to the specified value.
     *
     * @param method   Method to call
     * @param instance Instance to call the method on
     * @param value    Value to call the method with
     */
    public abstract void invoke(final Method method, final Object instance, final Object value);
}