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package org.apache.jmeter.report.config;

import org.apache.jmeter.report.core.ConvertException;
import org.apache.jmeter.report.core.Converters;

/**
 * The class ConfigurationUtils provides helper method for configuration
 * handling.
 *
 * @since 3.0
 */
public class ConfigurationUtils {

    /**
     * Instantiates a new configuration utils.
     */
    private ConfigurationUtils() {
    }

    /**
     * Convert the specified string value to the property type.
     *
     * @param <TProperty>
     *            the type of the property
     * @param value
     *            the string value
     * @param clazz
     *            the class of the property (must not be {@code null})
     * @return the converted string
     * @throws ConfigurationException
     *             when unable to convert the string
     */
    public static <TProperty> TProperty convert(String value,
            Class<TProperty> clazz) throws ConfigurationException {
        try {
            return Converters.convert(clazz, value);
        } catch (ConvertException ex) {
            throw new ConfigurationException(String.format(
                    "Convert \"%s\" to \"%s\" is not supported", value, clazz.getName()));
        }
    }
}
