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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) The Apache Software Foundation. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * This software is published under the terms of the Apache Software License
+ * version 1.1, a copy of which has been included with this distribution in
+ * the LICENSE file.
+ */
+package org.apache.myrmidon.libs.runtime;
+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.net.MalformedURLException;
+import java.net.URL;
+import org.apache.avalon.framework.component.ComponentException;
+import org.apache.avalon.framework.component.ComponentManager;
+import org.apache.avalon.framework.component.Composable;
+import org.apache.myrmidon.api.AbstractTask;
+import org.apache.myrmidon.api.TaskException;
+import org.apache.myrmidon.components.converter.ConverterRegistry;
+import org.apache.myrmidon.components.type.DefaultTypeFactory;
+import org.apache.myrmidon.components.type.TypeManager;
+import org.apache.myrmidon.converter.Converter;
+
+/**
+ * Task to define a converter.
+ *
+ * @author <a href="mailto:donaldp@apache.org">Peter Donald</a>
+ */
+public class ConverterDef
+    extends AbstractTask
+    implements Composable
+{
+    private String              m_sourceType;
+    private String              m_destinationType;
+    private String              m_lib;
+    private String              m_classname;
+    private ConverterRegistry   m_converterRegistry;
+    private TypeManager         m_typeManager;
+
+    public void compose( final ComponentManager componentManager )
+        throws ComponentException
+    {
+        m_converterRegistry = (ConverterRegistry)componentManager.lookup( ConverterRegistry.ROLE );
+        m_typeManager = (TypeManager)componentManager.lookup( TypeManager.ROLE );
+    }
+
+    public void setLib( final String lib )
+    {
+        m_lib = lib;
+    }
+
+    public void setClassname( final String classname )
+    {
+        m_classname = classname;
+    }
+
+    public void setSourceType( final String sourceType )
+    {
+        m_sourceType = sourceType;
+    }
+
+    public void setDestinationType( final String destinationType )
+    {
+        m_destinationType = destinationType;
+    }
+
+    public void execute()
+        throws TaskException
+    {
+        if( null == m_classname )
+        {
+            throw new TaskException( "Must specify classname parameter" );
+        }
+        else if( null == m_sourceType )
+        {
+            throw new TaskException( "Must specify the source-type parameter" );
+        }
+        else if( null == m_destinationType )
+        {
+            throw new TaskException( "Must specify the destination-type parameter" );
+        }
+        else if( null == m_lib )
+        {
+            throw new TaskException( "Must specify the lib parameter" );
+        }
+
+        final File file = getContext().resolveFile( m_lib );
+
+        try
+        {
+            m_converterRegistry.registerConverter( m_classname, m_sourceType, m_destinationType );
+
+            final URL url = file.toURL();
+            final DefaultTypeFactory factory = new DefaultTypeFactory( new URL[] { url } );
+            factory.addNameClassMapping( m_classname, m_classname );
+
+            m_typeManager.registerType( Converter.ROLE, m_classname, factory );
+        }
+        catch( final Exception e )
+        {
+            throw new TaskException( "Failed to register converter " + m_classname, e );
+        }
+    }
+}