From 3b9b46b48002a7c921fb5c1e2c3ecdc8ceb3975b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Arjen Poutsma Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2008 13:55:20 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Moved over initial version of core bundle git-svn-id: https://src.springframework.org/svn/spring-framework/trunk@108 50f2f4bb-b051-0410-bef5-90022cba6387 --- org.springframework.core/ivy.xml | 10 +- .../springframework/core/AliasRegistry.java | 59 + .../core/AttributeAccessor.java | 67 + .../core/AttributeAccessorSupport.java | 102 ++ .../core/BridgeMethodResolver.java | 206 +++ .../core/CollectionFactory.java | 370 ++++++ .../springframework/core/ConcurrentMap.java | 43 + .../core/ConfigurableObjectInputStream.java | 126 ++ .../core/ConstantException.java | 49 + .../org/springframework/core/Constants.java | 346 +++++ .../org/springframework/core/ControlFlow.java | 50 + .../core/ControlFlowFactory.java | 118 ++ .../org/springframework/core/Conventions.java | 307 +++++ .../core/DecoratingClassLoader.java | 108 ++ .../org/springframework/core/ErrorCoded.java | 39 + .../core/GenericCollectionTypeResolver.java | 426 +++++++ .../core/GenericTypeResolver.java | 262 ++++ .../core/InfrastructureProxy.java | 43 + .../org/springframework/core/JdkVersion.java | 143 +++ ...lVariableTableParameterNameDiscoverer.java | 278 ++++ .../springframework/core/MethodParameter.java | 328 +++++ .../core/NamedInheritableThreadLocal.java | 47 + .../core/NamedThreadLocal.java | 47 + .../core/NestedCheckedException.java | 133 ++ .../core/NestedExceptionUtils.java | 55 + .../core/NestedIOException.java | 66 + .../core/NestedRuntimeException.java | 134 ++ .../springframework/core/OrderComparator.java | 64 + .../org/springframework/core/Ordered.java | 69 + .../core/OverridingClassLoader.java | 154 +++ .../core/ParameterNameDiscoverer.java | 54 + .../PrioritizedParameterNameDiscoverer.java | 73 ++ .../springframework/core/PriorityOrdered.java | 43 + .../core/ReflectiveVisitorHelper.java | 225 ++++ .../core/SimpleAliasRegistry.java | 147 +++ .../core/SmartClassLoader.java | 43 + .../springframework/core/SpringVersion.java | 44 + .../AbstractCachingLabeledEnumResolver.java | 129 ++ .../enums/AbstractGenericLabeledEnum.java | 52 + .../core/enums/AbstractLabeledEnum.java | 71 ++ .../core/enums/LabeledEnum.java | 94 ++ .../core/enums/LabeledEnumResolver.java | 69 + .../core/enums/LetterCodedLabeledEnum.java | 63 + .../core/enums/ShortCodedLabeledEnum.java | 59 + .../core/enums/StaticLabeledEnum.java | 100 ++ .../core/enums/StaticLabeledEnumResolver.java | 74 ++ .../core/enums/StringCodedLabeledEnum.java | 64 + .../springframework/core/enums/package.html | 8 + .../core/io/AbstractResource.java | 177 +++ .../core/io/ByteArrayResource.java | 116 ++ .../core/io/ClassPathResource.java | 244 ++++ .../core/io/ContextResource.java | 40 + .../core/io/DefaultResourceLoader.java | 143 +++ .../core/io/DescriptiveResource.java | 80 ++ .../core/io/FileSystemResource.java | 177 +++ .../core/io/FileSystemResourceLoader.java | 72 ++ .../core/io/InputStreamResource.java | 121 ++ .../core/io/InputStreamSource.java | 55 + .../org/springframework/core/io/Resource.java | 124 ++ .../core/io/ResourceEditor.java | 106 ++ .../core/io/ResourceLoader.java | 77 ++ .../springframework/core/io/UrlResource.java | 218 ++++ .../org/springframework/core/io/package.html | 7 + .../core/io/support/EncodedResource.java | 117 ++ .../io/support/LocalizedResourceHelper.java | 129 ++ .../PathMatchingResourcePatternResolver.java | 605 +++++++++ .../io/support/PropertiesLoaderSupport.java | 214 ++++ .../io/support/PropertiesLoaderUtils.java | 122 ++ .../support/ResourceArrayPropertyEditor.java | 148 +++ .../io/support/ResourcePatternResolver.java | 76 ++ .../core/io/support/ResourcePatternUtils.java | 71 ++ .../core/io/support/package.html | 8 + .../org/springframework/core/package.html | 8 + .../core/style/DefaultToStringStyler.java | 98 ++ .../core/style/DefaultValueStyler.java | 148 +++ .../core/style/StylerUtils.java | 50 + .../core/style/ToStringCreator.java | 188 +++ .../core/style/ToStringStyler.java | 64 + .../core/style/ValueStyler.java | 35 + .../springframework/core/style/package.html | 7 + .../core/task/AsyncTaskExecutor.java | 55 + .../core/task/SimpleAsyncTaskExecutor.java | 200 +++ .../core/task/SyncTaskExecutor.java | 52 + .../core/task/TaskExecutor.java | 47 + .../core/task/TaskRejectedException.java | 53 + .../core/task/TaskTimeoutException.java | 51 + .../springframework/core/task/package.html | 8 + .../support/ConcurrentExecutorAdapter.java | 60 + .../core/task/support/package.html | 8 + .../springframework/metadata/Attributes.java | 98 ++ .../metadata/commons/CommonsAttributes.java | 87 ++ .../metadata/commons/package.html | 8 + .../org/springframework/metadata/package.html | 8 + .../springframework/util/AntPathMatcher.java | 411 ++++++ .../java/org/springframework/util/Assert.java | 401 ++++++ .../util/AutoPopulatingList.java | 274 ++++ .../util/CachingMapDecorator.java | 276 ++++ .../util/ClassLoaderUtils.java | 100 ++ .../org/springframework/util/ClassUtils.java | 982 +++++++++++++++ .../springframework/util/CollectionUtils.java | 275 ++++ .../util/CommonsLogWriter.java | 75 ++ .../util/ConcurrencyThrottleSupport.java | 169 +++ .../util/CustomizableThreadCreator.java | 177 +++ .../util/DefaultPropertiesPersister.java | 257 ++++ .../springframework/util/FileCopyUtils.java | 244 ++++ .../springframework/util/FileSystemUtils.java | 102 ++ .../springframework/util/Log4jConfigurer.java | 132 ++ .../springframework/util/MethodInvoker.java | 327 +++++ .../org/springframework/util/NumberUtils.java | 273 ++++ .../org/springframework/util/ObjectUtils.java | 833 ++++++++++++ .../org/springframework/util/PathMatcher.java | 91 ++ .../util/PatternMatchUtils.java | 86 ++ .../util/PropertiesPersister.java | 121 ++ .../springframework/util/ReflectionUtils.java | 624 +++++++++ .../springframework/util/ResourceUtils.java | 318 +++++ .../util/ResponseTimeMonitor.java | 55 + .../util/ResponseTimeMonitorImpl.java | 121 ++ .../org/springframework/util/StopWatch.java | 288 +++++ .../org/springframework/util/StringUtils.java | 1113 +++++++++++++++++ .../util/StringValueResolver.java | 38 + .../util/SystemPropertyUtils.java | 86 ++ .../org/springframework/util/TypeUtils.java | 94 ++ .../util/WeakReferenceMonitor.java | 169 +++ .../util/comparator/BooleanComparator.java | 85 ++ .../util/comparator/ComparableComparator.java | 40 + .../util/comparator/CompoundComparator.java | 206 +++ .../util/comparator/InvertibleComparator.java | 118 ++ .../util/comparator/NullSafeComparator.java | 119 ++ .../util/comparator/package.html | 8 + .../org/springframework/util/package.html | 8 + .../springframework/util/xml/DomUtils.java | 167 +++ .../util/xml/SimpleSaxErrorHandler.java | 58 + .../xml/SimpleTransformErrorListener.java | 58 + .../util/xml/TransformerUtils.java | 86 ++ .../util/xml/XmlValidationModeDetector.java | 194 +++ 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mode 100644 org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/xml/SimpleTransformErrorListener.java create mode 100644 org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/xml/TransformerUtils.java create mode 100644 org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/xml/XmlValidationModeDetector.java create mode 100644 org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/xml/package.html diff --git a/org.springframework.core/ivy.xml b/org.springframework.core/ivy.xml index d6418d085a9..92e2dba0eec 100644 --- a/org.springframework.core/ivy.xml +++ b/org.springframework.core/ivy.xml @@ -21,11 +21,15 @@ - + + + + + + - - \ No newline at end of file + diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/AliasRegistry.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/AliasRegistry.java new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..0e1e18bdaf5 --- /dev/null +++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/AliasRegistry.java @@ -0,0 +1,59 @@ +/* + * Copyright 2002-2008 the original author or authors. + * + * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); + * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. + * You may obtain a copy of the License at + * + * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 + * + * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software + * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, + * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. + * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and + * limitations under the License. + */ + +package org.springframework.core; + +/** + * Common interface for managing aliases. Serves as super-interface for + * {@link org.springframework.beans.factory.support.BeanDefinitionRegistry}. + * + * @author Juergen Hoeller + * @since 2.5.2 + */ +public interface AliasRegistry { + + /** + * Given a name, register an alias for it. + * @param name the canonical name + * @param alias the alias to be registered + * @throws IllegalStateException if the alias is already in use + * and may not be overridden + */ + void registerAlias(String name, String alias); + + /** + * Remove the specified alias from this registry. + * @param alias the alias to remove + * @throws IllegalStateException if no such alias was found + */ + void removeAlias(String alias); + + /** + * Determine whether this given name is defines as an alias + * (as opposed to the name of an actually registered component). + * @param beanName the bean name to check + * @return whether the given name is an alias + */ + boolean isAlias(String beanName); + + /** + * Return the aliases for the given name, if defined. + * @param name the name to check for aliases + * @return the aliases, or an empty array if none + */ + String[] getAliases(String name); + +} diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/AttributeAccessor.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/AttributeAccessor.java new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..f0a11b506cd --- /dev/null +++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/AttributeAccessor.java @@ -0,0 +1,67 @@ +/* + * Copyright 2002-2006 the original author or authors. + * + * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); + * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. + * You may obtain a copy of the License at + * + * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 + * + * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software + * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, + * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. + * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and + * limitations under the License. + */ + +package org.springframework.core; + +/** + * Interface defining a generic contract for attaching and accessing metadata + * to/from arbitrary objects. + * + * @author Rob Harrop + * @since 2.0 + */ +public interface AttributeAccessor { + + /** + * Set the attribute defined by name to the supplied value. + * If value is null, the attribute is {@link #removeAttribute removed}. + *

In general, users should take care to prevent overlaps with other + * metadata attributes by using fully-qualified names, perhaps using + * class or package names as prefix. + * @param name the unique attribute key + * @param value the attribute value to be attached + */ + void setAttribute(String name, Object value); + + /** + * Get the value of the attribute identified by name. + * Return null if the attribute doesn't exist. + * @param name the unique attribute key + * @return the current value of the attribute, if any + */ + Object getAttribute(String name); + + /** + * Remove the attribute identified by name and return its value. + * Return null if no attribute under name is found. + * @param name the unique attribute key + * @return the last value of the attribute, if any + */ + Object removeAttribute(String name); + + /** + * Return true if the attribute identified by name exists. + * Otherwise return false. + * @param name the unique attribute key + */ + boolean hasAttribute(String name); + + /** + * Return the names of all attributes. + */ + String[] attributeNames(); + +} diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/AttributeAccessorSupport.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/AttributeAccessorSupport.java new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..ece4a05862b --- /dev/null +++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/AttributeAccessorSupport.java @@ -0,0 +1,102 @@ +/* + * Copyright 2002-2007 the original author or authors. + * + * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); + * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. + * You may obtain a copy of the License at + * + * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 + * + * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software + * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, + * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. + * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and + * limitations under the License. + */ + +package org.springframework.core; + +import java.io.Serializable; +import java.util.LinkedHashMap; +import java.util.Map; +import java.util.Set; + +import org.springframework.util.Assert; + +/** + * Support class for {@link AttributeAccessor AttributeAccessors}, providing + * a base implementation of all methods. To be extended by subclasses. + * + *

{@link Serializable} if subclasses and all attribute values are {@link Serializable}. + * + * @author Rob Harrop + * @author Juergen Hoeller + * @since 2.0 + */ +public abstract class AttributeAccessorSupport implements AttributeAccessor, Serializable { + + /** Map with String keys and Object values */ + private final Map attributes = new LinkedHashMap(); + + + public void setAttribute(String name, Object value) { + Assert.notNull(name, "Name must not be null"); + if (value != null) { + this.attributes.put(name, value); + } + else { + removeAttribute(name); + } + } + + public Object getAttribute(String name) { + Assert.notNull(name, "Name must not be null"); + return this.attributes.get(name); + } + + public Object removeAttribute(String name) { + Assert.notNull(name, "Name must not be null"); + return this.attributes.remove(name); + } + + public boolean hasAttribute(String name) { + Assert.notNull(name, "Name must not be null"); + return this.attributes.containsKey(name); + } + + public String[] attributeNames() { + Set attributeNames = this.attributes.keySet(); + return (String[]) attributeNames.toArray(new String[attributeNames.size()]); + } + + + /** + * Copy the attributes from the supplied AttributeAccessor to this accessor. + * @param source the AttributeAccessor to copy from + */ + protected void copyAttributesFrom(AttributeAccessor source) { + Assert.notNull(source, "Source must not be null"); + String[] attributeNames = source.attributeNames(); + for (int i = 0; i < attributeNames.length; i++) { + String attributeName = attributeNames[i]; + setAttribute(attributeName, source.getAttribute(attributeName)); + } + } + + + public boolean equals(Object other) { + if (this == other) { + return true; + } + if (!(other instanceof AttributeAccessorSupport)) { + return false; + } + AttributeAccessorSupport that = (AttributeAccessorSupport) other; + return this.attributes.equals(that.attributes); + } + + public int hashCode() { + return this.attributes.hashCode(); + } + +} diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/BridgeMethodResolver.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/BridgeMethodResolver.java new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..a29a2f0d2c8 --- /dev/null +++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/BridgeMethodResolver.java @@ -0,0 +1,206 @@ +/* + * Copyright 2002-2008 the original author or authors. + * + * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); + * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. + * You may obtain a copy of the License at + * + * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 + * + * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software + * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, + * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. + * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and + * limitations under the License. + */ + +package org.springframework.core; + +import java.lang.reflect.GenericArrayType; +import java.lang.reflect.Method; +import java.lang.reflect.Type; +import java.lang.reflect.TypeVariable; +import java.util.ArrayList; +import java.util.List; +import java.util.Map; + +import org.springframework.util.ClassUtils; +import org.springframework.util.ReflectionUtils; + +/** + * Helper for resolving synthetic {@link Method#isBridge bridge Methods} to the + * {@link Method} being bridged. + * + *

Given a synthetic {@link Method#isBridge bridge Method} returns the {@link Method} + * being bridged. A bridge method may be created by the compiler when extending a + * parameterized type whose methods have parameterized arguments. During runtime + * invocation the bridge {@link Method} may be invoked and/or used via reflection. + * When attempting to locate annotations on {@link Method Methods}, it is wise to check + * for bridge {@link Method Methods} as appropriate and find the bridged {@link Method}. + * + *

See + * The Java Language Specification for more details on the use of bridge methods. + * + *

Only usable on JDK 1.5 and higher. Use an appropriate {@link JdkVersion} + * check before calling this class if a fallback for JDK 1.4 is desirable. + * + * @author Rob Harrop + * @author Juergen Hoeller + * @since 2.0 + * @see JdkVersion + */ +public abstract class BridgeMethodResolver { + + /** + * Find the original method for the supplied {@link Method bridge Method}. + *

It is safe to call this method passing in a non-bridge {@link Method} instance. + * In such a case, the supplied {@link Method} instance is returned directly to the caller. + * Callers are not required to check for bridging before calling this method. + * @throws IllegalStateException if no bridged {@link Method} can be found + */ + public static Method findBridgedMethod(Method bridgeMethod) { + if (bridgeMethod == null || !bridgeMethod.isBridge()) { + return bridgeMethod; + } + + // Gather all methods with matching name and parameter size. + List candidateMethods = new ArrayList(); + Method[] methods = ReflectionUtils.getAllDeclaredMethods(bridgeMethod.getDeclaringClass()); + for (int i = 0; i < methods.length; i++) { + Method candidateMethod = methods[i]; + if (isBridgedCandidateFor(candidateMethod, bridgeMethod)) { + candidateMethods.add(candidateMethod); + } + } + + Method result; + // Now perform simple quick checks. + if (candidateMethods.size() == 1) { + result = (Method) candidateMethods.get(0); + } + else { + result = searchCandidates(candidateMethods, bridgeMethod); + } + + if (result == null) { + throw new IllegalStateException( + "Unable to locate bridged method for bridge method '" + bridgeMethod + "'"); + } + + return result; + } + + /** + * Searches for the bridged method in the given candidates. + * @param candidateMethods the List of candidate Methods + * @param bridgeMethod the bridge method + * @return the bridged method, or null if none found + */ + private static Method searchCandidates(List candidateMethods, Method bridgeMethod) { + Map typeParameterMap = GenericTypeResolver.getTypeVariableMap(bridgeMethod.getDeclaringClass()); + for (int i = 0; i < candidateMethods.size(); i++) { + Method candidateMethod = (Method) candidateMethods.get(i); + if (isBridgeMethodFor(bridgeMethod, candidateMethod, typeParameterMap)) { + return candidateMethod; + } + } + return null; + } + + /** + * Returns true if the supplied 'candidateMethod' can be + * consider a validate candidate for the {@link Method} that is {@link Method#isBridge() bridged} + * by the supplied {@link Method bridge Method}. This method performs inexpensive + * checks and can be used quickly filter for a set of possible matches. + */ + private static boolean isBridgedCandidateFor(Method candidateMethod, Method bridgeMethod) { + return (!candidateMethod.isBridge() && !candidateMethod.equals(bridgeMethod) && + candidateMethod.getName().equals(bridgeMethod.getName()) && + candidateMethod.getParameterTypes().length == bridgeMethod.getParameterTypes().length); + } + + /** + * Determines whether or not the bridge {@link Method} is the bridge for the + * supplied candidate {@link Method}. + */ + static boolean isBridgeMethodFor(Method bridgeMethod, Method candidateMethod, Map typeVariableMap) { + if (isResolvedTypeMatch(candidateMethod, bridgeMethod, typeVariableMap)) { + return true; + } + Method method = findGenericDeclaration(bridgeMethod); + return (method != null && isResolvedTypeMatch(method, candidateMethod, typeVariableMap)); + } + + /** + * Searches for the generic {@link Method} declaration whose erased signature + * matches that of the supplied bridge method. + * @throws IllegalStateException if the generic declaration cannot be found + */ + private static Method findGenericDeclaration(Method bridgeMethod) { + // Search parent types for method that has same signature as bridge. + Class superclass = bridgeMethod.getDeclaringClass().getSuperclass(); + while (!Object.class.equals(superclass)) { + Method method = searchForMatch(superclass, bridgeMethod); + if (method != null && !method.isBridge()) { + return method; + } + superclass = superclass.getSuperclass(); + } + + // Search interfaces. + Class[] interfaces = ClassUtils.getAllInterfacesForClass(bridgeMethod.getDeclaringClass()); + for (int i = 0; i < interfaces.length; i++) { + Class anInterface = interfaces[i]; + Method method = searchForMatch(anInterface, bridgeMethod); + if (method != null && !method.isBridge()) { + return method; + } + } + + return null; + } + + /** + * Returns true if the {@link Type} signature of both the supplied + * {@link Method#getGenericParameterTypes() generic Method} and concrete {@link Method} + * are equal after resolving all {@link TypeVariable TypeVariables} using the supplied + * TypeVariable Map, otherwise returns false. + */ + private static boolean isResolvedTypeMatch(Method genericMethod, Method candidateMethod, Map typeVariableMap) { + Type[] genericParameters = genericMethod.getGenericParameterTypes(); + Class[] candidateParameters = candidateMethod.getParameterTypes(); + if (genericParameters.length != candidateParameters.length) { + return false; + } + for (int i = 0; i < genericParameters.length; i++) { + Type genericParameter = genericParameters[i]; + Class candidateParameter = candidateParameters[i]; + if (candidateParameter.isArray()) { + // An array type: compare the component type. + Type rawType = GenericTypeResolver.getRawType(genericParameter, typeVariableMap); + if (rawType instanceof GenericArrayType) { + if (!candidateParameter.getComponentType().equals( + GenericTypeResolver.resolveType(((GenericArrayType) rawType).getGenericComponentType(), typeVariableMap))) { + return false; + } + break; + } + } + // A non-array type: compare the type itself. + if (!candidateParameter.equals(GenericTypeResolver.resolveType(genericParameter, typeVariableMap))) { + return false; + } + } + return true; + } + + /** + * If the supplied {@link Class} has a declared {@link Method} whose signature matches + * that of the supplied {@link Method}, then this matching {@link Method} is returned, + * otherwise null is returned. + */ + private static Method searchForMatch(Class type, Method bridgeMethod) { + return ReflectionUtils.findMethod(type, bridgeMethod.getName(), bridgeMethod.getParameterTypes()); + } + +} diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/CollectionFactory.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/CollectionFactory.java new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..f06cc2d8306 --- /dev/null +++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/CollectionFactory.java @@ -0,0 +1,370 @@ +/* + * Copyright 2002-2007 the original author or authors. + * + * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); + * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. + * You may obtain a copy of the License at + * + * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 + * + * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software + * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, + * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. + * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and + * limitations under the License. + */ + +package org.springframework.core; + +import java.util.ArrayList; +import java.util.Collection; +import java.util.Collections; +import java.util.HashMap; +import java.util.HashSet; +import java.util.IdentityHashMap; +import java.util.LinkedHashMap; +import java.util.LinkedHashSet; +import java.util.LinkedList; +import java.util.List; +import java.util.Map; +import java.util.NavigableMap; +import java.util.NavigableSet; +import java.util.Set; +import java.util.SortedMap; +import java.util.SortedSet; +import java.util.TreeMap; +import java.util.TreeSet; +import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap; +import java.util.concurrent.CopyOnWriteArraySet; + +import org.apache.commons.collections.map.CaseInsensitiveMap; +import org.apache.commons.collections.map.ListOrderedMap; +import org.apache.commons.logging.Log; +import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory; + +import org.springframework.util.ClassUtils; + +/** + * Factory for collections, being aware of Commons Collection 3.x's extended + * collections as well as of JDK 1.5+ concurrent collections and backport-concurrent + * collections. Mainly for internal use within the framework. + * + *

The goal of this class is to avoid runtime dependencies on JDK 1.5+ and + * Commons Collections 3.x, simply using the best collection implementation + * that is available at runtime. As of Spring 2.5, JDK 1.4 is required, + * so former adapter methods for JDK 1.3/1.4 always return the JDK 1.4 + * collections now. The adapter methods are still kept for supporting + * Spring-based applications/frameworks which were built to support JDK 1.3. + * + * @author Juergen Hoeller + * @since 1.1.1 + */ +public abstract class CollectionFactory { + + private static final Log logger = LogFactory.getLog(CollectionFactory.class); + + /** Whether the Commons Collections 3.x library is present on the classpath */ + private static final boolean commonsCollections3Available = + ClassUtils.isPresent("org.apache.commons.collections.map.CaseInsensitiveMap", + CollectionFactory.class.getClassLoader()); + + /** Whether the backport-concurrent library is present on the classpath */ + private static final boolean backportConcurrentAvailable = + ClassUtils.isPresent("edu.emory.mathcs.backport.java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap", + CollectionFactory.class.getClassLoader()); + + + private static final Set approximableCollectionTypes = new HashSet(10); + + private static final Set approximableMapTypes = new HashSet(6); + + static { + approximableCollectionTypes.add(Collection.class); + approximableCollectionTypes.add(List.class); + approximableCollectionTypes.add(Set.class); + approximableCollectionTypes.add(SortedSet.class); + approximableMapTypes.add(Map.class); + approximableMapTypes.add(SortedMap.class); + if (JdkVersion.isAtLeastJava16()) { + approximableCollectionTypes.add(NavigableSet.class); + approximableMapTypes.add(NavigableMap.class); + } + approximableCollectionTypes.add(ArrayList.class); + approximableCollectionTypes.add(LinkedList.class); + approximableCollectionTypes.add(HashSet.class); + approximableCollectionTypes.add(LinkedHashSet.class); + approximableCollectionTypes.add(TreeSet.class); + approximableMapTypes.add(HashMap.class); + approximableMapTypes.add(LinkedHashMap.class); + approximableMapTypes.add(TreeMap.class); + } + + /** + * Create a linked Set if possible: This implementation always + * creates a {@link java.util.LinkedHashSet}, since Spring 2.5 + * requires JDK 1.4 anyway. + * @param initialCapacity the initial capacity of the Set + * @return the new Set instance + * @deprecated as of Spring 2.5, for usage on JDK 1.4 or higher + */ + public static Set createLinkedSetIfPossible(int initialCapacity) { + return new LinkedHashSet(initialCapacity); + } + + /** + * Create a copy-on-write Set (allowing for synchronization-less iteration), + * requiring JDK >= 1.5 or the backport-concurrent library on the classpath. + * Prefers a JDK 1.5+ CopyOnWriteArraySet to its backport-concurrent equivalent. + * Throws an IllegalStateException if no copy-on-write Set is available. + * @return the new Set instance + * @throws IllegalStateException if no copy-on-write Set is available + * @see java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap + * @see edu.emory.mathcs.backport.java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap + */ + public static Set createCopyOnWriteSet() { + if (JdkVersion.isAtLeastJava15()) { + logger.trace("Creating [java.util.concurrent.CopyOnWriteArraySet]"); + return JdkConcurrentCollectionFactory.createCopyOnWriteArraySet(); + } + else if (backportConcurrentAvailable) { + logger.trace("Creating [edu.emory.mathcs.backport.java.util.concurrent.CopyOnWriteArraySet]"); + return BackportConcurrentCollectionFactory.createCopyOnWriteArraySet(); + } + else { + throw new IllegalStateException("Cannot create CopyOnWriteArraySet - " + + "neither JDK 1.5 nor backport-concurrent available on the classpath"); + } + } + + /** + * Create a linked Map if possible: This implementation always + * creates a {@link java.util.LinkedHashMap}, since Spring 2.5 + * requires JDK 1.4 anyway. + * @param initialCapacity the initial capacity of the Map + * @return the new Map instance + * @deprecated as of Spring 2.5, for usage on JDK 1.4 or higher + */ + public static Map createLinkedMapIfPossible(int initialCapacity) { + return new LinkedHashMap(initialCapacity); + } + + /** + * Create a linked case-insensitive Map if possible: if Commons Collections + * 3.x is available, a CaseInsensitiveMap with ListOrderedMap decorator will + * be created. Else, a JDK {@link java.util.LinkedHashMap} will be used. + * @param initialCapacity the initial capacity of the Map + * @return the new Map instance + * @see org.apache.commons.collections.map.CaseInsensitiveMap + * @see org.apache.commons.collections.map.ListOrderedMap + */ + public static Map createLinkedCaseInsensitiveMapIfPossible(int initialCapacity) { + if (commonsCollections3Available) { + logger.trace("Creating [org.apache.commons.collections.map.ListOrderedMap/CaseInsensitiveMap]"); + return CommonsCollectionFactory.createListOrderedCaseInsensitiveMap(initialCapacity); + } + else { + logger.debug("Falling back to [java.util.LinkedHashMap] for linked case-insensitive map"); + return new LinkedHashMap(initialCapacity); + } + } + + /** + * Create an identity Map if possible: This implementation always + * creates a {@link java.util.IdentityHashMap}, since Spring 2.5 + * requires JDK 1.4 anyway. + * @param initialCapacity the initial capacity of the Map + * @return the new Map instance + * @deprecated as of Spring 2.5, for usage on JDK 1.4 or higher + */ + public static Map createIdentityMapIfPossible(int initialCapacity) { + return new IdentityHashMap(initialCapacity); + } + + /** + * Create a concurrent Map if possible: that is, if running on JDK >= 1.5 + * or if the backport-concurrent library is available. Prefers a JDK 1.5+ + * ConcurrentHashMap to its backport-concurrent equivalent. Falls back + * to a plain synchronized HashMap if no concurrent Map is available. + * @param initialCapacity the initial capacity of the Map + * @return the new Map instance + * @see java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap + * @see edu.emory.mathcs.backport.java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap + */ + public static Map createConcurrentMapIfPossible(int initialCapacity) { + if (JdkVersion.isAtLeastJava15()) { + logger.trace("Creating [java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap]"); + return JdkConcurrentCollectionFactory.createConcurrentHashMap(initialCapacity); + } + else if (backportConcurrentAvailable) { + logger.trace("Creating [edu.emory.mathcs.backport.java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap]"); + return BackportConcurrentCollectionFactory.createConcurrentHashMap(initialCapacity); + } + else { + logger.debug("Falling back to plain synchronized [java.util.HashMap] for concurrent map"); + return Collections.synchronizedMap(new HashMap(initialCapacity)); + } + } + + /** + * Create a concurrent Map with a dedicated {@link ConcurrentMap} interface, + * requiring JDK >= 1.5 or the backport-concurrent library on the classpath. + * Prefers a JDK 1.5+ ConcurrentHashMap to its backport-concurrent equivalent. + * Throws an IllegalStateException if no concurrent Map is available. + * @param initialCapacity the initial capacity of the Map + * @return the new ConcurrentMap instance + * @throws IllegalStateException if no concurrent Map is available + * @see java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap + * @see edu.emory.mathcs.backport.java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap + */ + public static ConcurrentMap createConcurrentMap(int initialCapacity) { + if (JdkVersion.isAtLeastJava15()) { + logger.trace("Creating [java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap]"); + return new JdkConcurrentHashMap(initialCapacity); + } + else if (backportConcurrentAvailable) { + logger.trace("Creating [edu.emory.mathcs.backport.java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap]"); + return new BackportConcurrentHashMap(initialCapacity); + } + else { + throw new IllegalStateException("Cannot create ConcurrentHashMap - " + + "neither JDK 1.5 nor backport-concurrent available on the classpath"); + } + } + + + /** + * Determine whether the given collection type is an approximable type, + * i.e. a type that {@link #createApproximateCollection} can approximate. + * @param collectionType the collection type to check + * @return true if the type is approximable, + * false if it is not + */ + public static boolean isApproximableCollectionType(Class collectionType) { + return (collectionType != null && approximableCollectionTypes.contains(collectionType)); + } + + /** + * Create the most approximate collection for the given collection. + *

Creates an ArrayList, TreeSet or linked Set for a List, SortedSet + * or Set, respectively. + * @param collection the original collection object + * @param initialCapacity the initial capacity + * @return the new collection instance + * @see java.util.ArrayList + * @see java.util.TreeSet + * @see java.util.LinkedHashSet + */ + public static Collection createApproximateCollection(Object collection, int initialCapacity) { + if (collection instanceof LinkedList) { + return new LinkedList(); + } + else if (collection instanceof List) { + return new ArrayList(initialCapacity); + } + else if (collection instanceof SortedSet) { + return new TreeSet(((SortedSet) collection).comparator()); + } + else { + return new LinkedHashSet(initialCapacity); + } + } + + /** + * Determine whether the given map type is an approximable type, + * i.e. a type that {@link #createApproximateMap} can approximate. + * @param mapType the map type to check + * @return true if the type is approximable, + * false if it is not + */ + public static boolean isApproximableMapType(Class mapType) { + return (mapType != null && approximableMapTypes.contains(mapType)); + } + + /** + * Create the most approximate map for the given map. + *

Creates a TreeMap or linked Map for a SortedMap or Map, respectively. + * @param map the original map object + * @param initialCapacity the initial capacity + * @return the new collection instance + * @see java.util.TreeMap + * @see java.util.LinkedHashMap + */ + public static Map createApproximateMap(Object map, int initialCapacity) { + if (map instanceof SortedMap) { + return new TreeMap(((SortedMap) map).comparator()); + } + else { + return new LinkedHashMap(initialCapacity); + } + } + + + /** + * Actual creation of Commons Collections. + * In separate inner class to avoid runtime dependency on Commons Collections 3.x. + */ + private static abstract class CommonsCollectionFactory { + + private static Map createListOrderedCaseInsensitiveMap(int initialCapacity) { + // Commons Collections does not support initial capacity of 0. + return ListOrderedMap.decorate(new CaseInsensitiveMap(initialCapacity == 0 ? 1 : initialCapacity)); + } + } + + + /** + * Actual creation of JDK 1.5+ concurrent Collections. + * In separate inner class to avoid runtime dependency on JDK 1.5. + */ + private static abstract class JdkConcurrentCollectionFactory { + + private static Set createCopyOnWriteArraySet() { + return new CopyOnWriteArraySet(); + } + + private static Map createConcurrentHashMap(int initialCapacity) { + return new ConcurrentHashMap(initialCapacity); + } + } + + + /** + * Actual creation of backport-concurrent Collections. + * In separate inner class to avoid runtime dependency on the backport-concurrent library. + */ + private static abstract class BackportConcurrentCollectionFactory { + + private static Set createCopyOnWriteArraySet() { + return new edu.emory.mathcs.backport.java.util.concurrent.CopyOnWriteArraySet(); + } + + private static Map createConcurrentHashMap(int initialCapacity) { + return new edu.emory.mathcs.backport.java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap(initialCapacity); + } + } + + + /** + * ConcurrentMap adapter for the JDK ConcurrentHashMap class. + */ + private static class JdkConcurrentHashMap extends ConcurrentHashMap implements ConcurrentMap { + + public JdkConcurrentHashMap(int initialCapacity) { + super(initialCapacity); + } + } + + + /** + * ConcurrentMap adapter for the backport-concurrent ConcurrentHashMap class. + */ + private static class BackportConcurrentHashMap + extends edu.emory.mathcs.backport.java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap + implements ConcurrentMap { + + public BackportConcurrentHashMap(int initialCapacity) { + super(initialCapacity); + } + } + +} diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/ConcurrentMap.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/ConcurrentMap.java new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..9cdb50c702b --- /dev/null +++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/ConcurrentMap.java @@ -0,0 +1,43 @@ +/* + * Copyright 2002-2007 the original author or authors. + * + * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); + * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. + * You may obtain a copy of the License at + * + * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 + * + * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software + * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, + * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. + * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and + * limitations under the License. + */ + +package org.springframework.core; + +import java.util.Map; + +/** + * Common interface for a concurrent Map, as exposed by + * {@link CollectionFactory#createConcurrentMap}. Mirrors + * {@link java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentMap}, allowing to be backed by a + * JDK ConcurrentHashMap as well as a backport-concurrent ConcurrentHashMap. + * + *

Check out the {@link java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentMap ConcurrentMap javadoc} + * for details on the interface's methods. + * + * @author Juergen Hoeller + * @since 2.5 + */ +public interface ConcurrentMap extends Map { + + Object putIfAbsent(Object key, Object value); + + boolean remove(Object key, Object value); + + boolean replace(Object key, Object oldValue, Object newValue); + + Object replace(Object key, Object value); + +} diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/ConfigurableObjectInputStream.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/ConfigurableObjectInputStream.java new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..30b5f0cc29c --- /dev/null +++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/ConfigurableObjectInputStream.java @@ -0,0 +1,126 @@ +/* + * Copyright 2002-2008 the original author or authors. + * + * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); + * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. + * You may obtain a copy of the License at + * + * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 + * + * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software + * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, + * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. + * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and + * limitations under the License. + */ + +package org.springframework.core; + +import java.io.IOException; +import java.io.InputStream; +import java.io.ObjectInputStream; +import java.io.ObjectStreamClass; +import java.lang.reflect.Proxy; + +import org.springframework.util.ClassUtils; + +/** + * Special ObjectInputStream subclass that resolves class names + * against a specific ClassLoader. Serves as base class for + * {@link org.springframework.remoting.rmi.CodebaseAwareObjectInputStream}. + * + * @author Juergen Hoeller + * @since 2.5.5 + */ +public class ConfigurableObjectInputStream extends ObjectInputStream { + + private final ClassLoader classLoader; + + + /** + * Create a new ConfigurableObjectInputStream for the given InputStream and ClassLoader. + * @param in the InputStream to read from + * @param classLoader the ClassLoader to use for loading local classes + * @see java.io.ObjectInputStream#ObjectInputStream(java.io.InputStream) + */ + public ConfigurableObjectInputStream(InputStream in, ClassLoader classLoader) throws IOException { + super(in); + this.classLoader = classLoader; + } + + + protected Class resolveClass(ObjectStreamClass classDesc) throws IOException, ClassNotFoundException { + try { + if (this.classLoader != null) { + // Use the specified ClassLoader to resolve local classes. + return ClassUtils.forName(classDesc.getName(), this.classLoader); + } + else { + // Use the default ClassLoader... + return super.resolveClass(classDesc); + } + } + catch (ClassNotFoundException ex) { + return resolveFallbackIfPossible(classDesc.getName(), ex); + } + } + + protected Class resolveProxyClass(String[] interfaces) throws IOException, ClassNotFoundException { + if (this.classLoader != null) { + // Use the specified ClassLoader to resolve local proxy classes. + Class[] resolvedInterfaces = new Class[interfaces.length]; + for (int i = 0; i < interfaces.length; i++) { + try { + resolvedInterfaces[i] = ClassUtils.forName(interfaces[i], this.classLoader); + } + catch (ClassNotFoundException ex) { + resolvedInterfaces[i] = resolveFallbackIfPossible(interfaces[i], ex); + } + } + try { + return Proxy.getProxyClass(this.classLoader, resolvedInterfaces); + } + catch (IllegalArgumentException ex) { + throw new ClassNotFoundException(null, ex); + } + } + else { + // Use ObjectInputStream's default ClassLoader... + try { + return super.resolveProxyClass(interfaces); + } + catch (ClassNotFoundException ex) { + Class[] resolvedInterfaces = new Class[interfaces.length]; + for (int i = 0; i < interfaces.length; i++) { + resolvedInterfaces[i] = resolveFallbackIfPossible(interfaces[i], ex); + } + return Proxy.getProxyClass(getFallbackClassLoader(), resolvedInterfaces); + } + } + } + + + /** + * Resolve the given class name against a fallback class loader. + *

The default implementation simply rethrows the original exception, + * since there is no fallback available. + * @param className the class name to resolve + * @param ex the original exception thrown when attempting to load the class + * @return the newly resolved class (never null) + */ + protected Class resolveFallbackIfPossible(String className, ClassNotFoundException ex) + throws IOException, ClassNotFoundException{ + + throw ex; + } + + /** + * Return the fallback ClassLoader to use when no ClassLoader was specified + * and ObjectInputStream's own default ClassLoader failed. + *

The default implementation simply returns null. + */ + protected ClassLoader getFallbackClassLoader() throws IOException { + return null; + } + +} diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/ConstantException.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/ConstantException.java new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..938667454bb --- /dev/null +++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/ConstantException.java @@ -0,0 +1,49 @@ +/* + * Copyright 2002-2006 the original author or authors. + * + * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); + * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. + * You may obtain a copy of the License at + * + * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 + * + * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software + * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, + * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. + * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and + * limitations under the License. + */ + +package org.springframework.core; + +/** + * Exception thrown when the {@link Constants} class is asked for + * an invalid constant name. + * + * @author Rod Johnson + * @since 28.04.2003 + * @see org.springframework.core.Constants + */ +public class ConstantException extends IllegalArgumentException { + + /** + * Thrown when an invalid constant name is requested. + * @param className name of the class containing the constant definitions + * @param field invalid constant name + * @param message description of the problem + */ + public ConstantException(String className, String field, String message) { + super("Field '" + field + "' " + message + " in class [" + className + "]"); + } + + /** + * Thrown when an invalid constant value is looked up. + * @param className name of the class containing the constant definitions + * @param namePrefix prefix of the searched constant names + * @param value the looked up constant value + */ + public ConstantException(String className, String namePrefix, Object value) { + super("No '" + namePrefix + "' field with value '" + value + "' found in class [" + className + "]"); + } + +} diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/Constants.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/Constants.java new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..e0fb6d1310c --- /dev/null +++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/Constants.java @@ -0,0 +1,346 @@ +/* + * Copyright 2002-2007 the original author or authors. + * + * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); + * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. + * You may obtain a copy of the License at + * + * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 + * + * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software + * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, + * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. + * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and + * limitations under the License. + */ + +package org.springframework.core; + +import java.lang.reflect.Field; +import java.util.HashMap; +import java.util.HashSet; +import java.util.Iterator; +import java.util.Locale; +import java.util.Map; +import java.util.Set; + +import org.springframework.util.Assert; +import org.springframework.util.ReflectionUtils; + +/** + * This class can be used to parse other classes containing constant definitions + * in public static final members. The asXXXX methods of this class + * allow these constant values to be accessed via their string names. + * + *

Consider class Foo containing public final static int CONSTANT1 = 66; + * An instance of this class wrapping Foo.class will return the constant value + * of 66 from its asNumber method given the argument "CONSTANT1". + * + *

This class is ideal for use in PropertyEditors, enabling them to + * recognize the same names as the constants themselves, and freeing them + * from maintaining their own mapping. + * + * @author Rod Johnson + * @author Juergen Hoeller + * @since 16.03.2003 + */ +public class Constants { + + /** The name of the introspected class */ + private final String className; + + /** Map from String field name to object value */ + private final Map fieldCache = new HashMap(); + + + /** + * Create a new Constants converter class wrapping the given class. + *

All public static final variables will be exposed, whatever their type. + * @param clazz the class to analyze + * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the supplied clazz is null + */ + public Constants(Class clazz) { + Assert.notNull(clazz); + this.className = clazz.getName(); + Field[] fields = clazz.getFields(); + for (int i = 0; i < fields.length; i++) { + Field field = fields[i]; + if (ReflectionUtils.isPublicStaticFinal(field)) { + String name = field.getName(); + try { + Object value = field.get(null); + this.fieldCache.put(name, value); + } + catch (IllegalAccessException ex) { + // just leave this field and continue + } + } + } + } + + + /** + * Return the name of the analyzed class. + */ + public final String getClassName() { + return this.className; + } + + /** + * Return the number of constants exposed. + */ + public final int getSize() { + return this.fieldCache.size(); + } + + /** + * Exposes the field cache to subclasses: + * a Map from String field name to object value. + */ + protected final Map getFieldCache() { + return this.fieldCache; + } + + + /** + * Return a constant value cast to a Number. + * @param code the name of the field (never null) + * @return the Number value + * @see #asObject + * @throws ConstantException if the field name wasn't found + * or if the type wasn't compatible with Number + */ + public Number asNumber(String code) throws ConstantException { + Object obj = asObject(code); + if (!(obj instanceof Number)) { + throw new ConstantException(this.className, code, "not a Number"); + } + return (Number) obj; + } + + /** + * Return a constant value as a String. + * @param code the name of the field (never null) + * @return the String value + * Works even if it's not a string (invokes toString()). + * @see #asObject + * @throws ConstantException if the field name wasn't found + */ + public String asString(String code) throws ConstantException { + return asObject(code).toString(); + } + + /** + * Parse the given String (upper or lower case accepted) and return + * the appropriate value if it's the name of a constant field in the + * class that we're analysing. + * @param code the name of the field (never null) + * @return the Object value + * @throws ConstantException if there's no such field + */ + public Object asObject(String code) throws ConstantException { + Assert.notNull(code, "Code must not be null"); + String codeToUse = code.toUpperCase(Locale.ENGLISH); + Object val = this.fieldCache.get(codeToUse); + if (val == null) { + throw new ConstantException(this.className, codeToUse, "not found"); + } + return val; + } + + + /** + * Return all names of the given group of constants. + *

Note that this method assumes that constants are named + * in accordance with the standard Java convention for constant + * values (i.e. all uppercase). The supplied namePrefix + * will be uppercased (in a locale-insensitive fashion) prior to + * the main logic of this method kicking in. + * @param namePrefix prefix of the constant names to search (may be null) + * @return the set of constant names + */ + public Set getNames(String namePrefix) { + String prefixToUse = (namePrefix != null ? namePrefix.trim().toUpperCase(Locale.ENGLISH) : ""); + Set names = new HashSet(); + for (Iterator it = this.fieldCache.keySet().iterator(); it.hasNext();) { + String code = (String) it.next(); + if (code.startsWith(prefixToUse)) { + names.add(code); + } + } + return names; + } + + /** + * Return all names of the group of constants for the + * given bean property name. + * @param propertyName the name of the bean property + * @return the set of values + * @see #propertyToConstantNamePrefix + */ + public Set getNamesForProperty(String propertyName) { + return getNames(propertyToConstantNamePrefix(propertyName)); + } + + /** + * Return all names of the given group of constants. + *

Note that this method assumes that constants are named + * in accordance with the standard Java convention for constant + * values (i.e. all uppercase). The supplied nameSuffix + * will be uppercased (in a locale-insensitive fashion) prior to + * the main logic of this method kicking in. + * @param nameSuffix suffix of the constant names to search (may be null) + * @return the set of constant names + */ + public Set getNamesForSuffix(String nameSuffix) { + String suffixToUse = (nameSuffix != null ? nameSuffix.trim().toUpperCase(Locale.ENGLISH) : ""); + Set names = new HashSet(); + for (Iterator it = this.fieldCache.keySet().iterator(); it.hasNext();) { + String code = (String) it.next(); + if (code.endsWith(suffixToUse)) { + names.add(code); + } + } + return names; + } + + + /** + * Return all values of the given group of constants. + *

Note that this method assumes that constants are named + * in accordance with the standard Java convention for constant + * values (i.e. all uppercase). The supplied namePrefix + * will be uppercased (in a locale-insensitive fashion) prior to + * the main logic of this method kicking in. + * @param namePrefix prefix of the constant names to search (may be null) + * @return the set of values + */ + public Set getValues(String namePrefix) { + String prefixToUse = (namePrefix != null ? namePrefix.trim().toUpperCase(Locale.ENGLISH) : ""); + Set values = new HashSet(); + for (Iterator it = this.fieldCache.keySet().iterator(); it.hasNext();) { + String code = (String) it.next(); + if (code.startsWith(prefixToUse)) { + values.add(this.fieldCache.get(code)); + } + } + return values; + } + + /** + * Return all values of the group of constants for the + * given bean property name. + * @param propertyName the name of the bean property + * @return the set of values + * @see #propertyToConstantNamePrefix + */ + public Set getValuesForProperty(String propertyName) { + return getValues(propertyToConstantNamePrefix(propertyName)); + } + + /** + * Return all values of the given group of constants. + *

Note that this method assumes that constants are named + * in accordance with the standard Java convention for constant + * values (i.e. all uppercase). The supplied nameSuffix + * will be uppercased (in a locale-insensitive fashion) prior to + * the main logic of this method kicking in. + * @param nameSuffix suffix of the constant names to search (may be null) + * @return the set of values + */ + public Set getValuesForSuffix(String nameSuffix) { + String suffixToUse = (nameSuffix != null ? nameSuffix.trim().toUpperCase(Locale.ENGLISH) : ""); + Set values = new HashSet(); + for (Iterator it = this.fieldCache.keySet().iterator(); it.hasNext();) { + String code = (String) it.next(); + if (code.endsWith(suffixToUse)) { + values.add(this.fieldCache.get(code)); + } + } + return values; + } + + + /** + * Look up the given value within the given group of constants. + *

Will return the first match. + * @param value constant value to look up + * @param namePrefix prefix of the constant names to search (may be null) + * @return the name of the constant field + * @throws ConstantException if the value wasn't found + */ + public String toCode(Object value, String namePrefix) throws ConstantException { + String prefixToUse = (namePrefix != null ? namePrefix.trim().toUpperCase(Locale.ENGLISH) : null); + for (Iterator it = this.fieldCache.entrySet().iterator(); it.hasNext();) { + Map.Entry entry = (Map.Entry) it.next(); + String key = (String) entry.getKey(); + if (key.startsWith(prefixToUse) && entry.getValue().equals(value)) { + return key; + } + } + throw new ConstantException(this.className, prefixToUse, value); + } + + /** + * Look up the given value within the group of constants for + * the given bean property name. Will return the first match. + * @param value constant value to look up + * @param propertyName the name of the bean property + * @return the name of the constant field + * @throws ConstantException if the value wasn't found + * @see #propertyToConstantNamePrefix + */ + public String toCodeForProperty(Object value, String propertyName) throws ConstantException { + return toCode(value, propertyToConstantNamePrefix(propertyName)); + } + + /** + * Look up the given value within the given group of constants. + *

Will return the first match. + * @param value constant value to look up + * @param nameSuffix suffix of the constant names to search (may be null) + * @return the name of the constant field + * @throws ConstantException if the value wasn't found + */ + public String toCodeForSuffix(Object value, String nameSuffix) throws ConstantException { + String suffixToUse = (nameSuffix != null ? nameSuffix.trim().toUpperCase(Locale.ENGLISH) : null); + for (Iterator it = this.fieldCache.entrySet().iterator(); it.hasNext();) { + Map.Entry entry = (Map.Entry) it.next(); + String key = (String) entry.getKey(); + if (key.endsWith(suffixToUse) && entry.getValue().equals(value)) { + return key; + } + } + throw new ConstantException(this.className, suffixToUse, value); + } + + + /** + * Convert the given bean property name to a constant name prefix. + *

Uses a common naming idiom: turning all lower case characters to + * upper case, and prepending upper case characters with an underscore. + *

Example: "imageSize" -> "IMAGE_SIZE"
+ * Example: "imagesize" -> "IMAGESIZE".
+ * Example: "ImageSize" -> "_IMAGE_SIZE".
+ * Example: "IMAGESIZE" -> "_I_M_A_G_E_S_I_Z_E" + * @param propertyName the name of the bean property + * @return the corresponding constant name prefix + * @see #getValuesForProperty + * @see #toCodeForProperty + */ + public String propertyToConstantNamePrefix(String propertyName) { + StringBuffer parsedPrefix = new StringBuffer(); + for(int i = 0; i < propertyName.length(); i++) { + char c = propertyName.charAt(i); + if (Character.isUpperCase(c)) { + parsedPrefix.append("_"); + parsedPrefix.append(c); + } + else { + parsedPrefix.append(Character.toUpperCase(c)); + } + } + return parsedPrefix.toString(); + } + +} diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/ControlFlow.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/ControlFlow.java new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..4875f1c191f --- /dev/null +++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/ControlFlow.java @@ -0,0 +1,50 @@ +/* + * Copyright 2002-2005 the original author or authors. + * + * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); + * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. + * You may obtain a copy of the License at + * + * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 + * + * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software + * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, + * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. + * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and + * limitations under the License. + */ + +package org.springframework.core; + +/** + * Interface to be implemented by objects that can return information about + * the current call stack. Useful in AOP (as in AspectJ cflow concept) + * but not AOP-specific. + * + * @author Rod Johnson + * @since 02.02.2004 + */ +public interface ControlFlow { + + /** + * Detect whether we're under the given class, + * according to the current stack trace. + * @param clazz the clazz to look for + */ + boolean under(Class clazz); + + /** + * Detect whether we're under the given class and method, + * according to the current stack trace. + * @param clazz the clazz to look for + * @param methodName the name of the method to look for + */ + boolean under(Class clazz, String methodName); + + /** + * Detect whether the current stack trace contains the given token. + * @param token the token to look for + */ + boolean underToken(String token); + +} diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/ControlFlowFactory.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/ControlFlowFactory.java new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..ef10946ed6c --- /dev/null +++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/ControlFlowFactory.java @@ -0,0 +1,118 @@ +/* + * Copyright 2002-2007 the original author or authors. + * + * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); + * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. + * You may obtain a copy of the License at + * + * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 + * + * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software + * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, + * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. + * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and + * limitations under the License. + */ + +package org.springframework.core; + +import java.io.PrintWriter; +import java.io.StringWriter; + +import org.springframework.util.Assert; + +/** + * Static factory to conceal the automatic choice of the ControlFlow + * implementation class. + * + *

This implementation always uses the efficient Java 1.4 StackTraceElement + * mechanism for analyzing control flows. + * + * @author Rod Johnson + * @author Juergen Hoeller + * @since 02.02.2004 + */ +public abstract class ControlFlowFactory { + + /** + * Return an appropriate {@link ControlFlow} instance. + */ + public static ControlFlow createControlFlow() { + return new Jdk14ControlFlow(); + } + + + /** + * Utilities for cflow-style pointcuts. Note that such pointcuts are + * 5-10 times more expensive to evaluate than other pointcuts, as they require + * analysis of the stack trace (through constructing a new throwable). + * However, they are useful in some cases. + *

This implementation uses the StackTraceElement class introduced in Java 1.4. + * @see java.lang.StackTraceElement + */ + static class Jdk14ControlFlow implements ControlFlow { + + private StackTraceElement[] stack; + + public Jdk14ControlFlow() { + this.stack = new Throwable().getStackTrace(); + } + + /** + * Searches for class name match in a StackTraceElement. + */ + public boolean under(Class clazz) { + Assert.notNull(clazz, "Class must not be null"); + String className = clazz.getName(); + for (int i = 0; i < stack.length; i++) { + if (this.stack[i].getClassName().equals(className)) { + return true; + } + } + return false; + } + + /** + * Searches for class name match plus method name match + * in a StackTraceElement. + */ + public boolean under(Class clazz, String methodName) { + Assert.notNull(clazz, "Class must not be null"); + Assert.notNull(methodName, "Method name must not be null"); + String className = clazz.getName(); + for (int i = 0; i < this.stack.length; i++) { + if (this.stack[i].getClassName().equals(className) && + this.stack[i].getMethodName().equals(methodName)) { + return true; + } + } + return false; + } + + /** + * Leave it up to the caller to decide what matches. + * Caller must understand stack trace format, so there's less abstraction. + */ + public boolean underToken(String token) { + if (token == null) { + return false; + } + StringWriter sw = new StringWriter(); + new Throwable().printStackTrace(new PrintWriter(sw)); + String stackTrace = sw.toString(); + return stackTrace.indexOf(token) != -1; + } + + public String toString() { + StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer("Jdk14ControlFlow: "); + for (int i = 0; i < this.stack.length; i++) { + if (i > 0) { + sb.append("\n\t@"); + } + sb.append(this.stack[i]); + } + return sb.toString(); + } + } + +} diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/Conventions.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/Conventions.java new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..dde279eaf67 --- /dev/null +++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/Conventions.java @@ -0,0 +1,307 @@ +/* + * Copyright 2002-2008 the original author or authors. + * + * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); + * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. + * You may obtain a copy of the License at + * + * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 + * + * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software + * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, + * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. + * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and + * limitations under the License. + */ + +package org.springframework.core; + +import java.io.Externalizable; +import java.io.Serializable; +import java.lang.reflect.Method; +import java.lang.reflect.Proxy; +import java.util.Collection; +import java.util.HashSet; +import java.util.Iterator; +import java.util.Set; + +import org.springframework.util.Assert; +import org.springframework.util.ClassUtils; + +/** + * Provides methods to support various naming and other conventions used + * throughout the framework. Mainly for internal use within the framework. + * + * @author Rob Harrop + * @author Juergen Hoeller + * @since 2.0 + */ +public abstract class Conventions { + + /** + * Suffix added to names when using arrays. + */ + private static final String PLURAL_SUFFIX = "List"; + + + /** + * Set of interfaces that are supposed to be ignored + * when searching for the 'primary' interface of a proxy. + */ + private static final Set ignoredInterfaces = new HashSet(); + + static { + ignoredInterfaces.add(Serializable.class); + ignoredInterfaces.add(Externalizable.class); + ignoredInterfaces.add(Cloneable.class); + ignoredInterfaces.add(Comparable.class); + } + + + /** + * Determine the conventional variable name for the supplied + * Object based on its concrete type. The convention + * used is to return the uncapitalized short name of the Class, + * according to JavaBeans property naming rules: So, + * com.myapp.Product becomes product; + * com.myapp.MyProduct becomes myProduct; + * com.myapp.UKProduct becomes UKProduct. + *

For arrays, we use the pluralized version of the array component type. + * For Collections we attempt to 'peek ahead' in the + * Collection to determine the component type and + * return the pluralized version of that component type. + * @param value the value to generate a variable name for + * @return the generated variable name + */ + public static String getVariableName(Object value) { + Assert.notNull(value, "Value must not be null"); + Class valueClass = null; + boolean pluralize = false; + + if (value.getClass().isArray()) { + valueClass = value.getClass().getComponentType(); + pluralize = true; + } + else if (value instanceof Collection) { + Collection collection = (Collection) value; + if (collection.isEmpty()) { + throw new IllegalArgumentException("Cannot generate variable name for an empty Collection"); + } + Object valueToCheck = peekAhead(collection); + valueClass = getClassForValue(valueToCheck); + pluralize = true; + } + else { + valueClass = getClassForValue(value); + } + + String name = ClassUtils.getShortNameAsProperty(valueClass); + return (pluralize ? pluralize(name) : name); + } + + /** + * Determine the conventional variable name for the supplied parameter, + * taking the generic collection type (if any) into account. + * @param parameter the method or constructor parameter to generate a variable name for + * @return the generated variable name + */ + public static String getVariableNameForParameter(MethodParameter parameter) { + Assert.notNull(parameter, "MethodParameter must not be null"); + Class valueClass = null; + boolean pluralize = false; + + if (parameter.getParameterType().isArray()) { + valueClass = parameter.getParameterType().getComponentType(); + pluralize = true; + } + else if (Collection.class.isAssignableFrom(parameter.getParameterType())) { + if (JdkVersion.isAtLeastJava15()) { + valueClass = GenericCollectionTypeResolver.getCollectionParameterType(parameter); + } + if (valueClass == null) { + throw new IllegalArgumentException("Cannot generate variable name for non-typed Collection parameter type"); + } + pluralize = true; + } + else { + valueClass = parameter.getParameterType(); + } + + String name = ClassUtils.getShortNameAsProperty(valueClass); + return (pluralize ? pluralize(name) : name); + } + + /** + * Determine the conventional variable name for the return type of the supplied method, + * taking the generic collection type (if any) into account. + * @param method the method to generate a variable name for + * @return the generated variable name + */ + public static String getVariableNameForReturnType(Method method) { + return getVariableNameForReturnType(method, method.getReturnType(), null); + } + + /** + * Determine the conventional variable name for the return type of the supplied method, + * taking the generic collection type (if any) into account, falling back to the + * given return value if the method declaration is not specific enough (i.e. in case of + * the return type being declared as Object or as untyped collection). + * @param method the method to generate a variable name for + * @param value the return value (may be null if not available) + * @return the generated variable name + */ + public static String getVariableNameForReturnType(Method method, Object value) { + return getVariableNameForReturnType(method, method.getReturnType(), value); + } + + /** + * Determine the conventional variable name for the return type of the supplied method, + * taking the generic collection type (if any) into account, falling back to the + * given return value if the method declaration is not specific enough (i.e. in case of + * the return type being declared as Object or as untyped collection). + * @param method the method to generate a variable name for + * @param resolvedType the resolved return type of the method + * @param value the return value (may be null if not available) + * @return the generated variable name + */ + public static String getVariableNameForReturnType(Method method, Class resolvedType, Object value) { + Assert.notNull(method, "Method must not be null"); + + if (Object.class.equals(resolvedType)) { + if (value == null) { + throw new IllegalArgumentException("Cannot generate variable name for an Object return type with null value"); + } + return getVariableName(value); + } + + Class valueClass = null; + boolean pluralize = false; + + if (resolvedType.isArray()) { + valueClass = resolvedType.getComponentType(); + pluralize = true; + } + else if (Collection.class.isAssignableFrom(resolvedType)) { + if (JdkVersion.isAtLeastJava15()) { + valueClass = GenericCollectionTypeResolver.getCollectionReturnType(method); + } + if (valueClass == null) { + if (!(value instanceof Collection)) { + throw new IllegalArgumentException( + "Cannot generate variable name for non-typed Collection return type and a non-Collection value"); + } + Collection collection = (Collection) value; + if (collection.isEmpty()) { + throw new IllegalArgumentException( + "Cannot generate variable name for non-typed Collection return type and an empty Collection value"); + } + Object valueToCheck = peekAhead(collection); + valueClass = getClassForValue(valueToCheck); + } + pluralize = true; + } + else { + valueClass = resolvedType; + } + + String name = ClassUtils.getShortNameAsProperty(valueClass); + return (pluralize ? pluralize(name) : name); + } + + /** + * Convert Strings in attribute name format (lowercase, hyphens separating words) + * into property name format (camel-cased). For example, transaction-manager is + * converted into transactionManager. + */ + public static String attributeNameToPropertyName(String attributeName) { + Assert.notNull(attributeName, "'attributeName' must not be null"); + if (attributeName.indexOf("-") == -1) { + return attributeName; + } + char[] chars = attributeName.toCharArray(); + char[] result = new char[chars.length -1]; // not completely accurate but good guess + int currPos = 0; + boolean upperCaseNext = false; + for (int i = 0; i < chars.length; i++) { + char c = chars[i]; + if (c == '-') { + upperCaseNext = true; + } + else if (upperCaseNext) { + result[currPos++] = Character.toUpperCase(c); + upperCaseNext = false; + } + else { + result[currPos++] = c; + } + } + return new String(result, 0, currPos); + } + + /** + * Return an attribute name qualified by the supplied enclosing {@link Class}. For example, + * the attribute name 'foo' qualified by {@link Class} 'com.myapp.SomeClass' + * would be 'com.myapp.SomeClass.foo' + */ + public static String getQualifiedAttributeName(Class enclosingClass, String attributeName) { + Assert.notNull(enclosingClass, "'enclosingClass' must not be null"); + Assert.notNull(attributeName, "'attributeName' must not be null"); + return enclosingClass.getName() + "." + attributeName; + } + + + /** + * Determines the class to use for naming a variable that contains + * the given value. + *

Will return the class of the given value, except when + * encountering a JDK proxy, in which case it will determine + * the 'primary' interface implemented by that proxy. + * @param value the value to check + * @return the class to use for naming a variable + */ + private static Class getClassForValue(Object value) { + Class valueClass = value.getClass(); + if (Proxy.isProxyClass(valueClass)) { + Class[] ifcs = valueClass.getInterfaces(); + for (int i = 0; i < ifcs.length; i++) { + Class ifc = ifcs[i]; + if (!ignoredInterfaces.contains(ifc)) { + return ifc; + } + } + } + else if (valueClass.getName().lastIndexOf('$') != -1 && valueClass.getDeclaringClass() == null) { + // '$' in the class name but no inner class - + // assuming it's a special subclass (e.g. by OpenJPA) + valueClass = valueClass.getSuperclass(); + } + return valueClass; + } + + /** + * Pluralize the given name. + */ + private static String pluralize(String name) { + return name + PLURAL_SUFFIX; + } + + /** + * Retrieves the Class of an element in the Collection. + * The exact element for which the Class is retreived will depend + * on the concrete Collection implementation. + */ + private static Object peekAhead(Collection collection) { + Iterator it = collection.iterator(); + if (!it.hasNext()) { + throw new IllegalStateException( + "Unable to peek ahead in non-empty collection - no element found"); + } + Object value = it.next(); + if (value == null) { + throw new IllegalStateException( + "Unable to peek ahead in non-empty collection - only null element found"); + } + return value; + } + +} diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/DecoratingClassLoader.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/DecoratingClassLoader.java new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..7ae436d4ba3 --- /dev/null +++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/DecoratingClassLoader.java @@ -0,0 +1,108 @@ +/* + * Copyright 2002-2008 the original author or authors. + * + * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); + * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. + * You may obtain a copy of the License at + * + * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 + * + * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software + * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, + * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. + * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and + * limitations under the License. + */ + +package org.springframework.core; + +import java.util.HashSet; +import java.util.Iterator; +import java.util.Set; + +import org.springframework.util.Assert; + +/** + * Base class for decorating ClassLoaders such as {@link OverridingClassLoader} + * and {@link org.springframework.instrument.classloading.ShadowingClassLoader}, + * providing common handling of excluded packages and classes. + * + * @author Juergen Hoeller + * @author Rod Johnson + * @since 2.5.2 + */ +public abstract class DecoratingClassLoader extends ClassLoader { + + private final Set excludedPackages = new HashSet(); + + private final Set excludedClasses = new HashSet(); + + private final Object exclusionMonitor = new Object(); + + + /** + * Create a new DecoratingClassLoader with no parent ClassLoader. + */ + public DecoratingClassLoader() { + } + + /** + * Create a new DecoratingClassLoader using the given parent ClassLoader + * for delegation. + */ + public DecoratingClassLoader(ClassLoader parent) { + super(parent); + } + + + /** + * Add a package name to exclude from decoration (e.g. overriding). + *

Any class whose fully-qualified name starts with the name registered + * here will be handled by the parent ClassLoader in the usual fashion. + * @param packageName the package name to exclude + */ + public void excludePackage(String packageName) { + Assert.notNull(packageName, "Package name must not be null"); + synchronized (this.exclusionMonitor) { + this.excludedPackages.add(packageName); + } + } + + /** + * Add a class name to exclude from decoration (e.g. overriding). + *

Any class name registered here will be handled by the parent + * ClassLoader in the usual fashion. + * @param className the class name to exclude + */ + public void excludeClass(String className) { + Assert.notNull(className, "Class name must not be null"); + synchronized (this.exclusionMonitor) { + this.excludedClasses.add(className); + } + } + + /** + * Determine whether the specified class is excluded from decoration + * by this class loader. + *

The default implementation checks against excluded packages and classes. + * @param className the class name to check + * @return whether the specified class is eligible + * @see #excludePackage + * @see #excludeClass + */ + protected boolean isExcluded(String className) { + synchronized (this.exclusionMonitor) { + if (this.excludedClasses.contains(className)) { + return true; + } + for (Iterator it = this.excludedPackages.iterator(); it.hasNext();) { + String packageName = (String) it.next(); + if (className.startsWith(packageName)) { + return true; + } + } + } + return false; + } + +} diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/ErrorCoded.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/ErrorCoded.java new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..6b75babe921 --- /dev/null +++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/ErrorCoded.java @@ -0,0 +1,39 @@ +/* + * Copyright 2002-2005 the original author or authors. + * + * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); + * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. + * You may obtain a copy of the License at + * + * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 + * + * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software + * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, + * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. + * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and + * limitations under the License. + */ + +package org.springframework.core; + +/** + * Interface that can be implemented by exceptions etc that are error coded. + * The error code is a String, rather than a number, so it can be given + * user-readable values, such as "object.failureDescription". + * + *

An error code can be resolved by a MessageSource, for example. + * + * @author Rod Johnson + * @see org.springframework.context.MessageSource + */ +public interface ErrorCoded { + + /** + * Return the error code associated with this failure. + * The GUI can render this any way it pleases, allowing for localization etc. + * @return a String error code associated with this failure, + * or null if not error-coded + */ + String getErrorCode(); + +} diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/GenericCollectionTypeResolver.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/GenericCollectionTypeResolver.java new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..51fcafe7d01 --- /dev/null +++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/GenericCollectionTypeResolver.java @@ -0,0 +1,426 @@ +/* + * Copyright 2002-2008 the original author or authors. + * + * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); + * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. + * You may obtain a copy of the License at + * + * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 + * + * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software + * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, + * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. + * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and + * limitations under the License. + */ + +package org.springframework.core; + +import java.lang.reflect.Array; +import java.lang.reflect.Field; +import java.lang.reflect.GenericArrayType; +import java.lang.reflect.Method; +import java.lang.reflect.ParameterizedType; +import java.lang.reflect.Type; +import java.lang.reflect.TypeVariable; +import java.lang.reflect.WildcardType; +import java.util.Collection; +import java.util.Map; + +/** + * Helper class for determining element types of collections and maps. + * + *

Mainly intended for usage within the framework, determining the + * target type of values to be added to a collection or map + * (to be able to attempt type conversion if appropriate). + * + *

Only usable on Java 5. Use an appropriate {@link JdkVersion} check + * before calling this class, if a fallback for JDK 1.4 is desirable. + * + * @author Juergen Hoeller + * @since 2.0 + * @see org.springframework.beans.BeanWrapper + */ +public abstract class GenericCollectionTypeResolver { + + /** + * Determine the generic element type of the given Collection class + * (if it declares one through a generic superclass or generic interface). + * @param collectionClass the collection class to introspect + * @return the generic type, or null if none + */ + public static Class getCollectionType(Class collectionClass) { + return extractTypeFromClass(collectionClass, Collection.class, 0); + } + + /** + * Determine the generic key type of the given Map class + * (if it declares one through a generic superclass or generic interface). + * @param mapClass the map class to introspect + * @return the generic type, or null if none + */ + public static Class getMapKeyType(Class mapClass) { + return extractTypeFromClass(mapClass, Map.class, 0); + } + + /** + * Determine the generic value type of the given Map class + * (if it declares one through a generic superclass or generic interface). + * @param mapClass the map class to introspect + * @return the generic type, or null if none + */ + public static Class getMapValueType(Class mapClass) { + return extractTypeFromClass(mapClass, Map.class, 1); + } + + /** + * Determine the generic element type of the given Collection field. + * @param collectionField the collection field to introspect + * @return the generic type, or null if none + */ + public static Class getCollectionFieldType(Field collectionField) { + return getGenericFieldType(collectionField, Collection.class, 0, 1); + } + + /** + * Determine the generic element type of the given Collection field. + * @param collectionField the collection field to introspect + * @param nestingLevel the nesting level of the target type + * (typically 1; e.g. in case of a List of Lists, 1 would indicate the + * nested List, whereas 2 would indicate the element of the nested List) + * @return the generic type, or null if none + */ + public static Class getCollectionFieldType(Field collectionField, int nestingLevel) { + return getGenericFieldType(collectionField, Collection.class, 0, nestingLevel); + } + + /** + * Determine the generic key type of the given Map field. + * @param mapField the map field to introspect + * @return the generic type, or null if none + */ + public static Class getMapKeyFieldType(Field mapField) { + return getGenericFieldType(mapField, Map.class, 0, 1); + } + + /** + * Determine the generic key type of the given Map field. + * @param mapField the map field to introspect + * @param nestingLevel the nesting level of the target type + * (typically 1; e.g. in case of a List of Lists, 1 would indicate the + * nested List, whereas 2 would indicate the element of the nested List) + * @return the generic type, or null if none + */ + public static Class getMapKeyFieldType(Field mapField, int nestingLevel) { + return getGenericFieldType(mapField, Map.class, 0, nestingLevel); + } + + /** + * Determine the generic value type of the given Map field. + * @param mapField the map field to introspect + * @return the generic type, or null if none + */ + public static Class getMapValueFieldType(Field mapField) { + return getGenericFieldType(mapField, Map.class, 1, 1); + } + + /** + * Determine the generic value type of the given Map field. + * @param mapField the map field to introspect + * @param nestingLevel the nesting level of the target type + * (typically 1; e.g. in case of a List of Lists, 1 would indicate the + * nested List, whereas 2 would indicate the element of the nested List) + * @return the generic type, or null if none + */ + public static Class getMapValueFieldType(Field mapField, int nestingLevel) { + return getGenericFieldType(mapField, Map.class, 1, nestingLevel); + } + + /** + * Determine the generic element type of the given Collection parameter. + * @param methodParam the method parameter specification + * @return the generic type, or null if none + */ + public static Class getCollectionParameterType(MethodParameter methodParam) { + return getGenericParameterType(methodParam, Collection.class, 0); + } + + /** + * Determine the generic key type of the given Map parameter. + * @param methodParam the method parameter specification + * @return the generic type, or null if none + */ + public static Class getMapKeyParameterType(MethodParameter methodParam) { + return getGenericParameterType(methodParam, Map.class, 0); + } + + /** + * Determine the generic value type of the given Map parameter. + * @param methodParam the method parameter specification + * @return the generic type, or null if none + */ + public static Class getMapValueParameterType(MethodParameter methodParam) { + return getGenericParameterType(methodParam, Map.class, 1); + } + + /** + * Determine the generic element type of the given Collection return type. + * @param method the method to check the return type for + * @return the generic type, or null if none + */ + public static Class getCollectionReturnType(Method method) { + return getGenericReturnType(method, Collection.class, 0, 1); + } + + /** + * Determine the generic element type of the given Collection return type. + *

If the specified nesting level is higher than 1, the element type of + * a nested Collection/Map will be analyzed. + * @param method the method to check the return type for + * @param nestingLevel the nesting level of the target type + * (typically 1; e.g. in case of a List of Lists, 1 would indicate the + * nested List, whereas 2 would indicate the element of the nested List) + * @return the generic type, or null if none + */ + public static Class getCollectionReturnType(Method method, int nestingLevel) { + return getGenericReturnType(method, Collection.class, 0, nestingLevel); + } + + /** + * Determine the generic key type of the given Map return type. + * @param method the method to check the return type for + * @return the generic type, or null if none + */ + public static Class getMapKeyReturnType(Method method) { + return getGenericReturnType(method, Map.class, 0, 1); + } + + /** + * Determine the generic key type of the given Map return type. + * @param method the method to check the return type for + * @param nestingLevel the nesting level of the target type + * (typically 1; e.g. in case of a List of Lists, 1 would indicate the + * nested List, whereas 2 would indicate the element of the nested List) + * @return the generic type, or null if none + */ + public static Class getMapKeyReturnType(Method method, int nestingLevel) { + return getGenericReturnType(method, Map.class, 0, nestingLevel); + } + + /** + * Determine the generic value type of the given Map return type. + * @param method the method to check the return type for + * @return the generic type, or null if none + */ + public static Class getMapValueReturnType(Method method) { + return getGenericReturnType(method, Map.class, 1, 1); + } + + /** + * Determine the generic value type of the given Map return type. + * @param method the method to check the return type for + * @param nestingLevel the nesting level of the target type + * (typically 1; e.g. in case of a List of Lists, 1 would indicate the + * nested List, whereas 2 would indicate the element of the nested List) + * @return the generic type, or null if none + */ + public static Class getMapValueReturnType(Method method, int nestingLevel) { + return getGenericReturnType(method, Map.class, 1, nestingLevel); + } + + + /** + * Extract the generic parameter type from the given method or constructor. + * @param methodParam the method parameter specification + * @param source the source class/interface defining the generic parameter types + * @param typeIndex the index of the type (e.g. 0 for Collections, + * 0 for Map keys, 1 for Map values) + * @return the generic type, or null if none + */ + private static Class getGenericParameterType(MethodParameter methodParam, Class source, int typeIndex) { + return extractType(methodParam, GenericTypeResolver.getTargetType(methodParam), + source, typeIndex, methodParam.getNestingLevel(), 1); + } + + /** + * Extract the generic type from the given field. + * @param field the field to check the type for + * @param source the source class/interface defining the generic parameter types + * @param typeIndex the index of the type (e.g. 0 for Collections, + * 0 for Map keys, 1 for Map values) + * @param nestingLevel the nesting level of the target type + * @return the generic type, or null if none + */ + private static Class getGenericFieldType(Field field, Class source, int typeIndex, int nestingLevel) { + return extractType(null, field.getGenericType(), source, typeIndex, nestingLevel, 1); + } + + /** + * Extract the generic return type from the given method. + * @param method the method to check the return type for + * @param source the source class/interface defining the generic parameter types + * @param typeIndex the index of the type (e.g. 0 for Collections, + * 0 for Map keys, 1 for Map values) + * @param nestingLevel the nesting level of the target type + * @return the generic type, or null if none + */ + private static Class getGenericReturnType(Method method, Class source, int typeIndex, int nestingLevel) { + return extractType(null, method.getGenericReturnType(), source, typeIndex, nestingLevel, 1); + } + + /** + * Extract the generic type from the given Type object. + * @param methodParam the method parameter specification + * @param type the Type to check + * @param source the source collection/map Class that we check + * @param typeIndex the index of the actual type argument + * @param nestingLevel the nesting level of the target type + * @param currentLevel the current nested level + * @return the generic type as Class, or null if none + */ + private static Class extractType( + MethodParameter methodParam, Type type, Class source, int typeIndex, int nestingLevel, int currentLevel) { + + Type resolvedType = type; + if (type instanceof TypeVariable && methodParam != null && methodParam.typeVariableMap != null) { + Type mappedType = (Type) methodParam.typeVariableMap.get(type); + if (mappedType != null) { + resolvedType = mappedType; + } + } + if (resolvedType instanceof ParameterizedType) { + return extractTypeFromParameterizedType( + methodParam, (ParameterizedType) resolvedType, source, typeIndex, nestingLevel, currentLevel); + } + else if (resolvedType instanceof Class) { + return extractTypeFromClass(methodParam, (Class) resolvedType, source, typeIndex, nestingLevel, currentLevel); + } + else { + return null; + } + } + + /** + * Extract the generic type from the given ParameterizedType object. + * @param methodParam the method parameter specification + * @param ptype the ParameterizedType to check + * @param source the expected raw source type (can be null) + * @param typeIndex the index of the actual type argument + * @param nestingLevel the nesting level of the target type + * @param currentLevel the current nested level + * @return the generic type as Class, or null if none + */ + private static Class extractTypeFromParameterizedType(MethodParameter methodParam, + ParameterizedType ptype, Class source, int typeIndex, int nestingLevel, int currentLevel) { + + if (!(ptype.getRawType() instanceof Class)) { + return null; + } + Class rawType = (Class) ptype.getRawType(); + Type[] paramTypes = ptype.getActualTypeArguments(); + if (nestingLevel - currentLevel > 0) { + int nextLevel = currentLevel + 1; + Integer currentTypeIndex = (methodParam != null ? methodParam.getTypeIndexForLevel(nextLevel) : null); + // Default is last parameter type: Collection element or Map value. + int indexToUse = (currentTypeIndex != null ? currentTypeIndex.intValue() : paramTypes.length - 1); + Type paramType = paramTypes[indexToUse]; + return extractType(methodParam, paramType, source, typeIndex, nestingLevel, nextLevel); + } + if (source != null && !source.isAssignableFrom(rawType)) { + return null; + } + Class fromSuperclassOrInterface = + extractTypeFromClass(methodParam, rawType, source, typeIndex, nestingLevel, currentLevel); + if (fromSuperclassOrInterface != null) { + return fromSuperclassOrInterface; + } + if (paramTypes == null || typeIndex >= paramTypes.length) { + return null; + } + Type paramType = paramTypes[typeIndex]; + if (paramType instanceof TypeVariable && methodParam != null && methodParam.typeVariableMap != null) { + Type mappedType = (Type) methodParam.typeVariableMap.get(paramType); + if (mappedType != null) { + paramType = mappedType; + } + } + if (paramType instanceof WildcardType) { + Type[] lowerBounds = ((WildcardType) paramType).getLowerBounds(); + if (lowerBounds != null && lowerBounds.length > 0) { + paramType = lowerBounds[0]; + } + } + if (paramType instanceof ParameterizedType) { + paramType = ((ParameterizedType) paramType).getRawType(); + } + if (paramType instanceof GenericArrayType) { + // A generic array type... Let's turn it into a straight array type if possible. + Type compType = ((GenericArrayType) paramType).getGenericComponentType(); + if (compType instanceof Class) { + return Array.newInstance((Class) compType, 0).getClass(); + } + } + else if (paramType instanceof Class) { + // We finally got a straight Class... + return (Class) paramType; + } + return null; + } + + /** + * Extract the generic type from the given Class object. + * @param clazz the Class to check + * @param source the expected raw source type (can be null) + * @param typeIndex the index of the actual type argument + * @return the generic type as Class, or null if none + */ + private static Class extractTypeFromClass(Class clazz, Class source, int typeIndex) { + return extractTypeFromClass(null, clazz, source, typeIndex, 1, 1); + } + + /** + * Extract the generic type from the given Class object. + * @param methodParam the method parameter specification + * @param clazz the Class to check + * @param source the expected raw source type (can be null) + * @param typeIndex the index of the actual type argument + * @param nestingLevel the nesting level of the target type + * @param currentLevel the current nested level + * @return the generic type as Class, or null if none + */ + private static Class extractTypeFromClass( + MethodParameter methodParam, Class clazz, Class source, int typeIndex, int nestingLevel, int currentLevel) { + + if (clazz.getName().startsWith("java.util.")) { + return null; + } + if (clazz.getSuperclass() != null && isIntrospectionCandidate(clazz.getSuperclass())) { + return extractType(methodParam, clazz.getGenericSuperclass(), source, typeIndex, nestingLevel, currentLevel); + } + Type[] ifcs = clazz.getGenericInterfaces(); + if (ifcs != null) { + for (int i = 0; i < ifcs.length; i++) { + Type ifc = ifcs[i]; + Type rawType = ifc; + if (ifc instanceof ParameterizedType) { + rawType = ((ParameterizedType) ifc).getRawType(); + } + if (rawType instanceof Class && isIntrospectionCandidate((Class) rawType)) { + return extractType(methodParam, ifc, source, typeIndex, nestingLevel, currentLevel); + } + } + } + return null; + } + + /** + * Determine whether the given class is a potential candidate + * that defines generic collection or map types. + * @param clazz the class to check + * @return whether the given class is assignable to Collection or Map + */ + private static boolean isIntrospectionCandidate(Class clazz) { + return (Collection.class.isAssignableFrom(clazz) || Map.class.isAssignableFrom(clazz)); + } + +} diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/GenericTypeResolver.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/GenericTypeResolver.java new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..6826571ad8d --- /dev/null +++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/GenericTypeResolver.java @@ -0,0 +1,262 @@ +/* + * Copyright 2002-2008 the original author or authors. + * + * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); + * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. + * You may obtain a copy of the License at + * + * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 + * + * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software + * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, + * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. + * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and + * limitations under the License. + */ + +package org.springframework.core; + +import java.lang.reflect.GenericArrayType; +import java.lang.reflect.Method; +import java.lang.reflect.ParameterizedType; +import java.lang.reflect.Type; +import java.lang.reflect.TypeVariable; +import java.util.Collections; +import java.util.HashMap; +import java.util.Map; +import java.util.WeakHashMap; + +import org.springframework.util.Assert; + +/** + * Helper class for resolving generic types against type variables. + * + *

Mainly intended for usage within the framework, resolving method + * parameter types even when they are declared generically. + * + *

Only usable on Java 5. Use an appropriate JdkVersion check before + * calling this class, if a fallback for JDK 1.4 is desirable. + * + * @author Juergen Hoeller + * @author Rob Harrop + * @since 2.5.2 + * @see GenericCollectionTypeResolver + * @see JdkVersion + */ +public abstract class GenericTypeResolver { + + /** Cache from Class to TypeVariable Map */ + private static final Map typeVariableCache = Collections.synchronizedMap(new WeakHashMap()); + + + /** + * Determine the target type for the given parameter specification. + * @param methodParam the method parameter specification + * @return the corresponding generic parameter type + */ + public static Type getTargetType(MethodParameter methodParam) { + Assert.notNull(methodParam, "MethodParameter must not be null"); + if (methodParam.getConstructor() != null) { + return methodParam.getConstructor().getGenericParameterTypes()[methodParam.getParameterIndex()]; + } + else { + if (methodParam.getParameterIndex() >= 0) { + return methodParam.getMethod().getGenericParameterTypes()[methodParam.getParameterIndex()]; + } + else { + return methodParam.getMethod().getGenericReturnType(); + } + } + } + + /** + * Determine the target type for the given generic parameter type. + * @param methodParam the method parameter specification + * @param clazz the class to resolve type variables against + * @return the corresponding generic parameter or return type + */ + public static Class resolveParameterType(MethodParameter methodParam, Class clazz) { + Type genericType = getTargetType(methodParam); + Assert.notNull(clazz, "Class must not be null"); + Map typeVariableMap = getTypeVariableMap(clazz); + Type rawType = getRawType(genericType, typeVariableMap); + Class result = (rawType instanceof Class ? (Class) rawType : methodParam.getParameterType()); + methodParam.setParameterType(result); + methodParam.typeVariableMap = typeVariableMap; + return result; + } + + /** + * Determine the target type for the generic return type of the given method. + * @param method the method to introspect + * @param clazz the class to resolve type variables against + * @return the corresponding generic parameter or return type + */ + public static Class resolveReturnType(Method method, Class clazz) { + Assert.notNull(method, "Method must not be null"); + Type genericType = method.getGenericReturnType(); + Assert.notNull(clazz, "Class must not be null"); + Map typeVariableMap = getTypeVariableMap(clazz); + Type rawType = getRawType(genericType, typeVariableMap); + return (rawType instanceof Class ? (Class) rawType : method.getReturnType()); + } + + + /** + * Resolve the specified generic type against the given TypeVariable map. + * @param genericType the generic type to resolve + * @param typeVariableMap the TypeVariable Map to resolved against + * @return the type if it resolves to a Class, or Object.class otherwise + */ + static Class resolveType(Type genericType, Map typeVariableMap) { + Type rawType = getRawType(genericType, typeVariableMap); + return (rawType instanceof Class ? (Class) rawType : Object.class); + } + + /** + * Determine the raw type for the given generic parameter type. + * @param genericType the generic type to resolve + * @param typeVariableMap the TypeVariable Map to resolved against + * @return the resolved raw type + */ + static Type getRawType(Type genericType, Map typeVariableMap) { + Type resolvedType = genericType; + if (genericType instanceof TypeVariable) { + TypeVariable tv = (TypeVariable) genericType; + resolvedType = (Type) typeVariableMap.get(tv); + if (resolvedType == null) { + resolvedType = extractBoundForTypeVariable(tv); + } + } + if (resolvedType instanceof ParameterizedType) { + return ((ParameterizedType) resolvedType).getRawType(); + } + else { + return resolvedType; + } + } + + /** + * Build a mapping of {@link TypeVariable#getName TypeVariable names} to concrete + * {@link Class} for the specified {@link Class}. Searches all super types, + * enclosing types and interfaces. + */ + static Map getTypeVariableMap(Class clazz) { + Map typeVariableMap = (Map) typeVariableCache.get(clazz); + + if (typeVariableMap == null) { + typeVariableMap = new HashMap(); + + // interfaces + extractTypeVariablesFromGenericInterfaces(clazz.getGenericInterfaces(), typeVariableMap); + + // super class + Type genericType = clazz.getGenericSuperclass(); + Class type = clazz.getSuperclass(); + while (type != null && !Object.class.equals(type)) { + if (genericType instanceof ParameterizedType) { + ParameterizedType pt = (ParameterizedType) genericType; + populateTypeMapFromParameterizedType(pt, typeVariableMap); + } + extractTypeVariablesFromGenericInterfaces(type.getGenericInterfaces(), typeVariableMap); + genericType = type.getGenericSuperclass(); + type = type.getSuperclass(); + } + + // enclosing class + type = clazz; + while (type.isMemberClass()) { + genericType = type.getGenericSuperclass(); + if (genericType instanceof ParameterizedType) { + ParameterizedType pt = (ParameterizedType) genericType; + populateTypeMapFromParameterizedType(pt, typeVariableMap); + } + type = type.getEnclosingClass(); + } + + typeVariableCache.put(clazz, typeVariableMap); + } + + return typeVariableMap; + } + + /** + * Extracts the bound Type for a given {@link TypeVariable}. + */ + static Type extractBoundForTypeVariable(TypeVariable typeVariable) { + Type[] bounds = typeVariable.getBounds(); + if (bounds.length == 0) { + return Object.class; + } + Type bound = bounds[0]; + if (bound instanceof TypeVariable) { + bound = extractBoundForTypeVariable((TypeVariable) bound); + } + return bound; + } + + private static void extractTypeVariablesFromGenericInterfaces(Type[] genericInterfaces, Map typeVariableMap) { + for (int i = 0; i < genericInterfaces.length; i++) { + Type genericInterface = genericInterfaces[i]; + if (genericInterface instanceof ParameterizedType) { + ParameterizedType pt = (ParameterizedType) genericInterface; + populateTypeMapFromParameterizedType(pt, typeVariableMap); + if (pt.getRawType() instanceof Class) { + extractTypeVariablesFromGenericInterfaces( + ((Class) pt.getRawType()).getGenericInterfaces(), typeVariableMap); + } + } + else if (genericInterface instanceof Class) { + extractTypeVariablesFromGenericInterfaces( + ((Class) genericInterface).getGenericInterfaces(), typeVariableMap); + } + } + } + + /** + * Read the {@link TypeVariable TypeVariables} from the supplied {@link ParameterizedType} + * and add mappings corresponding to the {@link TypeVariable#getName TypeVariable name} -> + * concrete type to the supplied {@link Map}. + *

Consider this case: + * 

Such wrappers will automatically be unwrapped for key comparisons in
+ * {@link org.springframework.transaction.support.TransactionSynchronizationManager}.
+ *
+ * 
Only fully transparent proxies, e.g. for redirection or service lookups,
+ * are supposed to implement this interface. Proxies that decorate the target
+ * object with new behavior, such as AOP proxies, do not qualify here!
+ *
+ * @author Juergen Hoeller
+ * @since 2.5.4
+ * @see org.springframework.transaction.support.TransactionSynchronizationManager
+ */
+public interface InfrastructureProxy {
+
+	/**
+	 * Return the underlying resource (never null).
+	 */
+	Object getWrappedObject();
+
+}
diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/JdkVersion.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/JdkVersion.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a8b067625fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/JdkVersion.java
@@ -0,0 +1,143 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2007 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.core;
+
+/**
+ * Internal helper class used to find the Java/JDK version
+ * that Spring is operating on, to allow for automatically
+ * adapting to the present platform's capabilities.
+ *
+ * 
Note that Spring requires JVM 1.4 or higher, as of Spring 2.5.
+ *
+ * @author Rod Johnson
+ * @author Juergen Hoeller
+ * @author Rick Evans
+ */
+public abstract class JdkVersion {
+
+	/**
+	 * Constant identifying the 1.3.x JVM (JDK 1.3).
+	 */
+	public static final int JAVA_13 = 0;
+
+	/**
+	 * Constant identifying the 1.4.x JVM (J2SE 1.4).
+	 */
+	public static final int JAVA_14 = 1;
+
+	/**
+	 * Constant identifying the 1.5 JVM (Java 5).
+	 */
+	public static final int JAVA_15 = 2;
+
+	/**
+	 * Constant identifying the 1.6 JVM (Java 6).
+	 */
+	public static final int JAVA_16 = 3;
+
+	/**
+	 * Constant identifying the 1.7 JVM (Java 7).
+	 */
+	public static final int JAVA_17 = 4;
+
+
+	private static final String javaVersion;
+
+	private static final int majorJavaVersion;
+
+	static {
+		javaVersion = System.getProperty("java.version");
+		// version String should look like "1.4.2_10"
+		if (javaVersion.indexOf("1.7.") != -1) {
+			majorJavaVersion = JAVA_17;
+		}
+		else if (javaVersion.indexOf("1.6.") != -1) {
+			majorJavaVersion = JAVA_16;
+		}
+		else if (javaVersion.indexOf("1.5.") != -1) {
+			majorJavaVersion = JAVA_15;
+		}
+		else {
+			// else leave 1.4 as default (it's either 1.4 or unknown)
+			majorJavaVersion = JAVA_14;
+		}
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Return the full Java version string, as returned by
+	 * System.getProperty("java.version").
+	 * @return the full Java version string
+	 * @see System#getProperty(String)
+	 */
+	public static String getJavaVersion() {
+		return javaVersion;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Get the major version code. This means we can do things like
+	 * if (getMajorJavaVersion() < JAVA_14).
+	 * @return a code comparable to the JAVA_XX codes in this class
+	 * @see #JAVA_13
+	 * @see #JAVA_14
+	 * @see #JAVA_15
+	 * @see #JAVA_16
+	 * @see #JAVA_17
+	 */
+	public static int getMajorJavaVersion() {
+		return majorJavaVersion;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Convenience method to determine if the current JVM is at least Java 1.4.
+	 * @return true if the current JVM is at least Java 1.4
+	 * @see #getMajorJavaVersion()
+	 * @see #JAVA_14
+	 * @see #JAVA_15
+	 * @see #JAVA_16
+	 * @see #JAVA_17
+	 */
+	public static boolean isAtLeastJava14() {
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Convenience method to determine if the current JVM is at least
+	 * Java 1.5 (Java 5).
+	 * @return true if the current JVM is at least Java 1.5
+	 * @see #getMajorJavaVersion()
+	 * @see #JAVA_15
+	 * @see #JAVA_16
+	 * @see #JAVA_17
+	 */
+	public static boolean isAtLeastJava15() {
+		return getMajorJavaVersion() >= JAVA_15;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Convenience method to determine if the current JVM is at least
+	 * Java 1.6 (Java 6).
+	 * @return true if the current JVM is at least Java 1.6
+	 * @see #getMajorJavaVersion()
+	 * @see #JAVA_16
+	 * @see #JAVA_17
+	 */
+	public static boolean isAtLeastJava16() {
+		return getMajorJavaVersion() >= JAVA_16;
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/LocalVariableTableParameterNameDiscoverer.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/LocalVariableTableParameterNameDiscoverer.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4a9033bc432
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/LocalVariableTableParameterNameDiscoverer.java
@@ -0,0 +1,278 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2008 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.core;
+
+import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.lang.reflect.Constructor;
+import java.lang.reflect.Method;
+import java.lang.reflect.Modifier;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
+import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
+import org.objectweb.asm.ClassReader;
+import org.objectweb.asm.Label;
+import org.objectweb.asm.MethodVisitor;
+import org.objectweb.asm.Opcodes;
+import org.objectweb.asm.Type;
+import org.objectweb.asm.commons.EmptyVisitor;
+
+import org.springframework.util.ClassUtils;
+
+/**
+ * Implementation of {@link ParameterNameDiscoverer} that uses the LocalVariableTable
+ * information in the method attributes to discover parameter names. Returns
+ * null if the class file was compiled without debug information.
+ *
+ * 
Uses ObjectWeb's ASM library for analyzing class files. Each discoverer
+ * instance caches the ASM ClassReader for each introspected Class, in a
+ * thread-safe manner. It is recommended to reuse discoverer instances
+ * as far as possible.
+ *
+ * @author Adrian Colyer
+ * @author Juergen Hoeller
+ * @since 2.0
+ */
+public class LocalVariableTableParameterNameDiscoverer implements ParameterNameDiscoverer {
+
+	private static Log logger = LogFactory.getLog(LocalVariableTableParameterNameDiscoverer.class);
+
+	private final Map parameterNamesCache = CollectionFactory.createConcurrentMapIfPossible(16);
+
+	private final Map classReaderCache = new HashMap();
+
+
+	public String[] getParameterNames(Method method) {
+		String[] paramNames = (String[]) this.parameterNamesCache.get(method);
+		if (paramNames == null) {
+			try {
+				paramNames = visitMethod(method).getParameterNames();
+				if (paramNames != null) {
+					this.parameterNamesCache.put(method, paramNames);
+				}
+			}
+			catch (IOException ex) {
+				// We couldn't load the class file, which is not fatal as it
+				// simply means this method of discovering parameter names won't work.
+				if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
+					logger.debug("IOException whilst attempting to read '.class' file for class [" +
+							method.getDeclaringClass().getName() +
+							"] - unable to determine parameter names for method: " + method, ex);
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		return paramNames;
+	}
+
+	public String[] getParameterNames(Constructor ctor) {
+		String[] paramNames = (String[]) this.parameterNamesCache.get(ctor);
+		if (paramNames == null) {
+			try {
+				paramNames = visitConstructor(ctor).getParameterNames();
+				if (paramNames != null) {
+					this.parameterNamesCache.put(ctor, paramNames);
+				}
+			}
+			catch (IOException ex) {
+				// We couldn't load the class file, which is not fatal as it
+				// simply means this method of discovering parameter names won't work.
+				if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
+					logger.debug("IOException whilst attempting to read '.class' file for class [" +
+							ctor.getDeclaringClass().getName() +
+							"] - unable to determine parameter names for constructor: " + ctor, ex);
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		return paramNames;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Visit the given method and discover its parameter names.
+	 */
+	private ParameterNameDiscoveringVisitor visitMethod(Method method) throws IOException {
+		ClassReader classReader = getClassReader(method.getDeclaringClass());
+		FindMethodParameterNamesClassVisitor classVisitor = new FindMethodParameterNamesClassVisitor(method);
+		classReader.accept(classVisitor, false);
+		return classVisitor;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Visit the given constructor and discover its parameter names.
+	 */
+	private ParameterNameDiscoveringVisitor visitConstructor(Constructor ctor) throws IOException {
+		ClassReader classReader = getClassReader(ctor.getDeclaringClass());
+		FindConstructorParameterNamesClassVisitor classVisitor = new FindConstructorParameterNamesClassVisitor(ctor);
+		classReader.accept(classVisitor, false);
+		return classVisitor;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Obtain a (cached) ClassReader for the given class.
+	 */
+	private ClassReader getClassReader(Class clazz) throws IOException {
+		synchronized (this.classReaderCache) {
+			ClassReader classReader = (ClassReader) this.classReaderCache.get(clazz);
+			if (classReader == null) {
+				InputStream is = clazz.getResourceAsStream(ClassUtils.getClassFileName(clazz));
+				if (is == null) {
+					throw new FileNotFoundException("Class file for class [" + clazz.getName() + "] not found");
+				}
+				try {
+					classReader = new ClassReader(is);
+					this.classReaderCache.put(clazz, classReader);
+				}
+				finally {
+					is.close();
+				}
+			}
+			return classReader;
+		}
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Helper class that looks for a given member name and descriptor, and then
+	 * attempts to find the parameter names for that member.
+	 */
+	private static abstract class ParameterNameDiscoveringVisitor extends EmptyVisitor {
+
+		private String methodNameToMatch;
+
+		private String descriptorToMatch;
+
+		private int numParamsExpected;
+		
+		/*
+		 * The nth entry contains the slot index of the LVT table entry holding the
+		 * argument name for the nth parameter.
+		 */
+		private int[] lvtSlotIndex;
+
+		private String[] parameterNames;
+		
+		public ParameterNameDiscoveringVisitor(String name, boolean isStatic, Class[] paramTypes) {
+			this.methodNameToMatch = name;
+			this.numParamsExpected = paramTypes.length;
+			computeLvtSlotIndices(isStatic, paramTypes);
+		}
+		
+		public void setDescriptorToMatch(String descriptor) {
+			this.descriptorToMatch = descriptor;			
+		}
+
+		public MethodVisitor visitMethod(int access, String name, String desc, String signature, String[] exceptions) {
+			if (name.equals(this.methodNameToMatch) && desc.equals(this.descriptorToMatch)) {
+				return new LocalVariableTableVisitor(this, isStatic(access));
+			} 
+			else {
+				// Not interested in this method...
+				return null;
+			}
+		}
+		
+		private boolean isStatic(int access) {
+			return ((access & Opcodes.ACC_STATIC) > 0);
+		}
+
+		public String[] getParameterNames() {
+			return this.parameterNames;
+		}
+
+		private void computeLvtSlotIndices(boolean isStatic, Class[] paramTypes) {
+			this.lvtSlotIndex = new int[paramTypes.length];
+			int nextIndex = (isStatic ? 0 : 1);
+			for (int i = 0; i < paramTypes.length; i++) {
+				this.lvtSlotIndex[i] = nextIndex;
+				if (isWideType(paramTypes[i])) {
+					nextIndex += 2;
+				}
+				else {
+					nextIndex++;
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		
+		private boolean isWideType(Class aType) {
+			return (aType == Long.TYPE || aType == Double.TYPE);
+		}
+	}
+
+
+	private static class FindMethodParameterNamesClassVisitor extends ParameterNameDiscoveringVisitor {
+		
+		public FindMethodParameterNamesClassVisitor(Method method) {
+			super(method.getName(), Modifier.isStatic(method.getModifiers()), method.getParameterTypes());
+			setDescriptorToMatch(Type.getMethodDescriptor(method));
+		}
+	}
+
+
+	private static class FindConstructorParameterNamesClassVisitor extends ParameterNameDiscoveringVisitor {
+		
+		public FindConstructorParameterNamesClassVisitor(Constructor ctor) {
+			super("", false, ctor.getParameterTypes());
+			Type[] pTypes = new Type[ctor.getParameterTypes().length];
+			for (int i = 0; i < pTypes.length; i++) {
+				pTypes[i] = Type.getType(ctor.getParameterTypes()[i]);
+			}
+			setDescriptorToMatch(Type.getMethodDescriptor(Type.VOID_TYPE, pTypes));
+		}
+	}
+
+
+	private static class LocalVariableTableVisitor extends EmptyVisitor {
+
+		private final ParameterNameDiscoveringVisitor memberVisitor;
+
+		private final boolean isStatic;
+
+		private String[] parameterNames;
+
+		private boolean hasLvtInfo = false;
+
+		public LocalVariableTableVisitor(ParameterNameDiscoveringVisitor memberVisitor, boolean isStatic) {
+			this.memberVisitor = memberVisitor;
+			this.isStatic = isStatic;
+			this.parameterNames = new String[memberVisitor.numParamsExpected];
+		}
+
+		public void visitLocalVariable(
+				String name, String description, String signature, Label start, Label end, int index) {
+			this.hasLvtInfo = true;
+			int[] lvtSlotIndices = this.memberVisitor.lvtSlotIndex;
+			for (int i = 0; i < lvtSlotIndices.length; i++) {
+				if (lvtSlotIndices[i] == index) {
+					this.parameterNames[i] = name;
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		public void visitEnd() {
+			if (this.hasLvtInfo || (this.isStatic && this.parameterNames.length == 0)) {
+				 // visitLocalVariable will never be called for static no args methods
+				 // which doesn't use any local variables.
+				 // This means that hasLvtInfo could be false for that kind of methods
+				 // even if the class has local variable info.
+				this.memberVisitor.parameterNames = this.parameterNames;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/MethodParameter.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/MethodParameter.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7a9ea3beb9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/MethodParameter.java
@@ -0,0 +1,328 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2008 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.core;
+
+import java.lang.reflect.Constructor;
+import java.lang.reflect.Method;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+import org.springframework.util.Assert;
+import org.springframework.util.ClassUtils;
+import org.springframework.util.ReflectionUtils;
+
+/**
+ * Helper class that encapsulates the specification of a method parameter, i.e.
+ * a Method or Constructor plus a parameter index and a nested type index for
+ * a declared generic type. Useful as a specification object to pass along.
+ *
+ * 
Used by {@link GenericCollectionTypeResolver},
+ * {@link org.springframework.beans.BeanWrapperImpl} and
+ * {@link org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory}.
+ *
+ * 
Note that this class does not depend on JDK 1.5 API artifacts, in order
+ * to remain compatible with JDK 1.4. Concrete generic type resolution
+ * via JDK 1.5 API happens in {@link GenericCollectionTypeResolver} only.
+ *
+ * @author Juergen Hoeller
+ * @author Rob Harrop
+ * @since 2.0
+ * @see GenericCollectionTypeResolver
+ */
+public class MethodParameter {
+
+	private static final Method methodParameterAnnotationsMethod =
+			ClassUtils.getMethodIfAvailable(Method.class, "getParameterAnnotations", new Class[0]);
+
+	private static final Method constructorParameterAnnotationsMethod =
+			ClassUtils.getMethodIfAvailable(Constructor.class, "getParameterAnnotations", new Class[0]);
+
+
+	private Method method;
+
+	private Constructor constructor;
+
+	private final int parameterIndex;
+
+	private Class parameterType;
+
+	private Object[] parameterAnnotations;
+
+	private ParameterNameDiscoverer parameterNameDiscoverer;
+
+	private String parameterName;
+
+	private int nestingLevel = 1;
+
+	/** Map from Integer level to Integer type index */
+	private Map typeIndexesPerLevel;
+
+	Map typeVariableMap;
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Create a new MethodParameter for the given method, with nesting level 1.
+	 * @param method the Method to specify a parameter for
+	 * @param parameterIndex the index of the parameter
+	 */
+	public MethodParameter(Method method, int parameterIndex) {
+		this(method, parameterIndex, 1);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Create a new MethodParameter for the given method.
+	 * @param method the Method to specify a parameter for
+	 * @param parameterIndex the index of the parameter
+	 * (-1 for the method return type; 0 for the first method parameter,
+	 * 1 for the second method parameter, etc)
+	 * @param nestingLevel the nesting level of the target type
+	 * (typically 1; e.g. in case of a List of Lists, 1 would indicate the
+	 * nested List, whereas 2 would indicate the element of the nested List)
+	 */
+	public MethodParameter(Method method, int parameterIndex, int nestingLevel) {
+		Assert.notNull(method, "Method must not be null");
+		this.method = method;
+		this.parameterIndex = parameterIndex;
+		this.nestingLevel = nestingLevel;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Create a new MethodParameter for the given constructor, with nesting level 1.
+	 * @param constructor the Constructor to specify a parameter for
+	 * @param parameterIndex the index of the parameter
+	 */
+	public MethodParameter(Constructor constructor, int parameterIndex) {
+		this(constructor, parameterIndex, 1);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Create a new MethodParameter for the given constructor.
+	 * @param constructor the Constructor to specify a parameter for
+	 * @param parameterIndex the index of the parameter
+	 * @param nestingLevel the nesting level of the target type
+	 * (typically 1; e.g. in case of a List of Lists, 1 would indicate the
+	 * nested List, whereas 2 would indicate the element of the nested List)
+	 */
+	public MethodParameter(Constructor constructor, int parameterIndex, int nestingLevel) {
+		Assert.notNull(constructor, "Constructor must not be null");
+		this.constructor = constructor;
+		this.parameterIndex = parameterIndex;
+		this.nestingLevel = nestingLevel;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Copy constructor, resulting in an independent MethodParameter object
+	 * based on the same metadata and cache state that the original object was in.
+	 * @param original the original MethodParameter object to copy from
+	 */
+	public MethodParameter(MethodParameter original) {
+		Assert.notNull(original, "Original must not be null");
+		this.method = original.method;
+		this.constructor = original.constructor;
+		this.parameterIndex = original.parameterIndex;
+		this.parameterType = original.parameterType;
+		this.parameterAnnotations = original.parameterAnnotations;
+		this.typeVariableMap = original.typeVariableMap;
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Return the wrapped Method, if any.
+	 * 
Note: Either Method or Constructor is available.
+	 * @return the Method, or null if none
+	 */
+	public Method getMethod() {
+		return this.method;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return the wrapped Constructor, if any.
+	 * 
Note: Either Method or Constructor is available.
+	 * @return the Constructor, or null if none
+	 */
+	public Constructor getConstructor() {
+		return this.constructor;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return the index of the method/constructor parameter.
+	 * @return the parameter index (never negative)
+	 */
+	public int getParameterIndex() {
+		return this.parameterIndex;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Set a resolved (generic) parameter type.
+	 */
+	void setParameterType(Class parameterType) {
+		this.parameterType = parameterType;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return the type of the method/constructor parameter.
+	 * @return the parameter type (never null)
+	 */
+	public Class getParameterType() {
+		if (this.parameterType == null) {
+			this.parameterType = (this.method != null ?
+					this.method.getParameterTypes()[this.parameterIndex] :
+					this.constructor.getParameterTypes()[this.parameterIndex]);
+		}
+		return this.parameterType;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return the annotations associated with the method/constructor parameter.
+	 * @return the parameter annotations, or null if there is
+	 * no annotation support (on JDK < 1.5). The return value is an Object array
+	 * instead of an Annotation array simply for compatibility with older JDKs;
+	 * feel free to cast it to Annotation[] on JDK 1.5 or higher.
+	 */
+	public Object[] getParameterAnnotations() {
+		if (this.parameterAnnotations != null) {
+			return this.parameterAnnotations;
+		}
+		if (methodParameterAnnotationsMethod == null) {
+			return null;
+		}
+		Object[][] annotationArray = (this.method != null ?
+				((Object[][]) ReflectionUtils.invokeMethod(methodParameterAnnotationsMethod, this.method)) :
+				((Object[][]) ReflectionUtils.invokeMethod(constructorParameterAnnotationsMethod, this.constructor)));
+		this.parameterAnnotations = annotationArray[this.parameterIndex];
+		return this.parameterAnnotations;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Initialize parameter name discovery for this method parameter.
+	 * 
This method does not actually try to retrieve the parameter name at
+	 * this point; it just allows discovery to happen when the application calls
+	 * {@link #getParameterName()} (if ever).
+	 */
+	public void initParameterNameDiscovery(ParameterNameDiscoverer parameterNameDiscoverer) {
+		this.parameterNameDiscoverer = parameterNameDiscoverer;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return the name of the method/constructor parameter.
+	 * @return the parameter name (may be null if no
+	 * parameter name metadata is contained in the class file or no
+	 * {@link #initParameterNameDiscovery ParameterNameDiscoverer}
+	 * has been set to begin with)
+	 */
+	public String getParameterName() {
+		if (this.parameterNameDiscoverer != null) {
+			String[] parameterNames = (this.method != null ?
+					this.parameterNameDiscoverer.getParameterNames(this.method) :
+					this.parameterNameDiscoverer.getParameterNames(this.constructor));
+			if (parameterNames != null) {
+				this.parameterName = parameterNames[this.parameterIndex];
+			}
+			this.parameterNameDiscoverer = null;
+		}
+		return this.parameterName;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Increase this parameter's nesting level.
+	 * @see #getNestingLevel()
+	 */
+	public void increaseNestingLevel() {
+		this.nestingLevel++;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Decrease this parameter's nesting level.
+	 * @see #getNestingLevel()
+	 */
+	public void decreaseNestingLevel() {
+		getTypeIndexesPerLevel().remove(new Integer(this.nestingLevel));
+		this.nestingLevel--;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return the nesting level of the target type
+	 * (typically 1; e.g. in case of a List of Lists, 1 would indicate the
+	 * nested List, whereas 2 would indicate the element of the nested List).
+	 */
+	public int getNestingLevel() {
+		return this.nestingLevel;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Set the type index for the current nesting level.
+	 * @param typeIndex the corresponding type index
+	 * (or null for the default type index)
+	 * @see #getNestingLevel()
+	 */
+	public void setTypeIndexForCurrentLevel(int typeIndex) {
+		getTypeIndexesPerLevel().put(new Integer(this.nestingLevel), new Integer(typeIndex));
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return the type index for the current nesting level.
+	 * @return the corresponding type index, or null
+	 * if none specified (indicating the default type index)
+	 * @see #getNestingLevel()
+	 */
+	public Integer getTypeIndexForCurrentLevel() {
+		return getTypeIndexForLevel(this.nestingLevel);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return the type index for the specified nesting level.
+	 * @param nestingLevel the nesting level to check
+	 * @return the corresponding type index, or null
+	 * if none specified (indicating the default type index)
+	 */
+	public Integer getTypeIndexForLevel(int nestingLevel) {
+		return (Integer) getTypeIndexesPerLevel().get(new Integer(nestingLevel));
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Obtain the (lazily constructed) type-indexes-per-level Map.
+	 */
+	private Map getTypeIndexesPerLevel() {
+		if (this.typeIndexesPerLevel == null) {
+			this.typeIndexesPerLevel = new HashMap(4);
+		}
+		return this.typeIndexesPerLevel;
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Create a new MethodParameter for the given method or constructor.
+	 * 
This is a convenience constructor for scenarios where a
+	 * Method or Constructor reference is treated in a generic fashion.
+	 * @param methodOrConstructor the Method or Constructor to specify a parameter for
+	 * @param parameterIndex the index of the parameter
+	 * @return the corresponding MethodParameter instance
+	 */
+	public static MethodParameter forMethodOrConstructor(Object methodOrConstructor, int parameterIndex) {
+		if (methodOrConstructor instanceof Method) {
+			return new MethodParameter((Method) methodOrConstructor, parameterIndex);
+		}
+		else if (methodOrConstructor instanceof Constructor) {
+			return new MethodParameter((Constructor) methodOrConstructor, parameterIndex);
+		}
+		else {
+			throw new IllegalArgumentException(
+					"Given object [" + methodOrConstructor + "] is neither a Method nor a Constructor");
+		}
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/NamedInheritableThreadLocal.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/NamedInheritableThreadLocal.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fa6c0d8bcfc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/NamedInheritableThreadLocal.java
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2008 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.core;
+
+import org.springframework.util.Assert;
+
+/**
+ * {@link InheritableThreadLocal} subclass that exposes a specified name
+ * as {@link #toString()} result (allowing for introspection).
+ *
+ * @author Juergen Hoeller
+ * @since 2.5.2
+ * @see NamedThreadLocal
+ */
+public class NamedInheritableThreadLocal extends InheritableThreadLocal {
+
+	private final String name;
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Create a new NamedInheritableThreadLocal with the given name.
+	 * @param name a descriptive name for this ThreadLocal
+	 */
+	public NamedInheritableThreadLocal(String name) {
+		Assert.hasText(name, "Name must not be empty");
+		this.name = name;
+	}
+
+	public String toString() {
+		return this.name;
+	}
+
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/NamedThreadLocal.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/NamedThreadLocal.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1b84aab8a4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/NamedThreadLocal.java
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2008 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.core;
+
+import org.springframework.util.Assert;
+
+/**
+ * {@link ThreadLocal} subclass that exposes a specified name
+ * as {@link #toString()} result (allowing for introspection).
+ *
+ * @author Juergen Hoeller
+ * @since 2.5.2
+ * @see NamedInheritableThreadLocal
+ */
+public class NamedThreadLocal extends ThreadLocal {
+
+	private final String name;
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Create a new NamedThreadLocal with the given name.
+	 * @param name a descriptive name for this ThreadLocal
+	 */
+	public NamedThreadLocal(String name) {
+		Assert.hasText(name, "Name must not be empty");
+		this.name = name;
+	}
+
+	public String toString() {
+		return this.name;
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/NestedCheckedException.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/NestedCheckedException.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..39361c6aad8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/NestedCheckedException.java
@@ -0,0 +1,133 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2007 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.core;
+
+/**
+ * Handy class for wrapping checked Exceptions with a root cause.
+ *
+ * 
This class is abstract to force the programmer to extend
+ * the class. getMessage will include nested exception
+ * information; printStackTrace and other like methods will
+ * delegate to the wrapped exception, if any.
+ *
+ * 
The similarity between this class and the {@link NestedRuntimeException}
+ * class is unavoidable, as Java forces these two classes to have different
+ * superclasses (ah, the inflexibility of concrete inheritance!).
+ *
+ * @author Rod Johnson
+ * @author Juergen Hoeller
+ * @see #getMessage
+ * @see #printStackTrace
+ * @see NestedRuntimeException
+ */
+public abstract class NestedCheckedException extends Exception {
+
+	/** Use serialVersionUID from Spring 1.2 for interoperability */
+	private static final long serialVersionUID = 7100714597678207546L;
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Construct a NestedCheckedException with the specified detail message.
+	 * @param msg the detail message
+	 */
+	public NestedCheckedException(String msg) {
+		super(msg);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Construct a NestedCheckedException with the specified detail message
+	 * and nested exception.
+	 * @param msg the detail message
+	 * @param cause the nested exception
+	 */
+	public NestedCheckedException(String msg, Throwable cause) {
+		super(msg, cause);
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Return the detail message, including the message from the nested exception
+	 * if there is one.
+	 */
+	public String getMessage() {
+		return NestedExceptionUtils.buildMessage(super.getMessage(), getCause());
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Retrieve the innermost cause of this exception, if any.
+	 * @return the innermost exception, or null if none
+	 */
+	public Throwable getRootCause() {
+		Throwable rootCause = null;
+		Throwable cause = getCause();
+		while (cause != null && cause != rootCause) {
+			rootCause = cause;
+			cause = cause.getCause();
+		}
+		return rootCause;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Retrieve the most specific cause of this exception, that is,
+	 * either the innermost cause (root cause) or this exception itself.
+	 * 
Differs from {@link #getRootCause()} in that it falls back
+	 * to the present exception if there is no root cause.
+	 * @return the most specific cause (never null)
+	 * @since 2.0.3
+	 */
+	public Throwable getMostSpecificCause() {
+		Throwable rootCause = getRootCause();
+		return (rootCause != null ? rootCause : this);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Check whether this exception contains an exception of the given type:
+	 * either it is of the given class itself or it contains a nested cause
+	 * of the given type.
+	 * @param exType the exception type to look for
+	 * @return whether there is a nested exception of the specified type
+	 */
+	public boolean contains(Class exType) {
+		if (exType == null) {
+			return false;
+		}
+		if (exType.isInstance(this)) {
+			return true;
+		}
+		Throwable cause = getCause();
+		if (cause == this) {
+			return false;
+		}
+		if (cause instanceof NestedCheckedException) {
+			return ((NestedCheckedException) cause).contains(exType);
+		}
+		else {
+			while (cause != null) {
+				if (exType.isInstance(cause)) {
+					return true;
+				}
+				if (cause.getCause() == cause) {
+					break;
+				}
+				cause = cause.getCause();
+			}
+			return false;
+		}
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/NestedExceptionUtils.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/NestedExceptionUtils.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ed796acac6b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/NestedExceptionUtils.java
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2006 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.core;
+
+/**
+ * Helper class for implementing exception classes which are capable of
+ * holding nested exceptions. Necessary because we can't share a base
+ * class among different exception types.
+ *
+ * 
Mainly for use within the framework.
+ *
+ * @author Juergen Hoeller
+ * @since 2.0
+ * @see NestedRuntimeException
+ * @see NestedCheckedException
+ * @see NestedIOException
+ * @see org.springframework.web.util.NestedServletException
+ */
+public abstract class NestedExceptionUtils {
+
+	/**
+	 * Build a message for the given base message and root cause.
+	 * @param message the base message
+	 * @param cause the root cause
+	 * @return the full exception message
+	 */
+	public static String buildMessage(String message, Throwable cause) {
+		if (cause != null) {
+			StringBuffer buf = new StringBuffer();
+			if (message != null) {
+				buf.append(message).append("; ");
+			}
+			buf.append("nested exception is ").append(cause);
+			return buf.toString();
+		}
+		else {
+			return message;
+		}
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/NestedIOException.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/NestedIOException.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..25536da2987
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/NestedIOException.java
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2007 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.core;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+/**
+ * Subclass of IOException that properly handles a root cause,
+ * exposing the root cause just like NestedChecked/RuntimeException does.
+ *
+ * 
The similarity between this class and the NestedChecked/RuntimeException
+ * class is unavoidable, as this class needs to derive from IOException
+ * and cannot derive from NestedCheckedException.
+ *
+ * @author Juergen Hoeller
+ * @since 2.0
+ * @see #getMessage
+ * @see #printStackTrace
+ * @see org.springframework.core.NestedCheckedException
+ * @see org.springframework.core.NestedRuntimeException
+ */
+public class NestedIOException extends IOException {
+
+	/**
+	 * Construct a NestedIOException with the specified detail message.
+	 * @param msg the detail message
+	 */
+	public NestedIOException(String msg) {
+		super(msg);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Construct a NestedIOException with the specified detail message
+	 * and nested exception.
+	 * @param msg the detail message
+	 * @param cause the nested exception
+	 */
+	public NestedIOException(String msg, Throwable cause) {
+		super(msg);
+		initCause(cause);
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Return the detail message, including the message from the nested exception
+	 * if there is one.
+	 */
+	public String getMessage() {
+		return NestedExceptionUtils.buildMessage(super.getMessage(), getCause());
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/NestedRuntimeException.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/NestedRuntimeException.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fb62c33fbdd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/NestedRuntimeException.java
@@ -0,0 +1,134 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2007 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.core;
+
+/**
+ * Handy class for wrapping runtime Exceptions with a root cause.
+ *
+ * 
This class is abstract to force the programmer to extend
+ * the class. getMessage will include nested exception
+ * information; printStackTrace and other like methods will
+ * delegate to the wrapped exception, if any.
+ *
+ * 
The similarity between this class and the {@link NestedCheckedException}
+ * class is unavoidable, as Java forces these two classes to have different
+ * superclasses (ah, the inflexibility of concrete inheritance!).
+ *
+ * @author Rod Johnson
+ * @author Juergen Hoeller
+ * @see #getMessage
+ * @see #printStackTrace
+ * @see NestedCheckedException
+ */
+public abstract class NestedRuntimeException extends RuntimeException {
+
+	/** Use serialVersionUID from Spring 1.2 for interoperability */
+	private static final long serialVersionUID = 5439915454935047936L;
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Construct a NestedRuntimeException with the specified detail message.
+	 * @param msg the detail message
+	 */
+	public NestedRuntimeException(String msg) {
+		super(msg);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Construct a NestedRuntimeException with the specified detail message
+	 * and nested exception.
+	 * @param msg the detail message
+	 * @param cause the nested exception
+	 */
+	public NestedRuntimeException(String msg, Throwable cause) {
+		super(msg, cause);
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Return the detail message, including the message from the nested exception
+	 * if there is one.
+	 */
+	public String getMessage() {
+		return NestedExceptionUtils.buildMessage(super.getMessage(), getCause());
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Retrieve the innermost cause of this exception, if any.
+	 * @return the innermost exception, or null if none
+	 * @since 2.0
+	 */
+	public Throwable getRootCause() {
+		Throwable rootCause = null;
+		Throwable cause = getCause();
+		while (cause != null && cause != rootCause) {
+			rootCause = cause;
+			cause = cause.getCause();
+		}
+		return rootCause;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Retrieve the most specific cause of this exception, that is,
+	 * either the innermost cause (root cause) or this exception itself.
+	 * 
Differs from {@link #getRootCause()} in that it falls back
+	 * to the present exception if there is no root cause.
+	 * @return the most specific cause (never null)
+	 * @since 2.0.3
+	 */
+	public Throwable getMostSpecificCause() {
+		Throwable rootCause = getRootCause();
+		return (rootCause != null ? rootCause : this);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Check whether this exception contains an exception of the given type:
+	 * either it is of the given class itself or it contains a nested cause
+	 * of the given type.
+	 * @param exType the exception type to look for
+	 * @return whether there is a nested exception of the specified type
+	 */
+	public boolean contains(Class exType) {
+		if (exType == null) {
+			return false;
+		}
+		if (exType.isInstance(this)) {
+			return true;
+		}
+		Throwable cause = getCause();
+		if (cause == this) {
+			return false;
+		}
+		if (cause instanceof NestedRuntimeException) {
+			return ((NestedRuntimeException) cause).contains(exType);
+		}
+		else {
+			while (cause != null) {
+				if (exType.isInstance(cause)) {
+					return true;
+				}
+				if (cause.getCause() == cause) {
+					break;
+				}
+				cause = cause.getCause();
+			}
+			return false;
+		}
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/OrderComparator.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/OrderComparator.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..338d262d0f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/OrderComparator.java
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2007 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.core;
+
+import java.util.Comparator;
+
+/**
+ * {@link Comparator} implementation for {@link Ordered} objects,
+ * sorting by order value ascending (resp. by priority descending).
+ *
+ * 
Non-Ordered objects are treated as greatest order
+ * values, thus ending up at the end of the list, in arbitrary order
+ * (just like same order values of Ordered objects).
+ *
+ * @author Juergen Hoeller
+ * @since 07.04.2003
+ * @see Ordered
+ * @see java.util.Collections#sort(java.util.List, java.util.Comparator)
+ * @see java.util.Arrays#sort(Object[], java.util.Comparator)
+ */
+public class OrderComparator implements Comparator {
+
+	public int compare(Object o1, Object o2) {
+		boolean p1 = (o1 instanceof PriorityOrdered);
+		boolean p2 = (o2 instanceof PriorityOrdered);
+		if (p1 && !p2) {
+			return -1;
+		}
+		else if (p2 && !p1) {
+			return 1;
+		}
+
+		// Direct evaluation instead of Integer.compareTo to avoid unnecessary object creation.
+		int i1 = getOrder(o1);
+		int i2 = getOrder(o2);
+		return (i1 < i2) ? -1 : (i1 > i2) ? 1 : 0;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Determine the order value for the given object.
+	 * 
The default implementation checks against the {@link Ordered}
+	 * interface. Can be overridden in subclasses.
+	 * @param obj the object to check
+	 * @return the order value, or Ordered.LOWEST_PRECEDENCE as fallback
+	 */
+	protected int getOrder(Object obj) {
+		return (obj instanceof Ordered ? ((Ordered) obj).getOrder() : Ordered.LOWEST_PRECEDENCE);
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/Ordered.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/Ordered.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5a711f334e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/Ordered.java
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2007 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.core;
+
+/**
+ * Interface that can be implemented by objects that should be
+ * orderable, for example in a Collection.
+ *
+ * 
The actual order can be interpreted as prioritization, with
+ * the first object (with the lowest order value) having the highest
+ * priority.
+ *
+ * 
Note that there is a 'priority' marker for this interface:
+ * {@link PriorityOrdered}. Order values expressed by PriorityOrdered
+ * objects always apply before order values of 'plain' Ordered values.
+ *
+ * @author Juergen Hoeller
+ * @since 07.04.2003
+ * @see OrderComparator
+ * @see org.springframework.core.annotation.Order
+ */
+public interface Ordered {
+
+	/**
+	 * Useful constant for the highest precedence value.
+	 * @see java.lang.Integer#MIN_VALUE
+	 */
+	int HIGHEST_PRECEDENCE = Integer.MIN_VALUE;
+
+	/**
+	 * Useful constant for the lowest precedence value.
+	 * @see java.lang.Integer#MAX_VALUE
+	 */
+	int LOWEST_PRECEDENCE = Integer.MAX_VALUE;
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Return the order value of this object, with a
+	 * higher value meaning greater in terms of sorting.
+	 * 
Normally starting with 0 or 1, with {@link #LOWEST_PRECEDENCE}
+	 * indicating greatest. Same order values will result in arbitrary
+	 * positions for the affected objects.
+	 * 
Higher value can be interpreted as lower priority,
+	 * consequently the first object has highest priority
+	 * (somewhat analogous to Servlet "load-on-startup" values).
+	 * 
Note that order values below 0 are reserved for framework
+	 * purposes. Application-specified values should always be 0 or
+	 * greater, with only framework components (internal or third-party)
+	 * supposed to use lower values.
+	 * @return the order value
+	 * @see #LOWEST_PRECEDENCE
+	 */
+	int getOrder();
+
+}
diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/OverridingClassLoader.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/OverridingClassLoader.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b1ef1191d33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/OverridingClassLoader.java
@@ -0,0 +1,154 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2008 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.core;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStream;
+
+import org.springframework.util.FileCopyUtils;
+
+/**
+ * ClassLoader that does not always delegate to the
+ * parent loader, as normal class loaders do. This enables, for example,
+ * instrumentation to be forced in the overriding ClassLoader, or a
+ * "throwaway" class loading behavior, where selected classes are
+ * temporarily loaded in the overriding ClassLoader, in order to load
+ * an instrumented version of the class in the parent ClassLoader later on.
+ *
+ * @author Rod Johnson
+ * @author Juergen Hoeller
+ * @since 2.0.1
+ */
+public class OverridingClassLoader extends DecoratingClassLoader {
+
+	/** Packages that are excluded by default */
+	public static final String[] DEFAULT_EXCLUDED_PACKAGES =
+			new String[] {"java.", "javax.", "sun.", "oracle."};
+
+	private static final String CLASS_FILE_SUFFIX = ".class";
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Create a new OverridingClassLoader for the given class loader.
+	 * @param parent the ClassLoader to build an overriding ClassLoader for
+	 */
+	public OverridingClassLoader(ClassLoader parent) {
+		super(parent);
+		for (int i = 0; i < DEFAULT_EXCLUDED_PACKAGES.length; i++) {
+			excludePackage(DEFAULT_EXCLUDED_PACKAGES[i]);
+		}
+	}
+
+
+	protected Class loadClass(String name, boolean resolve) throws ClassNotFoundException {
+		Class result = null;
+		if (isEligibleForOverriding(name)) {
+			result = loadClassForOverriding(name);
+		}
+		if (result != null) {
+			if (resolve) {
+				resolveClass(result);
+			}
+			return result;
+		}
+		else {
+			return super.loadClass(name, resolve);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Determine whether the specified class is eligible for overriding
+	 * by this class loader.
+	 * @param className the class name to check
+	 * @return whether the specified class is eligible
+	 * @see #isExcluded
+	 */
+	protected boolean isEligibleForOverriding(String className) {
+		return !isExcluded(className);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Load the specified class for overriding purposes in this ClassLoader.
+	 * 
The default implementation delegates to {@link #findLoadedClass},
+	 * {@link #loadBytesForClass} and {@link #defineClass}.
+	 * @param name the name of the class
+	 * @return the Class object, or null if no class defined for that name
+	 * @throws ClassNotFoundException if the class for the given name couldn't be loaded
+	 */
+	protected Class loadClassForOverriding(String name) throws ClassNotFoundException {
+		Class result = findLoadedClass(name);
+		if (result == null) {
+			byte[] bytes = loadBytesForClass(name);
+			if (bytes != null) {
+				result = defineClass(name, bytes, 0, bytes.length);
+			}
+		}
+		return result;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Load the defining bytes for the given class,
+	 * to be turned into a Class object through a {@link #defineClass} call.
+	 * 
The default implementation delegates to {@link #openStreamForClass}
+	 * and {@link #transformIfNecessary}.
+	 * @param name the name of the class
+	 * @return the byte content (with transformers already applied),
+	 * or null if no class defined for that name
+	 * @throws ClassNotFoundException if the class for the given name couldn't be loaded
+	 */
+	protected byte[] loadBytesForClass(String name) throws ClassNotFoundException {
+		InputStream is = openStreamForClass(name);
+		if (is == null) {
+			return null;
+		}
+		try {
+			// Load the raw bytes.
+			byte[] bytes = FileCopyUtils.copyToByteArray(is);
+			// Transform if necessary and use the potentially transformed bytes.
+			return transformIfNecessary(name, bytes);
+		}
+		catch (IOException ex) {
+			throw new ClassNotFoundException("Cannot load resource for class [" + name + "]", ex);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Open an InputStream for the specified class.
+	 * 
The default implementation loads a standard class file through
+	 * the parent ClassLoader's getResourceAsStream method.
+	 * @param name the name of the class
+	 * @return the InputStream containing the byte code for the specified class
+	 */
+	protected InputStream openStreamForClass(String name) {
+		String internalName = name.replace('.', '/') + CLASS_FILE_SUFFIX;
+		return getParent().getResourceAsStream(internalName);
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Transformation hook to be implemented by subclasses.
+	 * 
The default implementation simply returns the given bytes as-is.
+	 * @param name the fully-qualified name of the class being transformed
+	 * @param bytes the raw bytes of the class
+	 * @return the transformed bytes (never null;
+	 * same as the input bytes if the transformation produced no changes)
+	 */
+	protected byte[] transformIfNecessary(String name, byte[] bytes) {
+		return bytes;
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/ParameterNameDiscoverer.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/ParameterNameDiscoverer.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..bd32dbdcdf7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/ParameterNameDiscoverer.java
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2006 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.core;
+
+import java.lang.reflect.Constructor;
+import java.lang.reflect.Method;
+
+/**
+ * Interface to discover parameter names for methods and constructors.
+ *
+ * 
Parameter name discovery is not always possible, but various strategies are
+ * available to try, such as looking for debug information that may have been
+ * emitted at compile time, and looking for argname annotation values optionally
+ * accompanying AspectJ annotated methods.
+ *
+ * @author Rod Johnson
+ * @author Adrian Colyer
+ * @since 2.0
+ */
+public interface ParameterNameDiscoverer {
+	
+	/**
+	 * Return parameter names for this method,
+	 * or null if they cannot be determined.
+	 * @param method method to find parameter names for
+	 * @return an array of parameter names if the names can be resolved,
+	 * or null if they cannot
+	 */
+	String[] getParameterNames(Method method);
+	
+	/**
+	 * Return parameter names for this constructor,
+	 * or null if they cannot be determined.
+	 * @param ctor constructor to find parameter names for
+	 * @return an array of parameter names if the names can be resolved,
+	 * or null if they cannot
+	 */
+	String[] getParameterNames(Constructor ctor);
+
+}
diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/PrioritizedParameterNameDiscoverer.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/PrioritizedParameterNameDiscoverer.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e3af49d9a66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/PrioritizedParameterNameDiscoverer.java
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2007 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.core;
+
+import java.lang.reflect.Constructor;
+import java.lang.reflect.Method;
+import java.util.Iterator;
+import java.util.LinkedList;
+import java.util.List;
+
+/**
+ * ParameterNameDiscoverer implementation that tries several ParameterNameDiscoverers
+ * in succession. Those added first in the addDiscoverer method have
+ * highest priority. If one returns null, the next will be tried.
+ *
+ * 
The default behavior is always to return null
+ * if no discoverer matches.
+ *
+ * @author Rod Johnson
+ * @author Juergen Hoeller
+ * @since 2.0
+ */
+public class PrioritizedParameterNameDiscoverer implements ParameterNameDiscoverer {
+	
+	private final List parameterNameDiscoverers = new LinkedList();
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Add a further ParameterNameDiscoverer to the list of discoverers
+	 * that this PrioritizedParameterNameDiscoverer checks.
+	 */
+	public void addDiscoverer(ParameterNameDiscoverer pnd) {
+		this.parameterNameDiscoverers.add(pnd);
+	}
+
+
+	public String[] getParameterNames(Method method) {
+		for (Iterator it = this.parameterNameDiscoverers.iterator(); it.hasNext(); ) {
+			ParameterNameDiscoverer pnd = (ParameterNameDiscoverer) it.next();
+			String[] result = pnd.getParameterNames(method);
+			if (result != null) {
+				return result;
+			}
+		}
+		return null;
+	}
+
+	public String[] getParameterNames(Constructor ctor) {
+		for (Iterator it = this.parameterNameDiscoverers.iterator(); it.hasNext(); ) {
+			ParameterNameDiscoverer pnd = (ParameterNameDiscoverer) it.next();
+			String[] result = pnd.getParameterNames(ctor);
+			if (result != null) {
+				return result;
+			}
+		}
+		return null;
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/PriorityOrdered.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/PriorityOrdered.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d2dc657cc3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/PriorityOrdered.java
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2008 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.core;
+
+/**
+ * Extension of the {@link Ordered} interface, expressing a 'priority'
+ * ordering: Order values expressed by PriorityOrdered objects always
+ * apply before order values of 'plain' Ordered values.
+ *
+ * 
This is primarily a special-purpose interface, used for objects
+ * where it is particularly important to determine 'prioritized'
+ * objects first, without even obtaining the remaining objects.
+ * A typical example: Prioritized post-processors in a Spring
+ * {@link org.springframework.context.ApplicationContext}.
+ *
+ * 
Note: PriorityOrdered post-processor beans are initialized in
+ * a special phase, ahead of other post-postprocessor beans. This
+ * subtly affects their autowiring behavior: They will only be
+ * autowired against beans which do not require eager initialization
+ * for type matching.
+ *
+ * @author Juergen Hoeller
+ * @since 2.5
+ * @see org.springframework.beans.factory.config.PropertyOverrideConfigurer
+ * @see org.springframework.beans.factory.config.PropertyPlaceholderConfigurer
+ */
+public interface PriorityOrdered extends Ordered {
+
+}
diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/ReflectiveVisitorHelper.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/ReflectiveVisitorHelper.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0d7c8a018a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/ReflectiveVisitorHelper.java
@@ -0,0 +1,225 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2008 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.core;
+
+import java.lang.reflect.Method;
+import java.lang.reflect.Modifier;
+import java.util.LinkedList;
+
+import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
+import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
+
+import org.springframework.util.Assert;
+import org.springframework.util.CachingMapDecorator;
+import org.springframework.util.ReflectionUtils;
+
+/**
+ * Helper implementation for a reflective visitor.
+ * Mainly for internal use within the framework.
+ *
+ * 
To use, call invokeVisit, passing a Visitor object
+ * and the data argument to accept (double-dispatch). For example:
+ * 
+ * 
+ *   public String styleValue(Object value) {
+ *     reflectiveVistorSupport.invokeVisit(this, value)
+ *   }
+ *  
+ *   // visit call back will be invoked via reflection
+ *   String visit(<valueType> arg) {
+ *     // process argument of type <valueType>
+ *   }
+ * 

+ *
+ * See the {@link org.springframework.core.style.DefaultValueStyler} class
+ * for a concrete usage of this visitor helper.
+ *
+ * @author Keith Donald
+ * @author Juergen Hoeller
+ * @since 1.2.2
+ * @deprecated as of Spring 2.5, to be removed in Spring 3.0
+ */
+public class ReflectiveVisitorHelper {
+
+	private static final String VISIT_METHOD = "visit";
+
+	private static final String VISIT_NULL = "visitNull";
+
+	private static final Log logger = LogFactory.getLog(ReflectiveVisitorHelper.class);
+
+
+	private final CachingMapDecorator visitorClassVisitMethods = new CachingMapDecorator() {
+		public Object create(Object key) {
+			return new ClassVisitMethods((Class) key);
+		}
+	};
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Use reflection to call the appropriate visit method
+	 * on the provided visitor, passing in the specified argument.
+	 * @param visitor the visitor encapsulating the logic to process the argument
+	 * @param argument the argument to dispatch
+	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the visitor parameter is null
+	 */
+	public Object invokeVisit(Object visitor, Object argument) {
+		Assert.notNull(visitor, "The visitor to visit is required");
+		// Perform call back on the visitor through reflection.
+		Method method = getMethod(visitor.getClass(), argument);
+		if (method == null) {
+			if (logger.isWarnEnabled()) {
+				logger.warn("No method found by reflection for visitor class [" + visitor.getClass().getName()
+						+ "] and argument of type [" + (argument != null ? argument.getClass().getName() : "") + "]");
+			}
+			return null;
+		}
+		try {
+			Object[] args = null;
+			if (argument != null) {
+				args = new Object[] {argument};
+			}
+			if (!Modifier.isPublic(method.getModifiers())) {
+				method.setAccessible(true);
+			}
+			return method.invoke(visitor, args);
+		}
+		catch (Exception ex) {
+			ReflectionUtils.handleReflectionException(ex);
+			throw new IllegalStateException("Should never get here");
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Determines the most appropriate visit method for the
+	 * given visitor class and argument.
+	 */
+	private Method getMethod(Class visitorClass, Object argument) {
+		ClassVisitMethods visitMethods = (ClassVisitMethods) this.visitorClassVisitMethods.get(visitorClass);
+		return visitMethods.getVisitMethod(argument != null ? argument.getClass() : null);
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Internal class caching visitor methods by argument class.
+	 */
+	private static class ClassVisitMethods {
+
+		private final Class visitorClass;
+
+		private final CachingMapDecorator visitMethodCache = new CachingMapDecorator() {
+			public Object create(Object argumentClazz) {
+				if (argumentClazz == null) {
+					return findNullVisitorMethod();
+				}
+				Method method = findVisitMethod((Class) argumentClazz);
+				if (method == null) {
+					method = findDefaultVisitMethod();
+				}
+				return method;
+			}
+		};
+
+		public ClassVisitMethods(Class visitorClass) {
+			this.visitorClass = visitorClass;
+		}
+
+		private Method findNullVisitorMethod() {
+			for (Class clazz = this.visitorClass; clazz != null; clazz = clazz.getSuperclass()) {
+				try {
+					return clazz.getDeclaredMethod(VISIT_NULL, (Class[]) null);
+				}
+				catch (NoSuchMethodException ex) {
+				}
+			}
+			return findDefaultVisitMethod();
+		}
+
+		private Method findDefaultVisitMethod() {
+			final Class[] args = {Object.class};
+			for (Class clazz = this.visitorClass; clazz != null; clazz = clazz.getSuperclass()) {
+				try {
+					return clazz.getDeclaredMethod(VISIT_METHOD, args);
+				}
+				catch (NoSuchMethodException ex) {
+				}
+			}
+			if (logger.isWarnEnabled()) {
+				logger.warn("No default '" + VISIT_METHOD + "' method found. Returning .");
+			}
+			return null;
+		}
+
+		/**
+		 * Gets a cached visitor method for the specified argument type.
+		 */
+		private Method getVisitMethod(Class argumentClass) {
+			return (Method) this.visitMethodCache.get(argumentClass);
+		}
+
+		/**
+		 * Traverses class hierarchy looking for applicable visit() method.
+		 */
+		private Method findVisitMethod(Class rootArgumentType) {
+			if (rootArgumentType == Object.class) {
+				return null;
+			}
+			LinkedList classQueue = new LinkedList();
+			classQueue.addFirst(rootArgumentType);
+
+			while (!classQueue.isEmpty()) {
+				Class argumentType = (Class) classQueue.removeLast();
+				// Check for a visit method on the visitor class matching this
+				// argument type.
+				try {
+					if (logger.isTraceEnabled()) {
+						logger.trace("Looking for method " + VISIT_METHOD + "(" + argumentType + ")");
+					}
+					return findVisitMethod(this.visitorClass, argumentType);
+				}
+				catch (NoSuchMethodException e) {
+					// Queue up the argument super class if it's not of type Object.
+					if (!argumentType.isInterface() && (argumentType.getSuperclass() != Object.class)) {
+						classQueue.addFirst(argumentType.getSuperclass());
+					}
+					// Queue up argument's implemented interfaces.
+					Class[] interfaces = argumentType.getInterfaces();
+					for (int i = 0; i < interfaces.length; i++) {
+						classQueue.addFirst(interfaces[i]);
+					}
+				}
+			}
+			// No specific method found -> return the default.
+			return findDefaultVisitMethod();
+		}
+
+		private Method findVisitMethod(Class visitorClass, Class argumentType) throws NoSuchMethodException {
+			try {
+				return visitorClass.getDeclaredMethod(VISIT_METHOD, new Class[] {argumentType});
+			}
+			catch (NoSuchMethodException ex) {
+				// Try visitorClass superclasses.
+				if (visitorClass.getSuperclass() != Object.class) {
+					return findVisitMethod(visitorClass.getSuperclass(), argumentType);
+				}
+				else {
+					throw ex;
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/SimpleAliasRegistry.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/SimpleAliasRegistry.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9abb79e1292
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/SimpleAliasRegistry.java
@@ -0,0 +1,147 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2008 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.core;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Iterator;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+import org.springframework.util.Assert;
+import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
+import org.springframework.util.StringValueResolver;
+
+/**
+ * Simple implementation of the {@link AliasRegistry} interface.
+ * Serves as base class for
+ * {@link org.springframework.beans.factory.support.BeanDefinitionRegistry}
+ * implementations.
+ *
+ * @author Juergen Hoeller
+ * @since 2.5.2
+ */
+public class SimpleAliasRegistry implements AliasRegistry {
+
+	/** Map from alias to canonical name */
+	private final Map aliasMap = CollectionFactory.createConcurrentMapIfPossible(16);
+
+
+	public void registerAlias(String name, String alias) {
+		Assert.hasText(name, "'name' must not be empty");
+		Assert.hasText(alias, "'alias' must not be empty");
+		if (alias.equals(name)) {
+			this.aliasMap.remove(alias);
+		}
+		else {
+			if (!allowAliasOverriding()) {
+				String registeredName = (String) this.aliasMap.get(alias);
+				if (registeredName != null && !registeredName.equals(name)) {
+					throw new IllegalStateException("Cannot register alias '" + alias + "' for name '" +
+							name + "': It is already registered for name '" + registeredName + "'.");
+				}
+			}
+			this.aliasMap.put(alias, name);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return whether alias overriding is allowed.
+	 * Default is true.
+	 */
+	protected boolean allowAliasOverriding() {
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	public void removeAlias(String alias) {
+		String name = (String) this.aliasMap.remove(alias);
+		if (name == null) {
+			throw new IllegalStateException("No alias '" + alias + "' registered");
+		}
+	}
+
+	public boolean isAlias(String name) {
+		return this.aliasMap.containsKey(name);
+	}
+
+	public String[] getAliases(String name) {
+		List aliases = new ArrayList();
+		synchronized (this.aliasMap) {
+			for (Iterator it = this.aliasMap.entrySet().iterator(); it.hasNext();) {
+				Map.Entry entry = (Map.Entry) it.next();
+				String registeredName = (String) entry.getValue();
+				if (registeredName.equals(name)) {
+					aliases.add(entry.getKey());
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		return StringUtils.toStringArray(aliases);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Resolve all alias target names and aliases registered in this
+	 * factory, applying the given StringValueResolver to them.
+	 * 
The value resolver may for example resolve placeholders
+	 * in target bean names and even in alias names.
+	 * @param valueResolver the StringValueResolver to apply
+	 */
+	public void resolveAliases(StringValueResolver valueResolver) {
+		Assert.notNull(valueResolver, "StringValueResolver must not be null");
+		synchronized (this.aliasMap) {
+			Map aliasCopy = new HashMap(this.aliasMap);
+			for (Iterator it = aliasCopy.keySet().iterator(); it.hasNext();) {
+				String alias = (String) it.next();
+				String registeredName = (String) aliasCopy.get(alias);
+				String resolvedAlias = valueResolver.resolveStringValue(alias);
+				String resolvedName = valueResolver.resolveStringValue(registeredName);
+				if (!resolvedAlias.equals(alias)) {
+					String existingName = (String) this.aliasMap.get(resolvedAlias);
+					if (existingName != null && !existingName.equals(resolvedName)) {
+						throw new IllegalStateException("Cannot register resolved alias '" +
+								resolvedAlias + "' (original: '" + alias + "') for name '" + resolvedName +
+								"': It is already registered for name '" + registeredName + "'.");
+					}
+					this.aliasMap.put(resolvedAlias, resolvedName);
+					this.aliasMap.remove(alias);
+				}
+				else if (!registeredName.equals(resolvedName)) {
+					this.aliasMap.put(alias, resolvedName);
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Determine the raw name, resolving aliases to canonical names.
+	 * @param name the user-specified name
+	 * @return the transformed name
+	 */
+	public String canonicalName(String name) {
+		String canonicalName = name;
+		// Handle aliasing.
+		String resolvedName = null;
+		do {
+			resolvedName = (String) this.aliasMap.get(canonicalName);
+			if (resolvedName != null) {
+				canonicalName = resolvedName;
+			}
+		}
+		while (resolvedName != null);
+		return canonicalName;
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/SmartClassLoader.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/SmartClassLoader.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..16f45d3c6aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/SmartClassLoader.java
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2007 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.core;
+
+/**
+ * Interface to be implemented by a reloading-aware ClassLoader
+ * (e.g. a Groovy-based ClassLoader). Detected for example by
+ * Spring's CGLIB proxy factory for making a caching decision.
+ *
+ * 
If a ClassLoader does not implement this interface,
+ * then all of the classes obtained from it should be considered
+ * as not reloadable (i.e. cacheable).
+ *
+ * @author Juergen Hoeller
+ * @since 2.5.1
+ */
+public interface SmartClassLoader {
+
+	/**
+	 * Determine whether the given class is reloadable (in this ClassLoader).
+	 * 
Typically used to check whether the result may be cached (for this
+	 * ClassLoader) or whether it should be reobtained every time.
+	 * @param clazz the class to check (usually loaded from this ClassLoader)
+	 * @return whether the class should be expected to appear in a reloaded
+	 * version (with a different Class object) later on
+	 */
+	boolean isClassReloadable(Class clazz);
+
+}
diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/SpringVersion.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/SpringVersion.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..830e8efc818
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/SpringVersion.java
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2006 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.core;
+
+/**
+ * Class that exposes the Spring version. Fetches the
+ * "Implementation-Version" manifest attribute from the jar file.
+ *
+ * 
Note that some ClassLoaders do not expose the package metadata,
+ * hence this class might not be able to determine the Spring version
+ * in all environments. Consider using a reflection-based check instead:
+ * For example, checking for the presence of a specific Spring 2.0
+ * method that you intend to call.
+ *
+ * @author Juergen Hoeller
+ * @since 1.1
+ */
+public class SpringVersion {
+
+	/**
+	 * Return the full version string of the present Spring codebase,
+	 * or null if it cannot be determined.
+	 * @see java.lang.Package#getImplementationVersion()
+	 */
+	public static String getVersion() {
+		Package pkg = SpringVersion.class.getPackage();
+		return (pkg != null ? pkg.getImplementationVersion() : null);
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/enums/AbstractCachingLabeledEnumResolver.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/enums/AbstractCachingLabeledEnumResolver.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..40eba4d3223
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/enums/AbstractCachingLabeledEnumResolver.java
@@ -0,0 +1,129 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2008 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.core.enums;
+
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Iterator;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.TreeSet;
+
+import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
+import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
+
+import org.springframework.util.Assert;
+import org.springframework.util.CachingMapDecorator;
+import org.springframework.util.ClassUtils;
+
+/**
+ * Abstract base class for {@link LabeledEnumResolver} implementations,
+ * caching all retrieved {@link LabeledEnum} instances.
+ *
+ * 
Subclasses need to implement the template method
+ * {@link #findLabeledEnums(Class)}.
+ *
+ * @author Keith Donald
+ * @author Juergen Hoeller
+ * @since 1.2.2
+ * @see #findLabeledEnums(Class)
+ */
+public abstract class AbstractCachingLabeledEnumResolver implements LabeledEnumResolver {
+
+	protected transient final Log logger = LogFactory.getLog(getClass());
+
+
+	private final CachingMapDecorator labeledEnumCache = new CachingMapDecorator(true) {
+		protected Object create(Object key) {
+			Class enumType = (Class) key;
+			Set typeEnums = findLabeledEnums(enumType);
+			if (typeEnums == null || typeEnums.isEmpty()) {
+				throw new IllegalArgumentException(
+						"Unsupported labeled enumeration type '" + key + "': " +
+						"make sure you've properly defined this enumeration! " +
+						"If it is static, are the class and its fields public/static/final?");
+			}
+			Map typeEnumMap = new HashMap(typeEnums.size());
+			for (Iterator it = typeEnums.iterator(); it.hasNext();) {
+				LabeledEnum labeledEnum = (LabeledEnum) it.next();
+				typeEnumMap.put(labeledEnum.getCode(), labeledEnum);
+			}
+			return Collections.unmodifiableMap(typeEnumMap);
+		}
+		protected boolean useWeakValue(Object key, Object value) {
+			Class enumType = (Class) key;
+			if (!ClassUtils.isCacheSafe(enumType, AbstractCachingLabeledEnumResolver.this.getClass().getClassLoader())) {
+				if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
+					logger.debug("Not strongly caching class [" + enumType.getName() + "] because it is not cache-safe");
+				}
+				return true;
+			}
+			else {
+				return false;
+			}
+		}
+	};
+
+
+	public Set getLabeledEnumSet(Class type) throws IllegalArgumentException {
+		return new TreeSet(getLabeledEnumMap(type).values());
+	}
+
+	public Map getLabeledEnumMap(Class type) throws IllegalArgumentException {
+		Assert.notNull(type, "No type specified");
+		return (Map) this.labeledEnumCache.get(type);
+	}
+
+	public LabeledEnum getLabeledEnumByCode(Class type, Comparable code) throws IllegalArgumentException {
+		Assert.notNull(code, "No enum code specified");
+		Map typeEnums = getLabeledEnumMap(type);
+		LabeledEnum codedEnum = (LabeledEnum) typeEnums.get(code);
+		if (codedEnum == null) {
+			throw new IllegalArgumentException(
+					"No enumeration with code '" + code + "'" + " of type [" + type.getName() +
+					"] exists: this is likely a configuration error. " +
+					"Make sure the code value matches a valid instance's code property!");
+		}
+		return codedEnum;
+	}
+
+	public LabeledEnum getLabeledEnumByLabel(Class type, String label) throws IllegalArgumentException {
+		Map typeEnums = getLabeledEnumMap(type);
+		Iterator it = typeEnums.values().iterator();
+		while (it.hasNext()) {
+			LabeledEnum value = (LabeledEnum) it.next();
+			if (value.getLabel().equalsIgnoreCase(label)) {
+				return value;
+			}
+		}
+		throw new IllegalArgumentException(
+				"No enumeration with label '" + label + "' of type [" + type +
+				"] exists: this is likely a configuration error. " +
+				"Make sure the label string matches a valid instance's label property!");
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Template method to be implemented by subclasses.
+	 * Supposed to find all LabeledEnum instances for the given type.
+	 * @param type the enum type
+	 * @return the Set of LabeledEnum instances
+	 * @see org.springframework.core.enums.LabeledEnum
+	 */
+	protected abstract Set findLabeledEnums(Class type);
+
+}
diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/enums/AbstractGenericLabeledEnum.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/enums/AbstractGenericLabeledEnum.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9cf452b02da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/enums/AbstractGenericLabeledEnum.java
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2006 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.core.enums;
+
+/**
+ * Base class for labeled enum instances that aren't static.
+ *
+ * @author Keith Donald
+ * @since 1.2.6
+ */
+public abstract class AbstractGenericLabeledEnum extends AbstractLabeledEnum {
+
+	/**
+	 * A descriptive label for the enum.
+	 */
+	private final String label;
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Create a new StaticLabeledEnum instance.
+	 * @param label the label; if null), the enum's code
+	 * will be used as label
+	 */
+	protected AbstractGenericLabeledEnum(String label) {
+		this.label = label;
+	}
+
+
+	public String getLabel() {
+		if (this.label != null) {
+			return label;
+		}
+		else {
+			return getCode().toString();
+		}
+	}	
+
+}
diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/enums/AbstractLabeledEnum.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/enums/AbstractLabeledEnum.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8081f8c3fe4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/enums/AbstractLabeledEnum.java
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2007 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.core.enums;
+
+/**
+ * Abstract base superclass for LabeledEnum implementations.
+ *
+ * @author Keith Donald
+ * @author Juergen Hoeller
+ * @author Sam Brannen
+ * @since 1.2.2
+ */
+public abstract class AbstractLabeledEnum implements LabeledEnum {
+
+	/**
+	 * Create a new AbstractLabeledEnum instance.
+	 */
+	protected AbstractLabeledEnum() {
+	}
+
+	public Class getType() {
+		// Could be coded as getClass().isAnonymousClass() on JDK 1.5
+		boolean isAnonymous = (getClass().getDeclaringClass() == null && getClass().getName().indexOf('$') != -1);
+		return (isAnonymous ? getClass().getSuperclass() : getClass());
+	}
+
+	public int compareTo(Object obj) {
+		if (!(obj instanceof LabeledEnum)) {
+			throw new ClassCastException("You may only compare LabeledEnums");
+		}
+		LabeledEnum that = (LabeledEnum) obj;
+		if (!this.getType().equals(that.getType())) {
+			throw new ClassCastException("You may only compare LabeledEnums of the same type");
+		}
+		return this.getCode().compareTo(that.getCode());
+	}
+
+	public boolean equals(Object obj) {
+		if (this == obj) {
+			return true;
+		}
+		if (!(obj instanceof LabeledEnum)) {
+			return false;
+		}
+		LabeledEnum other = (LabeledEnum) obj;
+		return (this.getType().equals(other.getType()) && this.getCode().equals(other.getCode()));
+	}
+
+	public int hashCode() {
+		return (getType().hashCode() * 29 + getCode().hashCode());
+	}
+
+	public String toString() {
+		return getLabel();
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/enums/LabeledEnum.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/enums/LabeledEnum.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a84cf9c75bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/enums/LabeledEnum.java
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2006 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.core.enums;
+
+import java.io.Serializable;
+import java.util.Comparator;
+
+import org.springframework.util.comparator.CompoundComparator;
+import org.springframework.util.comparator.NullSafeComparator;
+
+/**
+ * An interface for objects that represent a labeled enumeration.
+ * Each such enum instance has the following characteristics:
+ *
+ * 
    
+ * 
  • A type that identifies the enum's class.
+ * For example: com.mycompany.util.FileFormat.
    • 
+ *
+ * 
  • A code that uniquely identifies the enum within the context of its type.
+ * For example: "CSV". Different classes of codes are possible
+ * (e.g., Character, Integer, String).
    • 
+ *
+ * 
  • A descriptive label. For example: "the CSV File Format".
    • 
+ * 

+ *
+ * @author Keith Donald
+ * @since 1.2.2
+ */
+public interface LabeledEnum extends Comparable, Serializable {
+
+	/**
+	 * Return this enumeration's type.
+	 */
+	Class getType();
+
+	/**
+	 * Return this enumeration's code.
+	 * 
Each code should be unique within enumerations of the same type.
+	 */
+	Comparable getCode();
+
+	/**
+	 * Return a descriptive, optional label.
+	 */
+	String getLabel();
+
+
+	// Constants for standard enum ordering (Comparator implementations)
+
+	/**
+	 * Shared Comparator instance that sorts enumerations by CODE_ORDER.
+	 */
+	Comparator CODE_ORDER = new Comparator() {
+		public int compare(Object o1, Object o2) {
+			Comparable c1 = ((LabeledEnum) o1).getCode();
+			Comparable c2 = ((LabeledEnum) o2).getCode();
+			return c1.compareTo(c2);
+		}
+	};
+
+	/**
+	 * Shared Comparator instance that sorts enumerations by LABEL_ORDER.
+	 */
+	Comparator LABEL_ORDER = new Comparator() {
+		public int compare(Object o1, Object o2) {
+			LabeledEnum e1 = (LabeledEnum) o1;
+			LabeledEnum e2 = (LabeledEnum) o2;
+			Comparator comp = new NullSafeComparator(String.CASE_INSENSITIVE_ORDER, true);
+			return comp.compare(e1.getLabel(), e2.getLabel());
+		}
+	};
+
+	/**
+	 * Shared Comparator instance that sorts enumerations by LABEL_ORDER,
+	 * then CODE_ORDER.
+	 */
+	Comparator DEFAULT_ORDER =
+			new CompoundComparator(new Comparator[] { LABEL_ORDER, CODE_ORDER });
+
+}
diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/enums/LabeledEnumResolver.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/enums/LabeledEnumResolver.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7a6ad90f556
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/enums/LabeledEnumResolver.java
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2005 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.core.enums;
+
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Set;
+
+/**
+ * Interface for looking up LabeledEnum instances.
+ *
+ * @author Keith Donald
+ * @author Juergen Hoeller
+ * @since 1.2.2
+ */
+public interface LabeledEnumResolver {
+
+	/**
+	 * Return a set of enumerations of a particular type. Each element in the
+	 * set should be an instance of LabeledEnum.
+	 * @param type the enum type
+	 * @return a set of localized enumeration instances for the provided type
+	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the type is not supported
+	 */
+	public Set getLabeledEnumSet(Class type) throws IllegalArgumentException;
+
+	/**
+	 * Return a map of enumerations of a particular type. Each element in the
+	 * map should be a key/value pair, where the key is the enum code, and the
+	 * value is the LabeledEnum instance.
+	 * @param type the enum type
+	 * @return a Map of localized enumeration instances,
+	 * with enum code as key and LabeledEnum instance as value
+	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the type is not supported
+	 */
+	public Map getLabeledEnumMap(Class type) throws IllegalArgumentException;
+
+	/**
+	 * Resolve a single LabeledEnum by its identifying code.
+	 * @param type the enum type
+	 * @param code the enum code
+	 * @return the enum
+	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the code did not map to a valid instance
+	 */
+	public LabeledEnum getLabeledEnumByCode(Class type, Comparable code) throws IllegalArgumentException;
+
+	/**
+	 * Resolve a single LabeledEnum by its identifying code.
+	 * @param type the enum type
+	 * @param label the enum label
+	 * @return the enum
+	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the label did not map to a valid instance
+	 */
+	public LabeledEnum getLabeledEnumByLabel(Class type, String label) throws IllegalArgumentException;
+
+}
diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/enums/LetterCodedLabeledEnum.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/enums/LetterCodedLabeledEnum.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..88a0bf327b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/enums/LetterCodedLabeledEnum.java
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2005 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.core.enums;
+
+import org.springframework.util.Assert;
+
+/**
+ * Implementation of LabeledEnum which uses a letter as the code type.
+ *
+ * 
Should almost always be subclassed, but for some simple situations it may be
+ * used directly. Note that you will not be able to use unique type-based functionality
+ * like LabeledEnumResolver.getLabeledEnumSet(type) in this case.
+ *
+ * @author Keith Donald
+ * @since 1.2.2
+ */
+public class LetterCodedLabeledEnum extends AbstractGenericLabeledEnum {
+
+	/**
+	 * The unique code of this enum.
+	 */
+	private final Character code;
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Create a new LetterCodedLabeledEnum instance.
+	 * @param code the letter code
+	 * @param label the label (can be null)
+	 */
+	public LetterCodedLabeledEnum(char code, String label) {
+		super(label);
+		Assert.isTrue(Character.isLetter(code),
+				"The code '" + code + "' is invalid: it must be a letter");
+		this.code = new Character(code);
+	}
+
+	
+	public Comparable getCode() {
+		return code;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return the letter code of this LabeledEnum instance.
+	 */
+	public char getLetterCode() {
+		return ((Character) getCode()).charValue();
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/enums/ShortCodedLabeledEnum.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/enums/ShortCodedLabeledEnum.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7db41f4f3d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/enums/ShortCodedLabeledEnum.java
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2005 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.core.enums;
+
+/**
+ * Implementation of LabeledEnum which uses Short as the code type.
+ *
+ * 
Should almost always be subclassed, but for some simple situations it may be
+ * used directly. Note that you will not be able to use unique type-based functionality
+ * like LabeledEnumResolver.getLabeledEnumSet(type) in this case.
+ *
+ * @author Keith Donald
+ * @since 1.2.2
+ */
+public class ShortCodedLabeledEnum extends AbstractGenericLabeledEnum {
+
+	/**
+	 * The unique code of this enum.
+	 */
+	private final Short code;
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Create a new ShortCodedLabeledEnum instance.
+	 * @param code the short code
+	 * @param label the label (can be null)
+	 */
+	public ShortCodedLabeledEnum(int code, String label) {
+		super(label);
+		this.code = new Short((short) code);
+	}
+
+	
+	public Comparable getCode() {
+		return code;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return the short code of this LabeledEnum instance.
+	 */
+	public short getShortCode() {
+		return ((Short) getCode()).shortValue();
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/enums/StaticLabeledEnum.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/enums/StaticLabeledEnum.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..95ef43b8680
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/enums/StaticLabeledEnum.java
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2006 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.core.enums;
+
+/**
+ * Base class for static type-safe labeled enum instances.
+ * 
+ * Usage example:
+ * 
+ * 
+ * public class FlowSessionStatus extends StaticLabeledEnum {
+ *
+ *     // public static final instances!
+ *     public static FlowSessionStatus CREATED = new FlowSessionStatus(0, "Created");
+ *     public static FlowSessionStatus ACTIVE = new FlowSessionStatus(1, "Active");
+ *     public static FlowSessionStatus PAUSED = new FlowSessionStatus(2, "Paused");
+ *     public static FlowSessionStatus SUSPENDED = new FlowSessionStatus(3, "Suspended");
+ *     public static FlowSessionStatus ENDED = new FlowSessionStatus(4, "Ended");
+ *     
+ *     // private constructor!
+ *     private FlowSessionStatus(int code, String label) {
+ *         super(code, label);
+ *     }
+ *     
+ *     // custom behavior
+ * }

+ * 
+ * @author Keith Donald
+ * @since 1.2.6
+ */
+public abstract class StaticLabeledEnum extends AbstractLabeledEnum {
+
+	/**
+	 * The unique code of the enum.
+	 */
+	private final Short code;
+
+	/**
+	 * A descriptive label for the enum.
+	 */
+	private final transient String label;
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Create a new StaticLabeledEnum instance.
+	 * @param code the short code
+	 * @param label the label (can be null)
+	 */
+	protected StaticLabeledEnum(int code, String label) {
+		this.code = new Short((short) code);
+		if (label != null) {
+			this.label = label;
+		}
+		else {
+			this.label = this.code.toString();
+		}
+	}
+
+	public Comparable getCode() {
+		return code;
+	}
+
+	public String getLabel() {
+		return label;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return the code of this LabeledEnum instance as a short.
+	 */
+	public short shortValue() {
+		return ((Number) getCode()).shortValue();
+	}
+
+
+	//---------------------------------------------------------------------
+	// Serialization support
+	//---------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	/**
+	 * Return the resolved type safe static enum instance.
+	 */
+	protected Object readResolve() {
+		return StaticLabeledEnumResolver.instance().getLabeledEnumByCode(getType(), getCode());
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/enums/StaticLabeledEnumResolver.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/enums/StaticLabeledEnumResolver.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a1ee63ef1a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/enums/StaticLabeledEnumResolver.java
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2008 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.core.enums;
+
+import java.lang.reflect.Field;
+import java.lang.reflect.Modifier;
+import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.TreeSet;
+
+import org.springframework.util.Assert;
+
+/**
+ * {@link LabeledEnumResolver} that resolves statically defined enumerations.
+ * Static implies all enum instances were defined within Java code,
+ * implementing the type-safe enum pattern.
+ *
+ * @author Keith Donald
+ * @author Juergen Hoeller
+ * @since 1.2.2
+ */
+public class StaticLabeledEnumResolver extends AbstractCachingLabeledEnumResolver {
+
+	/**
+	 * Shared StaticLabeledEnumResolver singleton instance.
+	 */
+	private static final StaticLabeledEnumResolver INSTANCE = new StaticLabeledEnumResolver();
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Return the shared StaticLabeledEnumResolver singleton instance.
+	 * Mainly for resolving unique StaticLabeledEnum references on deserialization.
+	 * @see StaticLabeledEnum
+	 */
+	public static StaticLabeledEnumResolver instance() {
+		return INSTANCE;
+	}
+
+
+	protected Set findLabeledEnums(Class type) {
+		Set typeEnums = new TreeSet();
+		Field[] fields = type.getFields();
+		for (int i = 0; i < fields.length; i++) {
+			Field field = fields[i];
+			if (Modifier.isStatic(field.getModifiers()) && Modifier.isPublic(field.getModifiers())) {
+				if (type.isAssignableFrom(field.getType())) {
+					try {
+						Object value = field.get(null);
+						Assert.isTrue(value instanceof LabeledEnum, "Field value must be a LabeledEnum instance");
+						typeEnums.add(value);
+					}
+					catch (IllegalAccessException ex) {
+						logger.warn("Unable to access field value: " + field, ex);
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		return typeEnums;
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/enums/StringCodedLabeledEnum.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/enums/StringCodedLabeledEnum.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ffa9956f50e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/enums/StringCodedLabeledEnum.java
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2007 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.core.enums;
+
+import org.springframework.util.Assert;
+
+/**
+ * Implementation of LabeledEnum which uses a String as the code type.
+ *
+ * 
Should almost always be subclassed, but for some simple situations it may be
+ * used directly. Note that you will not be able to use unique type-based
+ * functionality like LabeledEnumResolver.getLabeledEnumSet(type) in this case.
+ *
+ * @author Keith Donald
+ * @author Juergen Hoeller
+ * @since 1.2.2
+ * @see org.springframework.core.enums.LabeledEnumResolver#getLabeledEnumSet(Class)
+ */
+public class StringCodedLabeledEnum extends AbstractGenericLabeledEnum {
+
+	/**
+	 * The unique code of this enum.
+	 */
+	private final String code;
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Create a new StringCodedLabeledEnum instance.
+	 * @param code the String code
+	 * @param label the label (can be null)
+	 */
+	public StringCodedLabeledEnum(String code, String label) {
+		super(label);
+		Assert.notNull(code, "'code' must not be null");
+		this.code = code;
+	}
+
+
+	public Comparable getCode() {
+		return this.code;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return the String code of this LabeledEnum instance.
+	 */
+	public String getStringCode() {
+		return (String) getCode();
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/enums/package.html b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/enums/package.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..be0ecc57e0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/enums/package.html
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+
+
+
+Interfaces and classes for type-safe enum support on JDK >= 1.3.
+This enum abstraction support codes and labels.
+
+
+
diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/AbstractResource.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/AbstractResource.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..21fa7604d4b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/AbstractResource.java
@@ -0,0 +1,177 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2008 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.core.io;
+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.net.URI;
+import java.net.URISyntaxException;
+import java.net.URL;
+
+import org.springframework.core.NestedIOException;
+import org.springframework.util.ResourceUtils;
+
+/**
+ * Convenience base class for {@link Resource} implementations,
+ * pre-implementing typical behavior.
+ *
+ * 
The "exists" method will check whether a File or InputStream can
+ * be opened; "isOpen" will always return false; "getURL" and "getFile"
+ * throw an exception; and "toString" will return the description.
+ *
+ * @author Juergen Hoeller
+ * @since 28.12.2003
+ */
+public abstract class AbstractResource implements Resource {
+
+	/**
+	 * This implementation checks whether a File can be opened,
+	 * falling back to whether an InputStream can be opened.
+	 * This will cover both directories and content resources.
+	 */
+	public boolean exists() {
+		// Try file existence: can we find the file in the file system?
+		try {
+			return getFile().exists();
+		}
+		catch (IOException ex) {
+			// Fall back to stream existence: can we open the stream?
+			try {
+				InputStream is = getInputStream();
+				is.close();
+				return true;
+			}
+			catch (Throwable isEx) {
+				return false;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * This implementation always returns true.
+	 */
+	public boolean isReadable() {
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * This implementation always returns false.
+	 */
+	public boolean isOpen() {
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * This implementation throws a FileNotFoundException, assuming
+	 * that the resource cannot be resolved to a URL.
+	 */
+	public URL getURL() throws IOException {
+		throw new FileNotFoundException(getDescription() + " cannot be resolved to URL");
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * This implementation builds a URI based on the URL returned
+	 * by {@link #getURL()}.
+	 */
+	public URI getURI() throws IOException {
+		URL url = getURL();
+		try {
+			return ResourceUtils.toURI(url);
+		}
+		catch (URISyntaxException ex) {
+			throw new NestedIOException("Invalid URI [" + url + "]", ex);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * This implementation throws a FileNotFoundException, assuming
+	 * that the resource cannot be resolved to an absolute file path.
+	 */
+	public File getFile() throws IOException {
+		throw new FileNotFoundException(getDescription() + " cannot be resolved to absolute file path");
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * This implementation checks the timestamp of the underlying File,
+	 * if available.
+	 * @see #getFileForLastModifiedCheck()
+	 */
+	public long lastModified() throws IOException {
+		long lastModified = getFileForLastModifiedCheck().lastModified();
+		if (lastModified == 0L) {
+			throw new FileNotFoundException(getDescription() +
+					" cannot be resolved in the file system for resolving its last-modified timestamp");
+		}
+		return lastModified;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Determine the File to use for timestamp checking.
+	 * 
The default implementation delegates to {@link #getFile()}.
+	 * @return the File to use for timestamp checking (never null)
+	 * @throws IOException if the resource cannot be resolved as absolute
+	 * file path, i.e. if the resource is not available in a file system
+	 */
+	protected File getFileForLastModifiedCheck() throws IOException {
+		return getFile();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * This implementation throws a FileNotFoundException, assuming
+	 * that relative resources cannot be created for this resource.
+	 */
+	public Resource createRelative(String relativePath) throws IOException {
+		throw new FileNotFoundException("Cannot create a relative resource for " + getDescription());
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * This implementation always throws IllegalStateException,
+	 * assuming that the resource does not carry a filename.
+	 */
+	public String getFilename() throws IllegalStateException {
+		throw new IllegalStateException(getDescription() + " does not carry a filename");
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * This implementation returns the description of this resource.
+	 * @see #getDescription()
+	 */
+	public String toString() {
+		return getDescription();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * This implementation compares description strings.
+	 * @see #getDescription()
+	 */
+	public boolean equals(Object obj) {
+		return (obj == this ||
+		    (obj instanceof Resource && ((Resource) obj).getDescription().equals(getDescription())));
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * This implementation returns the description's hash code.
+	 * @see #getDescription()
+	 */
+	public int hashCode() {
+		return getDescription().hashCode();
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/ByteArrayResource.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/ByteArrayResource.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..48c5b81eabb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/ByteArrayResource.java
@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2007 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.core.io;
+
+import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+
+/**
+ * {@link Resource} implementation for a given byte array.
+ * Creates a ByteArrayInputStreams for the given byte array.
+ *
+ * 
Useful for loading content from any given byte array,
+ * without having to resort to a single-use {@link InputStreamResource}.
+ * Particularly useful for creating mail attachments from local content,
+ * where JavaMail needs to be able to read the stream multiple times.
+ *
+ * @author Juergen Hoeller
+ * @since 1.2.3
+ * @see java.io.ByteArrayInputStream
+ * @see InputStreamResource
+ * @see org.springframework.mail.javamail.MimeMessageHelper#addAttachment(String, InputStreamSource)
+ */
+public class ByteArrayResource extends AbstractResource {
+
+	private final byte[] byteArray;
+
+	private final String description;
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Create a new ByteArrayResource.
+	 * @param byteArray the byte array to wrap
+	 */
+	public ByteArrayResource(byte[] byteArray) {
+		this(byteArray, "resource loaded from byte array");
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Create a new ByteArrayResource.
+	 * @param byteArray the byte array to wrap
+	 * @param description where the byte array comes from
+	 */
+	public ByteArrayResource(byte[] byteArray, String description) {
+		if (byteArray == null) {
+			throw new IllegalArgumentException("Byte array must not be null");
+		}
+		this.byteArray = byteArray;
+		this.description = (description != null ? description : "");
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return the underlying byte array.
+	 */
+	public final byte[] getByteArray() {
+		return this.byteArray;
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * This implementation always returns true.
+	 */
+	public boolean exists() {
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * This implementation returns a ByteArrayInputStream for the
+	 * underlying byte array.
+	 * @see java.io.ByteArrayInputStream
+	 */
+	public InputStream getInputStream() throws IOException {
+		return new ByteArrayInputStream(this.byteArray);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * This implementation returns the passed-in description, if any.
+	 */
+	public String getDescription() {
+		return this.description;
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * This implementation compares the underlying byte array.
+	 * @see java.util.Arrays#equals(byte[], byte[])
+	 */
+	public boolean equals(Object obj) {
+		return (obj == this ||
+		    (obj instanceof ByteArrayResource && Arrays.equals(((ByteArrayResource) obj).byteArray, this.byteArray)));
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * This implementation returns the hash code based on the
+	 * underlying byte array.
+	 */
+	public int hashCode() {
+		return (byte[].class.hashCode() * 29 * this.byteArray.length);
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/ClassPathResource.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/ClassPathResource.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b803ad77ed2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/ClassPathResource.java
@@ -0,0 +1,244 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2008 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.core.io;
+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.net.URL;
+
+import org.springframework.util.Assert;
+import org.springframework.util.ClassUtils;
+import org.springframework.util.ObjectUtils;
+import org.springframework.util.ResourceUtils;
+import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
+
+/**
+ * {@link Resource} implementation for class path resources.
+ * Uses either a given ClassLoader or a given Class for loading resources.
+ *
+ * 
Supports resolution as java.io.File if the class path
+ * resource resides in the file system, but not for resources in a JAR.
+ * Always supports resolution as URL.
+ *
+ * @author Juergen Hoeller
+ * @since 28.12.2003
+ * @see java.lang.ClassLoader#getResourceAsStream(String)
+ * @see java.lang.Class#getResourceAsStream(String)
+ */
+public class ClassPathResource extends AbstractResource {
+
+	private final String path;
+
+	private ClassLoader classLoader;
+
+	private Class clazz;
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Create a new ClassPathResource for ClassLoader usage.
+	 * A leading slash will be removed, as the ClassLoader
+	 * resource access methods will not accept it.
+	 * 
The thread context class loader will be used for
+	 * loading the resource.
+	 * @param path the absolute path within the class path
+	 * @see java.lang.ClassLoader#getResourceAsStream(String)
+	 * @see org.springframework.util.ClassUtils#getDefaultClassLoader()
+	 */
+	public ClassPathResource(String path) {
+		this(path, (ClassLoader) null);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Create a new ClassPathResource for ClassLoader usage.
+	 * A leading slash will be removed, as the ClassLoader
+	 * resource access methods will not accept it.
+	 * @param path the absolute path within the classpath
+	 * @param classLoader the class loader to load the resource with,
+	 * or null for the thread context class loader
+	 * @see java.lang.ClassLoader#getResourceAsStream(String)
+	 */
+	public ClassPathResource(String path, ClassLoader classLoader) {
+		Assert.notNull(path, "Path must not be null");
+		String pathToUse = StringUtils.cleanPath(path);
+		if (pathToUse.startsWith("/")) {
+			pathToUse = pathToUse.substring(1);
+		}
+		this.path = pathToUse;
+		this.classLoader = (classLoader != null ? classLoader : ClassUtils.getDefaultClassLoader());
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Create a new ClassPathResource for Class usage.
+	 * The path can be relative to the given class,
+	 * or absolute within the classpath via a leading slash.
+	 * @param path relative or absolute path within the class path
+	 * @param clazz the class to load resources with
+	 * @see java.lang.Class#getResourceAsStream
+	 */
+	public ClassPathResource(String path, Class clazz) {
+		Assert.notNull(path, "Path must not be null");
+		this.path = StringUtils.cleanPath(path);
+		this.clazz = clazz;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Create a new ClassPathResource with optional ClassLoader and Class.
+	 * Only for internal usage.
+	 * @param path relative or absolute path within the classpath
+	 * @param classLoader the class loader to load the resource with, if any
+	 * @param clazz the class to load resources with, if any
+	 */
+	protected ClassPathResource(String path, ClassLoader classLoader, Class clazz) {
+		this.path = StringUtils.cleanPath(path);
+		this.classLoader = classLoader;
+		this.clazz = clazz;
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Return the path for this resource (as resource path within the class path).
+	 */
+	public final String getPath() {
+		return this.path;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return the ClassLoader that this resource will be obtained from.
+	 */
+	public final ClassLoader getClassLoader() {
+		return (this.classLoader != null ? this.classLoader : this.clazz.getClassLoader());
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * This implementation opens an InputStream for the given class path resource.
+	 * @see java.lang.ClassLoader#getResourceAsStream(String)
+	 * @see java.lang.Class#getResourceAsStream(String)
+	 */
+	public InputStream getInputStream() throws IOException {
+		InputStream is = null;
+		if (this.clazz != null) {
+			is = this.clazz.getResourceAsStream(this.path);
+		}
+		else {
+			is = this.classLoader.getResourceAsStream(this.path);
+		}
+		if (is == null) {
+			throw new FileNotFoundException(
+					getDescription() + " cannot be opened because it does not exist");
+		}
+		return is;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * This implementation returns a URL for the underlying class path resource.
+	 * @see java.lang.ClassLoader#getResource(String)
+	 * @see java.lang.Class#getResource(String)
+	 */
+	public URL getURL() throws IOException {
+		URL url = null;
+		if (this.clazz != null) {
+			url = this.clazz.getResource(this.path);
+		}
+		else {
+			url = this.classLoader.getResource(this.path);
+		}
+		if (url == null) {
+			throw new FileNotFoundException(
+					getDescription() + " cannot be resolved to URL because it does not exist");
+		}
+		return url;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * This implementation returns a File reference for the underlying class path
+	 * resource, provided that it refers to a file in the file system.
+	 * @see org.springframework.util.ResourceUtils#getFile(java.net.URL, String)
+	 */
+	public File getFile() throws IOException {
+		return ResourceUtils.getFile(getURL(), getDescription());
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * This implementation determines the underlying File
+	 * (or jar file, in case of a resource in a jar/zip).
+	 */
+	protected File getFileForLastModifiedCheck() throws IOException {
+		URL url = getURL();
+		if (ResourceUtils.isJarURL(url)) {
+			URL actualUrl = ResourceUtils.extractJarFileURL(url);
+			return ResourceUtils.getFile(actualUrl);
+		}
+		else {
+			return ResourceUtils.getFile(url, getDescription());
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * This implementation creates a ClassPathResource, applying the given path
+	 * relative to the path of the underlying resource of this descriptor.
+	 * @see org.springframework.util.StringUtils#applyRelativePath(String, String)
+	 */
+	public Resource createRelative(String relativePath) {
+		String pathToUse = StringUtils.applyRelativePath(this.path, relativePath);
+		return new ClassPathResource(pathToUse, this.classLoader, this.clazz);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * This implementation returns the name of the file that this class path
+	 * resource refers to.
+	 * @see org.springframework.util.StringUtils#getFilename(String)
+	 */
+	public String getFilename() {
+		return StringUtils.getFilename(this.path);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * This implementation returns a description that includes the class path location.
+	 */
+	public String getDescription() {
+		return "class path resource [" + this.path + "]";
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * This implementation compares the underlying class path locations.
+	 */
+	public boolean equals(Object obj) {
+		if (obj == this) {
+			return true;
+		}
+		if (obj instanceof ClassPathResource) {
+			ClassPathResource otherRes = (ClassPathResource) obj;
+			return (this.path.equals(otherRes.path) &&
+					ObjectUtils.nullSafeEquals(this.classLoader, otherRes.classLoader) &&
+					ObjectUtils.nullSafeEquals(this.clazz, otherRes.clazz));
+		}
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * This implementation returns the hash code of the underlying
+	 * class path location.
+	 */
+	public int hashCode() {
+		return this.path.hashCode();
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/ContextResource.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/ContextResource.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0493cfa7a00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/ContextResource.java
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2007 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.core.io;
+
+/**
+ * Extended interface for a resource that is loaded from an enclosing
+ * 'context', e.g. from a {@link javax.servlet.ServletContext} or a
+ * {@link javax.portlet.PortletContext} but also from plain classpath paths
+ * or relative file system paths (specified without an explicit prefix,
+ * hence applying relative to the local {@link ResourceLoader}'s context).
+ *
+ * @author Juergen Hoeller
+ * @since 2.5
+ * @see org.springframework.web.context.support.ServletContextResource
+ * @see org.springframework.web.portlet.context.PortletContextResource
+ */
+public interface ContextResource extends Resource {
+
+	/**
+	 * Return the path within the enclosing 'context'.
+	 * 
This is typically path relative to a context-specific root directory,
+	 * e.g. a ServletContext root or a PortletContext root.
+	 */
+	String getPathWithinContext();
+
+}
diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/DefaultResourceLoader.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/DefaultResourceLoader.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6baf59498f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/DefaultResourceLoader.java
@@ -0,0 +1,143 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2008 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.core.io;
+
+import java.net.MalformedURLException;
+import java.net.URL;
+
+import org.springframework.util.Assert;
+import org.springframework.util.ClassUtils;
+import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
+
+/**
+ * Default implementation of the {@link ResourceLoader} interface.
+ * Used by {@link ResourceEditor}, and serves as base class for
+ * {@link org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext}.
+ * Can also be used standalone.
+ *
+ * 
Will return a {@link UrlResource} if the location value is a URL,
+ * and a {@link ClassPathResource} if it is a non-URL path or a
+ * "classpath:" pseudo-URL.
+ *
+ * @author Juergen Hoeller
+ * @since 10.03.2004
+ * @see FileSystemResourceLoader
+ * @see org.springframework.context.support.ClassPathXmlApplicationContext
+ */
+public class DefaultResourceLoader implements ResourceLoader {
+
+	private ClassLoader classLoader;
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Create a new DefaultResourceLoader.
+	 * 
ClassLoader access will happen using the thread context class loader
+	 * at the time of this ResourceLoader's initialization.
+	 * @see java.lang.Thread#getContextClassLoader()
+	 */
+	public DefaultResourceLoader() {
+		this.classLoader = ClassUtils.getDefaultClassLoader();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Create a new DefaultResourceLoader.
+	 * @param classLoader the ClassLoader to load class path resources with, or null
+	 * for using the thread context class loader at the time of actual resource access
+	 */
+	public DefaultResourceLoader(ClassLoader classLoader) {
+		this.classLoader = classLoader;
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Specify the ClassLoader to load class path resources with, or null
+	 * for using the thread context class loader at the time of actual resource access.
+	 * 
The default is that ClassLoader access will happen using the thread context
+	 * class loader at the time of this ResourceLoader's initialization.
+	 */
+	public void setClassLoader(ClassLoader classLoader) {
+		this.classLoader = classLoader;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return the ClassLoader to load class path resources with,
+	 * or null if using the thread context class loader on actual access
+	 * (applying to the thread that constructs the ClassPathResource object).
+	 * 
Will get passed to ClassPathResource's constructor for all
+	 * ClassPathResource objects created by this resource loader.
+	 * @see ClassPathResource
+	 */
+	public ClassLoader getClassLoader() {
+		return this.classLoader;
+	}
+
+
+	public Resource getResource(String location) {
+		Assert.notNull(location, "Location must not be null");
+		if (location.startsWith(CLASSPATH_URL_PREFIX)) {
+			return new ClassPathResource(location.substring(CLASSPATH_URL_PREFIX.length()), getClassLoader());
+		}
+		else {
+			try {
+				// Try to parse the location as a URL...
+				URL url = new URL(location);
+				return new UrlResource(url);
+			}
+			catch (MalformedURLException ex) {
+				// No URL -> resolve as resource path.
+				return getResourceByPath(location);
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return a Resource handle for the resource at the given path.
+	 * 
The default implementation supports class path locations. This should
+	 * be appropriate for standalone implementations but can be overridden,
+	 * e.g. for implementations targeted at a Servlet container.
+	 * @param path the path to the resource
+	 * @return the corresponding Resource handle
+	 * @see ClassPathResource
+	 * @see org.springframework.context.support.FileSystemXmlApplicationContext#getResourceByPath
+	 * @see org.springframework.web.context.support.XmlWebApplicationContext#getResourceByPath
+	 */
+	protected Resource getResourceByPath(String path) {
+		return new ClassPathContextResource(path, getClassLoader());
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * ClassPathResource that explicitly expresses a context-relative path
+	 * through implementing the ContextResource interface.
+	 */
+	private static class ClassPathContextResource extends ClassPathResource implements ContextResource {
+
+		public ClassPathContextResource(String path, ClassLoader classLoader) {
+			super(path, classLoader);
+		}
+
+		public String getPathWithinContext() {
+			return getPath();
+		}
+
+		public Resource createRelative(String relativePath) {
+			String pathToUse = StringUtils.applyRelativePath(getPath(), relativePath);
+			return new ClassPathContextResource(pathToUse, getClassLoader());
+		}
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/DescriptiveResource.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/DescriptiveResource.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cab0c6a5d78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/DescriptiveResource.java
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2008 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.core.io;
+
+import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStream;
+
+/**
+ * Simple {@link Resource} implementation that holds a resource description
+ * but does not point to an actually readable resource.
+ *
+ * 
To be used as placeholder if a Resource argument is
+ * expected by an API but not necessarily used for actual reading.
+ *
+ * @author Juergen Hoeller
+ * @since 1.2.6
+ */
+public class DescriptiveResource extends AbstractResource {
+
+	private final String description;
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Create a new DescriptiveResource.
+	 * @param description the resource description
+	 */
+	public DescriptiveResource(String description) {
+		this.description = (description != null ? description : "");
+	}
+
+
+	public boolean exists() {
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	public boolean isReadable() {
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	public InputStream getInputStream() throws IOException {
+		throw new FileNotFoundException(
+				getDescription() + " cannot be opened because it does not point to a readable resource");
+	}
+
+	public String getDescription() {
+		return this.description;
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * This implementation compares the underlying description String.
+	 */
+	public boolean equals(Object obj) {
+		return (obj == this ||
+		    (obj instanceof DescriptiveResource && ((DescriptiveResource) obj).description.equals(this.description)));
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * This implementation returns the hash code of the underlying description String.
+	 */
+	public int hashCode() {
+		return this.description.hashCode();
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/FileSystemResource.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/FileSystemResource.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ef063870348
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/FileSystemResource.java
@@ -0,0 +1,177 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2008 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.core.io;
+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.FileInputStream;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.net.URI;
+import java.net.URL;
+
+import org.springframework.util.Assert;
+import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
+
+/**
+ * {@link Resource} implementation for java.io.File handles.
+ * Obviously supports resolution as File, and also as URL.
+ *
+ * @author Juergen Hoeller
+ * @since 28.12.2003
+ * @see java.io.File
+ */
+public class FileSystemResource extends AbstractResource {
+
+	private final File file;
+
+	private final String path;
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Create a new FileSystemResource from a File handle.
+	 * 
Note: When building relative resources via {@link #createRelative},
+	 * the relative path will apply at the same directory level:
+	 * e.g. new File("C:/dir1"), relative path "dir2" -> "C:/dir2"!
+	 * If you prefer to have relative paths built underneath the given root
+	 * directory, use the {@link #FileSystemResource(String) constructor with a file path}
+	 * to append a trailing slash to the root path: "C:/dir1/", which
+	 * indicates this directory as root for all relative paths.
+	 * @param file a File handle
+	 */
+	public FileSystemResource(File file) {
+		Assert.notNull(file, "File must not be null");
+		this.file = file;
+		this.path = StringUtils.cleanPath(file.getPath());
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Create a new FileSystemResource from a file path.
+	 * 
Note: When building relative resources via {@link #createRelative},
+	 * it makes a difference whether the specified resource base path here
+	 * ends with a slash or not. In the case of "C:/dir1/", relative paths
+	 * will be built underneath that root: e.g. relative path "dir2" ->
+	 * "C:/dir1/dir2". In the case of "C:/dir1", relative paths will apply
+	 * at the same directory level: relative path "dir2" -> "C:/dir2".
+	 * @param path a file path
+	 */
+	public FileSystemResource(String path) {
+		Assert.notNull(path, "Path must not be null");
+		this.file = new File(path);
+		this.path = StringUtils.cleanPath(path);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return the file path for this resource.
+	 */
+	public final String getPath() {
+		return this.path;
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * This implementation returns whether the underlying file exists.
+	 * @see java.io.File#exists()
+	 */
+	public boolean exists() {
+		return this.file.exists();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * This implementation checks whether the underlying file is marked as readable
+	 * (and corresponds to an actual file with content, not to a directory).
+	 * @see java.io.File#canRead()
+	 * @see java.io.File#isDirectory()
+	 */
+	public boolean isReadable() {
+		return (this.file.canRead() && !this.file.isDirectory());
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * This implementation opens a FileInputStream for the underlying file.
+	 * @see java.io.FileInputStream
+	 */
+	public InputStream getInputStream() throws IOException {
+		return new FileInputStream(this.file);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * This implementation returns a URL for the underlying file.
+	 * @see java.io.File#toURI()
+	 */
+	public URL getURL() throws IOException {
+		return this.file.toURI().toURL();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * This implementation returns a URI for the underlying file.
+	 * @see java.io.File#toURI()
+	 */
+	public URI getURI() throws IOException {
+		return this.file.toURI();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * This implementation returns the underlying File reference.
+	 */
+	public File getFile() {
+		return this.file;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * This implementation creates a FileSystemResource, applying the given path
+	 * relative to the path of the underlying file of this resource descriptor.
+	 * @see org.springframework.util.StringUtils#applyRelativePath(String, String)
+	 */
+	public Resource createRelative(String relativePath) {
+		String pathToUse = StringUtils.applyRelativePath(this.path, relativePath);
+		return new FileSystemResource(pathToUse);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * This implementation returns the name of the file.
+	 * @see java.io.File#getName()
+	 */
+	public String getFilename() {
+		return this.file.getName();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * This implementation returns a description that includes the absolute
+	 * path of the file.
+	 * @see java.io.File#getAbsolutePath()
+	 */
+	public String getDescription() {
+		return "file [" + this.file.getAbsolutePath() + "]";
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * This implementation compares the underlying File references.
+	 */
+	public boolean equals(Object obj) {
+		return (obj == this ||
+		    (obj instanceof FileSystemResource && this.path.equals(((FileSystemResource) obj).path)));
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * This implementation returns the hash code of the underlying File reference.
+	 */
+	public int hashCode() {
+		return this.path.hashCode();
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/FileSystemResourceLoader.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/FileSystemResourceLoader.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..30891d18966
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/FileSystemResourceLoader.java
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2007 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.core.io;
+
+/**
+ * {@link ResourceLoader} implementation that resolves plain paths as
+ * file system resources rather than as class path resources
+ * (the latter is {@link DefaultResourceLoader}'s default strategy).
+ *
+ * 
NOTE: Plain paths will always be interpreted as relative
+ * to the current VM working directory, even if they start with a slash.
+ * (This is consistent with the semantics in a Servlet container.)
+ * Use an explicit "file:" prefix to enforce an absolute file path.
+ *
+ * 
{@link org.springframework.context.support.FileSystemXmlApplicationContext}
+ * is a full-fledged ApplicationContext implementation that provides
+ * the same resource path resolution strategy.
+ *
+ * @author Juergen Hoeller
+ * @since 1.1.3
+ * @see DefaultResourceLoader
+ * @see org.springframework.context.support.FileSystemXmlApplicationContext
+ */
+public class FileSystemResourceLoader extends DefaultResourceLoader {
+
+	/**
+	 * Resolve resource paths as file system paths.
+	 * 
Note: Even if a given path starts with a slash, it will get
+	 * interpreted as relative to the current VM working directory.
+	 * @param path the path to the resource
+	 * @return the corresponding Resource handle
+	 * @see FileSystemResource
+	 * @see org.springframework.web.context.support.ServletContextResourceLoader#getResourceByPath
+	 */
+	protected Resource getResourceByPath(String path) {
+		if (path != null && path.startsWith("/")) {
+			path = path.substring(1);
+		}
+		return new FileSystemContextResource(path);
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * FileSystemResource that explicitly expresses a context-relative path
+	 * through implementing the ContextResource interface.
+	 */
+	private static class FileSystemContextResource extends FileSystemResource implements ContextResource {
+
+		public FileSystemContextResource(String path) {
+			super(path);
+		}
+
+		public String getPathWithinContext() {
+			return getPath();
+		}
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/InputStreamResource.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/InputStreamResource.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e42edef6acf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/InputStreamResource.java
@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2006 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.core.io;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStream;
+
+/**
+ * {@link Resource} implementation for a given InputStream. Should only
+ * be used if no specific Resource implementation is applicable.
+ * In particular, prefer {@link ByteArrayResource} or any of the
+ * file-based Resource implementations where possible.
+ *
+ * 
In contrast to other Resource implementations, this is a descriptor
+ * for an already opened resource - therefore returning "true" from
+ * isOpen(). Do not use it if you need to keep the resource
+ * descriptor somewhere, or if you need to read a stream multiple times.
+ *
+ * @author Juergen Hoeller
+ * @since 28.12.2003
+ * @see ByteArrayResource
+ * @see ClassPathResource
+ * @see FileSystemResource
+ * @see UrlResource
+ */
+public class InputStreamResource extends AbstractResource {
+
+	private final InputStream inputStream;
+
+	private final String description;
+
+	private boolean read = false;
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Create a new InputStreamResource.
+	 * @param inputStream the InputStream to use
+	 */
+	public InputStreamResource(InputStream inputStream) {
+		this(inputStream, "resource loaded through InputStream");
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Create a new InputStreamResource.
+	 * @param inputStream the InputStream to use
+	 * @param description where the InputStream comes from
+	 */
+	public InputStreamResource(InputStream inputStream, String description) {
+		if (inputStream == null) {
+			throw new IllegalArgumentException("InputStream must not be null");
+		}
+		this.inputStream = inputStream;
+		this.description = (description != null ? description : "");
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * This implementation always returns true.
+	 */
+	public boolean exists() {
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * This implementation always returns true.
+	 */
+	public boolean isOpen() {
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * This implementation throws IllegalStateException if attempting to
+	 * read the underlying stream multiple times.
+	 */
+	public InputStream getInputStream() throws IOException, IllegalStateException {
+		if (this.read) {
+			throw new IllegalStateException("InputStream has already been read - " +
+					"do not use InputStreamResource if a stream needs to be read multiple times");
+		}
+		this.read = true;
+		return this.inputStream;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * This implementation returns the passed-in description, if any.
+	 */
+	public String getDescription() {
+		return this.description;
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * This implementation compares the underlying InputStream.
+	 */
+	public boolean equals(Object obj) {
+		return (obj == this ||
+		    (obj instanceof InputStreamResource && ((InputStreamResource) obj).inputStream.equals(this.inputStream)));
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * This implementation returns the hash code of the underlying InputStream.
+	 */
+	public int hashCode() {
+		return this.inputStream.hashCode();
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/InputStreamSource.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/InputStreamSource.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..33bac479152
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/InputStreamSource.java
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2007 the original author or authors.
+ * 
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ * 
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * 
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.core.io;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStream;
+
+/**
+ * Simple interface for objects that are sources for an {@link InputStream}.
+ *
+ * 
This is the base interface for Spring's more extensive {@link Resource} interface.
+ *
+ * 
For single-use streams, {@link InputStreamResource} can be used for any
+ * given InputStream. Spring's {@link ByteArrayResource} or any
+ * file-based Resource implementation can be used as a concrete
+ * instance, allowing one to read the underlying content stream multiple times.
+ * This makes this interface useful as an abstract content source for mail
+ * attachments, for example. 
+ *
+ * @author Juergen Hoeller
+ * @since 20.01.2004
+ * @see java.io.InputStream
+ * @see Resource
+ * @see InputStreamResource
+ * @see ByteArrayResource
+ */
+public interface InputStreamSource {
+
+	/**
+	 * Return an {@link InputStream}.
+	 * 
It is expected that each call creates a fresh stream.
+	 * 
This requirement is particularly important when you consider an API such
+	 * as JavaMail, which needs to be able to read the stream multiple times when
+	 * creating mail attachments. For such a use case, it is required
+	 * that each getInputStream() call returns a fresh stream.
+	 * @throws IOException if the stream could not be opened
+	 * @see org.springframework.mail.javamail.MimeMessageHelper#addAttachment(String, InputStreamSource)
+	 */
+	InputStream getInputStream() throws IOException;
+
+}
diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/Resource.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/Resource.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..bd75d8900c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/Resource.java
@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2008 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.core.io;
+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.net.URI;
+import java.net.URL;
+
+/**
+ * Interface for a resource descriptor that abstracts from the actual
+ * type of underlying resource, such as a file or class path resource.
+ *
+ * 
An InputStream can be opened for every resource if it exists in
+ * physical form, but a URL or File handle can just be returned for
+ * certain resources. The actual behavior is implementation-specific.
+ *
+ * @author Juergen Hoeller
+ * @since 28.12.2003
+ * @see #getInputStream()
+ * @see #getURL()
+ * @see #getURI()
+ * @see #getFile()
+ * @see FileSystemResource
+ * @see ClassPathResource
+ * @see UrlResource
+ * @see ByteArrayResource
+ * @see InputStreamResource
+ * @see org.springframework.web.context.support.ServletContextResource
+ */
+public interface Resource extends InputStreamSource {
+
+	/**
+	 * Return whether this resource actually exists in physical form.
+	 * 
This method performs a definitive existence check, whereas the
+	 * existence of a Resource handle only guarantees a
+	 * valid descriptor handle.
+	 */
+	boolean exists();
+
+	/**
+	 * Return whether the contents of this resource can be read,
+	 * e.g. via {@link #getInputStream()} or {@link #getFile()}.
+	 * 
Will be true for typical resource descriptors;
+	 * note that actual content reading may still fail when attempted.
+	 * However, a value of false is a definitive indication
+	 * that the resource content cannot be read.
+	 */
+	boolean isReadable();
+
+	/**
+	 * Return whether this resource represents a handle with an open
+	 * stream. If true, the InputStream cannot be read multiple times,
+	 * and must be read and closed to avoid resource leaks.
+	 * 
Will be false for typical resource descriptors.
+	 */
+	boolean isOpen();
+
+	/**
+	 * Return a URL handle for this resource.
+	 * @throws IOException if the resource cannot be resolved as URL,
+	 * i.e. if the resource is not available as descriptor
+	 */
+	URL getURL() throws IOException;
+
+	/**
+	 * Return a URI handle for this resource.
+	 * @throws IOException if the resource cannot be resolved as URI,
+	 * i.e. if the resource is not available as descriptor
+	 */
+	URI getURI() throws IOException;
+
+	/**
+	 * Return a File handle for this resource.
+	 * @throws IOException if the resource cannot be resolved as absolute
+	 * file path, i.e. if the resource is not available in a file system
+	 */
+	File getFile() throws IOException;
+
+	/**
+	 * Determine the last-modified timestamp for this resource.
+	 * @throws IOException if the resource cannot be resolved
+	 * (in the file system or as some other known physical resource type)
+	 */
+	long lastModified() throws IOException;
+
+	/**
+	 * Create a resource relative to this resource.
+	 * @param relativePath the relative path (relative to this resource)
+	 * @return the resource handle for the relative resource
+	 * @throws IOException if the relative resource cannot be determined
+	 */
+	Resource createRelative(String relativePath) throws IOException;
+
+	/**
+	 * Return a filename for this resource, i.e. typically the last
+	 * part of the path: for example, "myfile.txt".
+	 */
+	String getFilename();
+
+	/**
+	 * Return a description for this resource,
+	 * to be used for error output when working with the resource.
+	 * 
Implementations are also encouraged to return this value
+	 * from their toString method.
+	 * @see java.lang.Object#toString()
+	 */
+	String getDescription();
+
+}
diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/ResourceEditor.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/ResourceEditor.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9d53130c02a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/ResourceEditor.java
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2007 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.core.io;
+
+import java.beans.PropertyEditorSupport;
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+import org.springframework.util.Assert;
+import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
+import org.springframework.util.SystemPropertyUtils;
+
+/**
+ * {@link java.beans.PropertyEditor Editor} for {@link Resource}
+ * descriptors, to automatically convert String locations
+ * e.g. "file:C:/myfile.txt" or
+ * "classpath:myfile.txt") to Resource
+ * properties instead of using a String location property.
+ *
+ * 
The path may contain ${...} placeholders, to be resolved
+ * as system properties: e.g. ${user.dir}.
+ *
+ * 
Delegates to a {@link ResourceLoader} to do the heavy lifting,
+ * by default using a {@link DefaultResourceLoader}.
+ *
+ * @author Juergen Hoeller
+ * @since 28.12.2003
+ * @see Resource
+ * @see ResourceLoader
+ * @see DefaultResourceLoader
+ * @see org.springframework.util.SystemPropertyUtils#resolvePlaceholders
+ * @see System#getProperty(String)
+ */
+public class ResourceEditor extends PropertyEditorSupport {
+
+	private final ResourceLoader resourceLoader;
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Create a new instance of the {@link ResourceEditor} class
+	 * using a {@link DefaultResourceLoader}.
+	 */
+	public ResourceEditor() {
+		this(new DefaultResourceLoader());
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Create a new instance of the {@link ResourceEditor} class
+	 * using the given {@link ResourceLoader}.
+	 * @param resourceLoader the ResourceLoader to use
+	 */
+	public ResourceEditor(ResourceLoader resourceLoader) {
+		Assert.notNull(resourceLoader, "ResourceLoader must not be null");
+		this.resourceLoader = resourceLoader;
+	}
+
+
+	public void setAsText(String text) {
+		if (StringUtils.hasText(text)) {
+			String locationToUse = resolvePath(text).trim();
+			setValue(this.resourceLoader.getResource(locationToUse));
+		}
+		else {
+			setValue(null);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Resolve the given path, replacing placeholders with
+	 * corresponding system property values if necessary.
+	 * @param path the original file path
+	 * @return the resolved file path
+	 * @see org.springframework.util.SystemPropertyUtils#resolvePlaceholders
+	 */
+	protected String resolvePath(String path) {
+		return SystemPropertyUtils.resolvePlaceholders(path);
+	}
+
+
+	public String getAsText() {
+		Resource value = (Resource) getValue();
+		try {
+			// Try to determine URL for resource.
+			return (value != null ? value.getURL().toExternalForm() : "");
+		}
+		catch (IOException ex) {
+			// Couldn't determine resource URL - return null to indicate
+			// that there is no appropriate text representation.
+			return null;
+		}
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/ResourceLoader.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/ResourceLoader.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3efd0e5cf9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/ResourceLoader.java
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2007 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.core.io;
+
+import org.springframework.util.ResourceUtils;
+
+/**
+ * Strategy interface for loading resources (e.. class path or file system
+ * resources). An {@link org.springframework.context.ApplicationContext}
+ * is required to provide this functionality, plus extended
+ * {@link org.springframework.core.io.support.ResourcePatternResolver} support.
+ *
+ * 
{@link DefaultResourceLoader} is a standalone implementation that is
+ * usable outside an ApplicationContext, also used by {@link ResourceEditor}.
+ *
+ * 
Bean properties of type Resource and Resource array can be populated
+ * from Strings when running in an ApplicationContext, using the particular
+ * context's resource loading strategy.
+ *
+ * @author Juergen Hoeller
+ * @since 10.03.2004
+ * @see Resource
+ * @see org.springframework.core.io.support.ResourcePatternResolver
+ * @see org.springframework.context.ApplicationContext
+ * @see org.springframework.context.ResourceLoaderAware
+ */
+public interface ResourceLoader {
+
+	/** Pseudo URL prefix for loading from the class path: "classpath:" */
+	String CLASSPATH_URL_PREFIX = ResourceUtils.CLASSPATH_URL_PREFIX;
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Return a Resource handle for the specified resource.
+	 * The handle should always be a reusable resource descriptor,
+	 * allowing for multiple {@link Resource#getInputStream()} calls.
+	 * 
    
+	 * 
  • Must support fully qualified URLs, e.g. "file:C:/test.dat".
+	 * 
  • Must support classpath pseudo-URLs, e.g. "classpath:test.dat".
+	 * 
  • Should support relative file paths, e.g. "WEB-INF/test.dat".
+	 * (This will be implementation-specific, typically provided by an
+	 * ApplicationContext implementation.)
+	 * 

+	 * 
Note that a Resource handle does not imply an existing resource;
+	 * you need to invoke {@link Resource#exists} to check for existence.
+	 * @param location the resource location
+	 * @return a corresponding Resource handle
+	 * @see #CLASSPATH_URL_PREFIX
+	 * @see org.springframework.core.io.Resource#exists
+	 * @see org.springframework.core.io.Resource#getInputStream
+	 */
+	Resource getResource(String location);
+
+	/**
+	 * Expose the ClassLoader used by this ResourceLoader.
+	 * 
Clients which need to access the ClassLoader directly can do so
+	 * in a uniform manner with the ResourceLoader, rather than relying
+	 * on the thread context ClassLoader.
+	 * @return the ClassLoader (never null)
+	 */
+	ClassLoader getClassLoader();
+
+}
diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/UrlResource.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/UrlResource.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0627cb09ddf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/UrlResource.java
@@ -0,0 +1,218 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2008 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.core.io;
+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.net.MalformedURLException;
+import java.net.URI;
+import java.net.URL;
+import java.net.URLConnection;
+
+import org.springframework.util.Assert;
+import org.springframework.util.ResourceUtils;
+import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
+
+/**
+ * {@link Resource} implementation for java.net.URL locators.
+ * Obviously supports resolution as URL, and also as File in case of
+ * the "file:" protocol.
+ *
+ * @author Juergen Hoeller
+ * @since 28.12.2003
+ * @see java.net.URL
+ */
+public class UrlResource extends AbstractResource {
+
+	/**
+	 * Original URL, used for actual access.
+	 */
+	private final URL url;
+
+	/**
+	 * Cleaned URL (with normalized path), used for comparisons.
+	 */
+	private final URL cleanedUrl;
+
+	/**
+	 * Original URI, if available; used for URI and File access.
+	 */
+	private final URI uri;
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Create a new UrlResource.
+	 * @param url a URL
+	 */
+	public UrlResource(URL url) {
+		Assert.notNull(url, "URL must not be null");
+		this.url = url;
+		this.cleanedUrl = getCleanedUrl(this.url, url.toString());
+		this.uri = null;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Create a new UrlResource.
+	 * @param uri a URI
+	 * @throws MalformedURLException if the given URL path is not valid
+	 */
+	public UrlResource(URI uri) throws MalformedURLException {
+		Assert.notNull(uri, "URI must not be null");
+		this.url = uri.toURL();
+		this.cleanedUrl = getCleanedUrl(this.url, uri.toString());
+		this.uri = uri;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Create a new UrlResource.
+	 * @param path a URL path
+	 * @throws MalformedURLException if the given URL path is not valid
+	 */
+	public UrlResource(String path) throws MalformedURLException {
+		Assert.notNull(path, "Path must not be null");
+		this.url = new URL(path);
+		this.cleanedUrl = getCleanedUrl(this.url, path);
+		this.uri = null;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Determine a cleaned URL for the given original URL.
+	 * @param originalUrl the original URL
+	 * @param originalPath the original URL path
+	 * @return the cleaned URL
+	 * @see org.springframework.util.StringUtils#cleanPath
+	 */
+	private URL getCleanedUrl(URL originalUrl, String originalPath) {
+		try {
+			return new URL(StringUtils.cleanPath(originalPath));
+		}
+		catch (MalformedURLException ex) {
+			// Cleaned URL path cannot be converted to URL
+			// -> take original URL.
+			return originalUrl;
+		}
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * This implementation opens an InputStream for the given URL.
+	 * It sets the "UseCaches" flag to false,
+	 * mainly to avoid jar file locking on Windows.
+	 * @see java.net.URL#openConnection()
+	 * @see java.net.URLConnection#setUseCaches(boolean)
+	 * @see java.net.URLConnection#getInputStream()
+	 */
+	public InputStream getInputStream() throws IOException {
+		URLConnection con = this.url.openConnection();
+		con.setUseCaches(false);
+		return con.getInputStream();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * This implementation returns the underlying URL reference.
+	 */
+	public URL getURL() throws IOException {
+		return this.url;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * This implementation returns the underlying URI directly,
+	 * if possible.
+	 */
+	public URI getURI() throws IOException {
+		if (this.uri != null) {
+			return this.uri;
+		}
+		else {
+			return super.getURI();
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * This implementation returns a File reference for the underlying URL/URI,
+	 * provided that it refers to a file in the file system.
+	 * @see org.springframework.util.ResourceUtils#getFile(java.net.URL, String)
+	 */
+	public File getFile() throws IOException {
+		if (this.uri != null) {
+			return ResourceUtils.getFile(this.uri, getDescription());
+		}
+		else {
+			return ResourceUtils.getFile(this.url, getDescription());
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * This implementation determines the underlying File
+	 * (or jar file, in case of a resource in a jar/zip).
+	 */
+	protected File getFileForLastModifiedCheck() throws IOException {
+		if (ResourceUtils.isJarURL(this.url)) {
+			URL actualUrl = ResourceUtils.extractJarFileURL(this.url);
+			return ResourceUtils.getFile(actualUrl);
+		}
+		else {
+			return getFile();
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * This implementation creates a UrlResource, applying the given path
+	 * relative to the path of the underlying URL of this resource descriptor.
+	 * @see java.net.URL#URL(java.net.URL, String)
+	 */
+	public Resource createRelative(String relativePath) throws MalformedURLException {
+		if (relativePath.startsWith("/")) {
+			relativePath = relativePath.substring(1);
+		}
+		return new UrlResource(new URL(this.url, relativePath));
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * This implementation returns the name of the file that this URL refers to.
+	 * @see java.net.URL#getFile()
+	 * @see java.io.File#getName()
+	 */
+	public String getFilename() {
+		return new File(this.url.getFile()).getName();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * This implementation returns a description that includes the URL.
+	 */
+	public String getDescription() {
+		return "URL [" + this.url + "]";
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * This implementation compares the underlying URL references.
+	 */
+	public boolean equals(Object obj) {
+		return (obj == this ||
+		    (obj instanceof UrlResource && this.cleanedUrl.equals(((UrlResource) obj).cleanedUrl)));
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * This implementation returns the hash code of the underlying URL reference.
+	 */
+	public int hashCode() {
+		return this.cleanedUrl.hashCode();
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/package.html b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/package.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b5c30df09b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/package.html
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+
+
+
+Generic abstraction for (file-based) resources, used throughout the framework.
+
+
+
diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/support/EncodedResource.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/support/EncodedResource.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4e680d1193f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/support/EncodedResource.java
@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2007 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.core.io.support;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStreamReader;
+import java.io.Reader;
+
+import org.springframework.core.io.Resource;
+import org.springframework.util.Assert;
+import org.springframework.util.ObjectUtils;
+
+/**
+ * Holder that combines a {@link org.springframework.core.io.Resource}
+ * with a specific encoding to be used for reading from the resource.
+ *
+ * 
Used as argument for operations that support to read content with
+ * a specific encoding (usually through a java.io.Reader.
+ *
+ * @author Juergen Hoeller
+ * @since 1.2.6
+ * @see java.io.Reader
+ */
+public class EncodedResource {
+
+	private final Resource resource;
+
+	private final String encoding;
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Create a new EncodedResource for the given Resource,
+	 * not specifying a specific encoding.
+	 * @param resource the Resource to hold
+	 */
+	public EncodedResource(Resource resource) {
+		this(resource, null);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Create a new EncodedResource for the given Resource,
+	 * using the specified encoding.
+	 * @param resource the Resource to hold
+	 * @param encoding the encoding to use for reading from the resource
+	 */
+	public EncodedResource(Resource resource, String encoding) {
+		Assert.notNull(resource, "Resource must not be null");
+		this.resource = resource;
+		this.encoding = encoding;
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Return the Resource held.
+	 */
+	public final Resource getResource() {
+		return this.resource;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return the encoding to use for reading from the resource,
+	 * or null if none specified.
+	 */
+	public final String getEncoding() {
+		return this.encoding;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Open a java.io.Reader for the specified resource,
+	 * using the specified encoding (if any).
+	 * @throws IOException if opening the Reader failed
+	 */
+	public Reader getReader() throws IOException {
+		if (this.encoding != null) {
+			return new InputStreamReader(this.resource.getInputStream(), this.encoding);
+		}
+		else {
+			return new InputStreamReader(this.resource.getInputStream());
+		}
+	}
+
+
+	public boolean equals(Object obj) {
+		if (obj == this) {
+			return true;
+		}
+		if (obj instanceof EncodedResource) {
+			EncodedResource otherRes = (EncodedResource) obj;
+			return (this.resource.equals(otherRes.resource) &&
+					ObjectUtils.nullSafeEquals(this.encoding, otherRes.encoding));
+		}
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	public int hashCode() {
+		return this.resource.hashCode();
+	}
+
+	public String toString() {
+		return this.resource.toString();
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/support/LocalizedResourceHelper.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/support/LocalizedResourceHelper.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1300f76f9ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/support/LocalizedResourceHelper.java
@@ -0,0 +1,129 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2006 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.core.io.support;
+
+import java.util.Locale;
+
+import org.springframework.core.io.DefaultResourceLoader;
+import org.springframework.core.io.Resource;
+import org.springframework.core.io.ResourceLoader;
+import org.springframework.util.Assert;
+
+/**
+ * Helper class for loading a localized resource,
+ * specified through name, extension and current locale.
+ *
+ * @author Juergen Hoeller
+ * @since 1.2.5
+ */
+public class LocalizedResourceHelper {
+
+	/** The default separator to use inbetween file name parts: an underscore */
+	public static final String DEFAULT_SEPARATOR = "_";
+
+
+	private final ResourceLoader resourceLoader;
+
+	private String separator = DEFAULT_SEPARATOR;
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Create a new LocalizedResourceHelper with a DefaultResourceLoader.
+	 * @see org.springframework.core.io.DefaultResourceLoader
+	 */
+	public LocalizedResourceHelper() {
+		this.resourceLoader = new DefaultResourceLoader();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Create a new LocalizedResourceHelper with the given ResourceLoader.
+	 * @param resourceLoader the ResourceLoader to use
+	 */
+	public LocalizedResourceHelper(ResourceLoader resourceLoader) {
+		Assert.notNull(resourceLoader, "ResourceLoader must not be null");
+		this.resourceLoader = resourceLoader;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Set the separator to use inbetween file name parts.
+	 * Default is an underscore ("_").
+	 */
+	public void setSeparator(String separator) {
+		this.separator = (separator != null ? separator : DEFAULT_SEPARATOR);
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Find the most specific localized resource for the given name,
+	 * extension and locale:
+	 * 
The file will be searched with locations in the following order,
+	 * similar to java.util.ResourceBundle's search order:
+	 * 
    
+	 * 
  • [name]_[language]_[country]_[variant][extension]
+	 * 
  • [name]_[language]_[country][extension]
+	 * 
  • [name]_[language][extension]
+	 * 
  • [name][extension]
+	 * 

+	 * 
If none of the specific files can be found, a resource
+	 * descriptor for the default location will be returned.
+	 * @param name the name of the file, without localization part nor extension
+	 * @param extension the file extension (e.g. ".xls")
+	 * @param locale the current locale (may be null)
+	 * @return the most specific localized resource found
+	 * @see java.util.ResourceBundle
+	 */
+	public Resource findLocalizedResource(String name, String extension, Locale locale) {
+		Assert.notNull(name, "Name must not be null");
+		Assert.notNull(extension, "Extension must not be null");
+
+		Resource resource = null;
+
+		if (locale != null) {
+			String lang = locale.getLanguage();
+			String country = locale.getCountry();
+			String variant = locale.getVariant();
+
+			// Check for file with language, country and variant localization.
+			if (variant.length() > 0) {
+				String location =
+						name + this.separator + lang + this.separator + country + this.separator + variant + extension;
+				resource = this.resourceLoader.getResource(location);
+			}
+
+			// Check for file with language and country localization.
+			if ((resource == null || !resource.exists()) && country.length() > 0) {
+				String location = name + this.separator + lang + this.separator + country + extension;
+				resource = this.resourceLoader.getResource(location);
+			}
+
+			// Check for document with language localization.
+			if ((resource == null || !resource.exists()) && lang.length() > 0) {
+				String location = name + this.separator + lang + extension;
+				resource = this.resourceLoader.getResource(location);
+			}
+		}
+
+		// Check for document without localization.
+		if (resource == null || !resource.exists()) {
+			String location = name + extension;
+			resource = this.resourceLoader.getResource(location);
+		}
+
+		return resource;
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/support/PathMatchingResourcePatternResolver.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/support/PathMatchingResourcePatternResolver.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0c4ff5e7bd5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/support/PathMatchingResourcePatternResolver.java
@@ -0,0 +1,605 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2008 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.core.io.support;
+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.lang.reflect.Method;
+import java.net.JarURLConnection;
+import java.net.URISyntaxException;
+import java.net.URL;
+import java.net.URLConnection;
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.Enumeration;
+import java.util.Iterator;
+import java.util.LinkedHashSet;
+import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.jar.JarEntry;
+import java.util.jar.JarFile;
+
+import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
+import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
+
+import org.springframework.core.io.DefaultResourceLoader;
+import org.springframework.core.io.FileSystemResource;
+import org.springframework.core.io.Resource;
+import org.springframework.core.io.ResourceLoader;
+import org.springframework.core.io.UrlResource;
+import org.springframework.util.AntPathMatcher;
+import org.springframework.util.Assert;
+import org.springframework.util.PathMatcher;
+import org.springframework.util.ReflectionUtils;
+import org.springframework.util.ResourceUtils;
+import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
+
+/**
+ * A {@link ResourcePatternResolver} implementation that is able to resolve a
+ * specified resource location path into one or more matching Resources.
+ * The source path may be a simple path which has a one-to-one mapping to a
+ * target {@link org.springframework.core.io.Resource}, or alternatively
+ * may contain the special "classpath*:" prefix and/or
+ * internal Ant-style regular expressions (matched using Spring's
+ * {@link org.springframework.util.AntPathMatcher} utility).
+ * Both of the latter are effectively wildcards.
+ *
+ * 
No Wildcards:
+ *
+ * 
In the simple case, if the specified location path does not start with the
+ * "classpath*:" prefix, and does not contain a PathMatcher pattern,
+ * this resolver will simply return a single resource via a
+ * getResource() call on the underlying ResourceLoader.
+ * Examples are real URLs such as "file:C:/context.xml", pseudo-URLs
+ * such as "classpath:/context.xml", and simple unprefixed paths
+ * such as "/WEB-INF/context.xml". The latter will resolve in a
+ * fashion specific to the underlying ResourceLoader (e.g. 
+ * ServletContextResource for a WebApplicationContext).
+ *
+ * 
Ant-style Patterns:
+ *
+ * 
When the path location contains an Ant-style pattern, e.g.:
+ * 
+ * /WEB-INF/*-context.xml
+ * com/mycompany/**/applicationContext.xml
+ * file:C:/some/path/*-context.xml
+ * classpath:com/mycompany/**/applicationContext.xml

+ * the resolver follows a more complex but defined procedure to try to resolve
+ * the wildcard. It produces a Resource for the path up to the last
+ * non-wildcard segment and obtains a URL from it. If this URL is
+ * not a "jar:" URL or container-specific variant (e.g.
+ * "zip:" in WebLogic, "wsjar" in WebSphere", etc.),
+ * then a java.io.File is obtained from it, and used to resolve the
+ * wildcard by walking the filesystem. In the case of a jar URL, the resolver
+ * either gets a java.net.JarURLConnection from it, or manually parse
+ * the jar URL, and then traverse the contents of the jar file, to resolve the
+ * wildcards.
+ *
+ * 
Implications on portability:
+ *
+ * 
If the specified path is already a file URL (either explicitly, or
+ * implicitly because the base ResourceLoader is a filesystem one,
+ * then wildcarding is guaranteed to work in a completely portable fashion.
+ *
+ * 
If the specified path is a classpath location, then the resolver must
+ * obtain the last non-wildcard path segment URL via a
+ * Classloader.getResource() call. Since this is just a
+ * node of the path (not the file at the end) it is actually undefined
+ * (in the ClassLoader Javadocs) exactly what sort of a URL is returned in
+ * this case. In practice, it is usually a java.io.File representing
+ * the directory, where the classpath resource resolves to a filesystem
+ * location, or a jar URL of some sort, where the classpath resource resolves
+ * to a jar location. Still, there is a portability concern on this operation.
+ *
+ * 
If a jar URL is obtained for the last non-wildcard segment, the resolver
+ * must be able to get a java.net.JarURLConnection from it, or
+ * manually parse the jar URL, to be able to walk the contents of the jar,
+ * and resolve the wildcard. This will work in most environments, but will
+ * fail in others, and it is strongly recommended that the wildcard
+ * resolution of resources coming from jars be thoroughly tested in your
+ * specific environment before you rely on it.
+ *
+ * 
classpath*: Prefix:
+ *
+ * 
There is special support for retrieving multiple class path resources with
+ * the same name, via the "classpath*:" prefix. For example,
+ * "classpath*:META-INF/beans.xml" will find all "beans.xml"
+ * files in the class path, be it in "classes" directories or in JAR files.
+ * This is particularly useful for autodetecting config files of the same name
+ * at the same location within each jar file. Internally, this happens via a
+ * ClassLoader.getResources() call, and is completely portable.
+ *
+ * 
The "classpath*:" prefix can also be combined with a PathMatcher pattern in
+ * the rest of the location path, for example "classpath*:META-INF/*-beans.xml".
+ * In this case, the resolution strategy is fairly simple: a
+ * ClassLoader.getResources() call is used on the last non-wildcard
+ * path segment to get all the matching resources in the class loader hierarchy,
+ * and then off each resource the same PathMatcher resolution strategy described
+ * above is used for the wildcard subpath.
+ *
+ * 
Other notes:
+ *
+ * 
WARNING: Note that "classpath*:" when combined with
+ * Ant-style patterns will only work reliably with at least one root directory
+ * before the pattern starts, unless the actual target files reside in the file
+ * system. This means that a pattern like "classpath*:*.xml" will
+ * not retrieve files from the root of jar files but rather only from the
+ * root of expanded directories. This originates from a limitation in the JDK's
+ * ClassLoader.getResources() method which only returns file system
+ * locations for a passed-in empty String (indicating potential roots to search).
+ *
+ * 
WARNING: Ant-style patterns with "classpath:" resources are not
+ * guaranteed to find matching resources if the root package to search is available
+ * in multiple class path locations. This is because a resource such as
+ *     com/mycompany/package1/service-context.xml
+ * 
may be in only one location, but when a path such as
+ *     classpath:com/mycompany/**/service-context.xml
+ * 
is used to try to resolve it, the resolver will work off the (first) URL 
+ * returned by getResource("com/mycompany");. If this base package
+ * node exists in multiple classloader locations, the actual end resource may
+ * not be underneath. Therefore, preferably, use "classpath*:" with the same
+ * Ant-style pattern in such a case, which will search all class path
+ * locations that contain the root package.
+ *
+ * @author Juergen Hoeller
+ * @author Colin Sampaleanu
+ * @since 1.0.2
+ * @see #CLASSPATH_ALL_URL_PREFIX
+ * @see org.springframework.util.AntPathMatcher
+ * @see org.springframework.core.io.ResourceLoader#getResource(String)
+ * @see java.lang.ClassLoader#getResources(String)
+ */
+public class PathMatchingResourcePatternResolver implements ResourcePatternResolver {
+
+	private static final Log logger = LogFactory.getLog(PathMatchingResourcePatternResolver.class);
+
+	private static Method equinoxResolveMethod;
+
+	static {
+		// Detect Equinox OSGi (e.g. on WebSphere 6.1)
+		try {
+			Class fileLocatorClass = PathMatchingResourcePatternResolver.class.getClassLoader().loadClass(
+					"org.eclipse.core.runtime.FileLocator");
+			equinoxResolveMethod = fileLocatorClass.getMethod("resolve", new Class[] {URL.class});
+			logger.debug("Found Equinox FileLocator for OSGi bundle URL resolution");
+		}
+		catch (Throwable ex) {
+			equinoxResolveMethod = null;
+		}
+	}
+
+
+	private final ResourceLoader resourceLoader;
+
+	private PathMatcher pathMatcher = new AntPathMatcher();
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Create a new PathMatchingResourcePatternResolver with a DefaultResourceLoader.
+	 * 
ClassLoader access will happen via the thread context class loader.
+	 * @see org.springframework.core.io.DefaultResourceLoader
+	 */
+	public PathMatchingResourcePatternResolver() {
+		this.resourceLoader = new DefaultResourceLoader();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Create a new PathMatchingResourcePatternResolver with a DefaultResourceLoader.
+	 * @param classLoader the ClassLoader to load classpath resources with,
+	 * or null for using the thread context class loader
+	 * @see org.springframework.core.io.DefaultResourceLoader
+	 */
+	public PathMatchingResourcePatternResolver(ClassLoader classLoader) {
+		this.resourceLoader = new DefaultResourceLoader(classLoader);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Create a new PathMatchingResourcePatternResolver.
+	 * 
ClassLoader access will happen via the thread context class loader.
+	 * @param resourceLoader the ResourceLoader to load root directories and
+	 * actual resources with
+	 */
+	public PathMatchingResourcePatternResolver(ResourceLoader resourceLoader) {
+		Assert.notNull(resourceLoader, "ResourceLoader must not be null");
+		this.resourceLoader = resourceLoader;
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Return the ResourceLoader that this pattern resolver works with.
+	 */
+	public ResourceLoader getResourceLoader() {
+		return this.resourceLoader;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return the ClassLoader that this pattern resolver works with
+	 * (never null).
+	 */
+	public ClassLoader getClassLoader() {
+		return getResourceLoader().getClassLoader();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Set the PathMatcher implementation to use for this
+	 * resource pattern resolver. Default is AntPathMatcher.
+	 * @see org.springframework.util.AntPathMatcher
+	 */
+	public void setPathMatcher(PathMatcher pathMatcher) {
+		Assert.notNull(pathMatcher, "PathMatcher must not be null");
+		this.pathMatcher = pathMatcher;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return the PathMatcher that this resource pattern resolver uses.
+	 */
+	public PathMatcher getPathMatcher() {
+		return this.pathMatcher;
+	}
+
+
+	public Resource getResource(String location) {
+		return getResourceLoader().getResource(location);
+	}
+
+	public Resource[] getResources(String locationPattern) throws IOException {
+		Assert.notNull(locationPattern, "Location pattern must not be null");
+		if (locationPattern.startsWith(CLASSPATH_ALL_URL_PREFIX)) {
+			// a class path resource (multiple resources for same name possible)
+			if (getPathMatcher().isPattern(locationPattern.substring(CLASSPATH_ALL_URL_PREFIX.length()))) {
+				// a class path resource pattern
+				return findPathMatchingResources(locationPattern);
+			}
+			else {
+				// all class path resources with the given name
+				return findAllClassPathResources(locationPattern.substring(CLASSPATH_ALL_URL_PREFIX.length()));
+			}
+		}
+		else {
+			// Only look for a pattern after a prefix here
+			// (to not get fooled by a pattern symbol in a strange prefix).
+			int prefixEnd = locationPattern.indexOf(":") + 1;
+			if (getPathMatcher().isPattern(locationPattern.substring(prefixEnd))) {
+				// a file pattern
+				return findPathMatchingResources(locationPattern);
+			}
+			else {
+				// a single resource with the given name
+				return new Resource[] {getResourceLoader().getResource(locationPattern)};
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Find all class location resources with the given location via the ClassLoader.
+	 * @param location the absolute path within the classpath
+	 * @return the result as Resource array
+	 * @throws IOException in case of I/O errors
+	 * @see java.lang.ClassLoader#getResources
+	 * @see #convertClassLoaderURL
+	 */
+	protected Resource[] findAllClassPathResources(String location) throws IOException {
+		String path = location;
+		if (path.startsWith("/")) {
+			path = path.substring(1);
+		}
+		Enumeration resourceUrls = getClassLoader().getResources(path);
+		Set result = new LinkedHashSet(16);
+		while (resourceUrls.hasMoreElements()) {
+			URL url = (URL) resourceUrls.nextElement();
+			result.add(convertClassLoaderURL(url));
+		}
+		return (Resource[]) result.toArray(new Resource[result.size()]);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Convert the given URL as returned from the ClassLoader into a Resource object.
+	 * 
The default implementation simply creates a UrlResource instance.
+	 * @param url a URL as returned from the ClassLoader
+	 * @return the corresponding Resource object
+	 * @see java.lang.ClassLoader#getResources
+	 * @see org.springframework.core.io.Resource
+	 */
+	protected Resource convertClassLoaderURL(URL url) {
+		return new UrlResource(url);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Find all resources that match the given location pattern via the
+	 * Ant-style PathMatcher. Supports resources in jar files and zip files
+	 * and in the file system.
+	 * @param locationPattern the location pattern to match
+	 * @return the result as Resource array
+	 * @throws IOException in case of I/O errors
+	 * @see #doFindPathMatchingJarResources
+	 * @see #doFindPathMatchingFileResources
+	 * @see org.springframework.util.PathMatcher
+	 */
+	protected Resource[] findPathMatchingResources(String locationPattern) throws IOException {
+		String rootDirPath = determineRootDir(locationPattern);
+		String subPattern = locationPattern.substring(rootDirPath.length());
+		Resource[] rootDirResources = getResources(rootDirPath);
+		Set result = new LinkedHashSet(16);
+		for (int i = 0; i < rootDirResources.length; i++) {
+			Resource rootDirResource = resolveRootDirResource(rootDirResources[i]);
+			if (isJarResource(rootDirResource)) {
+				result.addAll(doFindPathMatchingJarResources(rootDirResource, subPattern));
+			}
+			else {
+				result.addAll(doFindPathMatchingFileResources(rootDirResource, subPattern));
+			}
+		}
+		if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
+			logger.debug("Resolved location pattern [" + locationPattern + "] to resources " + result);
+		}
+		return (Resource[]) result.toArray(new Resource[result.size()]);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Determine the root directory for the given location.
+	 * 
Used for determining the starting point for file matching,
+	 * resolving the root directory location to a java.io.File
+	 * and passing it into retrieveMatchingFiles, with the
+	 * remainder of the location as pattern.
+	 * 
Will return "/WEB-INF" for the pattern "/WEB-INF/*.xml",
+	 * for example.
+	 * @param location the location to check
+	 * @return the part of the location that denotes the root directory
+	 * @see #retrieveMatchingFiles
+	 */
+	protected String determineRootDir(String location) {
+		int prefixEnd = location.indexOf(":") + 1;
+		int rootDirEnd = location.length();
+		while (rootDirEnd > prefixEnd && getPathMatcher().isPattern(location.substring(prefixEnd, rootDirEnd))) {
+			rootDirEnd = location.lastIndexOf('/', rootDirEnd - 2) + 1;
+		}
+		if (rootDirEnd == 0) {
+			rootDirEnd = prefixEnd;
+		}
+		return location.substring(0, rootDirEnd);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Resolve the specified resource for path matching.
+	 * 
The default implementation detects an Equinox OSGi "bundleresource:"
+	 * / "bundleentry:" URL and resolves it into a standard jar file URL that
+	 * can be traversed using Spring's standard jar file traversal algorithm.
+	 * @param original the resource to resolfe
+	 * @return the resolved resource (may be identical to the passed-in resource)
+	 * @throws IOException in case of resolution failure
+	 */
+	protected Resource resolveRootDirResource(Resource original) throws IOException {
+		if (equinoxResolveMethod != null) {
+			URL url = original.getURL();
+			if (url.getProtocol().startsWith("bundle")) {
+				return new UrlResource((URL) ReflectionUtils.invokeMethod(equinoxResolveMethod, null, new Object[] {url}));
+			}
+		}
+		return original;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return whether the given resource handle indicates a jar resource
+	 * that the doFindPathMatchingJarResources method can handle.
+	 * 
The default implementation checks against the URL protocols
+	 * "jar", "zip" and "wsjar" (the latter are used by BEA WebLogic Server
+	 * and IBM WebSphere, respectively, but can be treated like jar files).
+	 * @param resource the resource handle to check
+	 * (usually the root directory to start path matching from)
+	 * @see #doFindPathMatchingJarResources
+	 * @see org.springframework.util.ResourceUtils#isJarURL
+	 */
+	protected boolean isJarResource(Resource resource) throws IOException {
+		return ResourceUtils.isJarURL(resource.getURL());
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Find all resources in jar files that match the given location pattern
+	 * via the Ant-style PathMatcher.
+	 * @param rootDirResource the root directory as Resource
+	 * @param subPattern the sub pattern to match (below the root directory)
+	 * @return the Set of matching Resource instances
+	 * @throws IOException in case of I/O errors
+	 * @see java.net.JarURLConnection
+	 * @see org.springframework.util.PathMatcher
+	 */
+	protected Set doFindPathMatchingJarResources(Resource rootDirResource, String subPattern) throws IOException {
+		URLConnection con = rootDirResource.getURL().openConnection();
+		JarFile jarFile = null;
+		String jarFileUrl = null;
+		String rootEntryPath = null;
+		boolean newJarFile = false;
+
+		if (con instanceof JarURLConnection) {
+			// Should usually be the case for traditional JAR files.
+			JarURLConnection jarCon = (JarURLConnection) con;
+			jarCon.setUseCaches(false);
+			jarFile = jarCon.getJarFile();
+			jarFileUrl = jarCon.getJarFileURL().toExternalForm();
+			JarEntry jarEntry = jarCon.getJarEntry();
+			rootEntryPath = (jarEntry != null ? jarEntry.getName() : "");
+		}
+		else {
+			// No JarURLConnection -> need to resort to URL file parsing.
+			// We'll assume URLs of the format "jar:path!/entry", with the protocol
+			// being arbitrary as long as following the entry format.
+			// We'll also handle paths with and without leading "file:" prefix.
+			String urlFile = rootDirResource.getURL().getFile();
+			int separatorIndex = urlFile.indexOf(ResourceUtils.JAR_URL_SEPARATOR);
+			if (separatorIndex != -1) {
+				jarFileUrl = urlFile.substring(0, separatorIndex);
+				rootEntryPath = urlFile.substring(separatorIndex + ResourceUtils.JAR_URL_SEPARATOR.length());
+				jarFile = getJarFile(jarFileUrl);
+			}
+			else {
+				jarFile = new JarFile(urlFile);
+				jarFileUrl = urlFile;
+				rootEntryPath = "";
+			}
+			newJarFile = true;
+		}
+
+		try {
+			if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
+				logger.debug("Looking for matching resources in jar file [" + jarFileUrl + "]");
+			}
+			if (!"".equals(rootEntryPath) && !rootEntryPath.endsWith("/")) {
+				// Root entry path must end with slash to allow for proper matching.
+				// The Sun JRE does not return a slash here, but BEA JRockit does.
+				rootEntryPath = rootEntryPath + "/";
+			}
+			Set result = new LinkedHashSet(8);
+			for (Enumeration entries = jarFile.entries(); entries.hasMoreElements();) {
+				JarEntry entry = (JarEntry) entries.nextElement();
+				String entryPath = entry.getName();
+				if (entryPath.startsWith(rootEntryPath)) {
+					String relativePath = entryPath.substring(rootEntryPath.length());
+					if (getPathMatcher().match(subPattern, relativePath)) {
+						result.add(rootDirResource.createRelative(relativePath));
+					}
+				}
+			}
+			return result;
+		}
+		finally {
+			// Close jar file, but only if freshly obtained -
+			// not from JarURLConnection, which might cache the file reference.
+			if (newJarFile) {
+				jarFile.close();
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Resolve the given jar file URL into a JarFile object.
+	 */
+	protected JarFile getJarFile(String jarFileUrl) throws IOException {
+		if (jarFileUrl.startsWith(ResourceUtils.FILE_URL_PREFIX)) {
+			try {
+				return new JarFile(ResourceUtils.toURI(jarFileUrl).getSchemeSpecificPart());
+			}
+			catch (URISyntaxException ex) {
+				// Fallback for URLs that are not valid URIs (should hardly ever happen).
+				return new JarFile(jarFileUrl.substring(ResourceUtils.FILE_URL_PREFIX.length()));
+			}
+		}
+		else {
+			return new JarFile(jarFileUrl);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Find all resources in the file system that match the given location pattern
+	 * via the Ant-style PathMatcher.
+	 * @param rootDirResource the root directory as Resource
+	 * @param subPattern the sub pattern to match (below the root directory)
+	 * @return the Set of matching Resource instances
+	 * @throws IOException in case of I/O errors
+	 * @see #retrieveMatchingFiles
+	 * @see org.springframework.util.PathMatcher
+	 */
+	protected Set doFindPathMatchingFileResources(Resource rootDirResource, String subPattern) throws IOException {
+		File rootDir = null;
+		try {
+			rootDir = rootDirResource.getFile().getAbsoluteFile();
+		}
+		catch (IOException ex) {
+			if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
+				logger.debug("Cannot search for matching files underneath " + rootDirResource +
+						" because it does not correspond to a directory in the file system", ex);
+			}
+			return Collections.EMPTY_SET;
+		}
+		return doFindMatchingFileSystemResources(rootDir, subPattern);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Find all resources in the file system that match the given location pattern
+	 * via the Ant-style PathMatcher.
+	 * @param rootDir the root directory in the file system
+	 * @param subPattern the sub pattern to match (below the root directory)
+	 * @return the Set of matching Resource instances
+	 * @throws IOException in case of I/O errors
+	 * @see #retrieveMatchingFiles
+	 * @see org.springframework.util.PathMatcher
+	 */
+	protected Set doFindMatchingFileSystemResources(File rootDir, String subPattern) throws IOException {
+		if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
+			logger.debug("Looking for matching resources in directory tree [" + rootDir.getPath() + "]");
+		}
+		Set matchingFiles = retrieveMatchingFiles(rootDir, subPattern);
+		Set result = new LinkedHashSet(matchingFiles.size());
+		for (Iterator it = matchingFiles.iterator(); it.hasNext();) {
+			File file = (File) it.next();
+			result.add(new FileSystemResource(file));
+		}
+		return result;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Retrieve files that match the given path pattern,
+	 * checking the given directory and its subdirectories.
+	 * @param rootDir the directory to start from
+	 * @param pattern the pattern to match against,
+	 * relative to the root directory
+	 * @return the Set of matching File instances
+	 * @throws IOException if directory contents could not be retrieved
+	 */
+	protected Set retrieveMatchingFiles(File rootDir, String pattern) throws IOException {
+		if (!rootDir.isDirectory()) {
+			throw new IllegalArgumentException("Resource path [" + rootDir + "] does not denote a directory");
+		}
+		String fullPattern = StringUtils.replace(rootDir.getAbsolutePath(), File.separator, "/");
+		if (!pattern.startsWith("/")) {
+			fullPattern += "/";
+		}
+		fullPattern = fullPattern + StringUtils.replace(pattern, File.separator, "/");
+		Set result = new LinkedHashSet(8);
+		doRetrieveMatchingFiles(fullPattern, rootDir, result);
+		return result;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Recursively retrieve files that match the given pattern,
+	 * adding them to the given result list.
+	 * @param fullPattern the pattern to match against,
+	 * with preprended root directory path
+	 * @param dir the current directory
+	 * @param result the Set of matching File instances to add to
+	 * @throws IOException if directory contents could not be retrieved
+	 */
+	protected void doRetrieveMatchingFiles(String fullPattern, File dir, Set result) throws IOException {
+		if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
+			logger.debug("Searching directory [" + dir.getAbsolutePath() +
+					"] for files matching pattern [" + fullPattern + "]");
+		}
+		File[] dirContents = dir.listFiles();
+		if (dirContents == null) {
+			throw new IOException("Could not retrieve contents of directory [" + dir.getAbsolutePath() + "]");
+		}
+		for (int i = 0; i < dirContents.length; i++) {
+			File content = dirContents[i];
+			String currPath = StringUtils.replace(content.getAbsolutePath(), File.separator, "/");
+			if (content.isDirectory() && getPathMatcher().matchStart(fullPattern, currPath + "/")) {
+				doRetrieveMatchingFiles(fullPattern, content, result);
+			}
+			if (getPathMatcher().match(fullPattern, currPath)) {
+				result.add(content);
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/support/PropertiesLoaderSupport.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/support/PropertiesLoaderSupport.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2a5e5facaab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/support/PropertiesLoaderSupport.java
@@ -0,0 +1,214 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2008 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.core.io.support;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.io.InputStreamReader;
+import java.util.Properties;
+
+import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
+import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
+
+import org.springframework.core.io.Resource;
+import org.springframework.util.CollectionUtils;
+import org.springframework.util.DefaultPropertiesPersister;
+import org.springframework.util.PropertiesPersister;
+
+/**
+ * Base class for JavaBean-style components that need to load properties
+ * from one or more resources. Supports local properties as well, with
+ * configurable overriding.
+ *
+ * @author Juergen Hoeller
+ * @since 1.2.2
+ */
+public abstract class PropertiesLoaderSupport {
+
+	public static final String XML_FILE_EXTENSION = ".xml";
+
+
+	/** Logger available to subclasses */
+	protected final Log logger = LogFactory.getLog(getClass());
+
+	private Properties[] localProperties;
+
+	private Resource[] locations;
+
+	private boolean localOverride = false;
+
+	private boolean ignoreResourceNotFound = false;
+
+	private String fileEncoding;
+
+	private PropertiesPersister propertiesPersister = new DefaultPropertiesPersister();
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Set local properties, e.g. via the "props" tag in XML bean definitions.
+	 * These can be considered defaults, to be overridden by properties
+	 * loaded from files.
+	 */
+	public void setProperties(Properties properties) {
+		this.localProperties = new Properties[] {properties};
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Set local properties, e.g. via the "props" tag in XML bean definitions,
+	 * allowing for merging multiple properties sets into one.
+	 */
+	public void setPropertiesArray(Properties[] propertiesArray) {
+		this.localProperties = propertiesArray;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Set a location of a properties file to be loaded.
+	 * 
Can point to a classic properties file or to an XML file
+	 * that follows JDK 1.5's properties XML format.
+	 */
+	public void setLocation(Resource location) {
+		this.locations = new Resource[] {location};
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Set locations of properties files to be loaded.
+	 * 
Can point to classic properties files or to XML files
+	 * that follow JDK 1.5's properties XML format.
+	 * 
Note: Properties defined in later files will override
+	 * properties defined earlier files, in case of overlapping keys.
+	 * Hence, make sure that the most specific files are the last
+	 * ones in the given list of locations.
+	 */
+	public void setLocations(Resource[] locations) {
+		this.locations = locations;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Set whether local properties override properties from files.
+	 * 
Default is "false": Properties from files override local defaults.
+	 * Can be switched to "true" to let local properties override defaults
+	 * from files.
+	 */
+	public void setLocalOverride(boolean localOverride) {
+		this.localOverride = localOverride;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Set if failure to find the property resource should be ignored.
+	 * 
"true" is appropriate if the properties file is completely optional.
+	 * Default is "false".
+	 */
+	public void setIgnoreResourceNotFound(boolean ignoreResourceNotFound) {
+		this.ignoreResourceNotFound = ignoreResourceNotFound;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Set the encoding to use for parsing properties files.
+	 * 
Default is none, using the java.util.Properties
+	 * default encoding.
+	 * 
Only applies to classic properties files, not to XML files.
+	 * @see org.springframework.util.PropertiesPersister#load
+	 */
+	public void setFileEncoding(String encoding) {
+		this.fileEncoding = encoding;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Set the PropertiesPersister to use for parsing properties files.
+	 * The default is DefaultPropertiesPersister.
+	 * @see org.springframework.util.DefaultPropertiesPersister
+	 */
+	public void setPropertiesPersister(PropertiesPersister propertiesPersister) {
+		this.propertiesPersister =
+				(propertiesPersister != null ? propertiesPersister : new DefaultPropertiesPersister());
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Return a merged Properties instance containing both the
+	 * loaded properties and properties set on this FactoryBean.
+	 */
+	protected Properties mergeProperties() throws IOException {
+		Properties result = new Properties();
+
+		if (this.localOverride) {
+			// Load properties from file upfront, to let local properties override.
+			loadProperties(result);
+		}
+
+		if (this.localProperties != null) {
+			for (int i = 0; i < this.localProperties.length; i++) {
+				CollectionUtils.mergePropertiesIntoMap(this.localProperties[i], result);
+			}
+		}
+
+		if (!this.localOverride) {
+			// Load properties from file afterwards, to let those properties override.
+			loadProperties(result);
+		}
+
+		return result;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Load properties into the given instance.
+	 * @param props the Properties instance to load into
+	 * @throws java.io.IOException in case of I/O errors
+	 * @see #setLocations
+	 */
+	protected void loadProperties(Properties props) throws IOException {
+		if (this.locations != null) {
+			for (int i = 0; i < this.locations.length; i++) {
+				Resource location = this.locations[i];
+				if (logger.isInfoEnabled()) {
+					logger.info("Loading properties file from " + location);
+				}
+				InputStream is = null;
+				try {
+					is = location.getInputStream();
+					if (location.getFilename().endsWith(XML_FILE_EXTENSION)) {
+						this.propertiesPersister.loadFromXml(props, is);
+					}
+					else {
+						if (this.fileEncoding != null) {
+							this.propertiesPersister.load(props, new InputStreamReader(is, this.fileEncoding));
+						}
+						else {
+							this.propertiesPersister.load(props, is);
+						}
+					}
+				}
+				catch (IOException ex) {
+					if (this.ignoreResourceNotFound) {
+						if (logger.isWarnEnabled()) {
+							logger.warn("Could not load properties from " + location + ": " + ex.getMessage());
+						}
+					}
+					else {
+						throw ex;
+					}
+				}
+				finally {
+					if (is != null) {
+						is.close();
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/support/PropertiesLoaderUtils.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/support/PropertiesLoaderUtils.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f52c0f04f7a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/support/PropertiesLoaderUtils.java
@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2006 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.core.io.support;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.net.URL;
+import java.net.URLConnection;
+import java.util.Enumeration;
+import java.util.Properties;
+
+import org.springframework.core.io.Resource;
+import org.springframework.util.Assert;
+import org.springframework.util.ClassUtils;
+
+/**
+ * Convenient utility methods for loading of java.util.Properties,
+ * performing standard handling of input streams.
+ *
+ * 
For more configurable properties loading, including the option of a
+ * customized encoding, consider using the PropertiesLoaderSupport class.
+ *
+ * @author Juergen Hoeller
+ * @author Rob Harrop
+ * @since 2.0
+ * @see PropertiesLoaderSupport
+ */
+public abstract class PropertiesLoaderUtils {
+
+	/**
+	 * Load properties from the given resource.
+	 * @param resource the resource to load from
+	 * @return the populated Properties instance
+	 * @throws IOException if loading failed
+	 */
+	public static Properties loadProperties(Resource resource) throws IOException {
+		Properties props = new Properties();
+		fillProperties(props, resource);
+		return props;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Fill the given properties from the given resource.
+	 * @param props the Properties instance to fill
+	 * @param resource the resource to load from
+	 * @throws IOException if loading failed
+	 */
+	public static void fillProperties(Properties props, Resource resource) throws IOException {
+		InputStream is = resource.getInputStream();
+		try {
+			props.load(is);
+		}
+		finally {
+			is.close();
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Load all properties from the given class path resource,
+	 * using the default class loader.
+	 * 
Merges properties if more than one resource of the same name
+	 * found in the class path.
+	 * @param resourceName the name of the class path resource
+	 * @return the populated Properties instance
+	 * @throws IOException if loading failed
+	 */
+	public static Properties loadAllProperties(String resourceName) throws IOException {
+		return loadAllProperties(resourceName, null);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Load all properties from the given class path resource,
+	 * using the given class loader.
+	 * 
Merges properties if more than one resource of the same name
+	 * found in the class path.
+	 * @param resourceName the name of the class path resource
+	 * @param classLoader the ClassLoader to use for loading
+	 * (or null to use the default class loader)
+	 * @return the populated Properties instance
+	 * @throws IOException if loading failed
+	 */
+	public static Properties loadAllProperties(String resourceName, ClassLoader classLoader) throws IOException {
+		Assert.notNull(resourceName, "Resource name must not be null");
+		ClassLoader clToUse = classLoader;
+		if (clToUse == null) {
+			clToUse = ClassUtils.getDefaultClassLoader();
+		}
+		Properties properties = new Properties();
+		Enumeration urls = clToUse.getResources(resourceName);
+		while (urls.hasMoreElements()) {
+			URL url = (URL) urls.nextElement();
+			InputStream is = null;
+			try {
+				URLConnection con = url.openConnection();
+				con.setUseCaches(false);
+				is = con.getInputStream();
+				properties.load(is);
+			}
+			finally {
+				if (is != null) {
+					is.close();
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		return properties;
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/support/ResourceArrayPropertyEditor.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/support/ResourceArrayPropertyEditor.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ac4b2c5596c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/support/ResourceArrayPropertyEditor.java
@@ -0,0 +1,148 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2007 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.core.io.support;
+
+import java.beans.PropertyEditorSupport;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.Iterator;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import org.springframework.core.io.Resource;
+import org.springframework.util.SystemPropertyUtils;
+
+/**
+ * Editor for {@link org.springframework.core.io.Resource} arrays, to
+ * automatically convert String location patterns
+ * (e.g. "file:C:/my*.txt" or "classpath*:myfile.txt")
+ * to Resource array properties. Can also translate a collection
+ * or array of location patterns into a merged Resource array.
+ *
+ * 
The path may contain ${...} placeholders, to be resolved
+ * as system properties: e.g. ${user.dir}.
+ *
+ * 
Delegates to a {@link ResourcePatternResolver},
+ * by default using a {@link PathMatchingResourcePatternResolver}.
+ *
+ * @author Juergen Hoeller
+ * @since 1.1.2
+ * @see org.springframework.core.io.Resource
+ * @see ResourcePatternResolver
+ * @see PathMatchingResourcePatternResolver
+ * @see org.springframework.util.SystemPropertyUtils#resolvePlaceholders
+ * @see System#getProperty(String)
+ */
+public class ResourceArrayPropertyEditor extends PropertyEditorSupport {
+
+	private final ResourcePatternResolver resourcePatternResolver;
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Create a new ResourceArrayPropertyEditor with a default
+	 * PathMatchingResourcePatternResolver.
+	 * @see PathMatchingResourcePatternResolver
+	 */
+	public ResourceArrayPropertyEditor() {
+		this.resourcePatternResolver = new PathMatchingResourcePatternResolver();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Create a new ResourceArrayPropertyEditor with the given ResourcePatternResolver.
+	 * @param resourcePatternResolver the ResourcePatternResolver to use
+	 */
+	public ResourceArrayPropertyEditor(ResourcePatternResolver resourcePatternResolver) {
+		this.resourcePatternResolver = resourcePatternResolver;
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Treat the given text as location pattern and convert it to a Resource array.
+	 */
+	public void setAsText(String text) {
+		String pattern = resolvePath(text).trim();
+		try {
+			setValue(this.resourcePatternResolver.getResources(pattern));
+		}
+		catch (IOException ex) {
+			throw new IllegalArgumentException(
+			    "Could not resolve resource location pattern [" + pattern + "]: " + ex.getMessage());
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Treat the given value as collection or array and convert it to a Resource array.
+	 * Considers String elements as location patterns, and takes Resource elements as-is.
+	 */
+	public void setValue(Object value) throws IllegalArgumentException {
+		if (value instanceof Collection || (value instanceof Object[] && !(value instanceof Resource[]))) {
+			Collection input = (value instanceof Collection ? (Collection) value : Arrays.asList((Object[]) value));
+			List merged = new ArrayList();
+			for (Iterator it = input.iterator(); it.hasNext();) {
+				Object element = it.next();
+				if (element instanceof String) {
+					// A location pattern: resolve it into a Resource array.
+					// Might point to a single resource or to multiple resources.
+					String pattern = resolvePath((String) element).trim();
+					try {
+						Resource[] resources = this.resourcePatternResolver.getResources(pattern);
+						for (int i = 0; i < resources.length; i++) {
+							Resource resource = resources[i];
+							if (!merged.contains(resource)) {
+								merged.add(resource);
+							}
+						}
+					}
+					catch (IOException ex) {
+						throw new IllegalArgumentException(
+								"Could not resolve resource location pattern [" + pattern + "]: " + ex.getMessage());
+					}
+				}
+				else if (element instanceof Resource) {
+					// A Resource object: add it to the result.
+					if (!merged.contains(element)) {
+						merged.add(element);
+					}
+				}
+				else {
+					throw new IllegalArgumentException("Cannot convert element [" + element + "] to [" +
+							Resource.class.getName() + "]: only location String and Resource object supported");
+				}
+			}
+			super.setValue(merged.toArray(new Resource[merged.size()]));
+		}
+
+		else {
+			// An arbitrary value: probably a String or a Resource array.
+			// setAsText will be called for a String; a Resource array will be used as-is.
+			super.setValue(value);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Resolve the given path, replacing placeholders with
+	 * corresponding system property values if necessary.
+	 * @param path the original file path
+	 * @return the resolved file path
+	 * @see org.springframework.util.SystemPropertyUtils#resolvePlaceholders
+	 */
+	protected String resolvePath(String path) {
+		return SystemPropertyUtils.resolvePlaceholders(path);
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/support/ResourcePatternResolver.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/support/ResourcePatternResolver.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2bbe19cc884
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/support/ResourcePatternResolver.java
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2007 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.core.io.support;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+import org.springframework.core.io.Resource;
+import org.springframework.core.io.ResourceLoader;
+
+/**
+ * Strategy interface for resolving a location pattern (for example,
+ * an Ant-style path pattern) into Resource objects.
+ *
+ * 
This is an extension to the {@link org.springframework.core.io.ResourceLoader}
+ * interface. A passed-in ResourceLoader (for example, an
+ * {@link org.springframework.context.ApplicationContext} passed in via
+ * {@link org.springframework.context.ResourceLoaderAware} when running in a context)
+ * can be checked whether it implements this extended interface too.
+ *
+ * 
{@link PathMatchingResourcePatternResolver} is a standalone implementation
+ * that is usable outside an ApplicationContext, also used by
+ * {@link ResourceArrayPropertyEditor} for populating Resource array bean properties.
+ *
+ * 
Can be used with any sort of location pattern (e.g. "/WEB-INF/*-context.xml"):
+ * Input patterns have to match the strategy implementation. This interface just
+ * specifies the conversion method rather than a specific pattern format.
+ *
+ * 
This interface also suggests a new resource prefix "classpath*:" for all
+ * matching resources from the class path. Note that the resource location is
+ * expected to be a path without placeholders in this case (e.g. "/beans.xml");
+ * JAR files or classes directories can contain multiple files of the same name.
+ *
+ * @author Juergen Hoeller
+ * @since 1.0.2
+ * @see org.springframework.core.io.Resource
+ * @see org.springframework.core.io.ResourceLoader
+ * @see org.springframework.context.ApplicationContext
+ * @see org.springframework.context.ResourceLoaderAware
+ */
+public interface ResourcePatternResolver extends ResourceLoader {
+
+	/**
+	 * Pseudo URL prefix for all matching resources from the class path: "classpath*:"
+	 * This differs from ResourceLoader's classpath URL prefix in that it
+	 * retrieves all matching resources for a given name (e.g. "/beans.xml"),
+	 * for example in the root of all deployed JAR files.
+	 * @see org.springframework.core.io.ResourceLoader#CLASSPATH_URL_PREFIX
+	 */
+	String CLASSPATH_ALL_URL_PREFIX = "classpath*:";
+
+	/**
+	 * Resolve the given location pattern into Resource objects.
+	 * 
Overlapping resource entries that point to the same physical
+	 * resource should be avoided, as far as possible. The result should
+	 * have set semantics.
+	 * @param locationPattern the location pattern to resolve
+	 * @return the corresponding Resource objects
+	 * @throws IOException in case of I/O errors
+	 */
+	Resource[] getResources(String locationPattern) throws IOException;
+
+}
diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/support/ResourcePatternUtils.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/support/ResourcePatternUtils.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0ee5078986a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/support/ResourcePatternUtils.java
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2007 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.core.io.support;
+
+import org.springframework.core.io.ResourceLoader;
+import org.springframework.util.Assert;
+import org.springframework.util.ResourceUtils;
+
+/**
+ * Utility class for determining whether a given URL is a resource
+ * location that can be loaded via a ResourcePatternResolver.
+ *
+ * 
Callers will usually assume that a location is a relative path
+ * if the {@link #isUrl(String)} method returns false.
+ *
+ * @author Juergen Hoeller
+ * @since 1.2.3
+ */
+public abstract class ResourcePatternUtils {
+
+	/**
+	 * Return whether the given resource location is a URL: either a
+	 * special "classpath" or "classpath*" pseudo URL or a standard URL.
+	 * @param resourceLocation the location String to check
+	 * @return whether the location qualifies as a URL
+	 * @see ResourcePatternResolver#CLASSPATH_ALL_URL_PREFIX
+	 * @see org.springframework.util.ResourceUtils#CLASSPATH_URL_PREFIX
+	 * @see org.springframework.util.ResourceUtils#isUrl(String)
+	 * @see java.net.URL
+	 */
+	public static boolean isUrl(String resourceLocation) {
+		return (resourceLocation != null &&
+				(resourceLocation.startsWith(ResourcePatternResolver.CLASSPATH_ALL_URL_PREFIX) ||
+						ResourceUtils.isUrl(resourceLocation)));
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return a default ResourcePatternResolver for the given ResourceLoader.
+	 * 
This might be the ResourceLoader itself, if it implements the
+	 * ResourcePatternResolver extension, or a PathMatchingResourcePatternResolver
+	 * built on the given ResourceLoader.
+	 * @param resourceLoader the ResourceLoader to build a pattern resolver for
+	 * (not null)
+	 * @return the ResourcePatternResolver
+	 * @see PathMatchingResourcePatternResolver
+	 */
+	public static ResourcePatternResolver getResourcePatternResolver(ResourceLoader resourceLoader) {
+		Assert.notNull(resourceLoader, "ResourceLoader must not be null");
+		if (resourceLoader instanceof ResourcePatternResolver) {
+			return (ResourcePatternResolver) resourceLoader;
+		}
+		else {
+			return new PathMatchingResourcePatternResolver(resourceLoader);
+		}
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/support/package.html b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/support/package.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..622be20ee37
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/support/package.html
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+
+
+
+Support classes for Spring's resource abstraction.
+Includes a ResourcePatternResolver mechanism.
+
+
+
diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/package.html b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/package.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5956e51c966
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/package.html
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+
+
+
+Provides basic classes for exception handling and version detection,
+and other core helpers that are not specific to any part of the framework.
+
+
+
diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/style/DefaultToStringStyler.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/style/DefaultToStringStyler.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3eab22b408a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/style/DefaultToStringStyler.java
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2007 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.core.style;
+
+import org.springframework.util.Assert;
+import org.springframework.util.ClassUtils;
+import org.springframework.util.ObjectUtils;
+
+/**
+ * Spring's default toString() styler.
+ *
+ * 
This class is used by {@link ToStringCreator} to style toString()
+ * output in a consistent manner according to Spring conventions.
+ *
+ * @author Keith Donald
+ * @author Juergen Hoeller
+ * @since 1.2.2
+ */
+public class DefaultToStringStyler implements ToStringStyler {
+
+	private final ValueStyler valueStyler;
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Create a new DefaultToStringStyler.
+	 * @param valueStyler the ValueStyler to use
+	 */
+	public DefaultToStringStyler(ValueStyler valueStyler) {
+		Assert.notNull(valueStyler, "ValueStyler must not be null");
+		this.valueStyler = valueStyler;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return the ValueStyler used by this ToStringStyler.
+	 */
+	protected final ValueStyler getValueStyler() {
+		return this.valueStyler;
+	}
+
+
+	public void styleStart(StringBuffer buffer, Object obj) {
+		if (!obj.getClass().isArray()) {
+			buffer.append('[').append(ClassUtils.getShortName(obj.getClass()));
+			styleIdentityHashCode(buffer, obj);
+		}
+		else {
+			buffer.append('[');
+			styleIdentityHashCode(buffer, obj);
+			buffer.append(' ');
+			styleValue(buffer, obj);
+		}
+	}
+
+	private void styleIdentityHashCode(StringBuffer buffer, Object obj) {
+		buffer.append('@');
+		buffer.append(ObjectUtils.getIdentityHexString(obj));
+	}
+
+	public void styleEnd(StringBuffer buffer, Object o) {
+		buffer.append(']');
+	}
+
+	public void styleField(StringBuffer buffer, String fieldName, Object value) {
+		styleFieldStart(buffer, fieldName);
+		styleValue(buffer, value);
+		styleFieldEnd(buffer, fieldName);
+	}
+
+	protected void styleFieldStart(StringBuffer buffer, String fieldName) {
+		buffer.append(' ').append(fieldName).append(" = ");
+	}
+
+	protected void styleFieldEnd(StringBuffer buffer, String fieldName) {
+	}
+
+	public void styleValue(StringBuffer buffer, Object value) {
+		buffer.append(this.valueStyler.style(value));
+	}
+
+	public void styleFieldSeparator(StringBuffer buffer) {
+		buffer.append(',');
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/style/DefaultValueStyler.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/style/DefaultValueStyler.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0a5d3addde7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/style/DefaultValueStyler.java
@@ -0,0 +1,148 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2008 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.core.style;
+
+import java.lang.reflect.Method;
+import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.Iterator;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Set;
+
+import org.springframework.util.ClassUtils;
+import org.springframework.util.ObjectUtils;
+
+/**
+ * Converts objects to String form, generally for debugging purposes,
+ * using Spring's toString styling conventions.
+ *
+ * 
Uses the reflective visitor pattern underneath the hood to nicely
+ * encapsulate styling algorithms for each type of styled object.
+ *
+ * @author Keith Donald
+ * @author Juergen Hoeller
+ * @since 1.2.2
+ */
+public class DefaultValueStyler implements ValueStyler {
+
+	private static final String EMPTY = "[empty]";
+	private static final String NULL = "[null]";
+	private static final String COLLECTION = "collection";
+	private static final String SET = "set";
+	private static final String LIST = "list";
+	private static final String MAP = "map";
+	private static final String ARRAY = "array";
+
+
+	public String style(Object value) {
+		if (value == null) {
+			return NULL;
+		}
+		else if (value instanceof String) {
+			return "\'" + value + "\'";
+		}
+		else if (value instanceof Class) {
+			return ClassUtils.getShortName((Class) value);
+		}
+		else if (value instanceof Method) {
+			Method method = (Method) value;
+			return method.getName() + "@" + ClassUtils.getShortName(method.getDeclaringClass());
+		}
+		else if (value instanceof Map) {
+			return style((Map) value);
+		}
+		else if (value instanceof Map.Entry) {
+			return style((Map.Entry) value);
+		}
+		else if (value instanceof Collection) {
+			return style((Collection) value);
+		}
+		else if (value.getClass().isArray()) {
+			return styleArray(ObjectUtils.toObjectArray(value));
+		}
+		else {
+			return String.valueOf(value);
+		}
+	}
+
+	private String style(Map value) {
+		StringBuffer buffer = new StringBuffer(value.size() * 8 + 16);
+		buffer.append(MAP + "[");
+		for (Iterator it = value.entrySet().iterator(); it.hasNext();) {
+			Map.Entry entry = (Map.Entry) it.next();
+			buffer.append(style(entry));
+			if (it.hasNext()) {
+				buffer.append(',').append(' ');
+			}
+		}
+		if (value.isEmpty()) {
+			buffer.append(EMPTY);
+		}
+		buffer.append("]");
+		return buffer.toString();
+	}
+
+	private String style(Map.Entry value) {
+		return style(value.getKey()) + " -> " + style(value.getValue());
+	}
+
+	private String style(Collection value) {
+		StringBuffer buffer = new StringBuffer(value.size() * 8 + 16);
+		buffer.append(getCollectionTypeString(value)).append('[');
+		for (Iterator i = value.iterator(); i.hasNext();) {
+			buffer.append(style(i.next()));
+			if (i.hasNext()) {
+				buffer.append(',').append(' ');
+			}
+		}
+		if (value.isEmpty()) {
+			buffer.append(EMPTY);
+		}
+		buffer.append("]");
+		return buffer.toString();
+	}
+
+	private String getCollectionTypeString(Collection value) {
+		if (value instanceof List) {
+			return LIST;
+		}
+		else if (value instanceof Set) {
+			return SET;
+		}
+		else {
+			return COLLECTION;
+		}
+	}
+
+	private String styleArray(Object[] array) {
+		StringBuffer buffer = new StringBuffer(array.length * 8 + 16);
+		buffer.append(ARRAY + "<" + ClassUtils.getShortName(array.getClass().getComponentType()) + ">[");
+		for (int i = 0; i < array.length - 1; i++) {
+			buffer.append(style(array[i]));
+			buffer.append(',').append(' ');
+		}
+		if (array.length > 0) {
+			buffer.append(style(array[array.length - 1]));
+		}
+		else {
+			buffer.append(EMPTY);
+		}
+		buffer.append("]");
+		return buffer.toString();
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/style/StylerUtils.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/style/StylerUtils.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1457589bf19
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/style/StylerUtils.java
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2007 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.core.style;
+
+/**
+ * Simple utility class to allow for convenient access to value 
+ * styling logic, mainly to support descriptive logging messages.
+ *
+ * 
For more sophisticated needs, use the {@link ValueStyler} abstraction
+ * directly. This class simply uses a shared {@link DefaultValueStyler}
+ * instance underneath.
+ *
+ * @author Keith Donald
+ * @since 1.2.2
+ * @see ValueStyler
+ * @see DefaultValueStyler
+ */
+public abstract class StylerUtils {
+	
+	/**
+	 * Default ValueStyler instance used by the style method.
+	 * Also available for the {@link ToStringCreator} class in this package.
+	 */
+	static final ValueStyler DEFAULT_VALUE_STYLER = new DefaultValueStyler();
+
+	/**
+	 * Style the specified value according to default conventions.
+	 * @param value the Object value to style
+	 * @return the styled String
+	 * @see DefaultValueStyler
+	 */
+	public static String style(Object value) {
+		return DEFAULT_VALUE_STYLER.style(value);
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/style/ToStringCreator.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/style/ToStringCreator.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8d78888258e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/style/ToStringCreator.java
@@ -0,0 +1,188 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2007 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.core.style;
+
+import org.springframework.util.Assert;
+
+/**
+ * Utility class that builds pretty-printing toString() methods
+ * with pluggable styling conventions. By default, ToStringCreator adheres
+ * to Spring's toString() styling conventions.
+ * 
+ * @author Keith Donald
+ * @author Juergen Hoeller
+ * @since 1.2.2
+ */
+public class ToStringCreator {
+
+	/**
+	 * Default ToStringStyler instance used by this ToStringCreator.
+	 */
+	private static final ToStringStyler DEFAULT_TO_STRING_STYLER =
+			new DefaultToStringStyler(StylerUtils.DEFAULT_VALUE_STYLER);
+
+
+	private StringBuffer buffer = new StringBuffer(512);
+
+	private ToStringStyler styler;
+
+	private Object object;
+
+	private boolean styledFirstField;
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Create a ToStringCreator for the given object.
+	 * @param obj the object to be stringified
+	 */
+	public ToStringCreator(Object obj) {
+		this(obj, (ToStringStyler) null);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Create a ToStringCreator for the given object, using the provided style.
+	 * @param obj the object to be stringified
+	 * @param styler the ValueStyler encapsulating pretty-print instructions
+	 */
+	public ToStringCreator(Object obj, ValueStyler styler) {
+		this(obj, new DefaultToStringStyler(styler != null ? styler : StylerUtils.DEFAULT_VALUE_STYLER));
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Create a ToStringCreator for the given object, using the provided style.
+	 * @param obj the object to be stringified
+	 * @param styler the ToStringStyler encapsulating pretty-print instructions
+	 */
+	public ToStringCreator(Object obj, ToStringStyler styler) {
+		Assert.notNull(obj, "The object to be styled must not be null");
+		this.object = obj;
+		this.styler = (styler != null ? styler : DEFAULT_TO_STRING_STYLER);
+		this.styler.styleStart(this.buffer, this.object);
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Append a byte field value.
+	 * @param fieldName the name of the field, usually the member variable name
+	 * @param value the field value
+	 * @return this, to support call-chaining
+	 */
+	public ToStringCreator append(String fieldName, byte value) {
+		return append(fieldName, new Byte(value));
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Append a short field value.
+	 * @param fieldName the name of the field, usually the member variable name
+	 * @param value the field value
+	 * @return this, to support call-chaining
+	 */
+	public ToStringCreator append(String fieldName, short value) {
+		return append(fieldName, new Short(value));
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Append a integer field value.
+	 * @param fieldName the name of the field, usually the member variable name
+	 * @param value the field value
+	 * @return this, to support call-chaining
+	 */
+	public ToStringCreator append(String fieldName, int value) {
+		return append(fieldName, new Integer(value));
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Append a float field value.
+	 * @param fieldName the name of the field, usually the member variable name
+	 * @param value the field value
+	 * @return this, to support call-chaining
+	 */
+	public ToStringCreator append(String fieldName, float value) {
+		return append(fieldName, new Float(value));
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Append a double field value.
+	 * @param fieldName the name of the field, usually the member variable name
+	 * @param value the field value
+	 * @return this, to support call-chaining
+	 */
+	public ToStringCreator append(String fieldName, double value) {
+		return append(fieldName, new Double(value));
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Append a long field value.
+	 * @param fieldName the name of the field, usually the member variable name
+	 * @param value the field value
+	 * @return this, to support call-chaining
+	 */
+	public ToStringCreator append(String fieldName, long value) {
+		return append(fieldName, new Long(value));
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Append a boolean field value.
+	 * @param fieldName the name of the field, usually the member variable name
+	 * @param value the field value
+	 * @return this, to support call-chaining
+	 */
+	public ToStringCreator append(String fieldName, boolean value) {
+		return append(fieldName, value ? Boolean.TRUE : Boolean.FALSE);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Append a field value.
+	 * @param fieldName the name of the field, usually the member variable name
+	 * @param value the field value
+	 * @return this, to support call-chaining
+	 */
+	public ToStringCreator append(String fieldName, Object value) {
+		printFieldSeparatorIfNecessary();
+		this.styler.styleField(this.buffer, fieldName, value);
+		return this;
+	}
+
+	private void printFieldSeparatorIfNecessary() {
+		if (this.styledFirstField) {
+			this.styler.styleFieldSeparator(this.buffer);
+		}
+		else {
+			this.styledFirstField = true;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Append the provided value.
+	 * @param value The value to append
+	 * @return this, to support call-chaining.
+	 */
+	public ToStringCreator append(Object value) {
+		this.styler.styleValue(this.buffer, value);
+		return this;
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Return the String representation that this ToStringCreator built.
+	 */
+	public String toString() {
+		this.styler.styleEnd(this.buffer, this.object);
+		return this.buffer.toString();
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/style/ToStringStyler.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/style/ToStringStyler.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..461832938dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/style/ToStringStyler.java
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2005 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.core.style;
+
+/**
+ * A strategy interface for pretty-printing toString() methods.
+ * Encapsulates the print algorithms; some other object such as a builder
+ * should provide the workflow.
+ *
+ * @author Keith Donald
+ * @since 1.2.2
+ */
+public interface ToStringStyler {
+
+	/**
+	 * Style a toString()'ed object before its fields are styled.
+	 * @param buffer the buffer to print to
+	 * @param obj the object to style
+	 */
+	void styleStart(StringBuffer buffer, Object obj);
+
+	/**
+	 * Style a toString()'ed object after it's fields are styled.
+	 * @param buffer the buffer to print to
+	 * @param obj the object to style
+	 */
+	void styleEnd(StringBuffer buffer, Object obj);
+
+	/**
+	 * Style a field value as a string.
+	 * @param buffer the buffer to print to
+	 * @param fieldName the he name of the field
+	 * @param value the field value
+	 */
+	void styleField(StringBuffer buffer, String fieldName, Object value);
+
+	/**
+	 * Style the given value.
+	 * @param buffer the buffer to print to
+	 * @param value the field value
+	 */
+	void styleValue(StringBuffer buffer, Object value);
+
+	/**
+	 * Style the field separator.
+	 * @param buffer buffer to print to
+	 */
+	void styleFieldSeparator(StringBuffer buffer);
+
+}
diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/style/ValueStyler.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/style/ValueStyler.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..731fb3aed3d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/style/ValueStyler.java
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2007 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.core.style;
+
+/**
+ * Strategy that encapsulates value String styling algorithms
+ * according to Spring conventions.
+ *
+ * @author Keith Donald
+ * @since 1.2.2
+ */
+public interface ValueStyler {
+
+	/**
+	 * Style the given value, returning a String representation.
+	 * @param value the Object value to style
+	 * @return the styled String
+	 */
+	String style(Object value);
+
+}
diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/style/package.html b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/style/package.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..368554e3eda
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/style/package.html
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+
+
+
+Support for styling values as Strings, with ToStringCreator as central class.
+
+
+
diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/task/AsyncTaskExecutor.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/task/AsyncTaskExecutor.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e8471c1b27d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/task/AsyncTaskExecutor.java
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2007 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.core.task;
+
+/**
+ * Extended interface for asynchronous {@link TaskExecutor} implementations,
+ * offering an overloaded {@link #execute(Runnable, long)} variant with
+ * start timeout parameter.
+ *
+ * 
Implementing this interface also indicates that the {@link #execute(Runnable)}
+ * method will not execute its Runnable in the caller's thread but rather
+ * asynchronously in some other thread (at least usually).
+ *
+ * @author Juergen Hoeller
+ * @since 2.0.3
+ * @see SimpleAsyncTaskExecutor
+ * @see org.springframework.scheduling.SchedulingTaskExecutor
+ */
+public interface AsyncTaskExecutor extends TaskExecutor {
+
+	/** Constant that indicates immediate execution */
+	long TIMEOUT_IMMEDIATE = 0;
+
+	/** Constant that indicates no time limit */
+	long TIMEOUT_INDEFINITE = Long.MAX_VALUE;
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Execute the given task.
+	 * @param task the Runnable to execute (never null)
+	 * @param startTimeout the time duration within which the task is supposed to start.
+	 * This is intended as a hint to the executor, allowing for preferred handling
+	 * of immediate tasks. Typical values are {@link #TIMEOUT_IMMEDIATE} or
+	 * {@link #TIMEOUT_INDEFINITE} (the default as used by {@link #execute(Runnable)}).
+	 * @throws TaskTimeoutException in case of the task being rejected because
+	 * of the timeout (i.e. it cannot be started in time)
+	 * @throws TaskRejectedException if the given task was not accepted
+	 */
+	void execute(Runnable task, long startTimeout);
+
+}
diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/task/SimpleAsyncTaskExecutor.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/task/SimpleAsyncTaskExecutor.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a2a86328119
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/task/SimpleAsyncTaskExecutor.java
@@ -0,0 +1,200 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2007 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.core.task;
+
+import java.io.Serializable;
+
+import org.springframework.util.Assert;
+import org.springframework.util.ClassUtils;
+import org.springframework.util.ConcurrencyThrottleSupport;
+import org.springframework.util.CustomizableThreadCreator;
+
+/**
+ * TaskExecutor implementation that fires up a new Thread for each task,
+ * executing it asynchronously.
+ *
+ * 
Supports limiting concurrent threads through the "concurrencyLimit"
+ * bean property. By default, the number of concurrent threads is unlimited.
+ *
+ * 
NOTE: This implementation does not reuse threads! Consider a
+ * thread-pooling TaskExecutor implementation instead, in particular for
+ * executing a large number of short-lived tasks.
+ *
+ * @author Juergen Hoeller
+ * @since 2.0
+ * @see #setConcurrencyLimit
+ * @see SyncTaskExecutor
+ * @see org.springframework.scheduling.timer.TimerTaskExecutor
+ * @see org.springframework.scheduling.concurrent.ThreadPoolTaskExecutor
+ * @see org.springframework.scheduling.commonj.WorkManagerTaskExecutor
+ */
+public class SimpleAsyncTaskExecutor extends CustomizableThreadCreator implements AsyncTaskExecutor, Serializable {
+
+	/**
+	 * Default thread name prefix: "SimpleAsyncTaskExecutor-".
+	 * @deprecated as of Spring 2.0.3, since the default thread name prefix
+	 * is now taken from the concrete class (could be a subclass)
+	 */
+	public static final String DEFAULT_THREAD_NAME_PREFIX =
+			ClassUtils.getShortName(SimpleAsyncTaskExecutor.class) + "-";
+
+	/**
+	 * Permit any number of concurrent invocations: that is, don't throttle concurrency.
+	 */
+	public static final int UNBOUNDED_CONCURRENCY = ConcurrencyThrottleSupport.UNBOUNDED_CONCURRENCY;
+
+	/**
+	 * Switch concurrency 'off': that is, don't allow any concurrent invocations.
+	 */
+	public static final int NO_CONCURRENCY = ConcurrencyThrottleSupport.NO_CONCURRENCY;
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Internal concurrency throttle used by this executor.
+	 */
+	private final ConcurrencyThrottleAdapter concurrencyThrottle = new ConcurrencyThrottleAdapter();
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Create a new SimpleAsyncTaskExecutor with default thread name prefix.
+	 */
+	public SimpleAsyncTaskExecutor() {
+		super();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Create a new SimpleAsyncTaskExecutor with the given thread name prefix.
+	 * @param threadNamePrefix the prefix to use for the names of newly created threads
+	 */
+	public SimpleAsyncTaskExecutor(String threadNamePrefix) {
+		super(threadNamePrefix);
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Set the maximum number of parallel accesses allowed.
+	 * -1 indicates no concurrency limit at all.
+	 * 
In principle, this limit can be changed at runtime,
+	 * although it is generally designed as a config time setting.
+	 * NOTE: Do not switch between -1 and any concrete limit at runtime,
+	 * as this will lead to inconsistent concurrency counts: A limit
+	 * of -1 effectively turns off concurrency counting completely.
+	 * @see #UNBOUNDED_CONCURRENCY
+	 */
+	public void setConcurrencyLimit(int concurrencyLimit) {
+		this.concurrencyThrottle.setConcurrencyLimit(concurrencyLimit);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return the maximum number of parallel accesses allowed.
+	 */
+	public int getConcurrencyLimit() {
+		return this.concurrencyThrottle.getConcurrencyLimit();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return whether this throttle is currently active.
+	 * @return true if the concurrency limit for this instance is active
+	 * @see #getConcurrencyLimit()
+	 * @see #setConcurrencyLimit
+	 */
+	public boolean isThrottleActive() {
+		return this.concurrencyThrottle.isThrottleActive();
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Executes the given task, within a concurrency throttle
+	 * if configured (through the superclass's settings).
+	 * @see #doExecute(Runnable)
+	 */
+	public void execute(Runnable task) {
+		execute(task, TIMEOUT_INDEFINITE);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Executes the given task, within a concurrency throttle
+	 * if configured (through the superclass's settings).
+	 * 
Executes urgent tasks (with 'immediate' timeout) directly,
+	 * bypassing the concurrency throttle (if active). All other
+	 * tasks are subject to throttling.
+	 * @see #TIMEOUT_IMMEDIATE
+	 * @see #doExecute(Runnable)
+	 */
+	public void execute(Runnable task, long startTimeout) {
+		Assert.notNull(task, "Runnable must not be null");
+		if (isThrottleActive() && startTimeout > TIMEOUT_IMMEDIATE) {
+			this.concurrencyThrottle.beforeAccess();
+			doExecute(new ConcurrencyThrottlingRunnable(task));
+		}
+		else {
+			doExecute(task);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Template method for the actual execution of a task.
+	 * 
The default implementation creates a new Thread and starts it.
+	 * @param task the Runnable to execute
+	 * @see #createThread
+	 * @see java.lang.Thread#start()
+	 */
+	protected void doExecute(Runnable task) {
+		createThread(task).start();
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Subclass of the general ConcurrencyThrottleSupport class,
+	 * making beforeAccess() and afterAccess()
+	 * visible to the surrounding class.
+	 */
+	private static class ConcurrencyThrottleAdapter extends ConcurrencyThrottleSupport {
+
+		protected void beforeAccess() {
+			super.beforeAccess();
+		}
+
+		protected void afterAccess() {
+			super.afterAccess();
+		}
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * This Runnable calls afterAccess() after the
+	 * target Runnable has finished its execution.
+	 */
+	private class ConcurrencyThrottlingRunnable implements Runnable {
+
+		private final Runnable target;
+
+		public ConcurrencyThrottlingRunnable(Runnable target) {
+			this.target = target;
+		}
+
+		public void run() {
+			try {
+				this.target.run();
+			}
+			finally {
+				concurrencyThrottle.afterAccess();
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/task/SyncTaskExecutor.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/task/SyncTaskExecutor.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..857edf1f449
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/task/SyncTaskExecutor.java
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2006 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.core.task;
+
+import org.springframework.util.Assert;
+
+import java.io.Serializable;
+
+/**
+ * TaskExecutor implementation that executes each task
+ * synchronously in the calling thread.
+ * 
+ * 
Mainly intended for testing scenarios.
+ * 
+ * 
Execution in the calling thread does have the advantage of participating
+ * in it's thread context, for example the thread context class loader or the
+ * thread's current transaction association. That said, in many cases,
+ * asynchronous execution will be preferable: choose an asynchronous
+ * TaskExecutor instead for such scenarios.
+ *
+ * @author Juergen Hoeller
+ * @see SimpleAsyncTaskExecutor
+ * @see org.springframework.scheduling.timer.TimerTaskExecutor
+ * @since 2.0
+ */
+public class SyncTaskExecutor implements TaskExecutor, Serializable {
+
+	/**
+	 * Executes the given task synchronously, through direct
+	 * invocation of it's {@link Runnable#run() run()} method.
+	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the given task is null 
+	 */
+	public void execute(Runnable task) {
+		Assert.notNull(task, "Runnable must not be null");
+		task.run();
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/task/TaskExecutor.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/task/TaskExecutor.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..800806f74b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/task/TaskExecutor.java
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2007 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.core.task;
+
+/**
+ * Simple task executor interface that abstracts the execution
+ * of a {@link Runnable}.
+ * 
+ * 
Implementations can use all sorts of different execution strategies,
+ * such as: synchronous, asynchronous, using a thread pool, and more.
+ *
+ * 
Equivalent to JDK 1.5's {@link java.util.concurrent.Executor}
+ * interface. Separate mainly for compatibility with JDK 1.4.
+ * Implementations can simply implement the JDK 1.5 Executor
+ * interface as well, as it defines the exact same method signature.
+ *
+ * @author Juergen Hoeller
+ * @since 2.0
+ * @see java.util.concurrent.Executor
+ */
+public interface TaskExecutor {
+
+	/**
+	 * Execute the given task.
+	 * 
The call might return immediately if the implementation uses
+	 * an asynchronous execution strategy, or might block in the case
+	 * of synchronous execution.
+	 * @param task the Runnable to execute (never null)
+	 * @throws TaskRejectedException if the given task was not accepted
+	 */
+	void execute(Runnable task);
+
+}
diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/task/TaskRejectedException.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/task/TaskRejectedException.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..51d3e7c15d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/task/TaskRejectedException.java
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2007 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.core.task;
+
+import org.springframework.core.NestedRuntimeException;
+
+/**
+ * Exception thrown when a {@link TaskExecutor} rejects to accept
+ * a given task for execution.
+ *
+ * @author Juergen Hoeller
+ * @since 2.0.1
+ * @see TaskExecutor#execute(Runnable)
+ * @see TaskTimeoutException
+ */
+public class TaskRejectedException extends NestedRuntimeException {
+
+	/**
+	 * Create a new TaskRejectedException
+	 * with the specified detail message and no root cause.
+	 * @param msg the detail message
+	 */
+	public TaskRejectedException(String msg) {
+		super(msg);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Create a new TaskRejectedException
+	 * with the specified detail message and the given root cause.
+	 * @param msg the detail message
+	 * @param cause the root cause (usually from using an underlying
+	 * API such as the java.util.concurrent package)
+	 * @see java.util.concurrent.RejectedExecutionException
+	 */
+	public TaskRejectedException(String msg, Throwable cause) {
+		super(msg, cause);
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/task/TaskTimeoutException.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/task/TaskTimeoutException.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6b31e0a659d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/task/TaskTimeoutException.java
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2007 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.core.task;
+
+/**
+ * Exception thrown when a {@link AsyncTaskExecutor} rejects to accept
+ * a given task for execution because of the specified timeout.
+ *
+ * @author Juergen Hoeller
+ * @since 2.0.3
+ * @see AsyncTaskExecutor#execute(Runnable, long)
+ * @see TaskRejectedException
+ */
+public class TaskTimeoutException extends TaskRejectedException {
+
+	/**
+	 * Create a new TaskTimeoutException
+	 * with the specified detail message and no root cause.
+	 * @param msg the detail message
+	 */
+	public TaskTimeoutException(String msg) {
+		super(msg);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Create a new TaskTimeoutException
+	 * with the specified detail message and the given root cause.
+	 * @param msg the detail message
+	 * @param cause the root cause (usually from using an underlying
+	 * API such as the java.util.concurrent package)
+	 * @see java.util.concurrent.RejectedExecutionException
+	 */
+	public TaskTimeoutException(String msg, Throwable cause) {
+		super(msg, cause);
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/task/package.html b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/task/package.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7c837cdb5e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/task/package.html
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+
+
+
+This package defines Spring's core TaskExecutor abstraction,
+and provides SyncTaskExecutor and SimpleAsyncTaskExecutor implementations.
+
+
+
diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/task/support/ConcurrentExecutorAdapter.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/task/support/ConcurrentExecutorAdapter.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..230e888c7a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/task/support/ConcurrentExecutorAdapter.java
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2007 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.core.task.support;
+
+import java.util.concurrent.Executor;
+import java.util.concurrent.RejectedExecutionException;
+
+import org.springframework.core.task.TaskExecutor;
+import org.springframework.core.task.TaskRejectedException;
+import org.springframework.util.Assert;
+
+/**
+ * Adapter that exposes the {@link java.util.concurrent.Executor java.util.concurrent.Executor}
+ * interface for any Spring {@link org.springframework.core.task.TaskExecutor}.
+ * Follows the JDK executor contract for exception handling.
+ *
+ * @author Juergen Hoeller
+ * @since 2.5
+ * @see java.util.concurrent.Executor
+ * @see org.springframework.core.task.TaskExecutor
+ */
+public class ConcurrentExecutorAdapter implements Executor {
+
+	private final TaskExecutor taskExecutor;
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Create a new ConcurrentExecutorAdapter for the given Spring TaskExecutor.
+	 * @param taskExecutor the Spring TaskExecutor to wrap
+	 */
+	public ConcurrentExecutorAdapter(TaskExecutor taskExecutor) {
+		Assert.notNull(taskExecutor, "TaskExecutor must not be null");
+		this.taskExecutor = taskExecutor;
+	}
+
+
+	public void execute(Runnable command) {
+		try {
+			this.taskExecutor.execute(command);
+		}
+		catch (TaskRejectedException ex) {
+			throw new RejectedExecutionException(ex.getMessage(), ex);
+		}
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/task/support/package.html b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/task/support/package.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..95e9c545b26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/task/support/package.html
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+
+
+
+Support classes for Spring's TaskExecutor abstraction.
+Includes an adapter for the JDK 1.5 Executor interface.
+
+
+
diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/metadata/Attributes.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/metadata/Attributes.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a1af10370d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/metadata/Attributes.java
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2005 the original author or authors.
+ * 
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ * 
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * 
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.metadata;
+
+import java.lang.reflect.Field;
+import java.lang.reflect.Method;
+import java.util.Collection;
+
+/**
+ * Interface for accessing attributes at runtime. This is a facade,
+ * which can accommodate any attributes API such as Jakarta Commons Attributes,
+ * or (possibly in future) a Spring attributes implementation.
+ *
+ * 
The purpose of using this interface is to decouple Spring code from any
+ * specific attributes implementation. Even once JSR-175 is available, there
+ * is still value in such a facade interface, as it allows for hierarchical
+ * attribute sources: for example, an XML file or properties file might override
+ * some attributes defined in source-level metadata with JSR-175 or another framework.
+ *
+ * @author Mark Pollack
+ * @author Rod Johnson
+ * @since 30.09.2003
+ * @see org.springframework.metadata.commons.CommonsAttributes
+ */
+public interface Attributes {
+
+	/**
+	 * Return the class attributes of the target class.
+	 * @param targetClass the class that contains attribute information
+	 * @return a collection of attributes, possibly an empty collection, never null
+	 */
+	Collection getAttributes(Class targetClass);
+
+	/**
+	 * Return the class attributes of the target class of a given type.
+	 * 
The class attributes are filtered by providing a Class
+	 * reference to indicate the type to filter on. This is useful if you know
+	 * the type of the attribute you are looking for and don't want to sort
+	 * through the unfiltered Collection yourself.
+	 * @param targetClass the class that contains attribute information
+	 * @param filter specify that only this type of class should be returned
+	 * @return return only the Collection of attributes that are of the filter type
+	 */
+	Collection getAttributes(Class targetClass, Class filter);
+
+	/**
+	 * Return the method attributes of the target method.
+	 * @param targetMethod the method that contains attribute information
+	 * @return a Collection of attributes, possibly an empty Collection, never null
+	 */
+	Collection getAttributes(Method targetMethod);
+
+	/**
+	 * Return the method attributes of the target method of a given type.
+	 * 
The method attributes are filtered by providing a Class
+	 * reference to indicate the type to filter on. This is useful if you know
+	 * the type of the attribute you are looking for and don't want to sort
+	 * through the unfiltered Collection yourself.
+	 * @param targetMethod the method that contains attribute information
+	 * @param filter specify that only this type of class should be returned
+	 * @return a Collection of attributes, possibly an empty Collection, never null
+	 */
+	Collection getAttributes(Method targetMethod, Class filter);
+
+	/**
+	 * Return the field attributes of the target field.
+	 * @param targetField the field that contains attribute information
+	 * @return a Collection of attribute, possibly an empty Collection, never null
+	 */
+	Collection getAttributes(Field targetField);
+
+	/**
+	 * Return the field attributes of the target method of a given type.
+	 * 
The field attributes are filtered by providing a Class
+	 * reference to indicate the type to filter on. This is useful if you know
+	 * the type of the attribute you are looking for and don't want to sort
+	 * through the unfiltered Collection yourself.
+	 * @param targetField the field that contains attribute information
+	 * @param filter specify that only this type of class should be returned
+	 * @return a Collection of attributes, possibly an empty Collection, never null
+	 */
+	Collection getAttributes(Field targetField, Class filter);
+
+}
diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/metadata/commons/CommonsAttributes.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/metadata/commons/CommonsAttributes.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..990a0443d0e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/metadata/commons/CommonsAttributes.java
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2005 the original author or authors.
+ * 
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ * 
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * 
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.metadata.commons;
+
+import java.lang.reflect.Field;
+import java.lang.reflect.Method;
+import java.util.Collection;
+
+import org.springframework.metadata.Attributes;
+
+/**
+ * Implementation of the Spring Attributes facade for Commons Attributes.
+ *
+ * 
Please see the
+ * 
+ * Commons Attributes documentation for information on how to use the
+ * attribute compiler.
+ *
+ * 
As of December 2003, follow the Javadocs to the AttributeCompiler class
+ * to see how the Ant task works. Note that you need to put the following jars
+ * in your $ANT_HOME/lib directory for the Common Attributes compiler to work:
+ * 
    
+ * 
  • Commons Attributes compiler jar
+ * 
  • the xjavadoc Jar (from XDoclet)
+ * 
  • commons-collection.jar (from Jakarta Commons)
+ * 

+ *
+ * 
You need to perform the attribute compilation step before compiling your source.
+ *
+ * 
See build.xml in the tests for package org.springframework.aop.autoproxy.metadata
+ * for an example of the required Ant scripting. The header of this build script
+ * includes some quick, and hopefully useful, hints on using Commons Attributes.
+ * The source files in the same package (TxClass and TxClassWithClassAttribute)
+ * illustrate attribute usage in source files.
+ *
+ * 
The Spring Framework project does not provide support usage of specific
+ * attributes implementations. Please refer to the appropriate site and mailing
+ * list of the attributes implementation.
+ *
+ * @author Rod Johnson
+ */
+public class CommonsAttributes implements Attributes {
+	
+	/*
+	 * Commons Attributes caches attributes, so we don't need to cache here
+	 * as well.
+	 */
+
+	public Collection getAttributes(Class targetClass) {
+		return org.apache.commons.attributes.Attributes.getAttributes(targetClass);
+	}
+
+	public Collection getAttributes(Class targetClass, Class filter) {
+		return org.apache.commons.attributes.Attributes.getAttributes(targetClass, filter);
+	}
+
+	public Collection getAttributes(Method targetMethod) {
+		return org.apache.commons.attributes.Attributes.getAttributes(targetMethod);
+	}
+
+	public Collection getAttributes(Method targetMethod, Class filter) {
+		return org.apache.commons.attributes.Attributes.getAttributes(targetMethod, filter);
+	}
+
+	public Collection getAttributes(Field targetField) {
+		return org.apache.commons.attributes.Attributes.getAttributes(targetField);
+	}
+
+	public Collection getAttributes(Field targetField, Class filter) {
+		return org.apache.commons.attributes.Attributes.getAttributes(targetField, filter);
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/metadata/commons/package.html b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/metadata/commons/package.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8b073e3b17d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/metadata/commons/package.html
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+
+
+
+Attributes wrapper for
+Commons Attributes.
+
+
+
diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/metadata/package.html b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/metadata/package.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..12c4acf58f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/metadata/package.html
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+
+
+
+Package defining a facade for accessing source-level
+metadata attributes at runtime.
+
+
+
diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/AntPathMatcher.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/AntPathMatcher.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7566153e31e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/AntPathMatcher.java
@@ -0,0 +1,411 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2007 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.util;
+
+/**
+ * PathMatcher implementation for Ant-style path patterns.
+ * Examples are provided below.
+ *
+ * 
Part of this mapping code has been kindly borrowed from
+ * Apache Ant.
+ *
+ * 
The mapping matches URLs using the following rules:

+ * 
    
+ * 
  • ? matches one character
    • 
+ * 
  • * matches zero or more characters
    • 
+ * 
  • ** matches zero or more 'directories' in a path
    • 
+ * 

+ *
+ * 
Some examples:

+ * 
    
+ * 
  • com/t?st.jsp - matches com/test.jsp but also
+ * com/tast.jsp or com/txst.jsp
    • 
+ * 
  • com/*.jsp - matches all .jsp files in the
+ * com directory
    • 
+ * 
  • com/**/test.jsp - matches all test.jsp
+ * files underneath the com path
    • 
+ * 
  • org/springframework/**/*.jsp - matches all .jsp
+ * files underneath the org/springframework path
    • 
+ * 
  • org/**/servlet/bla.jsp - matches
+ * org/springframework/servlet/bla.jsp but also
+ * org/springframework/testing/servlet/bla.jsp and
+ * org/servlet/bla.jsp
    • 
+ * 

+ *
+ * @author Alef Arendsen
+ * @author Juergen Hoeller
+ * @author Rob Harrop
+ * @since 16.07.2003
+ */
+public class AntPathMatcher implements PathMatcher {
+
+	/** Default path separator: "/" */
+	public static final String DEFAULT_PATH_SEPARATOR = "/";
+
+	private String pathSeparator = DEFAULT_PATH_SEPARATOR;
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Set the path separator to use for pattern parsing.
+	 * Default is "/", as in Ant.
+	 */
+	public void setPathSeparator(String pathSeparator) {
+		this.pathSeparator = (pathSeparator != null ? pathSeparator : DEFAULT_PATH_SEPARATOR);
+	}
+
+
+	public boolean isPattern(String path) {
+		return (path.indexOf('*') != -1 || path.indexOf('?') != -1);
+	}
+
+	public boolean match(String pattern, String path) {
+		return doMatch(pattern, path, true);
+	}
+
+	public boolean matchStart(String pattern, String path) {
+		return doMatch(pattern, path, false);
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Actually match the given path against the given pattern.
+	 * @param pattern the pattern to match against
+	 * @param path the path String to test
+	 * @param fullMatch whether a full pattern match is required
+	 * (else a pattern match as far as the given base path goes is sufficient)
+	 * @return true if the supplied path matched,
+	 * false if it didn't
+	 */
+	protected boolean doMatch(String pattern, String path, boolean fullMatch) {
+		if (path.startsWith(this.pathSeparator) != pattern.startsWith(this.pathSeparator)) {
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		String[] pattDirs = StringUtils.tokenizeToStringArray(pattern, this.pathSeparator);
+		String[] pathDirs = StringUtils.tokenizeToStringArray(path, this.pathSeparator);
+
+		int pattIdxStart = 0;
+		int pattIdxEnd = pattDirs.length - 1;
+		int pathIdxStart = 0;
+		int pathIdxEnd = pathDirs.length - 1;
+
+		// Match all elements up to the first **
+		while (pattIdxStart <= pattIdxEnd && pathIdxStart <= pathIdxEnd) {
+			String patDir = pattDirs[pattIdxStart];
+			if ("**".equals(patDir)) {
+				break;
+			}
+			if (!matchStrings(patDir, pathDirs[pathIdxStart])) {
+				return false;
+			}
+			pattIdxStart++;
+			pathIdxStart++;
+		}
+
+		if (pathIdxStart > pathIdxEnd) {
+			// Path is exhausted, only match if rest of pattern is * or **'s
+			if (pattIdxStart > pattIdxEnd) {
+				return (pattern.endsWith(this.pathSeparator) ?
+						path.endsWith(this.pathSeparator) : !path.endsWith(this.pathSeparator));
+			}
+			if (!fullMatch) {
+				return true;
+			}
+			if (pattIdxStart == pattIdxEnd && pattDirs[pattIdxStart].equals("*") &&
+					path.endsWith(this.pathSeparator)) {
+				return true;
+			}
+			for (int i = pattIdxStart; i <= pattIdxEnd; i++) {
+				if (!pattDirs[i].equals("**")) {
+					return false;
+				}
+			}
+			return true;
+		}
+		else if (pattIdxStart > pattIdxEnd) {
+			// String not exhausted, but pattern is. Failure.
+			return false;
+		}
+		else if (!fullMatch && "**".equals(pattDirs[pattIdxStart])) {
+			// Path start definitely matches due to "**" part in pattern.
+			return true;
+		}
+
+		// up to last '**'
+		while (pattIdxStart <= pattIdxEnd && pathIdxStart <= pathIdxEnd) {
+			String patDir = pattDirs[pattIdxEnd];
+			if (patDir.equals("**")) {
+				break;
+			}
+			if (!matchStrings(patDir, pathDirs[pathIdxEnd])) {
+				return false;
+			}
+			pattIdxEnd--;
+			pathIdxEnd--;
+		}
+		if (pathIdxStart > pathIdxEnd) {
+			// String is exhausted
+			for (int i = pattIdxStart; i <= pattIdxEnd; i++) {
+				if (!pattDirs[i].equals("**")) {
+					return false;
+				}
+			}
+			return true;
+		}
+
+		while (pattIdxStart != pattIdxEnd && pathIdxStart <= pathIdxEnd) {
+			int patIdxTmp = -1;
+			for (int i = pattIdxStart + 1; i <= pattIdxEnd; i++) {
+				if (pattDirs[i].equals("**")) {
+					patIdxTmp = i;
+					break;
+				}
+			}
+			if (patIdxTmp == pattIdxStart + 1) {
+				// '**/**' situation, so skip one
+				pattIdxStart++;
+				continue;
+			}
+			// Find the pattern between padIdxStart & padIdxTmp in str between
+			// strIdxStart & strIdxEnd
+			int patLength = (patIdxTmp - pattIdxStart - 1);
+			int strLength = (pathIdxEnd - pathIdxStart + 1);
+			int foundIdx = -1;
+
+			strLoop:
+			    for (int i = 0; i <= strLength - patLength; i++) {
+				    for (int j = 0; j < patLength; j++) {
+					    String subPat = (String) pattDirs[pattIdxStart + j + 1];
+					    String subStr = (String) pathDirs[pathIdxStart + i + j];
+					    if (!matchStrings(subPat, subStr)) {
+						    continue strLoop;
+					    }
+				    }
+				    foundIdx = pathIdxStart + i;
+				    break;
+			    }
+
+			if (foundIdx == -1) {
+				return false;
+			}
+
+			pattIdxStart = patIdxTmp;
+			pathIdxStart = foundIdx + patLength;
+		}
+
+		for (int i = pattIdxStart; i <= pattIdxEnd; i++) {
+			if (!pattDirs[i].equals("**")) {
+				return false;
+			}
+		}
+
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Tests whether or not a string matches against a pattern.
+	 * The pattern may contain two special characters:

+	 * '*' means zero or more characters

+	 * '?' means one and only one character
+	 * @param pattern pattern to match against.
+	 * Must not be null.
+	 * @param str string which must be matched against the pattern.
+	 * Must not be null.
+	 * @return true if the string matches against the
+	 * pattern, or false otherwise.
+	 */
+	private boolean matchStrings(String pattern, String str) {
+		char[] patArr = pattern.toCharArray();
+		char[] strArr = str.toCharArray();
+		int patIdxStart = 0;
+		int patIdxEnd = patArr.length - 1;
+		int strIdxStart = 0;
+		int strIdxEnd = strArr.length - 1;
+		char ch;
+
+		boolean containsStar = false;
+		for (int i = 0; i < patArr.length; i++) {
+			if (patArr[i] == '*') {
+				containsStar = true;
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+
+		if (!containsStar) {
+			// No '*'s, so we make a shortcut
+			if (patIdxEnd != strIdxEnd) {
+				return false; // Pattern and string do not have the same size
+			}
+			for (int i = 0; i <= patIdxEnd; i++) {
+				ch = patArr[i];
+				if (ch != '?') {
+					if (ch != strArr[i]) {
+						return false;// Character mismatch
+					}
+				}
+			}
+			return true; // String matches against pattern
+		}
+
+
+		if (patIdxEnd == 0) {
+			return true; // Pattern contains only '*', which matches anything
+		}
+
+		// Process characters before first star
+		while ((ch = patArr[patIdxStart]) != '*' && strIdxStart <= strIdxEnd) {
+			if (ch != '?') {
+				if (ch != strArr[strIdxStart]) {
+					return false;// Character mismatch
+				}
+			}
+			patIdxStart++;
+			strIdxStart++;
+		}
+		if (strIdxStart > strIdxEnd) {
+			// All characters in the string are used. Check if only '*'s are
+			// left in the pattern. If so, we succeeded. Otherwise failure.
+			for (int i = patIdxStart; i <= patIdxEnd; i++) {
+				if (patArr[i] != '*') {
+					return false;
+				}
+			}
+			return true;
+		}
+
+		// Process characters after last star
+		while ((ch = patArr[patIdxEnd]) != '*' && strIdxStart <= strIdxEnd) {
+			if (ch != '?') {
+				if (ch != strArr[strIdxEnd]) {
+					return false;// Character mismatch
+				}
+			}
+			patIdxEnd--;
+			strIdxEnd--;
+		}
+		if (strIdxStart > strIdxEnd) {
+			// All characters in the string are used. Check if only '*'s are
+			// left in the pattern. If so, we succeeded. Otherwise failure.
+			for (int i = patIdxStart; i <= patIdxEnd; i++) {
+				if (patArr[i] != '*') {
+					return false;
+				}
+			}
+			return true;
+		}
+
+		// process pattern between stars. padIdxStart and patIdxEnd point
+		// always to a '*'.
+		while (patIdxStart != patIdxEnd && strIdxStart <= strIdxEnd) {
+			int patIdxTmp = -1;
+			for (int i = patIdxStart + 1; i <= patIdxEnd; i++) {
+				if (patArr[i] == '*') {
+					patIdxTmp = i;
+					break;
+				}
+			}
+			if (patIdxTmp == patIdxStart + 1) {
+				// Two stars next to each other, skip the first one.
+				patIdxStart++;
+				continue;
+			}
+			// Find the pattern between padIdxStart & padIdxTmp in str between
+			// strIdxStart & strIdxEnd
+			int patLength = (patIdxTmp - patIdxStart - 1);
+			int strLength = (strIdxEnd - strIdxStart + 1);
+			int foundIdx = -1;
+			strLoop:
+			for (int i = 0; i <= strLength - patLength; i++) {
+				for (int j = 0; j < patLength; j++) {
+					ch = patArr[patIdxStart + j + 1];
+					if (ch != '?') {
+						if (ch != strArr[strIdxStart + i + j]) {
+							continue strLoop;
+						}
+					}
+				}
+
+				foundIdx = strIdxStart + i;
+				break;
+			}
+
+			if (foundIdx == -1) {
+				return false;
+			}
+
+			patIdxStart = patIdxTmp;
+			strIdxStart = foundIdx + patLength;
+		}
+
+		// All characters in the string are used. Check if only '*'s are left
+		// in the pattern. If so, we succeeded. Otherwise failure.
+		for (int i = patIdxStart; i <= patIdxEnd; i++) {
+			if (patArr[i] != '*') {
+				return false;
+			}
+		}
+
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Given a pattern and a full path, determine the pattern-mapped part.
+	 * 
For example:
+	 * 
    
+	 * 
  • '/docs/cvs/commit.html' and '/docs/cvs/commit.html -> ''
    • 
+	 * 
  • '/docs/*' and '/docs/cvs/commit -> 'cvs/commit'
    • 
+	 * 
  • '/docs/cvs/*.html' and '/docs/cvs/commit.html -> 'commit.html'
    • 
+	 * 
  • '/docs/**' and '/docs/cvs/commit -> 'cvs/commit'
    • 
+	 * 
  • '/docs/**\/*.html' and '/docs/cvs/commit.html -> 'cvs/commit.html'
    • 
+	 * 
  • '/*.html' and '/docs/cvs/commit.html -> 'docs/cvs/commit.html'
    • 
+	 * 
  • '*.html' and '/docs/cvs/commit.html -> '/docs/cvs/commit.html'
    • 
+	 * 
  • '*' and '/docs/cvs/commit.html -> '/docs/cvs/commit.html'
    • 
+	 * 

+	 * 
Assumes that {@link #match} returns true for 'pattern'
+	 * and 'path', but does not enforce this.
+	 */
+	public String extractPathWithinPattern(String pattern, String path) {
+		String[] patternParts = StringUtils.tokenizeToStringArray(pattern, this.pathSeparator);
+		String[] pathParts = StringUtils.tokenizeToStringArray(path, this.pathSeparator);
+
+		StringBuffer buffer = new StringBuffer();
+
+		// Add any path parts that have a wildcarded pattern part.
+		int puts = 0;
+		for (int i = 0; i < patternParts.length; i++) {
+			String patternPart = patternParts[i];
+			if ((patternPart.indexOf('*') > -1 || patternPart.indexOf('?') > -1) && pathParts.length >= i + 1) {
+				if (puts > 0 || (i == 0 && !pattern.startsWith(this.pathSeparator))) {
+					buffer.append(this.pathSeparator);
+				}
+				buffer.append(pathParts[i]);
+				puts++;
+			}
+		}
+
+		// Append any trailing path parts.
+		for (int i = patternParts.length; i < pathParts.length; i++) {
+			if (puts > 0 || i > 0) {
+				buffer.append(this.pathSeparator);
+			}
+			buffer.append(pathParts[i]);
+		}
+
+		return buffer.toString();
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/Assert.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/Assert.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b78364a9f60
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/Assert.java
@@ -0,0 +1,401 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2007 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not
+ * use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+ * the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+ * WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+ * License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under
+ * the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.util;
+
+import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+/**
+ * Assertion utility class that assists in validating arguments.
+ * Useful for identifying programmer errors early and clearly at runtime.
+ *
+ * 
For example, if the contract of a public method states it does not
+ * allow null arguments, Assert can be used to validate that
+ * contract. Doing this clearly indicates a contract violation when it
+ * occurs and protects the class's invariants.
+ *
+ * 
Typically used to validate method arguments rather than configuration
+ * properties, to check for cases that are usually programmer errors rather than
+ * configuration errors. In contrast to config initialization code, there is
+ * usally no point in falling back to defaults in such methods.
+ *
+ * 
This class is similar to JUnit's assertion library. If an argument value is
+ * deemed invalid, an {@link IllegalArgumentException} is thrown (typically).
+ * For example:
+ *
+ * 
+ * Assert.notNull(clazz, "The class must not be null");
+ * Assert.isTrue(i > 0, "The value must be greater than zero");

+ *
+ * Mainly for internal use within the framework; consider Jakarta's Commons Lang
+ * >= 2.0 for a more comprehensive suite of assertion utilities.
+ *
+ * @author Keith Donald
+ * @author Juergen Hoeller
+ * @author Colin Sampaleanu
+ * @author Rob Harrop
+ * @since 1.1.2
+ */
+public abstract class Assert {
+
+	/**
+	 * Assert a boolean expression, throwing IllegalArgumentException
+	 * if the test result is false.
+	 * 
Assert.isTrue(i > 0, "The value must be greater than zero");

+	 * @param expression a boolean expression
+	 * @param message the exception message to use if the assertion fails
+	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if expression is false
+	 */
+	public static void isTrue(boolean expression, String message) {
+		if (!expression) {
+			throw new IllegalArgumentException(message);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Assert a boolean expression, throwing IllegalArgumentException
+	 * if the test result is false.
+	 * 
Assert.isTrue(i > 0);

+	 * @param expression a boolean expression
+	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if expression is false
+	 */
+	public static void isTrue(boolean expression) {
+		isTrue(expression, "[Assertion failed] - this expression must be true");
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Assert that an object is null .
+	 * 
Assert.isNull(value, "The value must be null");

+	 * @param object the object to check
+	 * @param message the exception message to use if the assertion fails
+	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the object is not null
+	 */
+	public static void isNull(Object object, String message) {
+		if (object != null) {
+			throw new IllegalArgumentException(message);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Assert that an object is null .
+	 * 
Assert.isNull(value);

+	 * @param object the object to check
+	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the object is not null
+	 */
+	public static void isNull(Object object) {
+		isNull(object, "[Assertion failed] - the object argument must be null");
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Assert that an object is not null .
+	 * 
Assert.notNull(clazz, "The class must not be null");

+	 * @param object the object to check
+	 * @param message the exception message to use if the assertion fails
+	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the object is null
+	 */
+	public static void notNull(Object object, String message) {
+		if (object == null) {
+			throw new IllegalArgumentException(message);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Assert that an object is not null .
+	 * 
Assert.notNull(clazz);

+	 * @param object the object to check
+	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the object is null
+	 */
+	public static void notNull(Object object) {
+		notNull(object, "[Assertion failed] - this argument is required; it must not be null");
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Assert that the given String is not empty; that is,
+	 * it must not be null and not the empty String.
+	 * 
Assert.hasLength(name, "Name must not be empty");

+	 * @param text the String to check
+	 * @param message the exception message to use if the assertion fails
+	 * @see StringUtils#hasLength
+	 */
+	public static void hasLength(String text, String message) {
+		if (!StringUtils.hasLength(text)) {
+			throw new IllegalArgumentException(message);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Assert that the given String is not empty; that is,
+	 * it must not be null and not the empty String.
+	 * 
Assert.hasLength(name);

+	 * @param text the String to check
+	 * @see StringUtils#hasLength
+	 */
+	public static void hasLength(String text) {
+		hasLength(text,
+				"[Assertion failed] - this String argument must have length; it must not be null or empty");
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Assert that the given String has valid text content; that is, it must not
+	 * be null and must contain at least one non-whitespace character.
+	 * 
Assert.hasText(name, "'name' must not be empty");

+	 * @param text the String to check
+	 * @param message the exception message to use if the assertion fails
+	 * @see StringUtils#hasText
+	 */
+	public static void hasText(String text, String message) {
+		if (!StringUtils.hasText(text)) {
+			throw new IllegalArgumentException(message);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Assert that the given String has valid text content; that is, it must not
+	 * be null and must contain at least one non-whitespace character.
+	 * 
Assert.hasText(name, "'name' must not be empty");

+	 * @param text the String to check
+	 * @see StringUtils#hasText
+	 */
+	public static void hasText(String text) {
+		hasText(text,
+				"[Assertion failed] - this String argument must have text; it must not be null, empty, or blank");
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Assert that the given text does not contain the given substring.
+	 * 
Assert.doesNotContain(name, "rod", "Name must not contain 'rod'");

+	 * @param textToSearch the text to search
+	 * @param substring the substring to find within the text
+	 * @param message the exception message to use if the assertion fails
+	 */
+	public static void doesNotContain(String textToSearch, String substring, String message) {
+		if (StringUtils.hasLength(textToSearch) && StringUtils.hasLength(substring) &&
+				textToSearch.indexOf(substring) != -1) {
+			throw new IllegalArgumentException(message);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Assert that the given text does not contain the given substring.
+	 * 
Assert.doesNotContain(name, "rod");

+	 * @param textToSearch the text to search
+	 * @param substring the substring to find within the text
+	 */
+	public static void doesNotContain(String textToSearch, String substring) {
+		doesNotContain(textToSearch, substring,
+				"[Assertion failed] - this String argument must not contain the substring [" + substring + "]");
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Assert that an array has elements; that is, it must not be
+	 * null and must have at least one element.
+	 * 
Assert.notEmpty(array, "The array must have elements");

+	 * @param array the array to check
+	 * @param message the exception message to use if the assertion fails
+	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the object array is null or has no elements
+	 */
+	public static void notEmpty(Object[] array, String message) {
+		if (ObjectUtils.isEmpty(array)) {
+			throw new IllegalArgumentException(message);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Assert that an array has elements; that is, it must not be
+	 * null and must have at least one element.
+	 * 
Assert.notEmpty(array);

+	 * @param array the array to check
+	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the object array is null or has no elements
+	 */
+	public static void notEmpty(Object[] array) {
+		notEmpty(array, "[Assertion failed] - this array must not be empty: it must contain at least 1 element");
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Assert that an array has no null elements.
+	 * Note: Does not complain if the array is empty!
+	 * 
Assert.noNullElements(array, "The array must have non-null elements");

+	 * @param array the array to check
+	 * @param message the exception message to use if the assertion fails
+	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the object array contains a null element
+	 */
+	public static void noNullElements(Object[] array, String message) {
+		if (array != null) {
+			for (int i = 0; i < array.length; i++) {
+				if (array[i] == null) {
+					throw new IllegalArgumentException(message);
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Assert that an array has no null elements.
+	 * Note: Does not complain if the array is empty!
+	 * 
Assert.noNullElements(array);

+	 * @param array the array to check
+	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the object array contains a null element
+	 */
+	public static void noNullElements(Object[] array) {
+		noNullElements(array, "[Assertion failed] - this array must not contain any null elements");
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Assert that a collection has elements; that is, it must not be
+	 * null and must have at least one element.
+	 * 
Assert.notEmpty(collection, "Collection must have elements");

+	 * @param collection the collection to check
+	 * @param message the exception message to use if the assertion fails
+	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the collection is null or has no elements
+	 */
+	public static void notEmpty(Collection collection, String message) {
+		if (CollectionUtils.isEmpty(collection)) {
+			throw new IllegalArgumentException(message);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Assert that a collection has elements; that is, it must not be
+	 * null and must have at least one element.
+	 * 
Assert.notEmpty(collection, "Collection must have elements");

+	 * @param collection the collection to check
+	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the collection is null or has no elements
+	 */
+	public static void notEmpty(Collection collection) {
+		notEmpty(collection,
+				"[Assertion failed] - this collection must not be empty: it must contain at least 1 element");
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Assert that a Map has entries; that is, it must not be null
+	 * and must have at least one entry.
+	 * 
Assert.notEmpty(map, "Map must have entries");

+	 * @param map the map to check
+	 * @param message the exception message to use if the assertion fails
+	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the map is null or has no entries
+	 */
+	public static void notEmpty(Map map, String message) {
+		if (CollectionUtils.isEmpty(map)) {
+			throw new IllegalArgumentException(message);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Assert that a Map has entries; that is, it must not be null
+	 * and must have at least one entry.
+	 * 
Assert.notEmpty(map);

+	 * @param map the map to check
+	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the map is null or has no entries
+	 */
+	public static void notEmpty(Map map) {
+		notEmpty(map, "[Assertion failed] - this map must not be empty; it must contain at least one entry");
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Assert that the provided object is an instance of the provided class.
+	 * 
Assert.instanceOf(Foo.class, foo);

+	 * @param clazz the required class
+	 * @param obj the object to check
+	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the object is not an instance of clazz
+	 * @see Class#isInstance
+	 */
+	public static void isInstanceOf(Class clazz, Object obj) {
+		isInstanceOf(clazz, obj, "");
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Assert that the provided object is an instance of the provided class.
+	 * 
Assert.instanceOf(Foo.class, foo);

+	 * @param type the type to check against
+	 * @param obj the object to check
+	 * @param message a message which will be prepended to the message produced by
+	 * the function itself, and which may be used to provide context. It should
+	 * normally end in a ": " or ". " so that the function generate message looks
+	 * ok when prepended to it.
+	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the object is not an instance of clazz
+	 * @see Class#isInstance
+	 */
+	public static void isInstanceOf(Class type, Object obj, String message) {
+		notNull(type, "Type to check against must not be null");
+		if (!type.isInstance(obj)) {
+			throw new IllegalArgumentException(message +
+					"Object of class [" + (obj != null ? obj.getClass().getName() : "null") +
+					"] must be an instance of " + type);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Assert that superType.isAssignableFrom(subType) is true.
+	 * 
Assert.isAssignable(Number.class, myClass);

+	 * @param superType the super type to check
+	 * @param subType the sub type to check
+	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the classes are not assignable
+	 */
+	public static void isAssignable(Class superType, Class subType) {
+		isAssignable(superType, subType, "");
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Assert that superType.isAssignableFrom(subType) is true.
+	 * 
Assert.isAssignable(Number.class, myClass);

+	 * @param superType the super type to check against
+	 * @param subType the sub type to check
+	 * @param message a message which will be prepended to the message produced by
+	 * the function itself, and which may be used to provide context. It should
+	 * normally end in a ": " or ". " so that the function generate message looks
+	 * ok when prepended to it.
+	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the classes are not assignable
+	 */
+	public static void isAssignable(Class superType, Class subType, String message) {
+		notNull(superType, "Type to check against must not be null");
+		if (subType == null || !superType.isAssignableFrom(subType)) {
+			throw new IllegalArgumentException(message + subType + " is not assignable to " + superType);
+		}
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Assert a boolean expression, throwing IllegalStateException
+	 * if the test result is false. Call isTrue if you wish to
+	 * throw IllegalArgumentException on an assertion failure.
+	 * 
Assert.state(id == null, "The id property must not already be initialized");

+	 * @param expression a boolean expression
+	 * @param message the exception message to use if the assertion fails
+	 * @throws IllegalStateException if expression is false
+	 */
+	public static void state(boolean expression, String message) {
+		if (!expression) {
+			throw new IllegalStateException(message);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Assert a boolean expression, throwing {@link IllegalStateException}
+	 * if the test result is false.
+	 * 
Call {@link #isTrue(boolean)} if you wish to
+	 * throw {@link IllegalArgumentException} on an assertion failure.
+	 * 
Assert.state(id == null);

+	 * @param expression a boolean expression
+	 * @throws IllegalStateException if the supplied expression is false
+	 */
+	public static void state(boolean expression) {
+		state(expression, "[Assertion failed] - this state invariant must be true");
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/AutoPopulatingList.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/AutoPopulatingList.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e7276f8c900
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/AutoPopulatingList.java
@@ -0,0 +1,274 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2007 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.util;
+
+import java.io.Serializable;
+import java.lang.reflect.Modifier;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.Iterator;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.ListIterator;
+
+/**
+ * Simple {@link List} wrapper class that allows for elements to be
+ * automatically populated as they are requested. This is particularly
+ * useful for data binding to {@link List Lists}, allowing for elements
+ * to be created and added to the {@link List} in a "just in time" fashion.
+ *
+ * 
Note: This class is not thread-safe. To create a thread-safe version,
+ * use the {@link java.util.Collections#synchronizedList} utility methods.
+ *
+ * 
Inspired by LazyList from Commons Collections.
+ *
+ * @author Rob Harrop
+ * @author Juergen Hoeller
+ * @since 2.0
+ */
+public class AutoPopulatingList implements List, Serializable {
+
+	/**
+	 * The {@link List} that all operations are eventually delegated to.
+	 */
+	private final List backingList;
+
+	/**
+	 * The {@link ElementFactory} to use to create new {@link List} elements
+	 * on demand.
+	 */
+	private final ElementFactory elementFactory;
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Creates a new AutoPopulatingList that is backed by a standard
+	 * {@link ArrayList} and adds new instances of the supplied {@link Class element Class}
+	 * to the backing {@link List} on demand.
+	 */
+	public AutoPopulatingList(Class elementClass) {
+		this(new ArrayList(), elementClass);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Creates a new AutoPopulatingList that is backed by the supplied {@link List}
+	 * and adds new instances of the supplied {@link Class element Class} to the backing
+	 * {@link List} on demand.
+	 */
+	public AutoPopulatingList(List backingList, Class elementClass) {
+		this(backingList, new ReflectiveElementFactory(elementClass));
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Creates a new AutoPopulatingList that is backed by a standard
+	 * {@link ArrayList} and creates new elements on demand using the supplied {@link ElementFactory}.
+	 */
+	public AutoPopulatingList(ElementFactory elementFactory) {
+		this(new ArrayList(), elementFactory);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Creates a new AutoPopulatingList that is backed by the supplied {@link List}
+	 * and creates new elements on demand using the supplied {@link ElementFactory}.
+	 */
+	public AutoPopulatingList(List backingList, ElementFactory elementFactory) {
+		Assert.notNull(backingList, "Backing List must not be null");
+		Assert.notNull(elementFactory, "Element factory must not be null");
+		this.backingList = backingList;
+		this.elementFactory = elementFactory;
+	}
+
+
+	public void add(int index, Object element) {
+		this.backingList.add(index, element);
+	}
+
+	public boolean add(Object o) {
+		return this.backingList.add(o);
+	}
+
+	public boolean addAll(Collection c) {
+		return this.backingList.addAll(c);
+	}
+
+	public boolean addAll(int index, Collection c) {
+		return this.backingList.addAll(index, c);
+	}
+
+	public void clear() {
+		this.backingList.clear();
+	}
+
+	public boolean contains(Object o) {
+		return this.backingList.contains(o);
+	}
+
+	public boolean containsAll(Collection c) {
+		return this.backingList.containsAll(c);
+	}
+
+	public boolean equals(Object o) {
+		return this.backingList.equals(o);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Get the element at the supplied index, creating it if there is
+	 * no element at that index.
+	 */
+	public Object get(int index) {
+		int backingListSize = this.backingList.size();
+
+		Object element = null;
+		if (index < backingListSize) {
+			element = this.backingList.get(index);
+			if (element == null) {
+				element = this.elementFactory.createElement(index);
+				this.backingList.set(index, element);
+			}
+		}
+		else {
+			for (int x = backingListSize; x < index; x++) {
+				this.backingList.add(null);
+			}
+			element = this.elementFactory.createElement(index);
+			this.backingList.add(element);
+		}
+		return element;
+	}
+
+	public int hashCode() {
+		return this.backingList.hashCode();
+	}
+
+	public int indexOf(Object o) {
+		return this.backingList.indexOf(o);
+	}
+
+	public boolean isEmpty() {
+		return this.backingList.isEmpty();
+	}
+
+	public Iterator iterator() {
+		return this.backingList.iterator();
+	}
+
+	public int lastIndexOf(Object o) {
+		return this.backingList.lastIndexOf(o);
+	}
+
+	public ListIterator listIterator() {
+		return this.backingList.listIterator();
+	}
+
+	public ListIterator listIterator(int index) {
+		return this.backingList.listIterator(index);
+	}
+
+	public Object remove(int index) {
+		return this.backingList.remove(index);
+	}
+
+	public boolean remove(Object o) {
+		return this.backingList.remove(o);
+	}
+
+	public boolean removeAll(Collection c) {
+		return this.backingList.removeAll(c);
+	}
+
+	public boolean retainAll(Collection c) {
+		return this.backingList.retainAll(c);
+	}
+
+	public Object set(int index, Object element) {
+		return this.backingList.set(index, element);
+	}
+
+	public int size() {
+		return this.backingList.size();
+	}
+
+	public List subList(int fromIndex, int toIndex) {
+		return this.backingList.subList(fromIndex, toIndex);
+	}
+
+	public Object[] toArray() {
+		return this.backingList.toArray();
+	}
+
+	public Object[] toArray(Object[] a) {
+		return this.backingList.toArray(a);
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Factory interface for creating elements for an index-based access
+	 * data structure such as a {@link java.util.List}.
+	 */
+	public interface ElementFactory {
+
+		/**
+		 * Create the element for the supplied index.
+		 * @return the element object
+		 * @throws ElementInstantiationException if the instantiation process failed
+		 * (any exception thrown by a target constructor should be propagated as-is)
+		 */
+		Object createElement(int index) throws ElementInstantiationException;
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Exception to be thrown from ElementFactory.
+	 */
+	public static class ElementInstantiationException extends RuntimeException {
+
+		public ElementInstantiationException(String msg) {
+			super(msg);
+		}
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Reflective implementation of the ElementFactory interface,
+	 * using Class.newInstance() on a given element class.
+	 * @see java.lang.Class#newInstance()
+	 */
+	private static class ReflectiveElementFactory implements ElementFactory, Serializable {
+
+		private final Class elementClass;
+
+		public ReflectiveElementFactory(Class elementClass) {
+			Assert.notNull(elementClass, "Element clas must not be null");
+			Assert.isTrue(!elementClass.isInterface(), "Element class must not be an interface type");
+			Assert.isTrue(!Modifier.isAbstract(elementClass.getModifiers()), "Element class cannot be an abstract class");
+			this.elementClass = elementClass;
+		}
+
+		public Object createElement(int index) {
+			try {
+				return this.elementClass.newInstance();
+			}
+			catch (InstantiationException ex) {
+				throw new ElementInstantiationException("Unable to instantiate element class [" +
+						this.elementClass.getName() + "]. Root cause is " + ex);
+			}
+			catch (IllegalAccessException ex) {
+				throw new ElementInstantiationException("Cannot access element class [" +
+						this.elementClass.getName() + "]. Root cause is " + ex);
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/CachingMapDecorator.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/CachingMapDecorator.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c6f87c57a8d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/CachingMapDecorator.java
@@ -0,0 +1,276 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2008 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.util;
+
+import java.io.Serializable;
+import java.lang.ref.Reference;
+import java.lang.ref.WeakReference;
+import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Iterator;
+import java.util.LinkedHashSet;
+import java.util.LinkedList;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.WeakHashMap;
+
+/**
+ * A simple decorator for a Map, encapsulating the workflow for caching
+ * expensive values in a target Map. Supports caching weak or strong keys.
+ *
+ * 
This class is also an abstract template. Caching Map implementations
+ * should subclass and override the create(key) method which
+ * encapsulates expensive creation of a new object.
+ * 
+ * @author Keith Donald
+ * @author Juergen Hoeller
+ * @since 1.2.2
+ */
+public class CachingMapDecorator implements Map, Serializable {
+
+	protected static Object NULL_VALUE = new Object();
+
+
+	private final Map targetMap;
+
+	private final boolean synchronize;
+
+	private final boolean weak;
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Create a CachingMapDecorator with strong keys,
+	 * using an underlying synchronized Map.
+	 */
+	public CachingMapDecorator() {
+		this(false);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Create a CachingMapDecorator,
+	 * using an underlying synchronized Map.
+	 * @param weak whether to use weak references for keys and values
+	 */
+	public CachingMapDecorator(boolean weak) {
+		Map internalMap = weak ? (Map) new WeakHashMap() : new HashMap();
+		this.targetMap = Collections.synchronizedMap(internalMap);
+		this.synchronize = true;
+		this.weak = weak;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Create a CachingMapDecorator with initial size,
+	 * using an underlying synchronized Map.
+	 * @param weak whether to use weak references for keys and values
+	 * @param size the initial cache size
+	 */
+	public CachingMapDecorator(boolean weak, int size) {
+		Map internalMap = weak ? (Map) new WeakHashMap(size) : new HashMap(size);
+		this.targetMap = Collections.synchronizedMap(internalMap);
+		this.synchronize = true;
+		this.weak = weak;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Create a CachingMapDecorator for the given Map.
+	 * 
The passed-in Map won't get synchronized explicitly,
+	 * so make sure to pass in a properly synchronized Map, if desired.
+	 * @param targetMap the Map to decorate
+	 */
+	public CachingMapDecorator(Map targetMap) {
+		this(targetMap, false, false);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Create a CachingMapDecorator for the given Map.
+	 * 
The passed-in Map won't get synchronized explicitly unless
+	 * you specify "synchronize" as "true".
+	 * @param targetMap the Map to decorate
+	 * @param synchronize whether to synchronize on the given Map
+	 * @param weak whether to use weak references for values
+	 */
+	public CachingMapDecorator(Map targetMap, boolean synchronize, boolean weak) {
+		Assert.notNull(targetMap, "Target Map is required");
+		this.targetMap = (synchronize ? Collections.synchronizedMap(targetMap) : targetMap);
+		this.synchronize = synchronize;
+		this.weak = weak;
+	}
+
+
+	public int size() {
+		return this.targetMap.size();
+	}
+
+	public boolean isEmpty() {
+		return this.targetMap.isEmpty();
+	}
+
+	public boolean containsKey(Object key) {
+		return this.targetMap.containsKey(key);
+	}
+
+	public boolean containsValue(Object value) {
+		Object valueToCheck = value;
+		if (valueToCheck == null) {
+			valueToCheck = NULL_VALUE;
+		}
+		if (this.synchronize) {
+			synchronized (this.targetMap) {
+				return containsValueOrReference(valueToCheck);
+			}
+		}
+		else {
+			return containsValueOrReference(valueToCheck);
+		}
+	}
+
+	private boolean containsValueOrReference(Object value) {
+		if (this.targetMap.containsValue(value)) {
+			return true;
+		}
+		for (Iterator it = this.targetMap.values().iterator(); it.hasNext();) {
+			Object mapVal = it.next();
+			if (mapVal instanceof Reference && value.equals(((Reference) mapVal).get())) {
+				return true;
+			}
+		}
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	public Object remove(Object key) {
+		return this.targetMap.remove(key);
+	}
+
+	public void putAll(Map map) {
+		this.targetMap.putAll(map);
+	}
+
+	public void clear() {
+		this.targetMap.clear();
+	}
+
+	public Set keySet() {
+		if (this.synchronize) {
+			synchronized (this.targetMap) {
+				return new LinkedHashSet(this.targetMap.keySet());
+			}
+		}
+		else {
+			return new LinkedHashSet(this.targetMap.keySet());
+		}
+	}
+
+	public Collection values() {
+		if (this.synchronize) {
+			synchronized (this.targetMap) {
+				return valuesCopy();
+			}
+		}
+		else {
+			return valuesCopy();
+		}
+	}
+
+	private Collection valuesCopy() {
+		LinkedList values = new LinkedList();
+		for (Iterator it = this.targetMap.values().iterator(); it.hasNext();) {
+			Object value = it.next();
+			values.add(value instanceof Reference ? ((Reference) value).get() : value);
+		}
+		return values;
+	}
+
+	public Set entrySet() {
+		if (this.synchronize) {
+			synchronized (this.targetMap) {
+				return new LinkedHashSet(this.targetMap.entrySet());
+			}
+		}
+		else {
+			return new LinkedHashSet(this.targetMap.entrySet());
+		}
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Put an object into the cache, possibly wrapping it with a weak
+	 * reference.
+	 * @see #useWeakValue(Object, Object)
+	 */
+	public Object put(Object key, Object value) {
+		Object newValue = value;
+		if (newValue == null) {
+			newValue = NULL_VALUE;
+		}
+		if (useWeakValue(key, newValue)) {
+			newValue = new WeakReference(newValue);
+		}
+		return this.targetMap.put(key, newValue);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Decide whether use a weak reference for the value of
+	 * the given key-value pair.
+	 * @param key the candidate key
+	 * @param value the candidate value
+	 * @return true in order to use a weak reference;
+	 * false otherwise.
+	 */
+	protected boolean useWeakValue(Object key, Object value) {
+		return this.weak;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Get value for key.
+	 * Creates and caches value if it doesn't already exist in the cache.
+	 * 
This implementation is not synchronized: This is highly
+	 * concurrent but does not guarantee unique instances in the cache,
+	 * as multiple values for the same key could get created in parallel.
+	 * Consider overriding this method to synchronize it, if desired.
+	 * @see #create(Object)
+	 */
+	public Object get(Object key) {
+		Object value = this.targetMap.get(key);
+		if (value instanceof Reference) {
+			value = ((Reference) value).get();
+		}
+		if (value == null) {
+			value = create(key);
+			if (value != null) {
+				put(key, value);
+			}
+		}
+		return (value == NULL_VALUE ? null : value);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Create a value to cache for the given key.
+	 * Called by get if there is no value cached already.
+	 * @param key the cache key
+	 * @see #get(Object)
+	 */
+	protected Object create(Object key) {
+		return null;
+	}
+
+
+	public String toString() {
+		return "CachingMapDecorator [" + getClass().getName() + "]:" + this.targetMap;
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/ClassLoaderUtils.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/ClassLoaderUtils.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a6fbbe9b99b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/ClassLoaderUtils.java
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2008 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.util;
+
+/**
+ * Utility class for diagnostic purposes, to analyze the
+ * ClassLoader hierarchy for any given object or class loader.
+ *
+ * @author Rod Johnson
+ * @author Juergen Hoeller
+ * @since 02 April 2001
+ * @deprecated as of Spring 2.5, to be removed in Spring 3.0
+ * @see java.lang.ClassLoader
+ */
+public abstract class ClassLoaderUtils {
+
+	/**
+	 * Show the class loader hierarchy for this class.
+	 * Uses default line break and tab text characters.
+	 * @param obj object to analyze loader hierarchy for
+	 * @param role a description of the role of this class in the application
+	 * (e.g., "servlet" or "EJB reference")
+	 * @return a String showing the class loader hierarchy for this class
+	 */
+	public static String showClassLoaderHierarchy(Object obj, String role) {
+		return showClassLoaderHierarchy(obj, role, "\n", "\t");
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Show the class loader hierarchy for this class.
+	 * @param obj object to analyze loader hierarchy for
+	 * @param role a description of the role of this class in the application
+	 * (e.g., "servlet" or "EJB reference")
+	 * @param lineBreak line break
+	 * @param tabText text to use to set tabs
+	 * @return a String showing the class loader hierarchy for this class
+	 */
+	public static String showClassLoaderHierarchy(Object obj, String role, String lineBreak, String tabText) {
+		String s = "object of " + obj.getClass() + ": role is " + role + lineBreak;
+		return s + showClassLoaderHierarchy(obj.getClass().getClassLoader(), lineBreak, tabText, 0);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Show the class loader hierarchy for the given class loader.
+	 * Uses default line break and tab text characters.
+	 * @param cl class loader to analyze hierarchy for
+	 * @return a String showing the class loader hierarchy for this class
+	 */
+	public static String showClassLoaderHierarchy(ClassLoader cl) {
+		return showClassLoaderHierarchy(cl, "\n", "\t");
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Show the class loader hierarchy for the given class loader.
+	 * @param cl class loader to analyze hierarchy for
+	 * @param lineBreak line break
+	 * @param tabText text to use to set tabs
+	 * @return a String showing the class loader hierarchy for this class
+	 */
+	public static String showClassLoaderHierarchy(ClassLoader cl, String lineBreak, String tabText) {
+		return showClassLoaderHierarchy(cl, lineBreak, tabText, 0);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Show the class loader hierarchy for the given class loader.
+	 * @param cl class loader to analyze hierarchy for
+	 * @param lineBreak line break
+	 * @param tabText text to use to set tabs
+	 * @param indent nesting level (from 0) of this loader; used in pretty printing
+	 * @return a String showing the class loader hierarchy for this class
+	 */
+	private static String showClassLoaderHierarchy(ClassLoader cl, String lineBreak, String tabText, int indent) {
+		if (cl == null) {
+			ClassLoader ccl = Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader();
+			return "context class loader=[" + ccl + "] hashCode=" + ccl.hashCode();
+		}
+		StringBuffer buf = new StringBuffer();
+		for (int i = 0; i < indent; i++) {
+			buf.append(tabText);
+		}
+		buf.append("[").append(cl).append("] hashCode=").append(cl.hashCode()).append(lineBreak);
+		ClassLoader parent = cl.getParent();
+		return buf.toString() + showClassLoaderHierarchy(parent, lineBreak, tabText, indent + 1);
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/ClassUtils.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/ClassUtils.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e1f79d1e8eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/ClassUtils.java
@@ -0,0 +1,982 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2008 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.util;
+
+import java.beans.Introspector;
+import java.lang.reflect.Array;
+import java.lang.reflect.Constructor;
+import java.lang.reflect.Method;
+import java.lang.reflect.Modifier;
+import java.lang.reflect.Proxy;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.HashSet;
+import java.util.Iterator;
+import java.util.LinkedHashSet;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Set;
+
+/**
+ * Miscellaneous class utility methods. Mainly for internal use within the
+ * framework; consider Jakarta's Commons Lang for a more comprehensive suite
+ * of class utilities.
+ *
+ * @author Keith Donald
+ * @author Rob Harrop
+ * @author Juergen Hoeller
+ * @since 1.1
+ * @see TypeUtils
+ * @see ReflectionUtils
+ */
+public abstract class ClassUtils {
+
+	/** Suffix for array class names: "[]" */
+	public static final String ARRAY_SUFFIX = "[]";
+
+	/** Prefix for internal array class names: "[L" */
+	private static final String INTERNAL_ARRAY_PREFIX = "[L";
+
+	/** The package separator character '.' */
+	private static final char PACKAGE_SEPARATOR = '.';
+
+	/** The inner class separator character '$' */
+	private static final char INNER_CLASS_SEPARATOR = '$';
+
+	/** The CGLIB class separator character "$$" */
+	public static final String CGLIB_CLASS_SEPARATOR = "$$";
+
+	/** The ".class" file suffix */
+	public static final String CLASS_FILE_SUFFIX = ".class";
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Map with primitive wrapper type as key and corresponding primitive
+	 * type as value, for example: Integer.class -> int.class.
+	 */
+	private static final Map primitiveWrapperTypeMap = new HashMap(8);
+
+	/**
+	 * Map with primitive type name as key and corresponding primitive
+	 * type as value, for example: "int" -> "int.class".
+	 */
+	private static final Map primitiveTypeNameMap = new HashMap(16);
+
+
+	static {
+		primitiveWrapperTypeMap.put(Boolean.class, boolean.class);
+		primitiveWrapperTypeMap.put(Byte.class, byte.class);
+		primitiveWrapperTypeMap.put(Character.class, char.class);
+		primitiveWrapperTypeMap.put(Double.class, double.class);
+		primitiveWrapperTypeMap.put(Float.class, float.class);
+		primitiveWrapperTypeMap.put(Integer.class, int.class);
+		primitiveWrapperTypeMap.put(Long.class, long.class);
+		primitiveWrapperTypeMap.put(Short.class, short.class);
+
+		Set primitiveTypeNames = new HashSet(16);
+		primitiveTypeNames.addAll(primitiveWrapperTypeMap.values());
+		primitiveTypeNames.addAll(Arrays.asList(new Class[] {
+				boolean[].class, byte[].class, char[].class, double[].class,
+				float[].class, int[].class, long[].class, short[].class}));
+		for (Iterator it = primitiveTypeNames.iterator(); it.hasNext();) {
+			Class primitiveClass = (Class) it.next();
+			primitiveTypeNameMap.put(primitiveClass.getName(), primitiveClass);
+		}
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Return the default ClassLoader to use: typically the thread context
+	 * ClassLoader, if available; the ClassLoader that loaded the ClassUtils
+	 * class will be used as fallback.
+	 * 
Call this method if you intend to use the thread context ClassLoader
+	 * in a scenario where you absolutely need a non-null ClassLoader reference:
+	 * for example, for class path resource loading (but not necessarily for
+	 * Class.forName, which accepts a null ClassLoader
+	 * reference as well).
+	 * @return the default ClassLoader (never null)
+	 * @see java.lang.Thread#getContextClassLoader()
+	 */
+	public static ClassLoader getDefaultClassLoader() {
+		ClassLoader cl = null;
+		try {
+			cl = Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader();
+		}
+		catch (Throwable ex) {
+			// Cannot access thread context ClassLoader - falling back to system class loader...
+		}
+		if (cl == null) {
+			// No thread context class loader -> use class loader of this class.
+			cl = ClassUtils.class.getClassLoader();
+		}
+		return cl;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Override the thread context ClassLoader with the environment's bean ClassLoader
+	 * if necessary, i.e. if the bean ClassLoader is not equivalent to the thread
+	 * context ClassLoader already.
+	 * @param classLoaderToUse the actual ClassLoader to use for the thread context
+	 * @return the original thread context ClassLoader, or null if not overridden
+	 */
+	public static ClassLoader overrideThreadContextClassLoader(ClassLoader classLoaderToUse) {
+		Thread currentThread = Thread.currentThread();
+		ClassLoader threadContextClassLoader = currentThread.getContextClassLoader();
+		if (classLoaderToUse != null && !classLoaderToUse.equals(threadContextClassLoader)) {
+			currentThread.setContextClassLoader(classLoaderToUse);
+			return threadContextClassLoader;
+		}
+		else {
+			return null;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Replacement for Class.forName() that also returns Class instances
+	 * for primitives (like "int") and array class names (like "String[]").
+	 * 
Always uses the default class loader: that is, preferably the thread context
+	 * class loader, or the ClassLoader that loaded the ClassUtils class as fallback.
+	 * @param name the name of the Class
+	 * @return Class instance for the supplied name
+	 * @throws ClassNotFoundException if the class was not found
+	 * @throws LinkageError if the class file could not be loaded
+	 * @see Class#forName(String, boolean, ClassLoader)
+	 * @see #getDefaultClassLoader()
+	 */
+	public static Class forName(String name) throws ClassNotFoundException, LinkageError {
+		return forName(name, getDefaultClassLoader());
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Replacement for Class.forName() that also returns Class instances
+	 * for primitives (like "int") and array class names (like "String[]").
+	 * @param name the name of the Class
+	 * @param classLoader the class loader to use
+	 * (may be null, which indicates the default class loader)
+	 * @return Class instance for the supplied name
+	 * @throws ClassNotFoundException if the class was not found
+	 * @throws LinkageError if the class file could not be loaded
+	 * @see Class#forName(String, boolean, ClassLoader)
+	 */
+	public static Class forName(String name, ClassLoader classLoader) throws ClassNotFoundException, LinkageError {
+		Assert.notNull(name, "Name must not be null");
+
+		Class clazz = resolvePrimitiveClassName(name);
+		if (clazz != null) {
+			return clazz;
+		}
+
+		// "java.lang.String[]" style arrays
+		if (name.endsWith(ARRAY_SUFFIX)) {
+			String elementClassName = name.substring(0, name.length() - ARRAY_SUFFIX.length());
+			Class elementClass = forName(elementClassName, classLoader);
+			return Array.newInstance(elementClass, 0).getClass();
+		}
+
+		// "[Ljava.lang.String;" style arrays
+		int internalArrayMarker = name.indexOf(INTERNAL_ARRAY_PREFIX);
+		if (internalArrayMarker != -1 && name.endsWith(";")) {
+			String elementClassName = null;
+			if (internalArrayMarker == 0) {
+				elementClassName = name.substring(INTERNAL_ARRAY_PREFIX.length(), name.length() - 1);
+			}
+			else if (name.startsWith("[")) {
+				elementClassName = name.substring(1);
+			}
+			Class elementClass = forName(elementClassName, classLoader);
+			return Array.newInstance(elementClass, 0).getClass();
+		}
+
+		ClassLoader classLoaderToUse = classLoader;
+		if (classLoaderToUse == null) {
+			classLoaderToUse = getDefaultClassLoader();
+		}
+		return classLoaderToUse.loadClass(name);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Resolve the given class name into a Class instance. Supports
+	 * primitives (like "int") and array class names (like "String[]").
+	 * 
This is effectively equivalent to the forName
+	 * method with the same arguments, with the only difference being
+	 * the exceptions thrown in case of class loading failure.
+	 * @param className the name of the Class
+	 * @param classLoader the class loader to use
+	 * (may be null, which indicates the default class loader)
+	 * @return Class instance for the supplied name
+	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the class name was not resolvable
+	 * (that is, the class could not be found or the class file could not be loaded)
+	 * @see #forName(String, ClassLoader)
+	 */
+	public static Class resolveClassName(String className, ClassLoader classLoader) throws IllegalArgumentException {
+		try {
+			return forName(className, classLoader);
+		}
+		catch (ClassNotFoundException ex) {
+			IllegalArgumentException iae = new IllegalArgumentException("Cannot find class [" + className + "]");
+			iae.initCause(ex);
+			throw iae;
+		}
+		catch (LinkageError ex) {
+			IllegalArgumentException iae = new IllegalArgumentException(
+					"Error loading class [" + className + "]: problem with class file or dependent class.");
+			iae.initCause(ex);
+			throw iae;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Resolve the given class name as primitive class, if appropriate,
+	 * according to the JVM's naming rules for primitive classes.
+	 * 
Also supports the JVM's internal class names for primitive arrays.
+	 * Does not support the "[]" suffix notation for primitive arrays;
+	 * this is only supported by {@link #forName}.
+	 * @param name the name of the potentially primitive class
+	 * @return the primitive class, or null if the name does not denote
+	 * a primitive class or primitive array class
+	 */
+	public static Class resolvePrimitiveClassName(String name) {
+		Class result = null;
+		// Most class names will be quite long, considering that they
+		// SHOULD sit in a package, so a length check is worthwhile.
+		if (name != null && name.length() <= 8) {
+			// Could be a primitive - likely.
+			result = (Class) primitiveTypeNameMap.get(name);
+		}
+		return result;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Determine whether the {@link Class} identified by the supplied name is present
+	 * and can be loaded. Will return false if either the class or
+	 * one of its dependencies is not present or cannot be loaded.
+	 * @param className the name of the class to check
+	 * @return whether the specified class is present
+	 * @deprecated as of Spring 2.5, in favor of {@link #isPresent(String, ClassLoader)}
+	 */
+	public static boolean isPresent(String className) {
+		return isPresent(className, getDefaultClassLoader());
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Determine whether the {@link Class} identified by the supplied name is present
+	 * and can be loaded. Will return false if either the class or
+	 * one of its dependencies is not present or cannot be loaded.
+	 * @param className the name of the class to check
+	 * @param classLoader the class loader to use
+	 * (may be null, which indicates the default class loader)
+	 * @return whether the specified class is present
+	 */
+	public static boolean isPresent(String className, ClassLoader classLoader) {
+		try {
+			forName(className, classLoader);
+			return true;
+		}
+		catch (Throwable ex) {
+			// Class or one of its dependencies is not present...
+			return false;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return the user-defined class for the given instance: usually simply
+	 * the class of the given instance, but the original class in case of a
+	 * CGLIB-generated subclass.
+	 * @param instance the instance to check
+	 * @return the user-defined class
+	 */
+	public static Class getUserClass(Object instance) {
+		Assert.notNull(instance, "Instance must not be null");
+		return getUserClass(instance.getClass());
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return the user-defined class for the given class: usually simply the given
+	 * class, but the original class in case of a CGLIB-generated subclass.
+	 * @param clazz the class to check
+	 * @return the user-defined class
+	 */
+	public static Class getUserClass(Class clazz) {
+		return (clazz != null && clazz.getName().indexOf(CGLIB_CLASS_SEPARATOR) != -1 ?
+				clazz.getSuperclass() : clazz);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Check whether the given class is cache-safe in the given context,
+	 * i.e. whether it is loaded by the given ClassLoader or a parent of it.
+	 * @param clazz the class to analyze
+	 * @param classLoader the ClassLoader to potentially cache metadata in
+	 */
+	public static boolean isCacheSafe(Class clazz, ClassLoader classLoader) {
+		Assert.notNull(clazz, "Class must not be null");
+		ClassLoader target = clazz.getClassLoader();
+		if (target == null) {
+			return false;
+		}
+		ClassLoader cur = classLoader;
+		if (cur == target) {
+			return true;
+		}
+		while (cur != null) {
+			cur = cur.getParent();
+			if (cur == target) {
+				return true;
+			}
+		}
+		return false;
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Get the class name without the qualified package name.
+	 * @param className the className to get the short name for
+	 * @return the class name of the class without the package name
+	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the className is empty
+	 */
+	public static String getShortName(String className) {
+		Assert.hasLength(className, "Class name must not be empty");
+		int lastDotIndex = className.lastIndexOf(PACKAGE_SEPARATOR);
+		int nameEndIndex = className.indexOf(CGLIB_CLASS_SEPARATOR);
+		if (nameEndIndex == -1) {
+			nameEndIndex = className.length();
+		}
+		String shortName = className.substring(lastDotIndex + 1, nameEndIndex);
+		shortName = shortName.replace(INNER_CLASS_SEPARATOR, PACKAGE_SEPARATOR);
+		return shortName;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Get the class name without the qualified package name.
+	 * @param clazz the class to get the short name for
+	 * @return the class name of the class without the package name
+	 */
+	public static String getShortName(Class clazz) {
+		return getShortName(getQualifiedName(clazz));
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return the short string name of a Java class in decapitalized JavaBeans
+	 * property format. Strips the outer class name in case of an inner class.
+	 * @param clazz the class
+	 * @return the short name rendered in a standard JavaBeans property format
+	 * @see java.beans.Introspector#decapitalize(String)
+	 */
+	public static String getShortNameAsProperty(Class clazz) {
+		String shortName = ClassUtils.getShortName(clazz);
+		int dotIndex = shortName.lastIndexOf('.');
+		shortName = (dotIndex != -1 ? shortName.substring(dotIndex + 1) : shortName);
+		return Introspector.decapitalize(shortName);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Determine the name of the class file, relative to the containing
+	 * package: e.g. "String.class"
+	 * @param clazz the class
+	 * @return the file name of the ".class" file
+	 */
+	public static String getClassFileName(Class clazz) {
+		Assert.notNull(clazz, "Class must not be null");
+		String className = clazz.getName();
+		int lastDotIndex = className.lastIndexOf(PACKAGE_SEPARATOR);
+		return className.substring(lastDotIndex + 1) + CLASS_FILE_SUFFIX;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Determine the name of the package of the given class:
+	 * e.g. "java.lang" for the java.lang.String class.
+	 * @param clazz the class
+	 * @return the package name, or the empty String if the class
+	 * is defined in the default package
+	 */
+	public static String getPackageName(Class clazz) {
+		Assert.notNull(clazz, "Class must not be null");
+		String className = clazz.getName();
+		int lastDotIndex = className.lastIndexOf(PACKAGE_SEPARATOR);
+		return (lastDotIndex != -1 ? className.substring(0, lastDotIndex) : "");
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return the qualified name of the given class: usually simply
+	 * the class name, but component type class name + "[]" for arrays.
+	 * @param clazz the class
+	 * @return the qualified name of the class
+	 */
+	public static String getQualifiedName(Class clazz) {
+		Assert.notNull(clazz, "Class must not be null");
+		if (clazz.isArray()) {
+			return getQualifiedNameForArray(clazz);
+		}
+		else {
+			return clazz.getName();
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Build a nice qualified name for an array:
+	 * component type class name + "[]".
+	 * @param clazz the array class
+	 * @return a qualified name for the array class
+	 */
+	private static String getQualifiedNameForArray(Class clazz) {
+		StringBuffer buffer = new StringBuffer();
+		while (clazz.isArray()) {
+			clazz = clazz.getComponentType();
+			buffer.append(ClassUtils.ARRAY_SUFFIX);
+		}
+		buffer.insert(0, clazz.getName());
+		return buffer.toString();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return the qualified name of the given method, consisting of
+	 * fully qualified interface/class name + "." + method name.
+	 * @param method the method
+	 * @return the qualified name of the method
+	 */
+	public static String getQualifiedMethodName(Method method) {
+		Assert.notNull(method, "Method must not be null");
+		return method.getDeclaringClass().getName() + "." + method.getName();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return a descriptive name for the given object's type: usually simply
+	 * the class name, but component type class name + "[]" for arrays,
+	 * and an appended list of implemented interfaces for JDK proxies.
+	 * @param value the value to introspect
+	 * @return the qualified name of the class
+	 */
+	public static String getDescriptiveType(Object value) {
+		if (value == null) {
+			return null;
+		}
+		Class clazz = value.getClass();
+		if (Proxy.isProxyClass(clazz)) {
+			StringBuffer buf = new StringBuffer(clazz.getName());
+			buf.append(" implementing ");
+			Class[] ifcs = clazz.getInterfaces();
+			for (int i = 0; i < ifcs.length; i++) {
+				buf.append(ifcs[i].getName());
+				if (i < ifcs.length - 1) {
+					buf.append(',');
+				}
+			}
+			return buf.toString();
+		}
+		else if (clazz.isArray()) {
+			return getQualifiedNameForArray(clazz);
+		}
+		else {
+			return clazz.getName();
+		}
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Determine whether the given class has a constructor with the given signature.
+	 * 
Essentially translates NoSuchMethodException to "false".
+	 * @param clazz	the clazz to analyze
+	 * @param paramTypes the parameter types of the method
+	 * @return whether the class has a corresponding constructor
+	 * @see java.lang.Class#getMethod
+	 */
+	public static boolean hasConstructor(Class clazz, Class[] paramTypes) {
+		return (getConstructorIfAvailable(clazz, paramTypes) != null);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Determine whether the given class has a constructor with the given signature,
+	 * and return it if available (else return null).
+	 * 
Essentially translates NoSuchMethodException to null.
+	 * @param clazz	the clazz to analyze
+	 * @param paramTypes the parameter types of the method
+	 * @return the constructor, or null if not found
+	 * @see java.lang.Class#getConstructor
+	 */
+	public static Constructor getConstructorIfAvailable(Class clazz, Class[] paramTypes) {
+		Assert.notNull(clazz, "Class must not be null");
+		try {
+			return clazz.getConstructor(paramTypes);
+		}
+		catch (NoSuchMethodException ex) {
+			return null;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Determine whether the given class has a method with the given signature.
+	 * 
Essentially translates NoSuchMethodException to "false".
+	 * @param clazz	the clazz to analyze
+	 * @param methodName the name of the method
+	 * @param paramTypes the parameter types of the method
+	 * @return whether the class has a corresponding method
+	 * @see java.lang.Class#getMethod
+	 */
+	public static boolean hasMethod(Class clazz, String methodName, Class[] paramTypes) {
+		return (getMethodIfAvailable(clazz, methodName, paramTypes) != null);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Determine whether the given class has a method with the given signature,
+	 * and return it if available (else return null).
+	 * 
Essentially translates NoSuchMethodException to null.
+	 * @param clazz	the clazz to analyze
+	 * @param methodName the name of the method
+	 * @param paramTypes the parameter types of the method
+	 * @return the method, or null if not found
+	 * @see java.lang.Class#getMethod
+	 */
+	public static Method getMethodIfAvailable(Class clazz, String methodName, Class[] paramTypes) {
+		Assert.notNull(clazz, "Class must not be null");
+		Assert.notNull(methodName, "Method name must not be null");
+		try {
+			return clazz.getMethod(methodName, paramTypes);
+		}
+		catch (NoSuchMethodException ex) {
+			return null;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return the number of methods with a given name (with any argument types),
+	 * for the given class and/or its superclasses. Includes non-public methods.
+	 * @param clazz	the clazz to check
+	 * @param methodName the name of the method
+	 * @return the number of methods with the given name
+	 */
+	public static int getMethodCountForName(Class clazz, String methodName) {
+		Assert.notNull(clazz, "Class must not be null");
+		Assert.notNull(methodName, "Method name must not be null");
+		int count = 0;
+		Method[] declaredMethods = clazz.getDeclaredMethods();
+		for (int i = 0; i < declaredMethods.length; i++) {
+			Method method = declaredMethods[i];
+			if (methodName.equals(method.getName())) {
+				count++;
+			}
+		}
+		Class[] ifcs = clazz.getInterfaces();
+		for (int i = 0; i < ifcs.length; i++) {
+			count += getMethodCountForName(ifcs[i], methodName);
+		}
+		if (clazz.getSuperclass() != null) {
+			count += getMethodCountForName(clazz.getSuperclass(), methodName);
+		}
+		return count;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Does the given class and/or its superclasses at least have one or more
+	 * methods (with any argument types)? Includes non-public methods.
+	 * @param clazz	the clazz to check
+	 * @param methodName the name of the method
+	 * @return whether there is at least one method with the given name
+	 */
+	public static boolean hasAtLeastOneMethodWithName(Class clazz, String methodName) {
+		Assert.notNull(clazz, "Class must not be null");
+		Assert.notNull(methodName, "Method name must not be null");
+		Method[] declaredMethods = clazz.getDeclaredMethods();
+		for (int i = 0; i < declaredMethods.length; i++) {
+			Method method = declaredMethods[i];
+			if (method.getName().equals(methodName)) {
+				return true;
+			}
+		}
+		Class[] ifcs = clazz.getInterfaces();
+		for (int i = 0; i < ifcs.length; i++) {
+			if (hasAtLeastOneMethodWithName(ifcs[i], methodName)) {
+				return true;
+			}
+		}
+		return (clazz.getSuperclass() != null && hasAtLeastOneMethodWithName(clazz.getSuperclass(), methodName));
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Given a method, which may come from an interface, and a target class used
+	 * in the current reflective invocation, find the corresponding target method
+	 * if there is one. E.g. the method may be IFoo.bar() and the
+	 * target class may be DefaultFoo. In this case, the method may be
+	 * DefaultFoo.bar(). This enables attributes on that method to be found.
+	 * 
NOTE: In contrast to {@link org.springframework.aop.support.AopUtils#getMostSpecificMethod},
+	 * this method does not resolve Java 5 bridge methods automatically.
+	 * Call {@link org.springframework.core.BridgeMethodResolver#findBridgedMethod}
+	 * if bridge method resolution is desirable (e.g. for obtaining metadata from
+	 * the original method definition).
+	 * @param method the method to be invoked, which may come from an interface
+	 * @param targetClass the target class for the current invocation.
+	 * May be null or may not even implement the method.
+	 * @return the specific target method, or the original method if the
+	 * targetClass doesn't implement it or is null
+	 * @see org.springframework.aop.support.AopUtils#getMostSpecificMethod
+	 */
+	public static Method getMostSpecificMethod(Method method, Class targetClass) {
+		if (method != null && targetClass != null && !targetClass.equals(method.getDeclaringClass())) {
+			try {
+				method = targetClass.getMethod(method.getName(), method.getParameterTypes());
+			}
+			catch (NoSuchMethodException ex) {
+				// Perhaps the target class doesn't implement this method:
+				// that's fine, just use the original method.
+			}
+		}
+		return method;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return a static method of a class.
+	 * @param methodName the static method name
+	 * @param clazz	the class which defines the method
+	 * @param args the parameter types to the method
+	 * @return the static method, or null if no static method was found
+	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the method name is blank or the clazz is null
+	 */
+	public static Method getStaticMethod(Class clazz, String methodName, Class[] args) {
+		Assert.notNull(clazz, "Class must not be null");
+		Assert.notNull(methodName, "Method name must not be null");
+		try {
+			Method method = clazz.getDeclaredMethod(methodName, args);
+			if ((method.getModifiers() & Modifier.STATIC) != 0) {
+				return method;
+			}
+		}
+		catch (NoSuchMethodException ex) {
+		}
+		return null;
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Check if the given class represents a primitive wrapper,
+	 * i.e. Boolean, Byte, Character, Short, Integer, Long, Float, or Double.
+	 * @param clazz the class to check
+	 * @return whether the given class is a primitive wrapper class
+	 */
+	public static boolean isPrimitiveWrapper(Class clazz) {
+		Assert.notNull(clazz, "Class must not be null");
+		return primitiveWrapperTypeMap.containsKey(clazz);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Check if the given class represents a primitive (i.e. boolean, byte,
+	 * char, short, int, long, float, or double) or a primitive wrapper
+	 * (i.e. Boolean, Byte, Character, Short, Integer, Long, Float, or Double).
+	 * @param clazz the class to check
+	 * @return whether the given class is a primitive or primitive wrapper class
+	 */
+	public static boolean isPrimitiveOrWrapper(Class clazz) {
+		Assert.notNull(clazz, "Class must not be null");
+		return (clazz.isPrimitive() || isPrimitiveWrapper(clazz));
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Check if the given class represents an array of primitives,
+	 * i.e. boolean, byte, char, short, int, long, float, or double.
+	 * @param clazz the class to check
+	 * @return whether the given class is a primitive array class
+	 */
+	public static boolean isPrimitiveArray(Class clazz) {
+		Assert.notNull(clazz, "Class must not be null");
+		return (clazz.isArray() && clazz.getComponentType().isPrimitive());
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Check if the given class represents an array of primitive wrappers,
+	 * i.e. Boolean, Byte, Character, Short, Integer, Long, Float, or Double.
+	 * @param clazz the class to check
+	 * @return whether the given class is a primitive wrapper array class
+	 */
+	public static boolean isPrimitiveWrapperArray(Class clazz) {
+		Assert.notNull(clazz, "Class must not be null");
+		return (clazz.isArray() && isPrimitiveWrapper(clazz.getComponentType()));
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Check if the right-hand side type may be assigned to the left-hand side
+	 * type, assuming setting by reflection. Considers primitive wrapper
+	 * classes as assignable to the corresponding primitive types.
+	 * @param lhsType the target type
+	 * @param rhsType	the value type that should be assigned to the target type
+	 * @return if the target type is assignable from the value type
+	 * @see TypeUtils#isAssignable
+	 */
+	public static boolean isAssignable(Class lhsType, Class rhsType) {
+		Assert.notNull(lhsType, "Left-hand side type must not be null");
+		Assert.notNull(rhsType, "Right-hand side type must not be null");
+		return (lhsType.isAssignableFrom(rhsType) ||
+				lhsType.equals(primitiveWrapperTypeMap.get(rhsType)));
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Determine if the given type is assignable from the given value,
+	 * assuming setting by reflection. Considers primitive wrapper classes
+	 * as assignable to the corresponding primitive types.
+	 * @param type	the target type
+	 * @param value the value that should be assigned to the type
+	 * @return if the type is assignable from the value
+	 */
+	public static boolean isAssignableValue(Class type, Object value) {
+		Assert.notNull(type, "Type must not be null");
+		return (value != null ? isAssignable(type, value.getClass()) : !type.isPrimitive());
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Convert a "/"-based resource path to a "."-based fully qualified class name.
+	 * @param resourcePath the resource path pointing to a class
+	 * @return the corresponding fully qualified class name
+	 */
+	public static String convertResourcePathToClassName(String resourcePath) {
+		return resourcePath.replace('/', '.');
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Convert a "."-based fully qualified class name to a "/"-based resource path.
+	 * @param className the fully qualified class name
+	 * @return the corresponding resource path, pointing to the class
+	 */
+	public static String convertClassNameToResourcePath(String className) {
+		return className.replace('.', '/');
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return a path suitable for use with ClassLoader.getResource
+	 * (also suitable for use with Class.getResource by prepending a
+	 * slash ('/') to the return value. Built by taking the package of the specified
+	 * class file, converting all dots ('.') to slashes ('/'), adding a trailing slash
+	 * if necesssary, and concatenating the specified resource name to this.
+	 * 
As such, this function may be used to build a path suitable for
+	 * loading a resource file that is in the same package as a class file,
+	 * although {@link org.springframework.core.io.ClassPathResource} is usually
+	 * even more convenient.
+	 * @param clazz	the Class whose package will be used as the base
+	 * @param resourceName the resource name to append. A leading slash is optional.
+	 * @return the built-up resource path
+	 * @see java.lang.ClassLoader#getResource
+	 * @see java.lang.Class#getResource
+	 */
+	public static String addResourcePathToPackagePath(Class clazz, String resourceName) {
+		Assert.notNull(resourceName, "Resource name must not be null");
+		if (!resourceName.startsWith("/")) {
+			return classPackageAsResourcePath(clazz) + "/" + resourceName;
+		}
+		return classPackageAsResourcePath(clazz) + resourceName;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Given an input class object, return a string which consists of the
+	 * class's package name as a pathname, i.e., all dots ('.') are replaced by
+	 * slashes ('/'). Neither a leading nor trailing slash is added. The result
+	 * could be concatenated with a slash and the name of a resource, and fed
+	 * directly to ClassLoader.getResource(). For it to be fed to
+	 * Class.getResource instead, a leading slash would also have
+	 * to be prepended to the returned value.
+	 * @param clazz the input class. A null value or the default
+	 * (empty) package will result in an empty string ("") being returned.
+	 * @return a path which represents the package name
+	 * @see ClassLoader#getResource
+	 * @see Class#getResource
+	 */
+	public static String classPackageAsResourcePath(Class clazz) {
+		if (clazz == null) {
+			return "";
+		}
+		String className = clazz.getName();
+		int packageEndIndex = className.lastIndexOf('.');
+		if (packageEndIndex == -1) {
+			return "";
+		}
+		String packageName = className.substring(0, packageEndIndex);
+		return packageName.replace('.', '/');
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Build a String that consists of the names of the classes/interfaces
+	 * in the given array.
+	 * 
Basically like AbstractCollection.toString(), but stripping
+	 * the "class "/"interface " prefix before every class name.
+	 * @param classes a Collection of Class objects (may be null)
+	 * @return a String of form "[com.foo.Bar, com.foo.Baz]"
+	 * @see java.util.AbstractCollection#toString()
+	 */
+	public static String classNamesToString(Class[] classes) {
+		return classNamesToString(Arrays.asList(classes));
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Build a String that consists of the names of the classes/interfaces
+	 * in the given collection.
+	 * 
Basically like AbstractCollection.toString(), but stripping
+	 * the "class "/"interface " prefix before every class name.
+	 * @param classes a Collection of Class objects (may be null)
+	 * @return a String of form "[com.foo.Bar, com.foo.Baz]"
+	 * @see java.util.AbstractCollection#toString()
+	 */
+	public static String classNamesToString(Collection classes) {
+		if (CollectionUtils.isEmpty(classes)) {
+			return "[]";
+		}
+		StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer("[");
+		for (Iterator it = classes.iterator(); it.hasNext(); ) {
+			Class clazz = (Class) it.next();
+			sb.append(clazz.getName());
+			if (it.hasNext()) {
+				sb.append(", ");
+			}
+		}
+		sb.append("]");
+		return sb.toString();
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Return all interfaces that the given instance implements as array,
+	 * including ones implemented by superclasses.
+	 * @param instance the instance to analyse for interfaces
+	 * @return all interfaces that the given instance implements as array
+	 */
+	public static Class[] getAllInterfaces(Object instance) {
+		Assert.notNull(instance, "Instance must not be null");
+		return getAllInterfacesForClass(instance.getClass());
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return all interfaces that the given class implements as array,
+	 * including ones implemented by superclasses.
+	 * 
If the class itself is an interface, it gets returned as sole interface.
+	 * @param clazz the class to analyse for interfaces
+	 * @return all interfaces that the given object implements as array
+	 */
+	public static Class[] getAllInterfacesForClass(Class clazz) {
+		return getAllInterfacesForClass(clazz, null);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return all interfaces that the given class implements as array,
+	 * including ones implemented by superclasses.
+	 * 
If the class itself is an interface, it gets returned as sole interface.
+	 * @param clazz the class to analyse for interfaces
+	 * @param classLoader the ClassLoader that the interfaces need to be visible in
+	 * (may be null when accepting all declared interfaces)
+	 * @return all interfaces that the given object implements as array
+	 */
+	public static Class[] getAllInterfacesForClass(Class clazz, ClassLoader classLoader) {
+		Assert.notNull(clazz, "Class must not be null");
+		if (clazz.isInterface()) {
+			return new Class[] {clazz};
+		}
+		List interfaces = new ArrayList();
+		while (clazz != null) {
+			for (int i = 0; i < clazz.getInterfaces().length; i++) {
+				Class ifc = clazz.getInterfaces()[i];
+				if (!interfaces.contains(ifc) &&
+						(classLoader == null || isVisible(ifc, classLoader))) {
+					interfaces.add(ifc);
+				}
+			}
+			clazz = clazz.getSuperclass();
+		}
+		return (Class[]) interfaces.toArray(new Class[interfaces.size()]);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return all interfaces that the given instance implements as Set,
+	 * including ones implemented by superclasses.
+	 * @param instance the instance to analyse for interfaces
+	 * @return all interfaces that the given instance implements as Set
+	 */
+	public static Set getAllInterfacesAsSet(Object instance) {
+		Assert.notNull(instance, "Instance must not be null");
+		return getAllInterfacesForClassAsSet(instance.getClass());
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return all interfaces that the given class implements as Set,
+	 * including ones implemented by superclasses.
+	 * 
If the class itself is an interface, it gets returned as sole interface.
+	 * @param clazz the class to analyse for interfaces
+	 * @return all interfaces that the given object implements as Set
+	 */
+	public static Set getAllInterfacesForClassAsSet(Class clazz) {
+		return getAllInterfacesForClassAsSet(clazz, null);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return all interfaces that the given class implements as Set,
+	 * including ones implemented by superclasses.
+	 * 
If the class itself is an interface, it gets returned as sole interface.
+	 * @param clazz the class to analyse for interfaces
+	 * @param classLoader the ClassLoader that the interfaces need to be visible in
+	 * (may be null when accepting all declared interfaces)
+	 * @return all interfaces that the given object implements as Set
+	 */
+	public static Set getAllInterfacesForClassAsSet(Class clazz, ClassLoader classLoader) {
+		Assert.notNull(clazz, "Class must not be null");
+		if (clazz.isInterface()) {
+			return Collections.singleton(clazz);
+		}
+		Set interfaces = new LinkedHashSet();
+		while (clazz != null) {
+			for (int i = 0; i < clazz.getInterfaces().length; i++) {
+				Class ifc = clazz.getInterfaces()[i];
+				if (classLoader == null || isVisible(ifc, classLoader)) {
+					interfaces.add(ifc);
+				}
+			}
+			clazz = clazz.getSuperclass();
+		}
+		return interfaces;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Create a composite interface Class for the given interfaces,
+	 * implementing the given interfaces in one single Class.
+	 * 
This implementation builds a JDK proxy class for the given interfaces.
+	 * @param interfaces the interfaces to merge
+	 * @param classLoader the ClassLoader to create the composite Class in
+	 * @return the merged interface as Class
+	 * @see java.lang.reflect.Proxy#getProxyClass
+	 */
+	public static Class createCompositeInterface(Class[] interfaces, ClassLoader classLoader) {
+		Assert.notEmpty(interfaces, "Interfaces must not be empty");
+		Assert.notNull(classLoader, "ClassLoader must not be null");
+		return Proxy.getProxyClass(classLoader, interfaces);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Check whether the given class is visible in the given ClassLoader.
+	 * @param clazz the class to check (typically an interface)
+	 * @param classLoader the ClassLoader to check against (may be null,
+	 * in which case this method will always return true)
+	 */
+	public static boolean isVisible(Class clazz, ClassLoader classLoader) {
+		if (classLoader == null) {
+			return true;
+		}
+		try {
+			Class actualClass = classLoader.loadClass(clazz.getName());
+			return (clazz == actualClass);
+			// Else: different interface class found...
+		}
+		catch (ClassNotFoundException ex) {
+			// No interface class found...
+			return false;
+		}
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/CollectionUtils.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/CollectionUtils.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..66b362e86e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/CollectionUtils.java
@@ -0,0 +1,275 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2008 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.util;
+
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.Enumeration;
+import java.util.Iterator;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Properties;
+
+/**
+ * Miscellaneous collection utility methods.
+ * Mainly for internal use within the framework.
+ *
+ * @author Juergen Hoeller
+ * @author Rob Harrop
+ * @since 1.1.3
+ */
+public abstract class CollectionUtils {
+
+	/**
+	 * Return true if the supplied Collection is null
+	 * or empty. Otherwise, return false.
+	 * @param collection the Collection to check
+	 * @return whether the given Collection is empty
+	 */
+	public static boolean isEmpty(Collection collection) {
+		return (collection == null || collection.isEmpty());
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return true if the supplied Map is null
+	 * or empty. Otherwise, return false.
+	 * @param map the Map to check
+	 * @return whether the given Map is empty
+	 */
+	public static boolean isEmpty(Map map) {
+		return (map == null || map.isEmpty());
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Convert the supplied array into a List. A primitive array gets
+	 * converted into a List of the appropriate wrapper type.
+	 * 
A null source value will be converted to an
+	 * empty List.
+	 * @param source the (potentially primitive) array
+	 * @return the converted List result
+	 * @see ObjectUtils#toObjectArray(Object)
+	 */
+	public static List arrayToList(Object source) {
+		return Arrays.asList(ObjectUtils.toObjectArray(source));
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Merge the given array into the given Collection.
+	 * @param array the array to merge (may be null)
+	 * @param collection the target Collection to merge the array into
+	 */
+	public static void mergeArrayIntoCollection(Object array, Collection collection) {
+		if (collection == null) {
+			throw new IllegalArgumentException("Collection must not be null");
+		}
+		Object[] arr = ObjectUtils.toObjectArray(array);
+		for (int i = 0; i < arr.length; i++) {
+			collection.add(arr[i]);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Merge the given Properties instance into the given Map,
+	 * copying all properties (key-value pairs) over.
+	 * 
Uses Properties.propertyNames() to even catch
+	 * default properties linked into the original Properties instance.
+	 * @param props the Properties instance to merge (may be null)
+	 * @param map the target Map to merge the properties into
+	 */
+	public static void mergePropertiesIntoMap(Properties props, Map map) {
+		if (map == null) {
+			throw new IllegalArgumentException("Map must not be null");
+		}
+		if (props != null) {
+			for (Enumeration en = props.propertyNames(); en.hasMoreElements();) {
+				String key = (String) en.nextElement();
+				map.put(key, props.getProperty(key));
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Check whether the given Iterator contains the given element.
+	 * @param iterator the Iterator to check
+	 * @param element the element to look for
+	 * @return true if found, false else
+	 */
+	public static boolean contains(Iterator iterator, Object element) {
+		if (iterator != null) {
+			while (iterator.hasNext()) {
+				Object candidate = iterator.next();
+				if (ObjectUtils.nullSafeEquals(candidate, element)) {
+					return true;
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Check whether the given Enumeration contains the given element.
+	 * @param enumeration the Enumeration to check
+	 * @param element the element to look for
+	 * @return true if found, false else
+	 */
+	public static boolean contains(Enumeration enumeration, Object element) {
+		if (enumeration != null) {
+			while (enumeration.hasMoreElements()) {
+				Object candidate = enumeration.nextElement();
+				if (ObjectUtils.nullSafeEquals(candidate, element)) {
+					return true;
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Check whether the given Collection contains the given element instance.
+	 * 
Enforces the given instance to be present, rather than returning
+	 * true for an equal element as well.
+	 * @param collection the Collection to check
+	 * @param element the element to look for
+	 * @return true if found, false else
+	 */
+	public static boolean containsInstance(Collection collection, Object element) {
+		if (collection != null) {
+			for (Iterator it = collection.iterator(); it.hasNext();) {
+				Object candidate = it.next();
+				if (candidate == element) {
+					return true;
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return true if any element in 'candidates' is
+	 * contained in 'source'; otherwise returns false.
+	 * @param source the source Collection
+	 * @param candidates the candidates to search for
+	 * @return whether any of the candidates has been found
+	 */
+	public static boolean containsAny(Collection source, Collection candidates) {
+		if (isEmpty(source) || isEmpty(candidates)) {
+			return false;
+		}
+		for (Iterator it = candidates.iterator(); it.hasNext();) {
+			if (source.contains(it.next())) {
+				return true;
+			}
+		}
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return the first element in 'candidates' that is contained in
+	 * 'source'. If no element in 'candidates' is present in
+	 * 'source' returns null. Iteration order is
+	 * {@link Collection} implementation specific.
+	 * @param source the source Collection
+	 * @param candidates the candidates to search for
+	 * @return the first present object, or null if not found
+	 */
+	public static Object findFirstMatch(Collection source, Collection candidates) {
+		if (isEmpty(source) || isEmpty(candidates)) {
+			return null;
+		}
+		for (Iterator it = candidates.iterator(); it.hasNext();) {
+			Object candidate = it.next();
+			if (source.contains(candidate)) {
+				return candidate;
+			}
+		}
+		return null;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Find a single value of the given type in the given Collection.
+	 * @param collection the Collection to search
+	 * @param type the type to look for
+	 * @return a value of the given type found if there is a clear match,
+	 * or null if none or more than one such value found
+	 */
+	public static Object findValueOfType(Collection collection, Class type) {
+		if (isEmpty(collection)) {
+			return null;
+		}
+		Object value = null;
+		for (Iterator it = collection.iterator(); it.hasNext();) {
+			Object obj = it.next();
+			if (type == null || type.isInstance(obj)) {
+				if (value != null) {
+					// More than one value found... no clear single value.
+					return null;
+				}
+				value = obj;
+			}
+		}
+		return value;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Find a single value of one of the given types in the given Collection:
+	 * searching the Collection for a value of the first type, then
+	 * searching for a value of the second type, etc.
+	 * @param collection the collection to search
+	 * @param types the types to look for, in prioritized order
+	 * @return a value of one of the given types found if there is a clear match,
+	 * or null if none or more than one such value found
+	 */
+	public static Object findValueOfType(Collection collection, Class[] types) {
+		if (isEmpty(collection) || ObjectUtils.isEmpty(types)) {
+			return null;
+		}
+		for (int i = 0; i < types.length; i++) {
+			Object value = findValueOfType(collection, types[i]);
+			if (value != null) {
+				return value;
+			}
+		}
+		return null;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Determine whether the given Collection only contains a single unique object.
+	 * @param collection the Collection to check
+	 * @return true if the collection contains a single reference or
+	 * multiple references to the same instance, false else
+	 */
+	public static boolean hasUniqueObject(Collection collection) {
+		if (isEmpty(collection)) {
+			return false;
+		}
+		boolean hasCandidate = false;
+		Object candidate = null;
+		for (Iterator it = collection.iterator(); it.hasNext();) {
+			Object elem = it.next();
+			if (!hasCandidate) {
+				hasCandidate = true;
+				candidate = elem;
+			}
+			else if (candidate != elem) {
+				return false;
+			}
+		}
+		return true;
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/CommonsLogWriter.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/CommonsLogWriter.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9db1c876601
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/CommonsLogWriter.java
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2007 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.util;
+
+import java.io.Writer;
+
+import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
+
+/**
+ * java.io.Writer adapter for a Commons Logging Log.
+ *
+ * @author Juergen Hoeller
+ * @since 2.5.1
+ */
+public class CommonsLogWriter extends Writer {
+
+	private final Log logger;
+
+	private final StringBuffer buffer = new StringBuffer();
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Create a new CommonsLogWriter for the given Commons Logging logger.
+	 * @param logger the Commons Logging logger to write to
+	 */
+	public CommonsLogWriter(Log logger) {
+		Assert.notNull(logger, "Logger must not be null");
+		this.logger = logger;
+	}
+
+
+	public void write(char ch) {
+		if (ch == '\n' && this.buffer.length() > 0) {
+			this.logger.debug(this.buffer.toString());
+			this.buffer.setLength(0);
+		}
+		else {
+			this.buffer.append((char) ch);
+		}
+	}
+
+	public void write(char[] buffer, int offset, int length) {
+		for (int i = 0; i < length; i++) {
+			char ch = buffer[offset + i];
+			if (ch == '\n' && this.buffer.length() > 0) {
+				this.logger.debug(this.buffer.toString());
+				this.buffer.setLength(0);
+			}
+			else {
+				this.buffer.append((char) ch);
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	public void flush() {
+	}
+
+	public void close() {
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/ConcurrencyThrottleSupport.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/ConcurrencyThrottleSupport.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..172359c351e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/ConcurrencyThrottleSupport.java
@@ -0,0 +1,169 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2008 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.util;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.ObjectInputStream;
+import java.io.Serializable;
+
+import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
+import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
+
+/**
+ * Support class for throttling concurrent access to a specific resource.
+ *
+ * 
Designed for use as a base class, with the subclass invoking
+ * the {@link #beforeAccess()} and {@link #afterAccess()} methods at
+ * appropriate points of its workflow. Note that afterAccess
+ * should usually be called in a finally block!
+ *
+ * 
The default concurrency limit of this support class is -1
+ * ("unbounded concurrency"). Subclasses may override this default;
+ * check the javadoc of the concrete class that you're using.
+ *
+ * @author Juergen Hoeller
+ * @since 1.2.5
+ * @see #setConcurrencyLimit
+ * @see #beforeAccess()
+ * @see #afterAccess()
+ * @see org.springframework.aop.interceptor.ConcurrencyThrottleInterceptor
+ * @see java.io.Serializable
+ */
+public abstract class ConcurrencyThrottleSupport implements Serializable {
+
+	/**
+	 * Permit any number of concurrent invocations: that is, don't throttle concurrency.
+	 */
+	public static final int UNBOUNDED_CONCURRENCY = -1;
+
+	/**
+	 * Switch concurrency 'off': that is, don't allow any concurrent invocations.
+	 */
+	public static final int NO_CONCURRENCY = 0;
+	
+
+	/** Transient to optimize serialization */
+	protected transient Log logger = LogFactory.getLog(getClass());
+
+	private transient Object monitor = new Object();
+
+	private int concurrencyLimit = UNBOUNDED_CONCURRENCY;
+
+	private int concurrencyCount = 0;
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Set the maximum number of concurrent access attempts allowed.
+	 * -1 indicates unbounded concurrency.
+	 * 
In principle, this limit can be changed at runtime,
+	 * although it is generally designed as a config time setting.
+	 * 
NOTE: Do not switch between -1 and any concrete limit at runtime,
+	 * as this will lead to inconsistent concurrency counts: A limit
+	 * of -1 effectively turns off concurrency counting completely.
+	 */
+	public void setConcurrencyLimit(int concurrencyLimit) {
+		this.concurrencyLimit = concurrencyLimit;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return the maximum number of concurrent access attempts allowed.
+	 */
+	public int getConcurrencyLimit() {
+		return this.concurrencyLimit;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return whether this throttle is currently active.
+	 * @return true if the concurrency limit for this instance is active
+	 * @see #getConcurrencyLimit()
+	 */
+	public boolean isThrottleActive() {
+		return (this.concurrencyLimit > 0);
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * To be invoked before the main execution logic of concrete subclasses.
+	 * 
This implementation applies the concurrency throttle.
+	 * @see #afterAccess() 
+	 */
+	protected void beforeAccess() {
+		if (this.concurrencyLimit == NO_CONCURRENCY) {
+			throw new IllegalStateException(
+					"Currently no invocations allowed - concurrency limit set to NO_CONCURRENCY");
+		}
+		if (this.concurrencyLimit > 0) {
+			boolean debug = logger.isDebugEnabled();
+			synchronized (this.monitor) {
+				boolean interrupted = false;
+				while (this.concurrencyCount >= this.concurrencyLimit) {
+					if (interrupted) {
+						throw new IllegalStateException("Thread was interrupted while waiting for invocation access, " +
+								"but concurrency limit still does not allow for entering");
+					}
+					if (debug) {
+						logger.debug("Concurrency count " + this.concurrencyCount +
+								" has reached limit " + this.concurrencyLimit + " - blocking");
+					}
+					try {
+						this.monitor.wait();
+					}
+					catch (InterruptedException ex) {
+						// Re-interrupt current thread, to allow other threads to react.
+						Thread.currentThread().interrupt();
+						interrupted = true;
+					}
+				}
+				if (debug) {
+					logger.debug("Entering throttle at concurrency count " + this.concurrencyCount);
+				}
+				this.concurrencyCount++;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * To be invoked after the main execution logic of concrete subclasses.
+	 * @see #beforeAccess()
+	 */
+	protected void afterAccess() {
+		if (this.concurrencyLimit >= 0) {
+			synchronized (this.monitor) {
+				this.concurrencyCount--;
+				if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
+					logger.debug("Returning from throttle at concurrency count " + this.concurrencyCount);
+				}
+				this.monitor.notify();
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+
+	//---------------------------------------------------------------------
+	// Serialization support
+	//---------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	private void readObject(ObjectInputStream ois) throws IOException, ClassNotFoundException {
+		// Rely on default serialization, just initialize state after deserialization.
+		ois.defaultReadObject();
+
+		// Initialize transient fields.
+		this.logger = LogFactory.getLog(getClass());
+		this.monitor = new Object();
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/CustomizableThreadCreator.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/CustomizableThreadCreator.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0713b9842ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/CustomizableThreadCreator.java
@@ -0,0 +1,177 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2008 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.util;
+
+/**
+ * Simple customizable helper class for creating threads. Provides various
+ * bean properties, such as thread name prefix, thread priority, etc.
+ *
+ * 
Serves as base class for thread factories such as
+ * {@link org.springframework.scheduling.concurrent.CustomizableThreadFactory}.
+ *
+ * @author Juergen Hoeller
+ * @since 2.0.3
+ * @see org.springframework.scheduling.concurrent.CustomizableThreadFactory
+ */
+public class CustomizableThreadCreator {
+
+	private String threadNamePrefix;
+
+	private int threadPriority = Thread.NORM_PRIORITY;
+
+	private boolean daemon = false;
+
+	private ThreadGroup threadGroup;
+
+	private int threadCount = 0;
+
+	private final Object threadCountMonitor = new Object();
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Create a new CustomizableThreadCreator with default thread name prefix.
+	 */
+	public CustomizableThreadCreator() {
+		this.threadNamePrefix = getDefaultThreadNamePrefix();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Create a new CustomizableThreadCreator with the given thread name prefix.
+	 * @param threadNamePrefix the prefix to use for the names of newly created threads
+	 */
+	public CustomizableThreadCreator(String threadNamePrefix) {
+		this.threadNamePrefix = (threadNamePrefix != null ? threadNamePrefix : getDefaultThreadNamePrefix());
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Specify the prefix to use for the names of newly created threads.
+	 * Default is "SimpleAsyncTaskExecutor-".
+	 */
+	public void setThreadNamePrefix(String threadNamePrefix) {
+		this.threadNamePrefix = (threadNamePrefix != null ? threadNamePrefix : getDefaultThreadNamePrefix());
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return the thread name prefix to use for the names of newly
+	 * created threads.
+	 */
+	public String getThreadNamePrefix() {
+		return this.threadNamePrefix;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Set the priority of the threads that this factory creates.
+	 * Default is 5.
+	 * @see java.lang.Thread#NORM_PRIORITY
+	 */
+	public void setThreadPriority(int threadPriority) {
+		this.threadPriority = threadPriority;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return the priority of the threads that this factory creates.
+	 */
+	public int getThreadPriority() {
+		return this.threadPriority;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Set whether this factory is supposed to create daemon threads,
+	 * just executing as long as the application itself is running.
+	 * 
Default is "false": Concrete factories usually support explicit
+	 * cancelling. Hence, if the application shuts down, Runnables will
+	 * by default finish their execution.
+	 * 
Specify "true" for eager shutdown of threads which still
+	 * actively execute a Runnable.
+	 * @see java.lang.Thread#setDaemon
+	 */
+	public void setDaemon(boolean daemon) {
+		this.daemon = daemon;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return whether this factory should create daemon threads.
+	 */
+	public boolean isDaemon() {
+		return this.daemon;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Specify the name of the thread group that threads should be created in.
+	 * @see #setThreadGroup
+	 */
+	public void setThreadGroupName(String name) {
+		this.threadGroup = new ThreadGroup(name);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Specify the thread group that threads should be created in.
+	 * @see #setThreadGroupName
+	 */
+	public void setThreadGroup(ThreadGroup threadGroup) {
+		this.threadGroup = threadGroup;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return the thread group that threads should be created in
+	 * (or null) for the default group.
+	 */
+	public ThreadGroup getThreadGroup() {
+		return this.threadGroup;
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Template method for the creation of a Thread.
+	 * 
Default implementation creates a new Thread for the given
+	 * Runnable, applying an appropriate thread name.
+	 * @param runnable the Runnable to execute
+	 * @see #nextThreadName()
+	 */
+	public Thread createThread(Runnable runnable) {
+		Thread thread = new Thread(getThreadGroup(), runnable, nextThreadName());
+		thread.setPriority(getThreadPriority());
+		thread.setDaemon(isDaemon());
+		return thread;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return the thread name to use for a newly created thread.
+	 * 
Default implementation returns the specified thread name prefix
+	 * with an increasing thread count appended: for example,
+	 * "SimpleAsyncTaskExecutor-0".
+	 * @see #getThreadNamePrefix()
+	 */
+	protected String nextThreadName() {
+		int threadNumber = 0;
+		synchronized (this.threadCountMonitor) {
+			this.threadCount++;
+			threadNumber = this.threadCount;
+		}
+		return getThreadNamePrefix() + threadNumber;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Build the default thread name prefix for this factory.
+	 * @return the default thread name prefix (never null)
+	 */
+	protected String getDefaultThreadNamePrefix() {
+		return ClassUtils.getShortName(getClass()) + "-";
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/DefaultPropertiesPersister.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/DefaultPropertiesPersister.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..bedb9bb1e82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/DefaultPropertiesPersister.java
@@ -0,0 +1,257 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2007 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.util;
+
+import java.io.BufferedReader;
+import java.io.BufferedWriter;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.io.OutputStream;
+import java.io.Reader;
+import java.io.Writer;
+import java.util.Date;
+import java.util.Enumeration;
+import java.util.Properties;
+
+/**
+ * Default implementation of the {@link PropertiesPersister} interface.
+ * Follows the native parsing of java.util.Properties.
+ *
+ * 
Allows for reading from any Reader and writing to any Writer, for example
+ * to specify a charset for a properties file. This is a capability that standard
+ * java.util.Properties unfortunately lacks up until JDK 1.5:
+ * You can only load files using the ISO-8859-1 charset there.
+ *
+ * 
Loading from and storing to a stream delegates to Properties.load
+ * and Properties.store, respectively, to be fully compatible with
+ * the Unicode conversion as implemented by the JDK Properties class. On JDK 1.6,
+ * Properties.load/store will also be used for readers/writers,
+ * effectively turning this class into a plain backwards compatibility adapter.
+ *
+ * 
The persistence code that works with Reader/Writer follows the JDK's parsing
+ * strategy but does not implement Unicode conversion, because the Reader/Writer
+ * should already apply proper decoding/encoding of characters. If you use prefer
+ * to escape unicode characters in your properties files, do not specify
+ * an encoding for a Reader/Writer (like ReloadableResourceBundleMessageSource's
+ * "defaultEncoding" and "fileEncodings" properties).
+ *
+ * 
As of Spring 1.2.2, this implementation also supports properties XML files,
+ * through the loadFromXml and storeToXml methods.
+ * The default implementations delegate to JDK 1.5's corresponding methods,
+ * throwing an exception if running on an older JDK. Those implementations
+ * could be subclassed to apply custom XML handling on JDK 1.4, for example.
+ *
+ * @author Juergen Hoeller
+ * @since 10.03.2004
+ * @see java.util.Properties
+ * @see java.util.Properties#load
+ * @see java.util.Properties#store
+ * @see org.springframework.context.support.ReloadableResourceBundleMessageSource#setPropertiesPersister
+ * @see org.springframework.context.support.ReloadableResourceBundleMessageSource#setDefaultEncoding
+ * @see org.springframework.context.support.ReloadableResourceBundleMessageSource#setFileEncodings
+ */
+public class DefaultPropertiesPersister implements PropertiesPersister {
+
+	// Determine whether Properties.load(Reader) is available (on JDK 1.6+)
+	private static final boolean loadFromReaderAvailable =
+			ClassUtils.hasMethod(Properties.class, "load", new Class[] {Reader.class});
+
+	// Determine whether Properties.store(Writer, String) is available (on JDK 1.6+)
+	private static final boolean storeToWriterAvailable =
+			ClassUtils.hasMethod(Properties.class, "store", new Class[] {Writer.class, String.class});
+
+
+	public void load(Properties props, InputStream is) throws IOException {
+		props.load(is);
+	}
+
+	public void load(Properties props, Reader reader) throws IOException {
+		if (loadFromReaderAvailable) {
+			// On JDK 1.6+
+			props.load(reader);
+		}
+		else {
+			// Fall back to manual parsing.
+			doLoad(props, reader);
+		}
+	}
+
+	protected void doLoad(Properties props, Reader reader) throws IOException {
+		BufferedReader in = new BufferedReader(reader);
+		while (true) {
+			String line = in.readLine();
+			if (line == null) {
+				return;
+			}
+			line = StringUtils.trimLeadingWhitespace(line);
+			if (line.length() > 0) {
+				char firstChar = line.charAt(0);
+				if (firstChar != '#' && firstChar != '!') {
+					while (endsWithContinuationMarker(line)) {
+						String nextLine = in.readLine();
+						line = line.substring(0, line.length() - 1);
+						if (nextLine != null) {
+							line += StringUtils.trimLeadingWhitespace(nextLine);
+						}
+					}
+					int separatorIndex = line.indexOf("=");
+					if (separatorIndex == -1) {
+						separatorIndex = line.indexOf(":");
+					}
+					String key = (separatorIndex != -1 ? line.substring(0, separatorIndex) : line);
+					String value = (separatorIndex != -1) ? line.substring(separatorIndex + 1) : "";
+					key = StringUtils.trimTrailingWhitespace(key);
+					value = StringUtils.trimLeadingWhitespace(value);
+					props.put(unescape(key), unescape(value));
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	protected boolean endsWithContinuationMarker(String line) {
+		boolean evenSlashCount = true;
+		int index = line.length() - 1;
+		while (index >= 0 && line.charAt(index) == '\\') {
+			evenSlashCount = !evenSlashCount;
+			index--;
+		}
+		return !evenSlashCount;
+	}
+
+	protected String unescape(String str) {
+		StringBuffer outBuffer = new StringBuffer(str.length());
+		for (int index = 0; index < str.length();) {
+			char c = str.charAt(index++);
+			if (c == '\\') {
+				c = str.charAt(index++);
+				if (c == 't') {
+					c = '\t';
+				}
+				else if (c == 'r') {
+					c = '\r';
+				}
+				else if (c == 'n') {
+					c = '\n';
+				}
+				else if (c == 'f') {
+					c = '\f';
+				}
+			}
+			outBuffer.append(c);
+		}
+		return outBuffer.toString();
+	}
+
+
+	public void store(Properties props, OutputStream os, String header) throws IOException {
+		props.store(os, header);
+	}
+
+	public void store(Properties props, Writer writer, String header) throws IOException {
+		if (storeToWriterAvailable) {
+			// On JDK 1.6+
+			props.store(writer, header);
+		}
+		else {
+			// Fall back to manual parsing.
+			doStore(props, writer, header);
+		}
+	}
+
+	protected void doStore(Properties props, Writer writer, String header) throws IOException {
+		BufferedWriter out = new BufferedWriter(writer);
+		if (header != null) {
+			out.write("#" + header);
+			out.newLine();
+		}
+		out.write("#" + new Date());
+		out.newLine();
+		for (Enumeration keys = props.keys(); keys.hasMoreElements();) {
+			String key = (String) keys.nextElement();
+			String val = props.getProperty(key);
+			out.write(escape(key, true) + "=" + escape(val, false));
+			out.newLine();
+		}
+		out.flush();
+	}
+
+	protected String escape(String str, boolean isKey) {
+		int len = str.length();
+		StringBuffer outBuffer = new StringBuffer(len * 2);
+		for (int index = 0; index < len; index++) {
+			char c = str.charAt(index);
+			switch (c) {
+				case ' ':
+					if (index == 0 || isKey) {
+						outBuffer.append('\\');
+					}
+					outBuffer.append(' ');
+					break;
+				case '\\':
+					outBuffer.append("\\\\");
+					break;
+				case '\t':
+					outBuffer.append("\\t");
+					break;
+				case '\n':
+					outBuffer.append("\\n");
+					break;
+				case '\r':
+					outBuffer.append("\\r");
+					break;
+				case '\f':
+					outBuffer.append("\\f");
+					break;
+				default:
+					if ("=: \t\r\n\f#!".indexOf(c) != -1) {
+						outBuffer.append('\\');
+					}
+					outBuffer.append(c);
+			}
+		}
+		return outBuffer.toString();
+	}
+
+
+	public void loadFromXml(Properties props, InputStream is) throws IOException {
+		try {
+			props.loadFromXML(is);
+		}
+		catch (NoSuchMethodError err) {
+			throw new IOException("Cannot load properties XML file - not running on JDK 1.5+: " + err.getMessage());
+		}
+	}
+
+	public void storeToXml(Properties props, OutputStream os, String header) throws IOException {
+		try {
+			props.storeToXML(os, header);
+		}
+		catch (NoSuchMethodError err) {
+			throw new IOException("Cannot store properties XML file - not running on JDK 1.5+: " + err.getMessage());
+		}
+	}
+
+	public void storeToXml(Properties props, OutputStream os, String header, String encoding) throws IOException {
+		try {
+			props.storeToXML(os, header, encoding);
+		}
+		catch (NoSuchMethodError err) {
+			throw new IOException("Cannot store properties XML file - not running on JDK 1.5+: " + err.getMessage());
+		}
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/FileCopyUtils.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/FileCopyUtils.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1153c475fa2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/FileCopyUtils.java
@@ -0,0 +1,244 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2008 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.util;
+
+import java.io.BufferedInputStream;
+import java.io.BufferedOutputStream;
+import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
+import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.FileInputStream;
+import java.io.FileOutputStream;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.io.OutputStream;
+import java.io.Reader;
+import java.io.StringWriter;
+import java.io.Writer;
+
+/**
+ * Simple utility methods for file and stream copying.
+ * All copy methods use a block size of 4096 bytes,
+ * and close all affected streams when done.
+ *
+ * 
Mainly for use within the framework,
+ * but also useful for application code.
+ *
+ * @author Juergen Hoeller
+ * @since 06.10.2003
+ */
+public abstract class FileCopyUtils {
+
+	public static final int BUFFER_SIZE = 4096;
+
+
+	//---------------------------------------------------------------------
+	// Copy methods for java.io.File
+	//---------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	/**
+	 * Copy the contents of the given input File to the given output File.
+	 * @param in the file to copy from
+	 * @param out the file to copy to
+	 * @return the number of bytes copied
+	 * @throws IOException in case of I/O errors
+	 */
+	public static int copy(File in, File out) throws IOException {
+		Assert.notNull(in, "No input File specified");
+		Assert.notNull(out, "No output File specified");
+		return copy(new BufferedInputStream(new FileInputStream(in)),
+		    new BufferedOutputStream(new FileOutputStream(out)));
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Copy the contents of the given byte array to the given output File.
+	 * @param in the byte array to copy from
+	 * @param out the file to copy to
+	 * @throws IOException in case of I/O errors
+	 */
+	public static void copy(byte[] in, File out) throws IOException {
+		Assert.notNull(in, "No input byte array specified");
+		Assert.notNull(out, "No output File specified");
+		ByteArrayInputStream inStream = new ByteArrayInputStream(in);
+		OutputStream outStream = new BufferedOutputStream(new FileOutputStream(out));
+		copy(inStream, outStream);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Copy the contents of the given input File into a new byte array.
+	 * @param in the file to copy from
+	 * @return the new byte array that has been copied to
+	 * @throws IOException in case of I/O errors
+	 */
+	public static byte[] copyToByteArray(File in) throws IOException {
+		Assert.notNull(in, "No input File specified");
+		return copyToByteArray(new BufferedInputStream(new FileInputStream(in)));
+	}
+
+
+	//---------------------------------------------------------------------
+	// Copy methods for java.io.InputStream / java.io.OutputStream
+	//---------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	/**
+	 * Copy the contents of the given InputStream to the given OutputStream.
+	 * Closes both streams when done.
+	 * @param in the stream to copy from
+	 * @param out the stream to copy to
+	 * @return the number of bytes copied
+	 * @throws IOException in case of I/O errors
+	 */
+	public static int copy(InputStream in, OutputStream out) throws IOException {
+		Assert.notNull(in, "No InputStream specified");
+		Assert.notNull(out, "No OutputStream specified");
+		try {
+			int byteCount = 0;
+			byte[] buffer = new byte[BUFFER_SIZE];
+			int bytesRead = -1;
+			while ((bytesRead = in.read(buffer)) != -1) {
+				out.write(buffer, 0, bytesRead);
+				byteCount += bytesRead;
+			}
+			out.flush();
+			return byteCount;
+		}
+		finally {
+			try {
+				in.close();
+			}
+			catch (IOException ex) {
+			}
+			try {
+				out.close();
+			}
+			catch (IOException ex) {
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Copy the contents of the given byte array to the given OutputStream.
+	 * Closes the stream when done.
+	 * @param in the byte array to copy from
+	 * @param out the OutputStream to copy to
+	 * @throws IOException in case of I/O errors
+	 */
+	public static void copy(byte[] in, OutputStream out) throws IOException {
+		Assert.notNull(in, "No input byte array specified");
+		Assert.notNull(out, "No OutputStream specified");
+		try {
+			out.write(in);
+		}
+		finally {
+			try {
+				out.close();
+			}
+			catch (IOException ex) {
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Copy the contents of the given InputStream into a new byte array.
+	 * Closes the stream when done.
+	 * @param in the stream to copy from
+	 * @return the new byte array that has been copied to
+	 * @throws IOException in case of I/O errors
+	 */
+	public static byte[] copyToByteArray(InputStream in) throws IOException {
+		ByteArrayOutputStream out = new ByteArrayOutputStream(BUFFER_SIZE);
+		copy(in, out);
+		return out.toByteArray();
+	}
+
+
+	//---------------------------------------------------------------------
+	// Copy methods for java.io.Reader / java.io.Writer
+	//---------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	/**
+	 * Copy the contents of the given Reader to the given Writer.
+	 * Closes both when done.
+	 * @param in the Reader to copy from
+	 * @param out the Writer to copy to
+	 * @return the number of characters copied
+	 * @throws IOException in case of I/O errors
+	 */
+	public static int copy(Reader in, Writer out) throws IOException {
+		Assert.notNull(in, "No Reader specified");
+		Assert.notNull(out, "No Writer specified");
+		try {
+			int byteCount = 0;
+			char[] buffer = new char[BUFFER_SIZE];
+			int bytesRead = -1;
+			while ((bytesRead = in.read(buffer)) != -1) {
+				out.write(buffer, 0, bytesRead);
+				byteCount += bytesRead;
+			}
+			out.flush();
+			return byteCount;
+		}
+		finally {
+			try {
+				in.close();
+			}
+			catch (IOException ex) {
+			}
+			try {
+				out.close();
+			}
+			catch (IOException ex) {
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Copy the contents of the given String to the given output Writer.
+	 * Closes the write when done.
+	 * @param in the String to copy from
+	 * @param out the Writer to copy to
+	 * @throws IOException in case of I/O errors
+	 */
+	public static void copy(String in, Writer out) throws IOException {
+		Assert.notNull(in, "No input String specified");
+		Assert.notNull(out, "No Writer specified");
+		try {
+			out.write(in);
+		}
+		finally {
+			try {
+				out.close();
+			}
+			catch (IOException ex) {
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Copy the contents of the given Reader into a String.
+	 * Closes the reader when done.
+	 * @param in the reader to copy from
+	 * @return the String that has been copied to
+	 * @throws IOException in case of I/O errors
+	 */
+	public static String copyToString(Reader in) throws IOException {
+		StringWriter out = new StringWriter();
+		copy(in, out);
+		return out.toString();
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/FileSystemUtils.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/FileSystemUtils.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..02261f3226a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/FileSystemUtils.java
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2008 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.util;
+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+/**
+ * Utility methods for working with the file system.
+ *
+ * @author Rob Harrop
+ * @author Juergen Hoeller
+ * @since 2.5.3
+ */
+public abstract class FileSystemUtils {
+
+	/**
+	 * Delete the supplied {@link File} - for directories,
+	 * recursively delete any nested directories or files as well.
+	 * @param root the root File to delete
+	 * @return true if the File was deleted,
+	 * otherwise false
+	 */
+	public static boolean deleteRecursively(File root) {
+		if (root != null && root.exists()) {
+			if (root.isDirectory()) {
+				File[] children = root.listFiles();
+				if (children != null) {
+					for (int i = 0; i < children.length; i++) {
+						deleteRecursively(children[i]);
+					}
+				}
+			}
+			return root.delete();
+		}
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Recursively copy the contents of the src file/directory
+	 * to the dest file/directory.
+	 * @param src the source directory
+	 * @param dest the destination directory
+	 * @throws IOException in the case of I/O errors
+	 */
+	public static void copyRecursively(File src, File dest) throws IOException {
+		Assert.isTrue(src != null && (src.isDirectory() || src.isFile()), "Source File must denote a directory or file");
+		Assert.notNull(dest, "Destination File must not be null");
+		doCopyRecursively(src, dest);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Actually copy the contents of the src file/directory
+	 * to the dest file/directory.
+	 * @param src the source directory
+	 * @param dest the destination directory
+	 * @throws IOException in the case of I/O errors
+	 */
+	private static void doCopyRecursively(File src, File dest) throws IOException {
+		if (src.isDirectory()) {
+			dest.mkdir();
+			File[] entries = src.listFiles();
+			if (entries == null) {
+				throw new IOException("Could not list files in directory: " + src);
+			}
+			for (int i = 0; i < entries.length; i++) {
+				File file = entries[i];
+				doCopyRecursively(file, new File(dest, file.getName()));
+			}
+		}
+		else if (src.isFile()) {
+			try {
+				dest.createNewFile();
+			}
+			catch (IOException ex) {
+				IOException ioex = new IOException("Failed to create file: " + dest);
+				ioex.initCause(ex);
+				throw ioex;
+			}
+			FileCopyUtils.copy(src, dest);
+		}
+		else {
+			// Special File handle: neither a file not a directory.
+			// Simply skip it when contained in nested directory...
+		}
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/Log4jConfigurer.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/Log4jConfigurer.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3cf6043ac0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/Log4jConfigurer.java
@@ -0,0 +1,132 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2008 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.util;
+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
+import java.net.URL;
+
+import org.apache.log4j.LogManager;
+import org.apache.log4j.PropertyConfigurator;
+import org.apache.log4j.xml.DOMConfigurator;
+
+/**
+ * Convenience class that features simple methods for custom log4j configuration.
+ *
+ * 
Only needed for non-default log4j initialization, for example with a custom
+ * config location or a refresh interval. By default, log4j will simply read its
+ * configuration from a "log4j.properties" or "log4j.xml" file in the root of
+ * the classpath.
+ *
+ * 
For web environments, the analogous Log4jWebConfigurer class can be found
+ * in the web package, reading in its configuration from context-params in
+ * web.xml. In a J2EE web application, log4j is usually set up
+ * via Log4jConfigListener or Log4jConfigServlet, delegating to
+ * Log4jWebConfigurer underneath.
+ *
+ * @author Juergen Hoeller
+ * @since 13.03.2003
+ * @see org.springframework.web.util.Log4jWebConfigurer
+ * @see org.springframework.web.util.Log4jConfigListener
+ * @see org.springframework.web.util.Log4jConfigServlet
+ */
+public abstract class Log4jConfigurer {
+
+	/** Pseudo URL prefix for loading from the class path: "classpath:" */
+	public static final String CLASSPATH_URL_PREFIX = "classpath:";
+
+	/** Extension that indicates a log4j XML config file: ".xml" */
+	public static final String XML_FILE_EXTENSION = ".xml";
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Initialize log4j from the given file location, with no config file refreshing.
+	 * Assumes an XML file in case of a ".xml" file extension, and a properties file
+	 * otherwise.
+	 * @param location the location of the config file: either a "classpath:" location
+	 * (e.g. "classpath:myLog4j.properties"), an absolute file URL
+	 * (e.g. "file:C:/log4j.properties), or a plain absolute path in the file system
+	 * (e.g. "C:/log4j.properties")
+	 * @throws FileNotFoundException if the location specifies an invalid file path
+	 */
+	public static void initLogging(String location) throws FileNotFoundException {
+		String resolvedLocation = SystemPropertyUtils.resolvePlaceholders(location);
+		URL url = ResourceUtils.getURL(resolvedLocation);
+		if (resolvedLocation.toLowerCase().endsWith(XML_FILE_EXTENSION)) {
+			DOMConfigurator.configure(url);
+		}
+		else {
+			PropertyConfigurator.configure(url);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Initialize log4j from the given location, with the given refresh interval
+	 * for the config file. Assumes an XML file in case of a ".xml" file extension,
+	 * and a properties file otherwise.
+	 * 
Log4j's watchdog thread will asynchronously check whether the timestamp
+	 * of the config file has changed, using the given interval between checks.
+	 * A refresh interval of 1000 milliseconds (one second), which allows to
+	 * do on-demand log level changes with immediate effect, is not unfeasible.
+	 * 
WARNING: Log4j's watchdog thread does not terminate until VM shutdown;
+	 * in particular, it does not terminate on LogManager shutdown. Therefore, it is
+	 * recommended to not use config file refreshing in a production J2EE
+	 * environment; the watchdog thread would not stop on application shutdown there.
+	 * @param location the location of the config file: either a "classpath:" location
+	 * (e.g. "classpath:myLog4j.properties"), an absolute file URL
+	 * (e.g. "file:C:/log4j.properties), or a plain absolute path in the file system
+	 * (e.g. "C:/log4j.properties")
+	 * @param refreshInterval interval between config file refresh checks, in milliseconds
+	 * @throws FileNotFoundException if the location specifies an invalid file path
+	 */
+	public static void initLogging(String location, long refreshInterval) throws FileNotFoundException {
+		String resolvedLocation = SystemPropertyUtils.resolvePlaceholders(location);
+		File file = ResourceUtils.getFile(resolvedLocation);
+		if (!file.exists()) {
+			throw new FileNotFoundException("Log4j config file [" + resolvedLocation + "] not found");
+		}
+		if (resolvedLocation.toLowerCase().endsWith(XML_FILE_EXTENSION)) {
+			DOMConfigurator.configureAndWatch(file.getAbsolutePath(), refreshInterval);
+		}
+		else {
+			PropertyConfigurator.configureAndWatch(file.getAbsolutePath(), refreshInterval);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Shut down log4j, properly releasing all file locks.
+	 * 
This isn't strictly necessary, but recommended for shutting down
+	 * log4j in a scenario where the host VM stays alive (for example, when
+	 * shutting down an application in a J2EE environment).
+	 */
+	public static void shutdownLogging() {
+		LogManager.shutdown();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Set the specified system property to the current working directory.
+	 * 
This can be used e.g. for test environments, for applications that leverage
+	 * Log4jWebConfigurer's "webAppRootKey" support in a web environment.
+	 * @param key system property key to use, as expected in Log4j configuration
+	 * (for example: "demo.root", used as "${demo.root}/WEB-INF/demo.log")
+	 * @see org.springframework.web.util.Log4jWebConfigurer
+	 */
+	public static void setWorkingDirSystemProperty(String key) {
+		System.setProperty(key, new File("").getAbsolutePath());
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/MethodInvoker.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/MethodInvoker.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e13cdbdecba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/MethodInvoker.java
@@ -0,0 +1,327 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2008 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.util;
+
+import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;
+import java.lang.reflect.Method;
+import java.lang.reflect.Modifier;
+
+/**
+ * Helper class that allows for specifying a method to invoke in a declarative
+ * fashion, be it static or non-static.
+ *
+ * 
Usage: Specify "targetClass"/"targetMethod" or "targetObject"/"targetMethod",
+ * optionally specify arguments, prepare the invoker. Afterwards, you may
+ * invoke the method any number of times, obtaining the invocation result.
+ *
+ * 
Typically not used directly but via its subclasses
+ * {@link org.springframework.beans.factory.config.MethodInvokingFactoryBean} and
+ * {@link org.springframework.scheduling.quartz.MethodInvokingJobDetailFactoryBean}.
+ *
+ * @author Colin Sampaleanu
+ * @author Juergen Hoeller
+ * @since 19.02.2004
+ * @see #prepare
+ * @see #invoke
+ * @see org.springframework.beans.factory.config.MethodInvokingFactoryBean
+ * @see org.springframework.scheduling.quartz.MethodInvokingJobDetailFactoryBean
+ */
+public class MethodInvoker {
+
+	private Class targetClass;
+
+	private Object targetObject;
+
+	private String targetMethod;
+
+	private String staticMethod;
+
+	private Object[] arguments = new Object[0];
+
+	/** The method we will call */
+	private Method methodObject;
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Set the target class on which to call the target method.
+	 * Only necessary when the target method is static; else,
+	 * a target object needs to be specified anyway.
+	 * @see #setTargetObject
+	 * @see #setTargetMethod
+	 */
+	public void setTargetClass(Class targetClass) {
+		this.targetClass = targetClass;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return the target class on which to call the target method.
+	 */
+	public Class getTargetClass() {
+		return this.targetClass;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Set the target object on which to call the target method.
+	 * Only necessary when the target method is not static;
+	 * else, a target class is sufficient.
+	 * @see #setTargetClass
+	 * @see #setTargetMethod
+	 */
+	public void setTargetObject(Object targetObject) {
+		this.targetObject = targetObject;
+		if (targetObject != null) {
+			this.targetClass = targetObject.getClass();
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return the target object on which to call the target method.
+	 */
+	public Object getTargetObject() {
+		return this.targetObject;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Set the name of the method to be invoked.
+	 * Refers to either a static method or a non-static method,
+	 * depending on a target object being set.
+	 * @see #setTargetClass
+	 * @see #setTargetObject
+	 */
+	public void setTargetMethod(String targetMethod) {
+		this.targetMethod = targetMethod;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return the name of the method to be invoked.
+	 */
+	public String getTargetMethod() {
+		return this.targetMethod;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Set a fully qualified static method name to invoke,
+	 * e.g. "example.MyExampleClass.myExampleMethod".
+	 * Convenient alternative to specifying targetClass and targetMethod.
+	 * @see #setTargetClass
+	 * @see #setTargetMethod
+	 */
+	public void setStaticMethod(String staticMethod) {
+		this.staticMethod = staticMethod;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Set arguments for the method invocation. If this property is not set,
+	 * or the Object array is of length 0, a method with no arguments is assumed.
+	 */
+	public void setArguments(Object[] arguments) {
+		this.arguments = (arguments != null ? arguments : new Object[0]);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return the arguments for the method invocation.
+	 */
+	public Object[] getArguments() {
+		return this.arguments;
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Prepare the specified method.
+	 * The method can be invoked any number of times afterwards.
+	 * @see #getPreparedMethod
+	 * @see #invoke
+	 */
+	public void prepare() throws ClassNotFoundException, NoSuchMethodException {
+		if (this.staticMethod != null) {
+			int lastDotIndex = this.staticMethod.lastIndexOf('.');
+			if (lastDotIndex == -1 || lastDotIndex == this.staticMethod.length()) {
+				throw new IllegalArgumentException(
+						"staticMethod must be a fully qualified class plus method name: " +
+						"e.g. 'example.MyExampleClass.myExampleMethod'");
+			}
+			String className = this.staticMethod.substring(0, lastDotIndex);
+			String methodName = this.staticMethod.substring(lastDotIndex + 1);
+			this.targetClass = resolveClassName(className);
+			this.targetMethod = methodName;
+		}
+
+		Class targetClass = getTargetClass();
+		String targetMethod = getTargetMethod();
+		if (targetClass == null) {
+			throw new IllegalArgumentException("Either 'targetClass' or 'targetObject' is required");
+		}
+		if (targetMethod == null) {
+			throw new IllegalArgumentException("Property 'targetMethod' is required");
+		}
+
+		Object[] arguments = getArguments();
+		Class[] argTypes = new Class[arguments.length];
+		for (int i = 0; i < arguments.length; ++i) {
+			argTypes[i] = (arguments[i] != null ? arguments[i].getClass() : Object.class);
+		}
+
+		// Try to get the exact method first.
+		try {
+			this.methodObject = targetClass.getMethod(targetMethod, argTypes);
+		}
+		catch (NoSuchMethodException ex) {
+			// Just rethrow exception if we can't get any match.
+			this.methodObject = findMatchingMethod();
+			if (this.methodObject == null) {
+				throw ex;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Resolve the given class name into a Class.
+	 * 
The default implementations uses ClassUtils.forName,
+	 * using the thread context class loader.
+	 * @param className the class name to resolve
+	 * @return the resolved Class
+	 * @throws ClassNotFoundException if the class name was invalid
+	 */
+	protected Class resolveClassName(String className) throws ClassNotFoundException {
+		return ClassUtils.forName(className);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Find a matching method with the specified name for the specified arguments.
+	 * @return a matching method, or null if none
+	 * @see #getTargetClass()
+	 * @see #getTargetMethod()
+	 * @see #getArguments()
+	 */
+	protected Method findMatchingMethod() {
+		String targetMethod = getTargetMethod();
+		Object[] arguments = getArguments();
+		int argCount = arguments.length;
+
+		Method[] candidates = ReflectionUtils.getAllDeclaredMethods(getTargetClass());
+		int minTypeDiffWeight = Integer.MAX_VALUE;
+		Method matchingMethod = null;
+
+		for (int i = 0; i < candidates.length; i++) {
+			Method candidate = candidates[i];
+			if (candidate.getName().equals(targetMethod)) {
+				Class[] paramTypes = candidate.getParameterTypes();
+				if (paramTypes.length == argCount) {
+					int typeDiffWeight = getTypeDifferenceWeight(paramTypes, arguments);
+					if (typeDiffWeight < minTypeDiffWeight) {
+						minTypeDiffWeight = typeDiffWeight;
+						matchingMethod = candidate;
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		return matchingMethod;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return the prepared Method object that will be invoked.
+	 * 
Can for example be used to determine the return type.
+	 * @return the prepared Method object (never null)
+	 * @throws IllegalStateException if the invoker hasn't been prepared yet
+	 * @see #prepare
+	 * @see #invoke
+	 */
+	public Method getPreparedMethod() throws IllegalStateException {
+		if (this.methodObject == null) {
+			throw new IllegalStateException("prepare() must be called prior to invoke() on MethodInvoker");
+		}
+		return this.methodObject;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return whether this invoker has been prepared already,
+	 * i.e. whether it allows access to {@link #getPreparedMethod()} already.
+	 */
+	public boolean isPrepared() {
+		return (this.methodObject != null);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Invoke the specified method.
+	 * 
The invoker needs to have been prepared before.
+	 * @return the object (possibly null) returned by the method invocation,
+	 * or null if the method has a void return type
+	 * @throws InvocationTargetException if the target method threw an exception
+	 * @throws IllegalAccessException if the target method couldn't be accessed
+	 * @see #prepare
+	 */
+	public Object invoke() throws InvocationTargetException, IllegalAccessException {
+		// In the static case, target will simply be null.
+		Object targetObject = getTargetObject();
+		Method preparedMethod = getPreparedMethod();
+		if (targetObject == null && !Modifier.isStatic(preparedMethod.getModifiers())) {
+			throw new IllegalArgumentException("Target method must not be non-static without a target");
+		}
+		ReflectionUtils.makeAccessible(preparedMethod);
+		return preparedMethod.invoke(targetObject, getArguments());
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Algorithm that judges the match between the declared parameter types of a candidate method
+	 * and a specific list of arguments that this method is supposed to be invoked with.
+	 * 
Determines a weight that represents the class hierarchy difference between types and
+	 * arguments. A direct match, i.e. type Integer -> arg of class Integer, does not increase
+	 * the result - all direct matches means weight 0. A match between type Object and arg of
+	 * class Integer would increase the weight by 2, due to the superclass 2 steps up in the
+	 * hierarchy (i.e. Object) being the last one that still matches the required type Object.
+	 * Type Number and class Integer would increase the weight by 1 accordingly, due to the
+	 * superclass 1 step up the hierarchy (i.e. Number) still matching the required type Number.
+	 * Therefore, with an arg of type Integer, a constructor (Integer) would be preferred to a
+	 * constructor (Number) which would in turn be preferred to a constructor (Object).
+	 * All argument weights get accumulated.
+	 * @param paramTypes the parameter types to match
+	 * @param args the arguments to match
+	 * @return the accumulated weight for all arguments
+	 */
+	public static int getTypeDifferenceWeight(Class[] paramTypes, Object[] args) {
+		int result = 0;
+		for (int i = 0; i < paramTypes.length; i++) {
+			if (!ClassUtils.isAssignableValue(paramTypes[i], args[i])) {
+				return Integer.MAX_VALUE;
+			}
+			if (args[i] != null) {
+				Class paramType = paramTypes[i];
+				Class superClass = args[i].getClass().getSuperclass();
+				while (superClass != null) {
+					if (paramType.equals(superClass)) {
+						result = result + 2;
+						superClass = null;
+					}
+					else if (ClassUtils.isAssignable(paramType, superClass)) {
+						result = result + 2;
+						superClass = superClass.getSuperclass();
+					}
+					else {
+						superClass = null;
+					}
+				}
+				if (paramType.isInterface()) {
+					result = result + 1;
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		return result;
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/NumberUtils.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/NumberUtils.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7dbeed7beff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/NumberUtils.java
@@ -0,0 +1,273 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2008 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.util;
+
+import java.math.BigDecimal;
+import java.math.BigInteger;
+import java.text.DecimalFormat;
+import java.text.NumberFormat;
+import java.text.ParseException;
+
+/**
+ * Miscellaneous utility methods for number conversion and parsing.
+ * Mainly for internal use within the framework; consider Jakarta's
+ * Commons Lang for a more comprehensive suite of string utilities.
+ *
+ * @author Juergen Hoeller
+ * @author Rob Harrop
+ * @since 1.1.2
+ */
+public abstract class NumberUtils {
+
+	private static final boolean decimalFormatSupportsBigDecimal =
+			ClassUtils.hasMethod(DecimalFormat.class, "setParseBigDecimal", new Class[] {boolean.class});
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Convert the given number into an instance of the given target class.
+	 * @param number the number to convert
+	 * @param targetClass the target class to convert to
+	 * @return the converted number
+	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the target class is not supported
+	 * (i.e. not a standard Number subclass as included in the JDK)
+	 * @see java.lang.Byte
+	 * @see java.lang.Short
+	 * @see java.lang.Integer
+	 * @see java.lang.Long
+	 * @see java.math.BigInteger
+	 * @see java.lang.Float
+	 * @see java.lang.Double
+	 * @see java.math.BigDecimal
+	 */
+	public static Number convertNumberToTargetClass(Number number, Class targetClass)
+			throws IllegalArgumentException {
+
+		Assert.notNull(number, "Number must not be null");
+		Assert.notNull(targetClass, "Target class must not be null");
+
+		if (targetClass.isInstance(number)) {
+			return number;
+		}
+		else if (targetClass.equals(Byte.class)) {
+			long value = number.longValue();
+			if (value < Byte.MIN_VALUE || value > Byte.MAX_VALUE) {
+				raiseOverflowException(number, targetClass);
+			}
+			return new Byte(number.byteValue());
+		}
+		else if (targetClass.equals(Short.class)) {
+			long value = number.longValue();
+			if (value < Short.MIN_VALUE || value > Short.MAX_VALUE) {
+				raiseOverflowException(number, targetClass);
+			}
+			return new Short(number.shortValue());
+		}
+		else if (targetClass.equals(Integer.class)) {
+			long value = number.longValue();
+			if (value < Integer.MIN_VALUE || value > Integer.MAX_VALUE) {
+				raiseOverflowException(number, targetClass);
+			}
+			return new Integer(number.intValue());
+		}
+		else if (targetClass.equals(Long.class)) {
+			return new Long(number.longValue());
+		}
+		else if (targetClass.equals(BigInteger.class)) {
+			if (number instanceof BigDecimal) {
+				// do not lose precision - use BigDecimal's own conversion
+				return ((BigDecimal) number).toBigInteger();
+			}
+			else {
+				// original value is not a Big* number - use standard long conversion
+				return BigInteger.valueOf(number.longValue());
+			}
+		}
+		else if (targetClass.equals(Float.class)) {
+			return new Float(number.floatValue());
+		}
+		else if (targetClass.equals(Double.class)) {
+			return new Double(number.doubleValue());
+		}
+		else if (targetClass.equals(BigDecimal.class)) {
+			// always use BigDecimal(String) here to avoid unpredictability of BigDecimal(double)
+			// (see BigDecimal javadoc for details)
+			return new BigDecimal(number.toString());
+		}
+		else {
+			throw new IllegalArgumentException("Could not convert number [" + number + "] of type [" +
+					number.getClass().getName() + "] to unknown target class [" + targetClass.getName() + "]");
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Raise an overflow exception for the given number and target class.
+	 * @param number the number we tried to convert
+	 * @param targetClass the target class we tried to convert to
+	 */
+	private static void raiseOverflowException(Number number, Class targetClass) {
+		throw new IllegalArgumentException("Could not convert number [" + number + "] of type [" +
+				number.getClass().getName() + "] to target class [" + targetClass.getName() + "]: overflow");
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Parse the given text into a number instance of the given target class,
+	 * using the corresponding decode / valueOf methods.
+	 * 
Trims the input String before attempting to parse the number.
+	 * Supports numbers in hex format (with leading "0x", "0X" or "#") as well.
+	 * @param text the text to convert
+	 * @param targetClass the target class to parse into
+	 * @return the parsed number
+	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the target class is not supported
+	 * (i.e. not a standard Number subclass as included in the JDK)
+	 * @see java.lang.Byte#decode
+	 * @see java.lang.Short#decode
+	 * @see java.lang.Integer#decode
+	 * @see java.lang.Long#decode
+	 * @see #decodeBigInteger(String)
+	 * @see java.lang.Float#valueOf
+	 * @see java.lang.Double#valueOf
+	 * @see java.math.BigDecimal#BigDecimal(String)
+	 */
+	public static Number parseNumber(String text, Class targetClass) {
+		Assert.notNull(text, "Text must not be null");
+		Assert.notNull(targetClass, "Target class must not be null");
+		String trimmed = StringUtils.trimAllWhitespace(text);
+
+		if (targetClass.equals(Byte.class)) {
+			return (isHexNumber(trimmed) ? Byte.decode(trimmed) : Byte.valueOf(trimmed));
+		}
+		else if (targetClass.equals(Short.class)) {
+			return (isHexNumber(trimmed) ? Short.decode(trimmed) : Short.valueOf(trimmed));
+		}
+		else if (targetClass.equals(Integer.class)) {
+			return (isHexNumber(trimmed) ? Integer.decode(trimmed) : Integer.valueOf(trimmed));
+		}
+		else if (targetClass.equals(Long.class)) {
+			return (isHexNumber(trimmed) ? Long.decode(trimmed) : Long.valueOf(trimmed));
+		}
+		else if (targetClass.equals(BigInteger.class)) {
+			return (isHexNumber(trimmed) ? decodeBigInteger(trimmed) : new BigInteger(trimmed));
+		}
+		else if (targetClass.equals(Float.class)) {
+			return Float.valueOf(trimmed);
+		}
+		else if (targetClass.equals(Double.class)) {
+			return Double.valueOf(trimmed);
+		}
+		else if (targetClass.equals(BigDecimal.class) || targetClass.equals(Number.class)) {
+			return new BigDecimal(trimmed);
+		}
+		else {
+			throw new IllegalArgumentException(
+					"Cannot convert String [" + text + "] to target class [" + targetClass.getName() + "]");
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Parse the given text into a number instance of the given target class,
+	 * using the given NumberFormat. Trims the input String
+	 * before attempting to parse the number.
+	 * @param text the text to convert
+	 * @param targetClass the target class to parse into
+	 * @param numberFormat the NumberFormat to use for parsing (if null,
+	 * this method falls back to parseNumber(String, Class))
+	 * @return the parsed number
+	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the target class is not supported
+	 * (i.e. not a standard Number subclass as included in the JDK)
+	 * @see java.text.NumberFormat#parse
+	 * @see #convertNumberToTargetClass
+	 * @see #parseNumber(String, Class)
+	 */
+	public static Number parseNumber(String text, Class targetClass, NumberFormat numberFormat) {
+		if (numberFormat != null) {
+			Assert.notNull(text, "Text must not be null");
+			Assert.notNull(targetClass, "Target class must not be null");
+			DecimalFormat decimalFormat = null;
+			boolean resetBigDecimal = false;
+			if (numberFormat instanceof DecimalFormat) {
+				decimalFormat = (DecimalFormat) numberFormat;
+				if (BigDecimal.class.equals(targetClass) && decimalFormatSupportsBigDecimal &&
+						!decimalFormat.isParseBigDecimal()) {
+					decimalFormat.setParseBigDecimal(true);
+					resetBigDecimal = true;
+				}
+			}
+			try {
+				Number number = numberFormat.parse(StringUtils.trimAllWhitespace(text));
+				return convertNumberToTargetClass(number, targetClass);
+			}
+			catch (ParseException ex) {
+				IllegalArgumentException iae =
+						new IllegalArgumentException("Could not parse number: " + ex.getMessage());
+				iae.initCause(ex);
+				throw iae;
+			}
+			finally {
+				if (resetBigDecimal) {
+					decimalFormat.setParseBigDecimal(false);
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		else {
+			return parseNumber(text, targetClass);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Determine whether the given value String indicates a hex number, i.e. needs to be
+	 * passed into Integer.decode instead of Integer.valueOf (etc).
+	 */
+	private static boolean isHexNumber(String value) {
+		int index = (value.startsWith("-") ? 1 : 0);
+		return (value.startsWith("0x", index) || value.startsWith("0X", index) || value.startsWith("#", index));
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Decode a {@link java.math.BigInteger} from a {@link String} value.
+	 * Supports decimal, hex and octal notation.
+	 * @see BigInteger#BigInteger(String, int)
+	 */
+	private static BigInteger decodeBigInteger(String value) {
+		int radix = 10;
+		int index = 0;
+		boolean negative = false;
+
+		// Handle minus sign, if present.
+		if (value.startsWith("-")) {
+			negative = true;
+			index++;
+		}
+
+		// Handle radix specifier, if present.
+		if (value.startsWith("0x", index) || value.startsWith("0X", index)) {
+			index += 2;
+			radix = 16;
+		}
+		else if (value.startsWith("#", index)) {
+			index++;
+			radix = 16;
+		}
+		else if (value.startsWith("0", index) && value.length() > 1 + index) {
+			index++;
+			radix = 8;
+		}
+
+		BigInteger result = new BigInteger(value.substring(index), radix);
+		return (negative ? result.negate() : result);
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/ObjectUtils.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/ObjectUtils.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3237160df45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/ObjectUtils.java
@@ -0,0 +1,833 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2007 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.util;
+
+import java.lang.reflect.Array;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+
+/**
+ * Miscellaneous object utility methods. Mainly for internal use within the
+ * framework; consider Jakarta's Commons Lang for a more comprehensive suite
+ * of object utilities.
+ *
+ * @author Juergen Hoeller
+ * @author Keith Donald
+ * @author Rod Johnson
+ * @author Rob Harrop
+ * @author Alex Ruiz
+ * @since 19.03.2004
+ * @see org.apache.commons.lang.ObjectUtils
+ */
+public abstract class ObjectUtils {
+
+	private static final int INITIAL_HASH = 7;
+	private static final int MULTIPLIER = 31;
+
+	private static final String EMPTY_STRING = "";
+	private static final String NULL_STRING = "null";
+	private static final String ARRAY_START = "{";
+	private static final String ARRAY_END = "}";
+	private static final String EMPTY_ARRAY = ARRAY_START + ARRAY_END;
+	private static final String ARRAY_ELEMENT_SEPARATOR = ", ";
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Return whether the given throwable is a checked exception:
+	 * that is, neither a RuntimeException nor an Error.
+	 * @param ex the throwable to check
+	 * @return whether the throwable is a checked exception
+	 * @see java.lang.Exception
+	 * @see java.lang.RuntimeException
+	 * @see java.lang.Error
+	 */
+	public static boolean isCheckedException(Throwable ex) {
+		return !(ex instanceof RuntimeException || ex instanceof Error);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Check whether the given exception is compatible with the exceptions
+	 * declared in a throws clause.
+	 * @param ex the exception to checked
+	 * @param declaredExceptions the exceptions declared in the throws clause
+	 * @return whether the given exception is compatible
+	 */
+	public static boolean isCompatibleWithThrowsClause(Throwable ex, Class[] declaredExceptions) {
+		if (!isCheckedException(ex)) {
+			return true;
+		}
+		if (declaredExceptions != null) {
+			for (int i = 0; i < declaredExceptions.length; i++) {
+				if (declaredExceptions[i].isAssignableFrom(ex.getClass())) {
+					return true;
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return whether the given array is empty: that is, null
+	 * or of zero length.
+	 * @param array the array to check
+	 * @return whether the given array is empty
+	 */
+	public static boolean isEmpty(Object[] array) {
+		return (array == null || array.length == 0);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Check whether the given array contains the given element.
+	 * @param array the array to check (may be null,
+	 * in which case the return value will always be false)
+	 * @param element the element to check for
+	 * @return whether the element has been found in the given array
+	 */
+	public static boolean containsElement(Object[] array, Object element) {
+		if (array == null) {
+			return false;
+		}
+		for (int i = 0; i < array.length; i++) {
+			if (nullSafeEquals(array[i], element)) {
+				return true;
+			}
+		}
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Append the given Object to the given array, returning a new array
+	 * consisting of the input array contents plus the given Object.
+	 * @param array the array to append to (can be null)
+	 * @param obj the Object to append
+	 * @return the new array (of the same component type; never null)
+	 */
+	public static Object[] addObjectToArray(Object[] array, Object obj) {
+		Class compType = Object.class;
+		if (array != null) {
+			compType = array.getClass().getComponentType();
+		}
+		else if (obj != null) {
+			compType = obj.getClass();
+		}
+		int newArrLength = (array != null ? array.length + 1 : 1);
+		Object[] newArr = (Object[]) Array.newInstance(compType, newArrLength);
+		if (array != null) {
+			System.arraycopy(array, 0, newArr, 0, array.length);
+		}
+		newArr[newArr.length - 1] = obj;
+		return newArr;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Convert the given array (which may be a primitive array) to an
+	 * object array (if necessary of primitive wrapper objects).
+	 * 
A null source value will be converted to an
+	 * empty Object array.
+	 * @param source the (potentially primitive) array
+	 * @return the corresponding object array (never null)
+	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the parameter is not an array
+	 */
+	public static Object[] toObjectArray(Object source) {
+		if (source instanceof Object[]) {
+			return (Object[]) source;
+		}
+		if (source == null) {
+			return new Object[0];
+		}
+		if (!source.getClass().isArray()) {
+			throw new IllegalArgumentException("Source is not an array: " + source);
+		}
+		int length = Array.getLength(source);
+		if (length == 0) {
+			return new Object[0];
+		}
+		Class wrapperType = Array.get(source, 0).getClass();
+		Object[] newArray = (Object[]) Array.newInstance(wrapperType, length);
+		for (int i = 0; i < length; i++) {
+			newArray[i] = Array.get(source, i);
+		}
+		return newArray;
+	}
+
+
+	//---------------------------------------------------------------------
+	// Convenience methods for content-based equality/hash-code handling
+	//---------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	/**
+	 * Determine if the given objects are equal, returning true
+	 * if both are null or false if only one is
+	 * null.
+	 * 
Compares arrays with Arrays.equals, performing an equality
+	 * check based on the array elements rather than the array reference.
+	 * @param o1 first Object to compare
+	 * @param o2 second Object to compare
+	 * @return whether the given objects are equal
+	 * @see java.util.Arrays#equals
+	 */
+	public static boolean nullSafeEquals(Object o1, Object o2) {
+		if (o1 == o2) {
+			return true;
+		}
+		if (o1 == null || o2 == null) {
+			return false;
+		}
+		if (o1.equals(o2)) {
+			return true;
+		}
+		if (o1.getClass().isArray() && o2.getClass().isArray()) {
+			if (o1 instanceof Object[] && o2 instanceof Object[]) {
+				return Arrays.equals((Object[]) o1, (Object[]) o2);
+			}
+			if (o1 instanceof boolean[] && o2 instanceof boolean[]) {
+				return Arrays.equals((boolean[]) o1, (boolean[]) o2);
+			}
+			if (o1 instanceof byte[] && o2 instanceof byte[]) {
+				return Arrays.equals((byte[]) o1, (byte[]) o2);
+			}
+			if (o1 instanceof char[] && o2 instanceof char[]) {
+				return Arrays.equals((char[]) o1, (char[]) o2);
+			}
+			if (o1 instanceof double[] && o2 instanceof double[]) {
+				return Arrays.equals((double[]) o1, (double[]) o2);
+			}
+			if (o1 instanceof float[] && o2 instanceof float[]) {
+				return Arrays.equals((float[]) o1, (float[]) o2);
+			}
+			if (o1 instanceof int[] && o2 instanceof int[]) {
+				return Arrays.equals((int[]) o1, (int[]) o2);
+			}
+			if (o1 instanceof long[] && o2 instanceof long[]) {
+				return Arrays.equals((long[]) o1, (long[]) o2);
+			}
+			if (o1 instanceof short[] && o2 instanceof short[]) {
+				return Arrays.equals((short[]) o1, (short[]) o2);
+			}
+		}
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return as hash code for the given object; typically the value of
+	 * {@link Object#hashCode()}. If the object is an array,
+	 * this method will delegate to any of the nullSafeHashCode
+	 * methods for arrays in this class. If the object is null,
+	 * this method returns 0.
+	 * @see #nullSafeHashCode(Object[])
+	 * @see #nullSafeHashCode(boolean[])
+	 * @see #nullSafeHashCode(byte[])
+	 * @see #nullSafeHashCode(char[])
+	 * @see #nullSafeHashCode(double[])
+	 * @see #nullSafeHashCode(float[])
+	 * @see #nullSafeHashCode(int[])
+	 * @see #nullSafeHashCode(long[])
+	 * @see #nullSafeHashCode(short[])
+	 */
+	public static int nullSafeHashCode(Object obj) {
+		if (obj == null) {
+			return 0;
+		}
+		if (obj.getClass().isArray()) {
+			if (obj instanceof Object[]) {
+				return nullSafeHashCode((Object[]) obj);
+			}
+			if (obj instanceof boolean[]) {
+				return nullSafeHashCode((boolean[]) obj);
+			}
+			if (obj instanceof byte[]) {
+				return nullSafeHashCode((byte[]) obj);
+			}
+			if (obj instanceof char[]) {
+				return nullSafeHashCode((char[]) obj);
+			}
+			if (obj instanceof double[]) {
+				return nullSafeHashCode((double[]) obj);
+			}
+			if (obj instanceof float[]) {
+				return nullSafeHashCode((float[]) obj);
+			}
+			if (obj instanceof int[]) {
+				return nullSafeHashCode((int[]) obj);
+			}
+			if (obj instanceof long[]) {
+				return nullSafeHashCode((long[]) obj);
+			}
+			if (obj instanceof short[]) {
+				return nullSafeHashCode((short[]) obj);
+			}
+		}
+		return obj.hashCode();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return a hash code based on the contents of the specified array.
+	 * If array is null, this method returns 0.
+	 */
+	public static int nullSafeHashCode(Object[] array) {
+		if (array == null) {
+			return 0;
+		}
+		int hash = INITIAL_HASH;
+		int arraySize = array.length;
+		for (int i = 0; i < arraySize; i++) {
+			hash = MULTIPLIER * hash + nullSafeHashCode(array[i]);
+		}
+		return hash;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return a hash code based on the contents of the specified array.
+	 * If array is null, this method returns 0.
+	 */
+	public static int nullSafeHashCode(boolean[] array) {
+		if (array == null) {
+			return 0;
+		}
+		int hash = INITIAL_HASH;
+		int arraySize = array.length;
+		for (int i = 0; i < arraySize; i++) {
+			hash = MULTIPLIER * hash + hashCode(array[i]);
+		}
+		return hash;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return a hash code based on the contents of the specified array.
+	 * If array is null, this method returns 0.
+	 */
+	public static int nullSafeHashCode(byte[] array) {
+		if (array == null) {
+			return 0;
+		}
+		int hash = INITIAL_HASH;
+		int arraySize = array.length;
+		for (int i = 0; i < arraySize; i++) {
+			hash = MULTIPLIER * hash + array[i];
+		}
+		return hash;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return a hash code based on the contents of the specified array.
+	 * If array is null, this method returns 0.
+	 */
+	public static int nullSafeHashCode(char[] array) {
+		if (array == null) {
+			return 0;
+		}
+		int hash = INITIAL_HASH;
+		int arraySize = array.length;
+		for (int i = 0; i < arraySize; i++) {
+			hash = MULTIPLIER * hash + array[i];
+		}
+		return hash;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return a hash code based on the contents of the specified array.
+	 * If array is null, this method returns 0.
+	 */
+	public static int nullSafeHashCode(double[] array) {
+		if (array == null) {
+			return 0;
+		}
+		int hash = INITIAL_HASH;
+		int arraySize = array.length;
+		for (int i = 0; i < arraySize; i++) {
+			hash = MULTIPLIER * hash + hashCode(array[i]);
+		}
+		return hash;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return a hash code based on the contents of the specified array.
+	 * If array is null, this method returns 0.
+	 */
+	public static int nullSafeHashCode(float[] array) {
+		if (array == null) {
+			return 0;
+		}
+		int hash = INITIAL_HASH;
+		int arraySize = array.length;
+		for (int i = 0; i < arraySize; i++) {
+			hash = MULTIPLIER * hash + hashCode(array[i]);
+		}
+		return hash;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return a hash code based on the contents of the specified array.
+	 * If array is null, this method returns 0.
+	 */
+	public static int nullSafeHashCode(int[] array) {
+		if (array == null) {
+			return 0;
+		}
+		int hash = INITIAL_HASH;
+		int arraySize = array.length;
+		for (int i = 0; i < arraySize; i++) {
+			hash = MULTIPLIER * hash + array[i];
+		}
+		return hash;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return a hash code based on the contents of the specified array.
+	 * If array is null, this method returns 0.
+	 */
+	public static int nullSafeHashCode(long[] array) {
+		if (array == null) {
+			return 0;
+		}
+		int hash = INITIAL_HASH;
+		int arraySize = array.length;
+		for (int i = 0; i < arraySize; i++) {
+			hash = MULTIPLIER * hash + hashCode(array[i]);
+		}
+		return hash;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return a hash code based on the contents of the specified array.
+	 * If array is null, this method returns 0.
+	 */
+	public static int nullSafeHashCode(short[] array) {
+		if (array == null) {
+			return 0;
+		}
+		int hash = INITIAL_HASH;
+		int arraySize = array.length;
+		for (int i = 0; i < arraySize; i++) {
+			hash = MULTIPLIER * hash + array[i];
+		}
+		return hash;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return the same value as {@link Boolean#hashCode()}.
+	 * @see Boolean#hashCode()
+	 */
+	public static int hashCode(boolean bool) {
+		return bool ? 1231 : 1237;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return the same value as {@link Double#hashCode()}.
+	 * @see Double#hashCode()
+	 */
+	public static int hashCode(double dbl) {
+		long bits = Double.doubleToLongBits(dbl);
+		return hashCode(bits);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return the same value as {@link Float#hashCode()}.
+	 * @see Float#hashCode()
+	 */
+	public static int hashCode(float flt) {
+		return Float.floatToIntBits(flt);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return the same value as {@link Long#hashCode()}.
+	 * @see Long#hashCode()
+	 */
+	public static int hashCode(long lng) {
+		return (int) (lng ^ (lng >>> 32));
+	}
+
+
+	//---------------------------------------------------------------------
+	// Convenience methods for toString output
+	//---------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	/**
+	 * Return a String representation of an object's overall identity.
+	 * @param obj the object (may be null)
+	 * @return the object's identity as String representation,
+	 * or an empty String if the object was null
+	 */
+	public static String identityToString(Object obj) {
+		if (obj == null) {
+			return EMPTY_STRING;
+		}
+		return obj.getClass().getName() + "@" + getIdentityHexString(obj);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return a hex String form of an object's identity hash code.
+	 * @param obj the object
+	 * @return the object's identity code in hex notation
+	 */
+	public static String getIdentityHexString(Object obj) {
+		return Integer.toHexString(System.identityHashCode(obj));
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return a content-based String representation if obj is
+	 * not null; otherwise returns an empty String.
+	 * 
Differs from {@link #nullSafeToString(Object)} in that it returns
+	 * an empty String rather than "null" for a null value.
+	 * @param obj the object to build a display String for
+	 * @return a display String representation of obj
+	 * @see #nullSafeToString(Object)
+	 */
+	public static String getDisplayString(Object obj) {
+		if (obj == null) {
+			return EMPTY_STRING;
+		}
+		return nullSafeToString(obj);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Determine the class name for the given object.
+	 * 
Returns "null" if obj is null.
+	 * @param obj the object to introspect (may be null)
+	 * @return the corresponding class name
+	 */
+	public static String nullSafeClassName(Object obj) {
+		return (obj != null ? obj.getClass().getName() : NULL_STRING);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return a String representation of the specified Object.
+	 * 
Builds a String representation of the contents in case of an array.
+	 * Returns "null" if obj is null.
+	 * @param obj the object to build a String representation for
+	 * @return a String representation of obj
+	 */
+	public static String nullSafeToString(Object obj) {
+		if (obj == null) {
+			return NULL_STRING;
+		}
+		if (obj instanceof String) {
+			return (String) obj;
+		}
+		if (obj instanceof Object[]) {
+			return nullSafeToString((Object[]) obj);
+		}
+		if (obj instanceof boolean[]) {
+			return nullSafeToString((boolean[]) obj);
+		}
+		if (obj instanceof byte[]) {
+			return nullSafeToString((byte[]) obj);
+		}
+		if (obj instanceof char[]) {
+			return nullSafeToString((char[]) obj);
+		}
+		if (obj instanceof double[]) {
+			return nullSafeToString((double[]) obj);
+		}
+		if (obj instanceof float[]) {
+			return nullSafeToString((float[]) obj);
+		}
+		if (obj instanceof int[]) {
+			return nullSafeToString((int[]) obj);
+		}
+		if (obj instanceof long[]) {
+			return nullSafeToString((long[]) obj);
+		}
+		if (obj instanceof short[]) {
+			return nullSafeToString((short[]) obj);
+		}
+		String str = obj.toString();
+		return (str != null ? str : EMPTY_STRING);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return a String representation of the contents of the specified array.
+	 * 
The String representation consists of a list of the array's elements,
+	 * enclosed in curly braces ("{}"). Adjacent elements are separated
+	 * by the characters ", " (a comma followed by a space). Returns
+	 * "null" if array is null.
+	 * @param array the array to build a String representation for
+	 * @return a String representation of array
+	 */
+	public static String nullSafeToString(Object[] array) {
+		if (array == null) {
+			return NULL_STRING;
+		}
+		int length = array.length;
+		if (length == 0) {
+			return EMPTY_ARRAY;
+		}
+		StringBuffer buffer = new StringBuffer();
+		for (int i = 0; i < length; i++) {
+			if (i == 0) {
+				buffer.append(ARRAY_START);
+			}
+			else {
+				buffer.append(ARRAY_ELEMENT_SEPARATOR);
+			}
+			buffer.append(String.valueOf(array[i]));
+		}
+		buffer.append(ARRAY_END);
+		return buffer.toString();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return a String representation of the contents of the specified array.
+	 * 
The String representation consists of a list of the array's elements,
+	 * enclosed in curly braces ("{}"). Adjacent elements are separated
+	 * by the characters ", " (a comma followed by a space). Returns
+	 * "null" if array is null.
+	 * @param array the array to build a String representation for
+	 * @return a String representation of array
+	 */
+	public static String nullSafeToString(boolean[] array) {
+		if (array == null) {
+			return NULL_STRING;
+		}
+		int length = array.length;
+		if (length == 0) {
+			return EMPTY_ARRAY;
+		}
+		StringBuffer buffer = new StringBuffer();
+		for (int i = 0; i < length; i++) {
+			if (i == 0) {
+				buffer.append(ARRAY_START);
+			}
+			else {
+				buffer.append(ARRAY_ELEMENT_SEPARATOR);
+			}
+
+			buffer.append(array[i]);
+		}
+		buffer.append(ARRAY_END);
+		return buffer.toString();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return a String representation of the contents of the specified array.
+	 * 
The String representation consists of a list of the array's elements,
+	 * enclosed in curly braces ("{}"). Adjacent elements are separated
+	 * by the characters ", " (a comma followed by a space). Returns
+	 * "null" if array is null.
+	 * @param array the array to build a String representation for
+	 * @return a String representation of array
+	 */
+	public static String nullSafeToString(byte[] array) {
+		if (array == null) {
+			return NULL_STRING;
+		}
+		int length = array.length;
+		if (length == 0) {
+			return EMPTY_ARRAY;
+		}
+		StringBuffer buffer = new StringBuffer();
+		for (int i = 0; i < length; i++) {
+			if (i == 0) {
+				buffer.append(ARRAY_START);
+			}
+			else {
+				buffer.append(ARRAY_ELEMENT_SEPARATOR);
+			}
+			buffer.append(array[i]);
+		}
+		buffer.append(ARRAY_END);
+		return buffer.toString();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return a String representation of the contents of the specified array.
+	 * 
The String representation consists of a list of the array's elements,
+	 * enclosed in curly braces ("{}"). Adjacent elements are separated
+	 * by the characters ", " (a comma followed by a space). Returns
+	 * "null" if array is null.
+	 * @param array the array to build a String representation for
+	 * @return a String representation of array
+	 */
+	public static String nullSafeToString(char[] array) {
+		if (array == null) {
+			return NULL_STRING;
+		}
+		int length = array.length;
+		if (length == 0) {
+			return EMPTY_ARRAY;
+		}
+		StringBuffer buffer = new StringBuffer();
+		for (int i = 0; i < length; i++) {
+			if (i == 0) {
+				buffer.append(ARRAY_START);
+			}
+			else {
+				buffer.append(ARRAY_ELEMENT_SEPARATOR);
+			}
+			buffer.append("'").append(array[i]).append("'");
+		}
+		buffer.append(ARRAY_END);
+		return buffer.toString();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return a String representation of the contents of the specified array.
+	 * 
The String representation consists of a list of the array's elements,
+	 * enclosed in curly braces ("{}"). Adjacent elements are separated
+	 * by the characters ", " (a comma followed by a space). Returns
+	 * "null" if array is null.
+	 * @param array the array to build a String representation for
+	 * @return a String representation of array
+	 */
+	public static String nullSafeToString(double[] array) {
+		if (array == null) {
+			return NULL_STRING;
+		}
+		int length = array.length;
+		if (length == 0) {
+			return EMPTY_ARRAY;
+		}
+		StringBuffer buffer = new StringBuffer();
+		for (int i = 0; i < length; i++) {
+			if (i == 0) {
+				buffer.append(ARRAY_START);
+			}
+			else {
+				buffer.append(ARRAY_ELEMENT_SEPARATOR);
+			}
+
+			buffer.append(array[i]);
+		}
+		buffer.append(ARRAY_END);
+		return buffer.toString();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return a String representation of the contents of the specified array.
+	 * 
The String representation consists of a list of the array's elements,
+	 * enclosed in curly braces ("{}"). Adjacent elements are separated
+	 * by the characters ", " (a comma followed by a space). Returns
+	 * "null" if array is null.
+	 * @param array the array to build a String representation for
+	 * @return a String representation of array
+	 */
+	public static String nullSafeToString(float[] array) {
+		if (array == null) {
+			return NULL_STRING;
+		}
+		int length = array.length;
+		if (length == 0) {
+			return EMPTY_ARRAY;
+		}
+		StringBuffer buffer = new StringBuffer();
+		for (int i = 0; i < length; i++) {
+			if (i == 0) {
+				buffer.append(ARRAY_START);
+			}
+			else {
+				buffer.append(ARRAY_ELEMENT_SEPARATOR);
+			}
+
+			buffer.append(array[i]);
+		}
+		buffer.append(ARRAY_END);
+		return buffer.toString();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return a String representation of the contents of the specified array.
+	 * 
The String representation consists of a list of the array's elements,
+	 * enclosed in curly braces ("{}"). Adjacent elements are separated
+	 * by the characters ", " (a comma followed by a space). Returns
+	 * "null" if array is null.
+	 * @param array the array to build a String representation for
+	 * @return a String representation of array
+	 */
+	public static String nullSafeToString(int[] array) {
+		if (array == null) {
+			return NULL_STRING;
+		}
+		int length = array.length;
+		if (length == 0) {
+			return EMPTY_ARRAY;
+		}
+		StringBuffer buffer = new StringBuffer();
+		for (int i = 0; i < length; i++) {
+			if (i == 0) {
+				buffer.append(ARRAY_START);
+			}
+			else {
+				buffer.append(ARRAY_ELEMENT_SEPARATOR);
+			}
+			buffer.append(array[i]);
+		}
+		buffer.append(ARRAY_END);
+		return buffer.toString();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return a String representation of the contents of the specified array.
+	 * 
The String representation consists of a list of the array's elements,
+	 * enclosed in curly braces ("{}"). Adjacent elements are separated
+	 * by the characters ", " (a comma followed by a space). Returns
+	 * "null" if array is null.
+	 * @param array the array to build a String representation for
+	 * @return a String representation of array
+	 */
+	public static String nullSafeToString(long[] array) {
+		if (array == null) {
+			return NULL_STRING;
+		}
+		int length = array.length;
+		if (length == 0) {
+			return EMPTY_ARRAY;
+		}
+		StringBuffer buffer = new StringBuffer();
+		for (int i = 0; i < length; i++) {
+			if (i == 0) {
+				buffer.append(ARRAY_START);
+			}
+			else {
+				buffer.append(ARRAY_ELEMENT_SEPARATOR);
+			}
+			buffer.append(array[i]);
+		}
+		buffer.append(ARRAY_END);
+		return buffer.toString();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return a String representation of the contents of the specified array.
+	 * 
The String representation consists of a list of the array's elements,
+	 * enclosed in curly braces ("{}"). Adjacent elements are separated
+	 * by the characters ", " (a comma followed by a space). Returns
+	 * "null" if array is null.
+	 * @param array the array to build a String representation for
+	 * @return a String representation of array
+	 */
+	public static String nullSafeToString(short[] array) {
+		if (array == null) {
+			return NULL_STRING;
+		}
+		int length = array.length;
+		if (length == 0) {
+			return EMPTY_ARRAY;
+		}
+		StringBuffer buffer = new StringBuffer();
+		for (int i = 0; i < length; i++) {
+			if (i == 0) {
+				buffer.append(ARRAY_START);
+			}
+			else {
+				buffer.append(ARRAY_ELEMENT_SEPARATOR);
+			}
+			buffer.append(array[i]);
+		}
+		buffer.append(ARRAY_END);
+		return buffer.toString();
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/PathMatcher.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/PathMatcher.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b7671d2f872
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/PathMatcher.java
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2007 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.util;
+
+/**
+ * Strategy interface for String-based path matching.
+ * 
+ * 
Used by {@link org.springframework.core.io.support.PathMatchingResourcePatternResolver},
+ * {@link org.springframework.web.servlet.handler.AbstractUrlHandlerMapping},
+ * {@link org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.multiaction.PropertiesMethodNameResolver},
+ * and {@link org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.WebContentInterceptor}.
+ *
+ * 
The default implementation is {@link AntPathMatcher}, supporting the
+ * Ant-style pattern syntax.
+ *
+ * @author Juergen Hoeller
+ * @since 1.2
+ * @see AntPathMatcher
+ */
+public interface PathMatcher {
+
+	/**
+	 * Does the given path represent a pattern that can be matched
+	 * by an implementation of this interface?
+	 * 
If the return value is false, then the {@link #match}
+	 * method does not have to be used because direct equality comparisons
+	 * on the static path Strings will lead to the same result.
+	 * @param path the path String to check
+	 * @return true if the given path represents a pattern
+	 */
+	boolean isPattern(String path);
+
+	/**
+	 * Match the given path against the given pattern,
+	 * according to this PathMatcher's matching strategy.
+	 * @param pattern the pattern to match against
+	 * @param path the path String to test
+	 * @return true if the supplied path matched,
+	 * false if it didn't
+	 */
+	boolean match(String pattern, String path);
+
+	/**
+	 * Match the given path against the corresponding part of the given
+	 * pattern, according to this PathMatcher's matching strategy.
+	 * 
Determines whether the pattern at least matches as far as the given base
+	 * path goes, assuming that a full path may then match as well.
+	 * @param pattern the pattern to match against
+	 * @param path the path String to test
+	 * @return true if the supplied path matched,
+	 * false if it didn't
+	 */
+	boolean matchStart(String pattern, String path);
+
+	/**
+	 * Given a pattern and a full path, determine the pattern-mapped part.
+	 * 
This method is supposed to find out which part of the path is matched
+	 * dynamically through an actual pattern, that is, it strips off a statically
+	 * defined leading path from the given full path, returning only the actually
+	 * pattern-matched part of the path.
+	 * 
For example: For "myroot/*.html" as pattern and "myroot/myfile.html"
+	 * as full path, this method should return "myfile.html". The detailed
+	 * determination rules are specified to this PathMatcher's matching strategy.
+	 * 
A simple implementation may return the given full path as-is in case
+	 * of an actual pattern, and the empty String in case of the pattern not
+	 * containing any dynamic parts (i.e. the pattern parameter being
+	 * a static path that wouldn't qualify as an actual {@link #isPattern pattern}).
+	 * A sophisticated implementation will differentiate between the static parts
+	 * and the dynamic parts of the given path pattern.
+	 * @param pattern the path pattern
+	 * @param path the full path to introspect
+	 * @return the pattern-mapped part of the given path
+	 * (never null)
+	 */
+	String extractPathWithinPattern(String pattern, String path);
+
+}
diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/PatternMatchUtils.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/PatternMatchUtils.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0b7c80a47e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/PatternMatchUtils.java
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2007 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.util;
+
+/**
+ * Utility methods for simple pattern matching, in particular for
+ * Spring's typical "xxx*", "*xxx" and "*xxx*" pattern styles.
+ *
+ * @author Juergen Hoeller
+ * @since 2.0
+ */
+public abstract class PatternMatchUtils {
+
+	/**
+	 * Match a String against the given pattern, supporting the following simple
+	 * pattern styles: "xxx*", "*xxx", "*xxx*" and "xxx*yyy" matches (with an
+	 * arbitrary number of pattern parts), as well as direct equality.
+	 * @param pattern the pattern to match against
+	 * @param str the String to match
+	 * @return whether the String matches the given pattern
+	 */
+	public static boolean simpleMatch(String pattern, String str) {
+		if (pattern == null || str == null) {
+			return false;
+		}
+		int firstIndex = pattern.indexOf('*');
+		if (firstIndex == -1) {
+			return pattern.equals(str);
+		}
+		if (firstIndex == 0) {
+			if (pattern.length() == 1) {
+				return true;
+			}
+			int nextIndex = pattern.indexOf('*', firstIndex + 1);
+			if (nextIndex == -1) {
+				return str.endsWith(pattern.substring(1));
+			}
+			String part = pattern.substring(1, nextIndex);
+			int partIndex = str.indexOf(part);
+			while (partIndex != -1) {
+				if (simpleMatch(pattern.substring(nextIndex), str.substring(partIndex + part.length()))) {
+					return true;
+				}
+				partIndex = str.indexOf(part, partIndex + 1);
+			}
+			return false;
+		}
+		return (str.length() >= firstIndex &&
+				pattern.substring(0, firstIndex).equals(str.substring(0, firstIndex)) &&
+				simpleMatch(pattern.substring(firstIndex), str.substring(firstIndex)));
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Match a String against the given patterns, supporting the following simple
+	 * pattern styles: "xxx*", "*xxx", "*xxx*" and "xxx*yyy" matches (with an
+	 * arbitrary number of pattern parts), as well as direct equality.
+	 * @param patterns the patterns to match against
+	 * @param str the String to match
+	 * @return whether the String matches any of the given patterns
+	 */
+	public static boolean simpleMatch(String[] patterns, String str) {
+		if (patterns != null) {
+			for (int i = 0; i < patterns.length; i++) {
+				if (simpleMatch(patterns[i], str)) {
+					return true;
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		return false;
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/PropertiesPersister.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/PropertiesPersister.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9fb5c755a40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/PropertiesPersister.java
@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2005 the original author or authors.
+ * 
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ * 
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * 
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.util;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.io.OutputStream;
+import java.io.Reader;
+import java.io.Writer;
+import java.util.Properties;
+
+/**
+ * Strategy interface for persisting java.util.Properties,
+ * allowing for pluggable parsing strategies.
+ *
+ * 
The default implementation is DefaultPropertiesPersister,
+ * providing the native parsing of java.util.Properties,
+ * but allowing for reading from any Reader and writing to any Writer
+ * (which allows to specify an encoding for a properties file).
+ *
+ * 
As of Spring 1.2.2, this interface also supports properties XML files,
+ * through the loadFromXml and storeToXml methods.
+ * The default implementations delegate to JDK 1.5's corresponding methods.
+ *
+ * @author Juergen Hoeller
+ * @since 10.03.2004
+ * @see DefaultPropertiesPersister
+ * @see java.util.Properties
+ */
+public interface PropertiesPersister {
+
+	/**
+	 * Load properties from the given InputStream into the given
+	 * Properties object.
+	 * @param props the Properties object to load into
+	 * @param is the InputStream to load from
+	 * @throws IOException in case of I/O errors
+	 * @see java.util.Properties#load
+	 */
+	void load(Properties props, InputStream is) throws IOException;
+
+	/**
+	 * Load properties from the given Reader into the given
+	 * Properties object.
+	 * @param props the Properties object to load into
+	 * @param reader the Reader to load from
+	 * @throws IOException in case of I/O errors
+	 */
+	void load(Properties props, Reader reader) throws IOException;
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Write the contents of the given Properties object to the
+	 * given OutputStream.
+	 * @param props the Properties object to store
+	 * @param os the OutputStream to write to
+	 * @param header the description of the property list
+	 * @throws IOException in case of I/O errors
+	 * @see java.util.Properties#store
+	 */
+	void store(Properties props, OutputStream os, String header) throws IOException;
+
+	/**
+	 * Write the contents of the given Properties object to the
+	 * given Writer.
+	 * @param props the Properties object to store
+	 * @param writer the Writer to write to
+	 * @param header the description of the property list
+	 * @throws IOException in case of I/O errors
+	 */
+	void store(Properties props, Writer writer, String header) throws IOException;
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Load properties from the given XML InputStream into the
+	 * given Properties object.
+	 * @param props the Properties object to load into
+	 * @param is the InputStream to load from
+	 * @throws IOException in case of I/O errors
+	 * @see java.util.Properties#loadFromXML(java.io.InputStream)
+	 */
+	void loadFromXml(Properties props, InputStream is) throws IOException;
+
+	/**
+	 * Write the contents of the given Properties object to the
+	 * given XML OutputStream.
+	 * @param props the Properties object to store
+	 * @param os the OutputStream to write to
+	 * @param header the description of the property list
+	 * @throws IOException in case of I/O errors
+	 * @see java.util.Properties#storeToXML(java.io.OutputStream, String)
+	 */
+	void storeToXml(Properties props, OutputStream os, String header) throws IOException;
+
+	/**
+	 * Write the contents of the given Properties object to the
+	 * given XML OutputStream.
+	 * @param props the Properties object to store
+	 * @param os the OutputStream to write to
+	 * @param encoding the encoding to use
+	 * @param header the description of the property list
+	 * @throws IOException in case of I/O errors
+	 * @see java.util.Properties#storeToXML(java.io.OutputStream, String, String)
+	 */
+	void storeToXml(Properties props, OutputStream os, String header, String encoding) throws IOException;
+
+}
diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/ReflectionUtils.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/ReflectionUtils.java
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2008 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.util;
+
+import java.lang.reflect.Constructor;
+import java.lang.reflect.Field;
+import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;
+import java.lang.reflect.Method;
+import java.lang.reflect.Modifier;
+import java.sql.SQLException;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.List;
+
+/**
+ * Simple utility class for working with the reflection API and handling
+ * reflection exceptions.
+ *
+ * 
Only intended for internal use.
+ *
+ * @author Juergen Hoeller
+ * @author Rob Harrop
+ * @author Rod Johnson
+ * @author Costin Leau
+ * @author Sam Brannen
+ * @since 1.2.2
+ */
+public abstract class ReflectionUtils {
+
+	/**
+	 * Attempt to find a {@link Field field} on the supplied {@link Class} with
+	 * the supplied name. Searches all superclasses up to {@link Object}.
+	 * @param clazz the class to introspect
+	 * @param name the name of the field
+	 * @return the corresponding Field object, or null if not found
+	 */
+	public static Field findField(Class clazz, String name) {
+		return findField(clazz, name, null);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Attempt to find a {@link Field field} on the supplied {@link Class} with
+	 * the supplied name and/or {@link Class type}. Searches all
+	 * superclasses up to {@link Object}.
+	 * @param clazz the class to introspect
+	 * @param name the name of the field (may be null if type is specified)
+	 * @param type the type of the field (may be null if name is specified)
+	 * @return the corresponding Field object, or null if not found
+	 */
+	public static Field findField(Class clazz, String name, Class type) {
+		Assert.notNull(clazz, "Class must not be null");
+		Assert.isTrue(name != null || type != null, "Either name or type of the field must be specified");
+		Class searchType = clazz;
+		while (!Object.class.equals(searchType) && searchType != null) {
+			Field[] fields = searchType.getDeclaredFields();
+			for (int i = 0; i < fields.length; i++) {
+				Field field = fields[i];
+				if ((name == null || name.equals(field.getName()))
+						&& (type == null || type.equals(field.getType()))) {
+					return field;
+				}
+			}
+			searchType = searchType.getSuperclass();
+		}
+		return null;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Set the field represented by the supplied {@link Field field object} on
+	 * the specified {@link Object target object} to the specified
+	 * value. In accordance with
+	 * {@link Field#set(Object, Object)} semantics, the new value is
+	 * automatically unwrapped if the underlying field has a primitive type.
+	 * 
Thrown exceptions are handled via a call to
+	 * {@link #handleReflectionException(Exception)}.
+	 * @param field the field to set
+	 * @param target the target object on which to set the field
+	 * @param value the value to set; may be null
+	 */
+	public static void setField(Field field, Object target, Object value) {
+		try {
+			field.set(target, value);
+		}
+		catch (IllegalAccessException ex) {
+			handleReflectionException(ex);
+			throw new IllegalStateException(
+					"Unexpected reflection exception - " + ex.getClass().getName() + ": " + ex.getMessage());
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Get the field represented by the supplied {@link Field field object} on
+	 * the specified {@link Object target object}. In accordance with
+	 * {@link Field#get(Object)} semantics, the returned value is
+	 * automatically wrapped if the underlying field has a primitive type.
+	 * 
Thrown exceptions are handled via a call to
+	 * {@link #handleReflectionException(Exception)}.
+	 * @param field the field to get
+	 * @param target the target object from which to get the field
+	 * @return the field's current value
+	 */
+	public static Object getField(Field field, Object target) {
+		try {
+			return field.get(target);
+		}
+		catch (IllegalAccessException ex) {
+			handleReflectionException(ex);
+			throw new IllegalStateException(
+					"Unexpected reflection exception - " + ex.getClass().getName() + ": " + ex.getMessage());
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Attempt to find a {@link Method} on the supplied class with the supplied name
+	 * and no parameters. Searches all superclasses up to Object.
+	 * 
Returns null if no {@link Method} can be found.
+	 * @param clazz the class to introspect
+	 * @param name the name of the method
+	 * @return the Method object, or null if none found
+	 */
+	public static Method findMethod(Class clazz, String name) {
+		return findMethod(clazz, name, new Class[0]);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Attempt to find a {@link Method} on the supplied class with the supplied name
+	 * and parameter types. Searches all superclasses up to Object.
+	 * 
Returns null if no {@link Method} can be found.
+	 * @param clazz the class to introspect
+	 * @param name the name of the method
+	 * @param paramTypes the parameter types of the method
+	 * (may be null to indicate any signature)
+	 * @return the Method object, or null if none found
+	 */
+	public static Method findMethod(Class clazz, String name, Class[] paramTypes) {
+		Assert.notNull(clazz, "Class must not be null");
+		Assert.notNull(name, "Method name must not be null");
+		Class searchType = clazz;
+		while (!Object.class.equals(searchType) && searchType != null) {
+			Method[] methods = (searchType.isInterface() ? searchType.getMethods() : searchType.getDeclaredMethods());
+			for (int i = 0; i < methods.length; i++) {
+				Method method = methods[i];
+				if (name.equals(method.getName()) &&
+						(paramTypes == null || Arrays.equals(paramTypes, method.getParameterTypes()))) {
+					return method;
+				}
+			}
+			searchType = searchType.getSuperclass();
+		}
+		return null;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Invoke the specified {@link Method} against the supplied target object
+	 * with no arguments. The target object can be null when
+	 * invoking a static {@link Method}.
+	 * 
Thrown exceptions are handled via a call to {@link #handleReflectionException}.
+	 * @param method the method to invoke
+	 * @param target the target object to invoke the method on
+	 * @return the invocation result, if any
+	 * @see #invokeMethod(java.lang.reflect.Method, Object, Object[])
+	 */
+	public static Object invokeMethod(Method method, Object target) {
+		return invokeMethod(method, target, null);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Invoke the specified {@link Method} against the supplied target object
+	 * with the supplied arguments. The target object can be null
+	 * when invoking a static {@link Method}.
+	 * 
Thrown exceptions are handled via a call to {@link #handleReflectionException}.
+	 * @param method the method to invoke
+	 * @param target the target object to invoke the method on
+	 * @param args the invocation arguments (may be null)
+	 * @return the invocation result, if any
+	 */
+	public static Object invokeMethod(Method method, Object target, Object[] args) {
+		try {
+			return method.invoke(target, args);
+		}
+		catch (Exception ex) {
+			handleReflectionException(ex);
+		}
+		throw new IllegalStateException("Should never get here");
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Invoke the specified JDBC API {@link Method} against the supplied
+	 * target object with no arguments.
+	 * @param method the method to invoke
+	 * @param target the target object to invoke the method on
+	 * @return the invocation result, if any
+	 * @throws SQLException the JDBC API SQLException to rethrow (if any)
+	 * @see #invokeJdbcMethod(java.lang.reflect.Method, Object, Object[])
+	 */
+	public static Object invokeJdbcMethod(Method method, Object target) throws SQLException {
+		return invokeJdbcMethod(method, target, null);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Invoke the specified JDBC API {@link Method} against the supplied
+	 * target object with the supplied arguments.
+	 * @param method the method to invoke
+	 * @param target the target object to invoke the method on
+	 * @param args the invocation arguments (may be null)
+	 * @return the invocation result, if any
+	 * @throws SQLException the JDBC API SQLException to rethrow (if any)
+	 * @see #invokeMethod(java.lang.reflect.Method, Object, Object[])
+	 */
+	public static Object invokeJdbcMethod(Method method, Object target, Object[] args) throws SQLException {
+		try {
+			return method.invoke(target, args);
+		}
+		catch (IllegalAccessException ex) {
+			handleReflectionException(ex);
+		}
+		catch (InvocationTargetException ex) {
+			if (ex.getTargetException() instanceof SQLException) {
+				throw (SQLException) ex.getTargetException();
+			}
+			handleInvocationTargetException(ex);
+		}
+		throw new IllegalStateException("Should never get here");
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Handle the given reflection exception. Should only be called if
+	 * no checked exception is expected to be thrown by the target method.
+	 * 
Throws the underlying RuntimeException or Error in case of an
+	 * InvocationTargetException with such a root cause. Throws an
+	 * IllegalStateException with an appropriate message else.
+	 * @param ex the reflection exception to handle
+	 */
+	public static void handleReflectionException(Exception ex) {
+		if (ex instanceof NoSuchMethodException) {
+			throw new IllegalStateException("Method not found: " + ex.getMessage());
+		}
+		if (ex instanceof IllegalAccessException) {
+			throw new IllegalStateException("Could not access method: " + ex.getMessage());
+		}
+		if (ex instanceof InvocationTargetException) {
+			handleInvocationTargetException((InvocationTargetException) ex);
+		}
+		if (ex instanceof RuntimeException) {
+			throw (RuntimeException) ex;
+		}
+		handleUnexpectedException(ex);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Handle the given invocation target exception. Should only be called if
+	 * no checked exception is expected to be thrown by the target method.
+	 * 
Throws the underlying RuntimeException or Error in case of such
+	 * a root cause. Throws an IllegalStateException else.
+	 * @param ex the invocation target exception to handle
+	 */
+	public static void handleInvocationTargetException(InvocationTargetException ex) {
+		rethrowRuntimeException(ex.getTargetException());
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Rethrow the given {@link Throwable exception}, which is presumably the
+	 * target exception of an {@link InvocationTargetException}.
+	 * Should only be called if no checked exception is expected to be thrown by
+	 * the target method.
+	 * 
Rethrows the underlying exception cast to an {@link RuntimeException}
+	 * or {@link Error} if appropriate; otherwise, throws an
+	 * {@link IllegalStateException}.
+	 * @param ex the exception to rethrow
+	 * @throws RuntimeException the rethrown exception
+	 */
+	public static void rethrowRuntimeException(Throwable ex) {
+		if (ex instanceof RuntimeException) {
+			throw (RuntimeException) ex;
+		}
+		if (ex instanceof Error) {
+			throw (Error) ex;
+		}
+		handleUnexpectedException(ex);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Rethrow the given {@link Throwable exception}, which is presumably the
+	 * target exception of an {@link InvocationTargetException}.
+	 * Should only be called if no checked exception is expected to be thrown by
+	 * the target method.
+	 * 
Rethrows the underlying exception cast to an {@link Exception} or
+	 * {@link Error} if appropriate; otherwise, throws an
+	 * {@link IllegalStateException}.
+	 * @param ex the exception to rethrow
+	 * @throws Exception the rethrown exception (in case of a checked exception)
+	 */
+	public static void rethrowException(Throwable ex) throws Exception {
+		if (ex instanceof Exception) {
+			throw (Exception) ex;
+		}
+		if (ex instanceof Error) {
+			throw (Error) ex;
+		}
+		handleUnexpectedException(ex);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Throws an IllegalStateException with the given exception as root cause.
+	 * @param ex the unexpected exception
+	 */
+	private static void handleUnexpectedException(Throwable ex) {
+		// Needs to avoid the chained constructor for JDK 1.4 compatibility.
+		IllegalStateException isex = new IllegalStateException("Unexpected exception thrown");
+		isex.initCause(ex);
+		throw isex;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Determine whether the given method explicitly declares the given exception
+	 * or one of its superclasses, which means that an exception of that type
+	 * can be propagated as-is within a reflective invocation.
+	 * @param method the declaring method
+	 * @param exceptionType the exception to throw
+	 * @return true if the exception can be thrown as-is;
+	 * false if it needs to be wrapped
+	 */
+	public static boolean declaresException(Method method, Class exceptionType) {
+		Assert.notNull(method, "Method must not be null");
+		Class[] declaredExceptions = method.getExceptionTypes();
+		for (int i = 0; i < declaredExceptions.length; i++) {
+			Class declaredException = declaredExceptions[i];
+			if (declaredException.isAssignableFrom(exceptionType)) {
+				return true;
+			}
+		}
+		return false;
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Determine whether the given field is a "public static final" constant.
+	 * @param field the field to check
+	 */
+	public static boolean isPublicStaticFinal(Field field) {
+		int modifiers = field.getModifiers();
+		return (Modifier.isPublic(modifiers) && Modifier.isStatic(modifiers) && Modifier.isFinal(modifiers));
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Determine whether the given method is an "equals" method.
+	 * @see java.lang.Object#equals
+	 */
+	public static boolean isEqualsMethod(Method method) {
+		if (method == null || !method.getName().equals("equals")) {
+			return false;
+		}
+		Class[] paramTypes = method.getParameterTypes();
+		return (paramTypes.length == 1 && paramTypes[0] == Object.class);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Determine whether the given method is a "hashCode" method.
+	 * @see java.lang.Object#hashCode
+	 */
+	public static boolean isHashCodeMethod(Method method) {
+		return (method != null && method.getName().equals("hashCode") &&
+				method.getParameterTypes().length == 0);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Determine whether the given method is a "toString" method.
+	 * @see java.lang.Object#toString()
+	 */
+	public static boolean isToStringMethod(Method method) {
+		return (method != null && method.getName().equals("toString") &&
+				method.getParameterTypes().length == 0);
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Make the given field accessible, explicitly setting it accessible if necessary.
+	 * The setAccessible(true) method is only called when actually necessary,
+	 * to avoid unnecessary conflicts with a JVM SecurityManager (if active).
+	 * @param field the field to make accessible
+	 * @see java.lang.reflect.Field#setAccessible
+	 */
+	public static void makeAccessible(Field field) {
+		if (!Modifier.isPublic(field.getModifiers()) ||
+				!Modifier.isPublic(field.getDeclaringClass().getModifiers())) {
+			field.setAccessible(true);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Make the given method accessible, explicitly setting it accessible if necessary.
+	 * The setAccessible(true) method is only called when actually necessary,
+	 * to avoid unnecessary conflicts with a JVM SecurityManager (if active).
+	 * @param method the method to make accessible
+	 * @see java.lang.reflect.Method#setAccessible
+	 */
+	public static void makeAccessible(Method method) {
+		if (!Modifier.isPublic(method.getModifiers()) ||
+				!Modifier.isPublic(method.getDeclaringClass().getModifiers())) {
+			method.setAccessible(true);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Make the given constructor accessible, explicitly setting it accessible if necessary.
+	 * The setAccessible(true) method is only called when actually necessary,
+	 * to avoid unnecessary conflicts with a JVM SecurityManager (if active).
+	 * @param ctor the constructor to make accessible
+	 * @see java.lang.reflect.Constructor#setAccessible
+	 */
+	public static void makeAccessible(Constructor ctor) {
+		if (!Modifier.isPublic(ctor.getModifiers()) ||
+				!Modifier.isPublic(ctor.getDeclaringClass().getModifiers())) {
+			ctor.setAccessible(true);
+		}
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Perform the given callback operation on all matching methods of the
+	 * given class and superclasses.
+	 * 
The same named method occurring on subclass and superclass will
+	 * appear twice, unless excluded by a {@link MethodFilter}.
+	 * @param targetClass class to start looking at
+	 * @param mc the callback to invoke for each method
+	 * @see #doWithMethods(Class, MethodCallback, MethodFilter)
+	 */
+	public static void doWithMethods(Class targetClass, MethodCallback mc) throws IllegalArgumentException {
+		doWithMethods(targetClass, mc, null);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Perform the given callback operation on all matching methods of the
+	 * given class and superclasses.
+	 * 
The same named method occurring on subclass and superclass will
+	 * appear twice, unless excluded by the specified {@link MethodFilter}.
+	 * @param targetClass class to start looking at
+	 * @param mc the callback to invoke for each method
+	 * @param mf the filter that determines the methods to apply the callback to
+	 */
+	public static void doWithMethods(Class targetClass, MethodCallback mc, MethodFilter mf)
+			throws IllegalArgumentException {
+
+		// Keep backing up the inheritance hierarchy.
+		do {
+			Method[] methods = targetClass.getDeclaredMethods();
+			for (int i = 0; i < methods.length; i++) {
+				if (mf != null && !mf.matches(methods[i])) {
+					continue;
+				}
+				try {
+					mc.doWith(methods[i]);
+				}
+				catch (IllegalAccessException ex) {
+					throw new IllegalStateException(
+							"Shouldn't be illegal to access method '" + methods[i].getName() + "': " + ex);
+				}
+			}
+			targetClass = targetClass.getSuperclass();
+		}
+		while (targetClass != null);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Get all declared methods on the leaf class and all superclasses.
+	 * Leaf class methods are included first.
+	 */
+	public static Method[] getAllDeclaredMethods(Class leafClass) throws IllegalArgumentException {
+		final List list = new ArrayList(32);
+		doWithMethods(leafClass, new MethodCallback() {
+			public void doWith(Method method) {
+				list.add(method);
+			}
+		});
+		return (Method[]) list.toArray(new Method[list.size()]);
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Invoke the given callback on all fields in the target class,
+	 * going up the class hierarchy to get all declared fields.
+	 * @param targetClass the target class to analyze
+	 * @param fc the callback to invoke for each field
+	 */
+	public static void doWithFields(Class targetClass, FieldCallback fc) throws IllegalArgumentException {
+		doWithFields(targetClass, fc, null);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Invoke the given callback on all fields in the target class,
+	 * going up the class hierarchy to get all declared fields.
+	 * @param targetClass the target class to analyze
+	 * @param fc the callback to invoke for each field
+	 * @param ff the filter that determines the fields to apply the callback to
+	 */
+	public static void doWithFields(Class targetClass, FieldCallback fc, FieldFilter ff)
+			throws IllegalArgumentException {
+
+		// Keep backing up the inheritance hierarchy.
+		do {
+			// Copy each field declared on this class unless it's static or file.
+			Field[] fields = targetClass.getDeclaredFields();
+			for (int i = 0; i < fields.length; i++) {
+				// Skip static and final fields.
+				if (ff != null && !ff.matches(fields[i])) {
+					continue;
+				}
+				try {
+					fc.doWith(fields[i]);
+				}
+				catch (IllegalAccessException ex) {
+					throw new IllegalStateException(
+							"Shouldn't be illegal to access field '" + fields[i].getName() + "': " + ex);
+				}
+			}
+			targetClass = targetClass.getSuperclass();
+		}
+		while (targetClass != null && targetClass != Object.class);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Given the source object and the destination, which must be the same class
+	 * or a subclass, copy all fields, including inherited fields. Designed to
+	 * work on objects with public no-arg constructors.
+	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the arguments are incompatible
+	 */
+	public static void shallowCopyFieldState(final Object src, final Object dest) throws IllegalArgumentException {
+		if (src == null) {
+			throw new IllegalArgumentException("Source for field copy cannot be null");
+		}
+		if (dest == null) {
+			throw new IllegalArgumentException("Destination for field copy cannot be null");
+		}
+		if (!src.getClass().isAssignableFrom(dest.getClass())) {
+			throw new IllegalArgumentException("Destination class [" + dest.getClass().getName() +
+					"] must be same or subclass as source class [" + src.getClass().getName() + "]");
+		}
+		doWithFields(src.getClass(), new FieldCallback() {
+			public void doWith(Field field) throws IllegalArgumentException, IllegalAccessException {
+				makeAccessible(field);
+				Object srcValue = field.get(src);
+				field.set(dest, srcValue);
+			}
+		}, COPYABLE_FIELDS);
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Action to take on each method.
+	 */
+	public static interface MethodCallback {
+
+		/**
+		 * Perform an operation using the given method.
+		 * @param method the method to operate on
+		 */
+		void doWith(Method method) throws IllegalArgumentException, IllegalAccessException;
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Callback optionally used to method fields to be operated on by a method callback.
+	 */
+	public static interface MethodFilter {
+
+		/**
+		 * Determine whether the given method matches.
+		 * @param method the method to check
+		 */
+		boolean matches(Method method);
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Callback interface invoked on each field in the hierarchy.
+	 */
+	public static interface FieldCallback {
+
+		/**
+		 * Perform an operation using the given field.
+		 * @param field the field to operate on
+		 */
+		void doWith(Field field) throws IllegalArgumentException, IllegalAccessException;
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Callback optionally used to filter fields to be operated on by a field callback.
+	 */
+	public static interface FieldFilter {
+
+		/**
+		 * Determine whether the given field matches.
+		 * @param field the field to check
+		 */
+		boolean matches(Field field);
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Pre-built FieldFilter that matches all non-static, non-final fields.
+	 */
+	public static FieldFilter COPYABLE_FIELDS = new FieldFilter() {
+		public boolean matches(Field field) {
+			return !(Modifier.isStatic(field.getModifiers()) ||
+					Modifier.isFinal(field.getModifiers()));
+		}
+	};
+
+}
diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/ResourceUtils.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/ResourceUtils.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..bf52694bb7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/ResourceUtils.java
@@ -0,0 +1,318 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2008 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.util;
+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
+import java.net.MalformedURLException;
+import java.net.URI;
+import java.net.URISyntaxException;
+import java.net.URL;
+
+/**
+ * Utility methods for resolving resource locations to files in the
+ * file system. Mainly for internal use within the framework.
+ *
+ * 
Consider using Spring's Resource abstraction in the core package
+ * for handling all kinds of file resources in a uniform manner.
+ * {@link org.springframework.core.io.ResourceLoader}'s getResource
+ * method can resolve any location to a {@link org.springframework.core.io.Resource}
+ * object, which in turn allows to obtain a java.io.File in the
+ * file system through its getFile() method.
+ *
+ * 
The main reason for these utility methods for resource location handling
+ * is to support {@link Log4jConfigurer}, which must be able to resolve
+ * resource locations before the logging system has been initialized.
+ * Spring' Resource abstraction in the core package, on the other hand,
+ * already expects the logging system to be available.
+ *
+ * @author Juergen Hoeller
+ * @since 1.1.5
+ * @see org.springframework.core.io.Resource
+ * @see org.springframework.core.io.ClassPathResource
+ * @see org.springframework.core.io.FileSystemResource
+ * @see org.springframework.core.io.UrlResource
+ * @see org.springframework.core.io.ResourceLoader
+ */
+public abstract class ResourceUtils {
+
+	/** Pseudo URL prefix for loading from the class path: "classpath:" */
+	public static final String CLASSPATH_URL_PREFIX = "classpath:";
+
+	/** URL prefix for loading from the file system: "file:" */
+	public static final String FILE_URL_PREFIX = "file:";
+
+	/** URL protocol for a file in the file system: "file" */
+	public static final String URL_PROTOCOL_FILE = "file";
+
+	/** URL protocol for an entry from a jar file: "jar" */
+	public static final String URL_PROTOCOL_JAR = "jar";
+
+	/** URL protocol for an entry from a zip file: "zip" */
+	public static final String URL_PROTOCOL_ZIP = "zip";
+
+	/** URL protocol for an entry from a JBoss jar file: "vfszip" */
+	public static final String URL_PROTOCOL_VFSZIP = "vfszip";
+
+	/** URL protocol for an entry from a WebSphere jar file: "wsjar" */
+	public static final String URL_PROTOCOL_WSJAR = "wsjar";
+
+	/** URL protocol for an entry from an OC4J jar file: "code-source" */
+	public static final String URL_PROTOCOL_CODE_SOURCE = "code-source";
+
+	/** Separator between JAR URL and file path within the JAR */
+	public static final String JAR_URL_SEPARATOR = "!/";
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Return whether the given resource location is a URL:
+	 * either a special "classpath" pseudo URL or a standard URL.
+	 * @param resourceLocation the location String to check
+	 * @return whether the location qualifies as a URL
+	 * @see #CLASSPATH_URL_PREFIX
+	 * @see java.net.URL
+	 */
+	public static boolean isUrl(String resourceLocation) {
+		if (resourceLocation == null) {
+			return false;
+		}
+		if (resourceLocation.startsWith(CLASSPATH_URL_PREFIX)) {
+			return true;
+		}
+		try {
+			new URL(resourceLocation);
+			return true;
+		}
+		catch (MalformedURLException ex) {
+			return false;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Resolve the given resource location to a java.net.URL.
+	 * 
Does not check whether the URL actually exists; simply returns
+	 * the URL that the given location would correspond to.
+	 * @param resourceLocation the resource location to resolve: either a
+	 * "classpath:" pseudo URL, a "file:" URL, or a plain file path
+	 * @return a corresponding URL object
+	 * @throws FileNotFoundException if the resource cannot be resolved to a URL
+	 */
+	public static URL getURL(String resourceLocation) throws FileNotFoundException {
+		Assert.notNull(resourceLocation, "Resource location must not be null");
+		if (resourceLocation.startsWith(CLASSPATH_URL_PREFIX)) {
+			String path = resourceLocation.substring(CLASSPATH_URL_PREFIX.length());
+			URL url = ClassUtils.getDefaultClassLoader().getResource(path);
+			if (url == null) {
+				String description = "class path resource [" + path + "]";
+				throw new FileNotFoundException(
+						description + " cannot be resolved to URL because it does not exist");
+			}
+			return url;
+		}
+		try {
+			// try URL
+			return new URL(resourceLocation);
+		}
+		catch (MalformedURLException ex) {
+			// no URL -> treat as file path
+			try {
+				return new File(resourceLocation).toURI().toURL();
+			}
+			catch (MalformedURLException ex2) {
+				throw new FileNotFoundException("Resource location [" + resourceLocation +
+						"] is neither a URL not a well-formed file path");
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Resolve the given resource location to a java.io.File,
+	 * i.e. to a file in the file system.
+	 * 
Does not check whether the fil actually exists; simply returns
+	 * the File that the given location would correspond to.
+	 * @param resourceLocation the resource location to resolve: either a
+	 * "classpath:" pseudo URL, a "file:" URL, or a plain file path
+	 * @return a corresponding File object
+	 * @throws FileNotFoundException if the resource cannot be resolved to
+	 * a file in the file system
+	 */
+	public static File getFile(String resourceLocation) throws FileNotFoundException {
+		Assert.notNull(resourceLocation, "Resource location must not be null");
+		if (resourceLocation.startsWith(CLASSPATH_URL_PREFIX)) {
+			String path = resourceLocation.substring(CLASSPATH_URL_PREFIX.length());
+			String description = "class path resource [" + path + "]";
+			URL url = ClassUtils.getDefaultClassLoader().getResource(path);
+			if (url == null) {
+				throw new FileNotFoundException(
+						description + " cannot be resolved to absolute file path " +
+						"because it does not reside in the file system");
+			}
+			return getFile(url, description);
+		}
+		try {
+			// try URL
+			return getFile(new URL(resourceLocation));
+		}
+		catch (MalformedURLException ex) {
+			// no URL -> treat as file path
+			return new File(resourceLocation);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Resolve the given resource URL to a java.io.File,
+	 * i.e. to a file in the file system.
+	 * @param resourceUrl the resource URL to resolve
+	 * @return a corresponding File object
+	 * @throws FileNotFoundException if the URL cannot be resolved to
+	 * a file in the file system
+	 */
+	public static File getFile(URL resourceUrl) throws FileNotFoundException {
+		return getFile(resourceUrl, "URL");
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Resolve the given resource URL to a java.io.File,
+	 * i.e. to a file in the file system.
+	 * @param resourceUrl the resource URL to resolve
+	 * @param description a description of the original resource that
+	 * the URL was created for (for example, a class path location)
+	 * @return a corresponding File object
+	 * @throws FileNotFoundException if the URL cannot be resolved to
+	 * a file in the file system
+	 */
+	public static File getFile(URL resourceUrl, String description) throws FileNotFoundException {
+		Assert.notNull(resourceUrl, "Resource URL must not be null");
+		if (!URL_PROTOCOL_FILE.equals(resourceUrl.getProtocol())) {
+			throw new FileNotFoundException(
+					description + " cannot be resolved to absolute file path " +
+					"because it does not reside in the file system: " + resourceUrl);
+		}
+		try {
+			return new File(toURI(resourceUrl).getSchemeSpecificPart());
+		}
+		catch (URISyntaxException ex) {
+			// Fallback for URLs that are not valid URIs (should hardly ever happen).
+			return new File(resourceUrl.getFile());
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Resolve the given resource URI to a java.io.File,
+	 * i.e. to a file in the file system.
+	 * @param resourceUri the resource URI to resolve
+	 * @return a corresponding File object
+	 * @throws FileNotFoundException if the URL cannot be resolved to
+	 * a file in the file system
+	 */
+	public static File getFile(URI resourceUri) throws FileNotFoundException {
+		return getFile(resourceUri, "URI");
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Resolve the given resource URI to a java.io.File,
+	 * i.e. to a file in the file system.
+	 * @param resourceUri the resource URI to resolve
+	 * @param description a description of the original resource that
+	 * the URI was created for (for example, a class path location)
+	 * @return a corresponding File object
+	 * @throws FileNotFoundException if the URL cannot be resolved to
+	 * a file in the file system
+	 */
+	public static File getFile(URI resourceUri, String description) throws FileNotFoundException {
+		Assert.notNull(resourceUri, "Resource URI must not be null");
+		if (!URL_PROTOCOL_FILE.equals(resourceUri.getScheme())) {
+			throw new FileNotFoundException(
+					description + " cannot be resolved to absolute file path " +
+					"because it does not reside in the file system: " + resourceUri);
+		}
+		return new File(resourceUri.getSchemeSpecificPart());
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Determine whether the given URL points to a resource in a jar file,
+	 * that is, has protocol "jar", "zip", "wsjar" or "code-source".
+	 * 
"zip" and "wsjar" are used by BEA WebLogic Server and IBM WebSphere, respectively,
+	 * but can be treated like jar files. The same applies to "code-source" URLs on Oracle
+	 * OC4J, provided that the path contains a jar separator.
+	 * @param url the URL to check
+	 * @return whether the URL has been identified as a JAR URL
+	 */
+	public static boolean isJarURL(URL url) {
+		String protocol = url.getProtocol();
+		return (URL_PROTOCOL_JAR.equals(protocol) ||
+				URL_PROTOCOL_ZIP.equals(protocol) ||
+				URL_PROTOCOL_VFSZIP.equals(protocol) ||
+				URL_PROTOCOL_WSJAR.equals(protocol) ||
+				(URL_PROTOCOL_CODE_SOURCE.equals(protocol) && url.getPath().indexOf(JAR_URL_SEPARATOR) != -1));
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Extract the URL for the actual jar file from the given URL
+	 * (which may point to a resource in a jar file or to a jar file itself).
+	 * @param jarUrl the original URL
+	 * @return the URL for the actual jar file
+	 * @throws MalformedURLException if no valid jar file URL could be extracted
+	 */
+	public static URL extractJarFileURL(URL jarUrl) throws MalformedURLException {
+		String urlFile = jarUrl.getFile();
+		int separatorIndex = urlFile.indexOf(JAR_URL_SEPARATOR);
+		if (separatorIndex != -1) {
+			String jarFile = urlFile.substring(0, separatorIndex);
+			try {
+				return new URL(jarFile);
+			}
+			catch (MalformedURLException ex) {
+				// Probably no protocol in original jar URL, like "jar:C:/mypath/myjar.jar".
+				// This usually indicates that the jar file resides in the file system.
+				if (!jarFile.startsWith("/")) {
+					jarFile = "/" + jarFile;
+				}
+				return new URL(FILE_URL_PREFIX + jarFile);
+			}
+		}
+		else {
+			return jarUrl;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Create a URI instance for the given URL,
+	 * replacing spaces with "%20" quotes first.
+	 * 
Furthermore, this method works on JDK 1.4 as well,
+	 * in contrast to the URL.toURI() method.
+	 * @param url the URL to convert into a URI instance
+	 * @return the URI instance
+	 * @throws URISyntaxException if the URL wasn't a valid URI
+	 * @see java.net.URL#toURI()
+	 */
+	public static URI toURI(URL url) throws URISyntaxException {
+		return toURI(url.toString());
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Create a URI instance for the given location String,
+	 * replacing spaces with "%20" quotes first.
+	 * @param location the location String to convert into a URI instance
+	 * @return the URI instance
+	 * @throws URISyntaxException if the location wasn't a valid URI
+	 */
+	public static URI toURI(String location) throws URISyntaxException {
+		return new URI(StringUtils.replace(location, " ", "%20"));
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/ResponseTimeMonitor.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/ResponseTimeMonitor.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d1b3f659d24
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/ResponseTimeMonitor.java
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2008 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.util;
+
+/**
+ * Interface implemented by objects that can provide performance information
+ * as well as a record of the number of times they are accessed.
+ *
+ * 
Implementing objects must ensure that implementing this interface
+ * does not compromise thread safety. However, it may be acceptable
+ * for slight innaccuracies in reported statistics to result from the
+ * avoidance of synchronization: performance may be well be more important
+ * than exact reporting, so long as the errors are not likely to be misleading.
+ *
+ * @author Rod Johnson
+ * @since November 21, 2000
+ * @deprecated as of Spring 2.5, to be removed in Spring 3.0
+ */
+public interface ResponseTimeMonitor {
+
+	/**
+	 * Return the number of accesses to this resource.
+	 */
+	int getAccessCount();
+
+	/**
+	 * Return the average response time in milliseconds.
+	 */
+	int getAverageResponseTimeMillis();
+
+	/**
+	 * Return the best (quickest) response time in milliseconds.
+	 */
+	int getBestResponseTimeMillis();
+
+	/**
+	 * Return the worst (slowest) response time in milliseconds.
+	 */
+	int getWorstResponseTimeMillis();
+
+}
diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/ResponseTimeMonitorImpl.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/ResponseTimeMonitorImpl.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7f083deeadc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/ResponseTimeMonitorImpl.java
@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2008 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.util;
+
+import java.util.Date;
+
+/**
+ * Default implementation of {@link ResponseTimeMonitor}.
+ *
+ * @author Rod Johnson
+ * @since November 21, 2000
+ * @deprecated as of Spring 2.5, to be removed in Spring 3.0
+ */
+public class ResponseTimeMonitorImpl implements ResponseTimeMonitor {
+
+	/** The system time at which this object was initialized */
+	private final long initedMillis = System.currentTimeMillis();
+
+	/** The number of operations recorded by this object */
+	private volatile int accessCount;
+
+	/** The sum of the response times for all operations */
+	private volatile int totalResponseTimeMillis = 0;
+
+	/** The best response time this object has recorded */
+	private volatile int bestResponseTimeMillis = Integer.MAX_VALUE;
+
+	/** The worst response time this object has recorded */
+	private volatile int worstResponseTimeMillis = Integer.MIN_VALUE;
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Return the date when this object was loaded.
+	 */
+	public Date getLoadDate() {
+		return new Date(this.initedMillis);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return the number of hits this object has handled.
+	 */
+	public int getAccessCount() {
+		return this.accessCount;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return the number of milliseconds since this object was loaded.
+	 */
+	public long getUptimeMillis() {
+		return System.currentTimeMillis() - this.initedMillis;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return the average response time achieved by this object.
+	 */
+	public int getAverageResponseTimeMillis() {
+		int count = getAccessCount();
+		// avoid division by 0
+		return (count != 0 ? this.totalResponseTimeMillis / count : 0);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return the best (lowest) response time achieved by this object.
+	 */
+	public int getBestResponseTimeMillis() {
+		return this.bestResponseTimeMillis;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return the worst (slowest) response time achieved by this object.
+	 */
+	public int getWorstResponseTimeMillis() {
+		return this.worstResponseTimeMillis;
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Utility method to record this response time, updating
+	 * the best and worst response times if necessary.
+	 * @param responseTimeMillis the response time of this request
+	 */
+	public synchronized void recordResponseTime(long responseTimeMillis) {
+		++this.accessCount;
+		int iResponseTime = (int) responseTimeMillis;
+		this.totalResponseTimeMillis += iResponseTime;
+		if (iResponseTime < this.bestResponseTimeMillis) {
+			this.bestResponseTimeMillis = iResponseTime;
+		}
+		if (iResponseTime > this.worstResponseTimeMillis) {
+			this.worstResponseTimeMillis = iResponseTime;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return a human-readable string showing the performance
+	 * data recorded by this object.
+	 */
+	public synchronized String toString() {
+		StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer();
+		sb.append("hits=[").append(getAccessCount()).append("]; ");
+		sb.append("average=[").append(getAverageResponseTimeMillis()).append("ms]; ");
+		sb.append("best=[").append(getBestResponseTimeMillis()).append("ms]; ");
+		sb.append("worst=[").append(getWorstResponseTimeMillis()).append("ms]");
+		return sb.toString();
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/StopWatch.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/StopWatch.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7fc0c9ab74c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/StopWatch.java
@@ -0,0 +1,288 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2007 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.util;
+
+import java.text.NumberFormat;
+import java.util.LinkedList;
+import java.util.List;
+
+/**
+ * Simple stop watch, allowing for timing of a number of tasks,
+ * exposing total running time and running time for each named task.
+ *
+ * 
Conceals use of System.currentTimeMillis(), improving the
+ * readability of application code and reducing the likelihood of calculation errors.
+ *
+ * 
Note that this object is not designed to be thread-safe and does not
+ * use synchronization.
+ *
+ * 
This class is normally used to verify performance during proof-of-concepts
+ * and in development, rather than as part of production applications.
+ *
+ * @author Rod Johnson
+ * @author Juergen Hoeller
+ * @since May 2, 2001
+ */
+public class StopWatch {
+
+	/**
+	 * Identifier of this stop watch.
+	 * Handy when we have output from multiple stop watches
+	 * and need to distinguish between them in log or console output.
+	 */
+	private final String id;
+
+	private boolean keepTaskList = true;
+
+	/** List of TaskInfo objects */
+	private final List taskList = new LinkedList();
+
+	/** Start time of the current task */
+	private long startTimeMillis;
+
+	/** Is the stop watch currently running? */
+	private boolean running;
+
+	/** Name of the current task */
+	private String currentTaskName;
+
+	private TaskInfo lastTaskInfo;
+
+	private int taskCount;
+
+	/** Total running time */
+	private long totalTimeMillis;
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Construct a new stop watch. Does not start any task.
+	 */
+	public StopWatch() {
+		this.id = "";
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Construct a new stop watch with the given id.
+	 * Does not start any task.
+	 * @param id identifier for this stop watch.
+	 * Handy when we have output from multiple stop watches
+	 * and need to distinguish between them.
+	 */
+	public StopWatch(String id) {
+		this.id = id;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Determine whether the TaskInfo array is built over time. Set this to
+	 * "false" when using a StopWatch for millions of intervals, or the task
+	 * info structure will consume excessive memory. Default is "true".
+	 */
+	public void setKeepTaskList(boolean keepTaskList) {
+		this.keepTaskList = keepTaskList;
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Start an unnamed task. The results are undefined if {@link #stop()}
+	 * or timing methods are called without invoking this method.
+	 * @see #stop()
+	 */
+	public void start() throws IllegalStateException {
+		start("");
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Start a named task. The results are undefined if {@link #stop()}
+	 * or timing methods are called without invoking this method.
+	 * @param taskName the name of the task to start
+	 * @see #stop()
+	 */
+	public void start(String taskName) throws IllegalStateException {
+		if (this.running) {
+			throw new IllegalStateException("Can't start StopWatch: it's already running");
+		}
+		this.startTimeMillis = System.currentTimeMillis();
+		this.running = true;
+		this.currentTaskName = taskName;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Stop the current task. The results are undefined if timing
+	 * methods are called without invoking at least one pair
+	 * {@link #start()} / {@link #stop()} methods.
+	 * @see #start()
+	 */
+	public void stop() throws IllegalStateException {
+		if (!this.running) {
+			throw new IllegalStateException("Can't stop StopWatch: it's not running");
+		}
+		long lastTime = System.currentTimeMillis() - this.startTimeMillis;
+		this.totalTimeMillis += lastTime;
+		this.lastTaskInfo = new TaskInfo(this.currentTaskName, lastTime);
+		if (this.keepTaskList) {
+			this.taskList.add(lastTaskInfo);
+		}
+		++this.taskCount;
+		this.running = false;
+		this.currentTaskName = null;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return whether the stop watch is currently running.
+	 */
+	public boolean isRunning() {
+		return this.running;
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Return the time taken by the last task.
+	 */
+	public long getLastTaskTimeMillis() throws IllegalStateException {
+		if (this.lastTaskInfo == null) {
+			throw new IllegalStateException("No tests run: can't get last interval");
+		}
+		return this.lastTaskInfo.getTimeMillis();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return the total time in milliseconds for all tasks.
+	 */
+	public long getTotalTimeMillis() {
+		return totalTimeMillis;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return the total time in seconds for all tasks.
+	 */
+	public double getTotalTimeSeconds() {
+		return totalTimeMillis / 1000.0;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return the number of tasks timed.
+	 */
+	public int getTaskCount() {
+		return taskCount;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return an array of the data for tasks performed.
+	 */
+	public TaskInfo[] getTaskInfo() {
+		if (!this.keepTaskList) {
+			throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Task info is not being kept!");
+		}
+		return (TaskInfo[]) this.taskList.toArray(new TaskInfo[this.taskList.size()]);
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Return a short description of the total running time.
+	 */
+	public String shortSummary() {
+		return "StopWatch '" + this.id + "': running time (millis) = " + getTotalTimeMillis();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return a string with a table describing all tasks performed.
+	 * For custom reporting, call getTaskInfo() and use the task info directly.
+	 */
+	public String prettyPrint() {
+		StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer(shortSummary());
+		sb.append('\n');
+		if (!this.keepTaskList) {
+			sb.append("No task info kept");
+		}
+		else {
+			TaskInfo[] tasks = getTaskInfo();
+			sb.append("-----------------------------------------\n");
+			sb.append("ms     %     Task name\n");
+			sb.append("-----------------------------------------\n");
+			NumberFormat nf = NumberFormat.getNumberInstance();
+			nf.setMinimumIntegerDigits(5);
+			nf.setGroupingUsed(false);
+			NumberFormat pf = NumberFormat.getPercentInstance();
+			pf.setMinimumIntegerDigits(3);
+			pf.setGroupingUsed(false);
+			for (int i = 0; i < tasks.length; i++) {
+				sb.append(nf.format(tasks[i].getTimeMillis()) + "  ");
+				sb.append(pf.format(tasks[i].getTimeSeconds() / getTotalTimeSeconds()) + "  ");
+				sb.append(tasks[i].getTaskName() + "\n");
+			}
+		}
+		return sb.toString();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return an informative string describing all tasks performed
+	 * For custom reporting, call getTaskInfo() and use the task info directly.
+	 */
+	public String toString() {
+		StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer(shortSummary());
+		if (this.keepTaskList) {
+			TaskInfo[] tasks = getTaskInfo();
+			for (int i = 0; i < tasks.length; i++) {
+				sb.append("; [" + tasks[i].getTaskName() + "] took " + tasks[i].getTimeMillis());
+				long percent = Math.round((100.0 * tasks[i].getTimeSeconds()) / getTotalTimeSeconds());
+				sb.append(" = " + percent + "%");
+			}
+		}
+		else {
+			sb.append("; no task info kept");
+		}
+		return sb.toString();
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Inner class to hold data about one task executed within the stop watch.
+	 */
+	public static class TaskInfo {
+
+		private final String taskName;
+
+		private final long timeMillis;
+
+		private TaskInfo(String taskName, long timeMillis) {
+			this.taskName = taskName;
+			this.timeMillis = timeMillis;
+		}
+
+		/**
+		 * Return the name of this task.
+		 */
+		public String getTaskName() {
+			return taskName;
+		}
+
+		/**
+		 * Return the time in milliseconds this task took.
+		 */
+		public long getTimeMillis() {
+			return timeMillis;
+		}
+
+		/**
+		 * Return the time in seconds this task took.
+		 */
+		public double getTimeSeconds() {
+			return timeMillis / 1000.0;
+		}
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/StringUtils.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/StringUtils.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..832fba5a113
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/StringUtils.java
@@ -0,0 +1,1113 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2008 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.util;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.Enumeration;
+import java.util.Iterator;
+import java.util.LinkedList;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Locale;
+import java.util.Properties;
+import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.StringTokenizer;
+import java.util.TreeSet;
+
+/**
+ * Miscellaneous {@link String} utility methods.
+ *
+ * 
Mainly for internal use within the framework; consider
+ * Jakarta's Commons Lang
+ * for a more comprehensive suite of String utilities.
+ *
+ * 
This class delivers some simple functionality that should really
+ * be provided by the core Java String and {@link StringBuffer}
+ * classes, such as the ability to {@link #replace} all occurrences of a given
+ * substring in a target string. It also provides easy-to-use methods to convert
+ * between delimited strings, such as CSV strings, and collections and arrays.
+ *
+ * @author Rod Johnson
+ * @author Juergen Hoeller
+ * @author Keith Donald
+ * @author Rob Harrop
+ * @author Rick Evans
+ * @since 16 April 2001
+ * @see org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils
+ */
+public abstract class StringUtils {
+
+	private static final String FOLDER_SEPARATOR = "/";
+
+	private static final String WINDOWS_FOLDER_SEPARATOR = "\\";
+
+	private static final String TOP_PATH = "..";
+
+	private static final String CURRENT_PATH = ".";
+
+	private static final char EXTENSION_SEPARATOR = '.';
+
+
+	//---------------------------------------------------------------------
+	// General convenience methods for working with Strings
+	//---------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	/**
+	 * Check that the given CharSequence is neither null nor of length 0.
+	 * Note: Will return true for a CharSequence that purely consists of whitespace.
+	 * 
+	 * StringUtils.hasLength(null) = false
+	 * StringUtils.hasLength("") = false
+	 * StringUtils.hasLength(" ") = true
+	 * StringUtils.hasLength("Hello") = true
+	 * 

+	 * @param str the CharSequence to check (may be null)
+	 * @return true if the CharSequence is not null and has length
+	 * @see #hasText(String)
+	 */
+	public static boolean hasLength(CharSequence str) {
+		return (str != null && str.length() > 0);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Check that the given String is neither null nor of length 0.
+	 * Note: Will return true for a String that purely consists of whitespace.
+	 * @param str the String to check (may be null)
+	 * @return true if the String is not null and has length
+	 * @see #hasLength(CharSequence)
+	 */
+	public static boolean hasLength(String str) {
+		return hasLength((CharSequence) str);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Check whether the given CharSequence has actual text.
+	 * More specifically, returns true if the string not null,
+	 * its length is greater than 0, and it contains at least one non-whitespace character.
+	 * 
+	 * StringUtils.hasText(null) = false
+	 * StringUtils.hasText("") = false
+	 * StringUtils.hasText(" ") = false
+	 * StringUtils.hasText("12345") = true
+	 * StringUtils.hasText(" 12345 ") = true
+	 * 

+	 * @param str the CharSequence to check (may be null)
+	 * @return true if the CharSequence is not null,
+	 * its length is greater than 0, and it does not contain whitespace only
+	 * @see java.lang.Character#isWhitespace
+	 */
+	public static boolean hasText(CharSequence str) {
+		if (!hasLength(str)) {
+			return false;
+		}
+		int strLen = str.length();
+		for (int i = 0; i < strLen; i++) {
+			if (!Character.isWhitespace(str.charAt(i))) {
+				return true;
+			}
+		}
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Check whether the given String has actual text.
+	 * More specifically, returns true if the string not null,
+	 * its length is greater than 0, and it contains at least one non-whitespace character.
+	 * @param str the String to check (may be null)
+	 * @return true if the String is not null, its length is
+	 * greater than 0, and it does not contain whitespace only
+	 * @see #hasText(CharSequence)
+	 */
+	public static boolean hasText(String str) {
+		return hasText((CharSequence) str);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Check whether the given CharSequence contains any whitespace characters.
+	 * @param str the CharSequence to check (may be null)
+	 * @return true if the CharSequence is not empty and
+	 * contains at least 1 whitespace character
+	 * @see java.lang.Character#isWhitespace
+	 */
+	public static boolean containsWhitespace(CharSequence str) {
+		if (!hasLength(str)) {
+			return false;
+		}
+		int strLen = str.length();
+		for (int i = 0; i < strLen; i++) {
+			if (Character.isWhitespace(str.charAt(i))) {
+				return true;
+			}
+		}
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Check whether the given String contains any whitespace characters.
+	 * @param str the String to check (may be null)
+	 * @return true if the String is not empty and
+	 * contains at least 1 whitespace character
+	 * @see #containsWhitespace(CharSequence)
+	 */
+	public static boolean containsWhitespace(String str) {
+		return containsWhitespace((CharSequence) str);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Trim leading and trailing whitespace from the given String.
+	 * @param str the String to check
+	 * @return the trimmed String
+	 * @see java.lang.Character#isWhitespace
+	 */
+	public static String trimWhitespace(String str) {
+		if (!hasLength(str)) {
+			return str;
+		}
+		StringBuffer buf = new StringBuffer(str);
+		while (buf.length() > 0 && Character.isWhitespace(buf.charAt(0))) {
+			buf.deleteCharAt(0);
+		}
+		while (buf.length() > 0 && Character.isWhitespace(buf.charAt(buf.length() - 1))) {
+			buf.deleteCharAt(buf.length() - 1);
+		}
+		return buf.toString();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Trim all whitespace from the given String:
+	 * leading, trailing, and inbetween characters.
+	 * @param str the String to check
+	 * @return the trimmed String
+	 * @see java.lang.Character#isWhitespace
+	 */
+	public static String trimAllWhitespace(String str) {
+		if (!hasLength(str)) {
+			return str;
+		}
+		StringBuffer buf = new StringBuffer(str);
+		int index = 0;
+		while (buf.length() > index) {
+			if (Character.isWhitespace(buf.charAt(index))) {
+				buf.deleteCharAt(index);
+			}
+			else {
+				index++;
+			}
+		}
+		return buf.toString();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Trim leading whitespace from the given String.
+	 * @param str the String to check
+	 * @return the trimmed String
+	 * @see java.lang.Character#isWhitespace
+	 */
+	public static String trimLeadingWhitespace(String str) {
+		if (!hasLength(str)) {
+			return str;
+		}
+		StringBuffer buf = new StringBuffer(str);
+		while (buf.length() > 0 && Character.isWhitespace(buf.charAt(0))) {
+			buf.deleteCharAt(0);
+		}
+		return buf.toString();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Trim trailing whitespace from the given String.
+	 * @param str the String to check
+	 * @return the trimmed String
+	 * @see java.lang.Character#isWhitespace
+	 */
+	public static String trimTrailingWhitespace(String str) {
+		if (!hasLength(str)) {
+			return str;
+		}
+		StringBuffer buf = new StringBuffer(str);
+		while (buf.length() > 0 && Character.isWhitespace(buf.charAt(buf.length() - 1))) {
+			buf.deleteCharAt(buf.length() - 1);
+		}
+		return buf.toString();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Trim all occurences of the supplied leading character from the given String.
+	 * @param str the String to check
+	 * @param leadingCharacter the leading character to be trimmed
+	 * @return the trimmed String
+	 */
+	public static String trimLeadingCharacter(String str, char leadingCharacter) {
+		if (!hasLength(str)) {
+			return str;
+		}
+		StringBuffer buf = new StringBuffer(str);
+		while (buf.length() > 0 && buf.charAt(0) == leadingCharacter) {
+			buf.deleteCharAt(0);
+		}
+		return buf.toString();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Trim all occurences of the supplied trailing character from the given String.
+	 * @param str the String to check
+	 * @param trailingCharacter the trailing character to be trimmed
+	 * @return the trimmed String
+	 */
+	public static String trimTrailingCharacter(String str, char trailingCharacter) {
+		if (!hasLength(str)) {
+			return str;
+		}
+		StringBuffer buf = new StringBuffer(str);
+		while (buf.length() > 0 && buf.charAt(buf.length() - 1) == trailingCharacter) {
+			buf.deleteCharAt(buf.length() - 1);
+		}
+		return buf.toString();
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Test if the given String starts with the specified prefix,
+	 * ignoring upper/lower case.
+	 * @param str the String to check
+	 * @param prefix the prefix to look for
+	 * @see java.lang.String#startsWith
+	 */
+	public static boolean startsWithIgnoreCase(String str, String prefix) {
+		if (str == null || prefix == null) {
+			return false;
+		}
+		if (str.startsWith(prefix)) {
+			return true;
+		}
+		if (str.length() < prefix.length()) {
+			return false;
+		}
+		String lcStr = str.substring(0, prefix.length()).toLowerCase();
+		String lcPrefix = prefix.toLowerCase();
+		return lcStr.equals(lcPrefix);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Test if the given String ends with the specified suffix,
+	 * ignoring upper/lower case.
+	 * @param str the String to check
+	 * @param suffix the suffix to look for
+	 * @see java.lang.String#endsWith
+	 */
+	public static boolean endsWithIgnoreCase(String str, String suffix) {
+		if (str == null || suffix == null) {
+			return false;
+		}
+		if (str.endsWith(suffix)) {
+			return true;
+		}
+		if (str.length() < suffix.length()) {
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		String lcStr = str.substring(str.length() - suffix.length()).toLowerCase();
+		String lcSuffix = suffix.toLowerCase();
+		return lcStr.equals(lcSuffix);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Test whether the given string matches the given substring
+	 * at the given index.
+	 * @param str the original string (or StringBuffer)
+	 * @param index the index in the original string to start matching against
+	 * @param substring the substring to match at the given index
+	 */
+	public static boolean substringMatch(CharSequence str, int index, CharSequence substring) {
+		for (int j = 0; j < substring.length(); j++) {
+			int i = index + j;
+			if (i >= str.length() || str.charAt(i) != substring.charAt(j)) {
+				return false;
+			}
+		}
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Count the occurrences of the substring in string s.
+	 * @param str string to search in. Return 0 if this is null.
+	 * @param sub string to search for. Return 0 if this is null.
+	 */
+	public static int countOccurrencesOf(String str, String sub) {
+		if (str == null || sub == null || str.length() == 0 || sub.length() == 0) {
+			return 0;
+		}
+		int count = 0, pos = 0, idx = 0;
+		while ((idx = str.indexOf(sub, pos)) != -1) {
+			++count;
+			pos = idx + sub.length();
+		}
+		return count;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Replace all occurences of a substring within a string with
+	 * another string.
+	 * @param inString String to examine
+	 * @param oldPattern String to replace
+	 * @param newPattern String to insert
+	 * @return a String with the replacements
+	 */
+	public static String replace(String inString, String oldPattern, String newPattern) {
+		if (!hasLength(inString) || !hasLength(oldPattern) || newPattern == null) {
+			return inString;
+		}
+		StringBuffer sbuf = new StringBuffer();
+		// output StringBuffer we'll build up
+		int pos = 0; // our position in the old string
+		int index = inString.indexOf(oldPattern);
+		// the index of an occurrence we've found, or -1
+		int patLen = oldPattern.length();
+		while (index >= 0) {
+			sbuf.append(inString.substring(pos, index));
+			sbuf.append(newPattern);
+			pos = index + patLen;
+			index = inString.indexOf(oldPattern, pos);
+		}
+		sbuf.append(inString.substring(pos));
+		// remember to append any characters to the right of a match
+		return sbuf.toString();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Delete all occurrences of the given substring.
+	 * @param inString the original String
+	 * @param pattern the pattern to delete all occurrences of
+	 * @return the resulting String
+	 */
+	public static String delete(String inString, String pattern) {
+		return replace(inString, pattern, "");
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Delete any character in a given String.
+	 * @param inString the original String
+	 * @param charsToDelete a set of characters to delete.
+	 * E.g. "az\n" will delete 'a's, 'z's and new lines.
+	 * @return the resulting String
+	 */
+	public static String deleteAny(String inString, String charsToDelete) {
+		if (!hasLength(inString) || !hasLength(charsToDelete)) {
+			return inString;
+		}
+		StringBuffer out = new StringBuffer();
+		for (int i = 0; i < inString.length(); i++) {
+			char c = inString.charAt(i);
+			if (charsToDelete.indexOf(c) == -1) {
+				out.append(c);
+			}
+		}
+		return out.toString();
+	}
+
+
+	//---------------------------------------------------------------------
+	// Convenience methods for working with formatted Strings
+	//---------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	/**
+	 * Quote the given String with single quotes.
+	 * @param str the input String (e.g. "myString")
+	 * @return the quoted String (e.g. "'myString'"),
+	 * or null if the input was null
+	 */
+	public static String quote(String str) {
+		return (str != null ? "'" + str + "'" : null);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Turn the given Object into a String with single quotes
+	 * if it is a String; keeping the Object as-is else.
+	 * @param obj the input Object (e.g. "myString")
+	 * @return the quoted String (e.g. "'myString'"),
+	 * or the input object as-is if not a String
+	 */
+	public static Object quoteIfString(Object obj) {
+		return (obj instanceof String ? quote((String) obj) : obj);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Unqualify a string qualified by a '.' dot character. For example,
+	 * "this.name.is.qualified", returns "qualified".
+	 * @param qualifiedName the qualified name
+	 */
+	public static String unqualify(String qualifiedName) {
+		return unqualify(qualifiedName, '.');
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Unqualify a string qualified by a separator character. For example,
+	 * "this:name:is:qualified" returns "qualified" if using a ':' separator.
+	 * @param qualifiedName the qualified name
+	 * @param separator the separator
+	 */
+	public static String unqualify(String qualifiedName, char separator) {
+		return qualifiedName.substring(qualifiedName.lastIndexOf(separator) + 1);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Capitalize a String, changing the first letter to
+	 * upper case as per {@link Character#toUpperCase(char)}.
+	 * No other letters are changed.
+	 * @param str the String to capitalize, may be null
+	 * @return the capitalized String, null if null
+	 */
+	public static String capitalize(String str) {
+		return changeFirstCharacterCase(str, true);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Uncapitalize a String, changing the first letter to
+	 * lower case as per {@link Character#toLowerCase(char)}.
+	 * No other letters are changed.
+	 * @param str the String to uncapitalize, may be null
+	 * @return the uncapitalized String, null if null
+	 */
+	public static String uncapitalize(String str) {
+		return changeFirstCharacterCase(str, false);
+	}
+
+	private static String changeFirstCharacterCase(String str, boolean capitalize) {
+		if (str == null || str.length() == 0) {
+			return str;
+		}
+		StringBuffer buf = new StringBuffer(str.length());
+		if (capitalize) {
+			buf.append(Character.toUpperCase(str.charAt(0)));
+		}
+		else {
+			buf.append(Character.toLowerCase(str.charAt(0)));
+		}
+		buf.append(str.substring(1));
+		return buf.toString();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Extract the filename from the given path,
+	 * e.g. "mypath/myfile.txt" -> "myfile.txt".
+	 * @param path the file path (may be null)
+	 * @return the extracted filename, or null if none
+	 */
+	public static String getFilename(String path) {
+		if (path == null) {
+			return null;
+		}
+		int separatorIndex = path.lastIndexOf(FOLDER_SEPARATOR);
+		return (separatorIndex != -1 ? path.substring(separatorIndex + 1) : path);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Extract the filename extension from the given path,
+	 * e.g. "mypath/myfile.txt" -> "txt".
+	 * @param path the file path (may be null)
+	 * @return the extracted filename extension, or null if none
+	 */
+	public static String getFilenameExtension(String path) {
+		if (path == null) {
+			return null;
+		}
+		int sepIndex = path.lastIndexOf(EXTENSION_SEPARATOR);
+		return (sepIndex != -1 ? path.substring(sepIndex + 1) : null);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Strip the filename extension from the given path,
+	 * e.g. "mypath/myfile.txt" -> "mypath/myfile".
+	 * @param path the file path (may be null)
+	 * @return the path with stripped filename extension,
+	 * or null if none
+	 */
+	public static String stripFilenameExtension(String path) {
+		if (path == null) {
+			return null;
+		}
+		int sepIndex = path.lastIndexOf(EXTENSION_SEPARATOR);
+		return (sepIndex != -1 ? path.substring(0, sepIndex) : path);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Apply the given relative path to the given path,
+	 * assuming standard Java folder separation (i.e. "/" separators);
+	 * @param path the path to start from (usually a full file path)
+	 * @param relativePath the relative path to apply
+	 * (relative to the full file path above)
+	 * @return the full file path that results from applying the relative path
+	 */
+	public static String applyRelativePath(String path, String relativePath) {
+		int separatorIndex = path.lastIndexOf(FOLDER_SEPARATOR);
+		if (separatorIndex != -1) {
+			String newPath = path.substring(0, separatorIndex);
+			if (!relativePath.startsWith(FOLDER_SEPARATOR)) {
+				newPath += FOLDER_SEPARATOR;
+			}
+			return newPath + relativePath;
+		}
+		else {
+			return relativePath;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Normalize the path by suppressing sequences like "path/.." and
+	 * inner simple dots.
+	 * 
The result is convenient for path comparison. For other uses,
+	 * notice that Windows separators ("\") are replaced by simple slashes.
+	 * @param path the original path
+	 * @return the normalized path
+	 */
+	public static String cleanPath(String path) {
+		if (path == null) {
+			return null;
+		}
+		String pathToUse = replace(path, WINDOWS_FOLDER_SEPARATOR, FOLDER_SEPARATOR);
+
+		// Strip prefix from path to analyze, to not treat it as part of the
+		// first path element. This is necessary to correctly parse paths like
+		// "file:core/../core/io/Resource.class", where the ".." should just
+		// strip the first "core" directory while keeping the "file:" prefix.
+		int prefixIndex = pathToUse.indexOf(":");
+		String prefix = "";
+		if (prefixIndex != -1) {
+			prefix = pathToUse.substring(0, prefixIndex + 1);
+			pathToUse = pathToUse.substring(prefixIndex + 1);
+		}
+		if (pathToUse.startsWith(FOLDER_SEPARATOR)) {
+			prefix = prefix + FOLDER_SEPARATOR;
+			pathToUse = pathToUse.substring(1);
+		}
+
+		String[] pathArray = delimitedListToStringArray(pathToUse, FOLDER_SEPARATOR);
+		List pathElements = new LinkedList();
+		int tops = 0;
+
+		for (int i = pathArray.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
+			String element = pathArray[i];
+			if (CURRENT_PATH.equals(element)) {
+				// Points to current directory - drop it.
+			}
+			else if (TOP_PATH.equals(element)) {
+				// Registering top path found.
+				tops++;
+			}
+			else {
+				if (tops > 0) {
+					// Merging path element with element corresponding to top path.
+					tops--;
+				}
+				else {
+					// Normal path element found.
+					pathElements.add(0, element);
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		// Remaining top paths need to be retained.
+		for (int i = 0; i < tops; i++) {
+			pathElements.add(0, TOP_PATH);
+		}
+
+		return prefix + collectionToDelimitedString(pathElements, FOLDER_SEPARATOR);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Compare two paths after normalization of them.
+	 * @param path1 first path for comparison
+	 * @param path2 second path for comparison
+	 * @return whether the two paths are equivalent after normalization
+	 */
+	public static boolean pathEquals(String path1, String path2) {
+		return cleanPath(path1).equals(cleanPath(path2));
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Parse the given localeString into a {@link Locale}.
+	 * 
This is the inverse operation of {@link Locale#toString Locale's toString}.
+	 * @param localeString the locale string, following Locale's
+	 * toString() format ("en", "en_UK", etc);
+	 * also accepts spaces as separators, as an alternative to underscores
+	 * @return a corresponding Locale instance
+	 */
+	public static Locale parseLocaleString(String localeString) {
+		String[] parts = tokenizeToStringArray(localeString, "_ ", false, false);
+		String language = (parts.length > 0 ? parts[0] : "");
+		String country = (parts.length > 1 ? parts[1] : "");
+		String variant = "";
+		if (parts.length >= 2) {
+			// There is definitely a variant, and it is everything after the country
+			// code sans the separator between the country code and the variant.
+			int endIndexOfCountryCode = localeString.indexOf(country) + country.length();
+			// Strip off any leading '_' and whitespace, what's left is the variant.
+			variant = trimLeadingWhitespace(localeString.substring(endIndexOfCountryCode));
+			if (variant.startsWith("_")) {
+				variant = trimLeadingCharacter(variant, '_');
+			}
+		}
+		return (language.length() > 0 ? new Locale(language, country, variant) : null);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Determine the RFC 3066 compliant language tag,
+	 * as used for the HTTP "Accept-Language" header.
+	 * @param locale the Locale to transform to a language tag
+	 * @return the RFC 3066 compliant language tag as String
+	 */
+	public static String toLanguageTag(Locale locale) {
+		return locale.getLanguage() + (hasText(locale.getCountry()) ? "-" + locale.getCountry() : "");
+	}
+
+
+	//---------------------------------------------------------------------
+	// Convenience methods for working with String arrays
+	//---------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	/**
+	 * Append the given String to the given String array, returning a new array
+	 * consisting of the input array contents plus the given String.
+	 * @param array the array to append to (can be null)
+	 * @param str the String to append
+	 * @return the new array (never null)
+	 */
+	public static String[] addStringToArray(String[] array, String str) {
+		if (ObjectUtils.isEmpty(array)) {
+			return new String[] {str};
+		}
+		String[] newArr = new String[array.length + 1];
+		System.arraycopy(array, 0, newArr, 0, array.length);
+		newArr[array.length] = str;
+		return newArr;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Concatenate the given String arrays into one,
+	 * with overlapping array elements included twice.
+	 * 
The order of elements in the original arrays is preserved.
+	 * @param array1 the first array (can be null)
+	 * @param array2 the second array (can be null)
+	 * @return the new array (null if both given arrays were null)
+	 */
+	public static String[] concatenateStringArrays(String[] array1, String[] array2) {
+		if (ObjectUtils.isEmpty(array1)) {
+			return array2;
+		}
+		if (ObjectUtils.isEmpty(array2)) {
+			return array1;
+		}
+		String[] newArr = new String[array1.length + array2.length];
+		System.arraycopy(array1, 0, newArr, 0, array1.length);
+		System.arraycopy(array2, 0, newArr, array1.length, array2.length);
+		return newArr;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Merge the given String arrays into one, with overlapping
+	 * array elements only included once.
+	 * 
The order of elements in the original arrays is preserved
+	 * (with the exception of overlapping elements, which are only
+	 * included on their first occurence).
+	 * @param array1 the first array (can be null)
+	 * @param array2 the second array (can be null)
+	 * @return the new array (null if both given arrays were null)
+	 */
+	public static String[] mergeStringArrays(String[] array1, String[] array2) {
+		if (ObjectUtils.isEmpty(array1)) {
+			return array2;
+		}
+		if (ObjectUtils.isEmpty(array2)) {
+			return array1;
+		}
+		List result = new ArrayList();
+		result.addAll(Arrays.asList(array1));
+		for (int i = 0; i < array2.length; i++) {
+			String str = array2[i];
+			if (!result.contains(str)) {
+				result.add(str);
+			}
+		}
+		return toStringArray(result);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Turn given source String array into sorted array.
+	 * @param array the source array
+	 * @return the sorted array (never null)
+	 */
+	public static String[] sortStringArray(String[] array) {
+		if (ObjectUtils.isEmpty(array)) {
+			return new String[0];
+		}
+		Arrays.sort(array);
+		return array;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Copy the given Collection into a String array.
+	 * The Collection must contain String elements only.
+	 * @param collection the Collection to copy
+	 * @return the String array (null if the passed-in
+	 * Collection was null)
+	 */
+	public static String[] toStringArray(Collection collection) {
+		if (collection == null) {
+			return null;
+		}
+		return (String[]) collection.toArray(new String[collection.size()]);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Copy the given Enumeration into a String array.
+	 * The Enumeration must contain String elements only.
+	 * @param enumeration the Enumeration to copy
+	 * @return the String array (null if the passed-in
+	 * Enumeration was null)
+	 */
+	public static String[] toStringArray(Enumeration enumeration) {
+		if (enumeration == null) {
+			return null;
+		}
+		List list = Collections.list(enumeration);
+		return (String[]) list.toArray(new String[list.size()]);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Trim the elements of the given String array,
+	 * calling String.trim() on each of them.
+	 * @param array the original String array
+	 * @return the resulting array (of the same size) with trimmed elements
+	 */
+	public static String[] trimArrayElements(String[] array) {
+		if (ObjectUtils.isEmpty(array)) {
+			return new String[0];
+		}
+		String[] result = new String[array.length];
+		for (int i = 0; i < array.length; i++) {
+			String element = array[i];
+			result[i] = (element != null ? element.trim() : null);
+		}
+		return result;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Remove duplicate Strings from the given array.
+	 * Also sorts the array, as it uses a TreeSet.
+	 * @param array the String array
+	 * @return an array without duplicates, in natural sort order
+	 */
+	public static String[] removeDuplicateStrings(String[] array) {
+		if (ObjectUtils.isEmpty(array)) {
+			return array;
+		}
+		Set set = new TreeSet();
+		for (int i = 0; i < array.length; i++) {
+			set.add(array[i]);
+		}
+		return toStringArray(set);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Split a String at the first occurrence of the delimiter.
+	 * Does not include the delimiter in the result.
+	 * @param toSplit the string to split
+	 * @param delimiter to split the string up with
+	 * @return a two element array with index 0 being before the delimiter, and
+	 * index 1 being after the delimiter (neither element includes the delimiter);
+	 * or null if the delimiter wasn't found in the given input String
+	 */
+	public static String[] split(String toSplit, String delimiter) {
+		if (!hasLength(toSplit) || !hasLength(delimiter)) {
+			return null;
+		}
+		int offset = toSplit.indexOf(delimiter);
+		if (offset < 0) {
+			return null;
+		}
+		String beforeDelimiter = toSplit.substring(0, offset);
+		String afterDelimiter = toSplit.substring(offset + delimiter.length());
+		return new String[] {beforeDelimiter, afterDelimiter};
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Take an array Strings and split each element based on the given delimiter.
+	 * A Properties instance is then generated, with the left of the
+	 * delimiter providing the key, and the right of the delimiter providing the value.
+	 * 
Will trim both the key and value before adding them to the
+	 * Properties instance.
+	 * @param array the array to process
+	 * @param delimiter to split each element using (typically the equals symbol)
+	 * @return a Properties instance representing the array contents,
+	 * or null if the array to process was null or empty
+	 */
+	public static Properties splitArrayElementsIntoProperties(String[] array, String delimiter) {
+		return splitArrayElementsIntoProperties(array, delimiter, null);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Take an array Strings and split each element based on the given delimiter.
+	 * A Properties instance is then generated, with the left of the
+	 * delimiter providing the key, and the right of the delimiter providing the value.
+	 * 
Will trim both the key and value before adding them to the
+	 * Properties instance.
+	 * @param array the array to process
+	 * @param delimiter to split each element using (typically the equals symbol)
+	 * @param charsToDelete one or more characters to remove from each element
+	 * prior to attempting the split operation (typically the quotation mark
+	 * symbol), or null if no removal should occur
+	 * @return a Properties instance representing the array contents,
+	 * or null if the array to process was null or empty
+	 */
+	public static Properties splitArrayElementsIntoProperties(
+			String[] array, String delimiter, String charsToDelete) {
+
+		if (ObjectUtils.isEmpty(array)) {
+			return null;
+		}
+		Properties result = new Properties();
+		for (int i = 0; i < array.length; i++) {
+			String element = array[i];
+			if (charsToDelete != null) {
+				element = deleteAny(array[i], charsToDelete);
+			}
+			String[] splittedElement = split(element, delimiter);
+			if (splittedElement == null) {
+				continue;
+			}
+			result.setProperty(splittedElement[0].trim(), splittedElement[1].trim());
+		}
+		return result;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Tokenize the given String into a String array via a StringTokenizer.
+	 * Trims tokens and omits empty tokens.
+	 * 
The given delimiters string is supposed to consist of any number of
+	 * delimiter characters. Each of those characters can be used to separate
+	 * tokens. A delimiter is always a single character; for multi-character
+	 * delimiters, consider using delimitedListToStringArray
+	 * @param str the String to tokenize
+	 * @param delimiters the delimiter characters, assembled as String
+	 * (each of those characters is individually considered as delimiter).
+	 * @return an array of the tokens
+	 * @see java.util.StringTokenizer
+	 * @see java.lang.String#trim()
+	 * @see #delimitedListToStringArray
+	 */
+	public static String[] tokenizeToStringArray(String str, String delimiters) {
+		return tokenizeToStringArray(str, delimiters, true, true);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Tokenize the given String into a String array via a StringTokenizer.
+	 * 
The given delimiters string is supposed to consist of any number of
+	 * delimiter characters. Each of those characters can be used to separate
+	 * tokens. A delimiter is always a single character; for multi-character
+	 * delimiters, consider using delimitedListToStringArray
+	 * @param str the String to tokenize
+	 * @param delimiters the delimiter characters, assembled as String
+	 * (each of those characters is individually considered as delimiter)
+	 * @param trimTokens trim the tokens via String's trim
+	 * @param ignoreEmptyTokens omit empty tokens from the result array
+	 * (only applies to tokens that are empty after trimming; StringTokenizer
+	 * will not consider subsequent delimiters as token in the first place).
+	 * @return an array of the tokens (null if the input String
+	 * was null)
+	 * @see java.util.StringTokenizer
+	 * @see java.lang.String#trim()
+	 * @see #delimitedListToStringArray
+	 */
+	public static String[] tokenizeToStringArray(
+			String str, String delimiters, boolean trimTokens, boolean ignoreEmptyTokens) {
+
+		if (str == null) {
+			return null;
+		}
+		StringTokenizer st = new StringTokenizer(str, delimiters);
+		List tokens = new ArrayList();
+		while (st.hasMoreTokens()) {
+			String token = st.nextToken();
+			if (trimTokens) {
+				token = token.trim();
+			}
+			if (!ignoreEmptyTokens || token.length() > 0) {
+				tokens.add(token);
+			}
+		}
+		return toStringArray(tokens);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Take a String which is a delimited list and convert it to a String array.
+	 * 
A single delimiter can consists of more than one character: It will still
+	 * be considered as single delimiter string, rather than as bunch of potential
+	 * delimiter characters - in contrast to tokenizeToStringArray.
+	 * @param str the input String
+	 * @param delimiter the delimiter between elements (this is a single delimiter,
+	 * rather than a bunch individual delimiter characters)
+	 * @return an array of the tokens in the list
+	 * @see #tokenizeToStringArray
+	 */
+	public static String[] delimitedListToStringArray(String str, String delimiter) {
+		return delimitedListToStringArray(str, delimiter, null);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Take a String which is a delimited list and convert it to a String array.
+	 * 
A single delimiter can consists of more than one character: It will still
+	 * be considered as single delimiter string, rather than as bunch of potential
+	 * delimiter characters - in contrast to tokenizeToStringArray.
+	 * @param str the input String
+	 * @param delimiter the delimiter between elements (this is a single delimiter,
+	 * rather than a bunch individual delimiter characters)
+	 * @param charsToDelete a set of characters to delete. Useful for deleting unwanted
+	 * line breaks: e.g. "\r\n\f" will delete all new lines and line feeds in a String.
+	 * @return an array of the tokens in the list
+	 * @see #tokenizeToStringArray
+	 */
+	public static String[] delimitedListToStringArray(String str, String delimiter, String charsToDelete) {
+		if (str == null) {
+			return new String[0];
+		}
+		if (delimiter == null) {
+			return new String[] {str};
+		}
+		List result = new ArrayList();
+		if ("".equals(delimiter)) {
+			for (int i = 0; i < str.length(); i++) {
+				result.add(deleteAny(str.substring(i, i + 1), charsToDelete));
+			}
+		}
+		else {
+			int pos = 0;
+			int delPos = 0;
+			while ((delPos = str.indexOf(delimiter, pos)) != -1) {
+				result.add(deleteAny(str.substring(pos, delPos), charsToDelete));
+				pos = delPos + delimiter.length();
+			}
+			if (str.length() > 0 && pos <= str.length()) {
+				// Add rest of String, but not in case of empty input.
+				result.add(deleteAny(str.substring(pos), charsToDelete));
+			}
+		}
+		return toStringArray(result);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Convert a CSV list into an array of Strings.
+	 * @param str the input String
+	 * @return an array of Strings, or the empty array in case of empty input
+	 */
+	public static String[] commaDelimitedListToStringArray(String str) {
+		return delimitedListToStringArray(str, ",");
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Convenience method to convert a CSV string list to a set.
+	 * Note that this will suppress duplicates.
+	 * @param str the input String
+	 * @return a Set of String entries in the list
+	 */
+	public static Set commaDelimitedListToSet(String str) {
+		Set set = new TreeSet();
+		String[] tokens = commaDelimitedListToStringArray(str);
+		for (int i = 0; i < tokens.length; i++) {
+			set.add(tokens[i]);
+		}
+		return set;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Convenience method to return a Collection as a delimited (e.g. CSV)
+	 * String. E.g. useful for toString() implementations.
+	 * @param coll the Collection to display
+	 * @param delim the delimiter to use (probably a ",")
+	 * @param prefix the String to start each element with
+	 * @param suffix the String to end each element with
+	 * @return the delimited String
+	 */
+	public static String collectionToDelimitedString(Collection coll, String delim, String prefix, String suffix) {
+		if (CollectionUtils.isEmpty(coll)) {
+			return "";
+		}
+		StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer();
+		Iterator it = coll.iterator();
+		while (it.hasNext()) {
+			sb.append(prefix).append(it.next()).append(suffix);
+			if (it.hasNext()) {
+				sb.append(delim);
+			}
+		}
+		return sb.toString();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Convenience method to return a Collection as a delimited (e.g. CSV)
+	 * String. E.g. useful for toString() implementations.
+	 * @param coll the Collection to display
+	 * @param delim the delimiter to use (probably a ",")
+	 * @return the delimited String
+	 */
+	public static String collectionToDelimitedString(Collection coll, String delim) {
+		return collectionToDelimitedString(coll, delim, "", "");
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Convenience method to return a Collection as a CSV String.
+	 * E.g. useful for toString() implementations.
+	 * @param coll the Collection to display
+	 * @return the delimited String
+	 */
+	public static String collectionToCommaDelimitedString(Collection coll) {
+		return collectionToDelimitedString(coll, ",");
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Convenience method to return a String array as a delimited (e.g. CSV)
+	 * String. E.g. useful for toString() implementations.
+	 * @param arr the array to display
+	 * @param delim the delimiter to use (probably a ",")
+	 * @return the delimited String
+	 */
+	public static String arrayToDelimitedString(Object[] arr, String delim) {
+		if (ObjectUtils.isEmpty(arr)) {
+			return "";
+		}
+		StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer();
+		for (int i = 0; i < arr.length; i++) {
+			if (i > 0) {
+				sb.append(delim);
+			}
+			sb.append(arr[i]);
+		}
+		return sb.toString();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Convenience method to return a String array as a CSV String.
+	 * E.g. useful for toString() implementations.
+	 * @param arr the array to display
+	 * @return the delimited String
+	 */
+	public static String arrayToCommaDelimitedString(Object[] arr) {
+		return arrayToDelimitedString(arr, ",");
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/StringValueResolver.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/StringValueResolver.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..acc77c1e645
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/StringValueResolver.java
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2007 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.util;
+
+/**
+ * Simple strategy interface for resolving a String value.
+ * Used by {@link org.springframework.beans.factory.config.ConfigurableBeanFactory}.
+ *
+ * @author Juergen Hoeller
+ * @since 2.5
+ * @see org.springframework.beans.factory.config.ConfigurableBeanFactory#resolveAliases
+ * @see org.springframework.beans.factory.config.BeanDefinitionVisitor#BeanDefinitionVisitor(StringValueResolver)
+ * @see org.springframework.beans.factory.config.PropertyPlaceholderConfigurer
+ */
+public interface StringValueResolver {
+
+	/**
+	 * Resolve the given String value, for example parsing placeholders.
+	 * @param strVal the original String value
+	 * @return the resolved String value
+	 */
+	String resolveStringValue(String strVal);
+
+}
diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/SystemPropertyUtils.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/SystemPropertyUtils.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ab61950e966
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/SystemPropertyUtils.java
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2008 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.util;
+
+/**
+ * Helper class for resolving placeholders in texts. Usually applied to file paths.
+ *
+ * 
A text may contain ${...} placeholders, to be resolved as
+ * system properties: e.g. ${user.dir}.
+ *
+ * @author Juergen Hoeller
+ * @since 1.2.5
+ * @see #PLACEHOLDER_PREFIX
+ * @see #PLACEHOLDER_SUFFIX
+ * @see System#getProperty(String)
+ */
+public abstract class SystemPropertyUtils {
+
+	/** Prefix for system property placeholders: "${" */
+	public static final String PLACEHOLDER_PREFIX = "${";
+
+	/** Suffix for system property placeholders: "}" */
+	public static final String PLACEHOLDER_SUFFIX = "}";
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Resolve ${...} placeholders in the given text,
+	 * replacing them with corresponding system property values.
+	 * @param text the String to resolve
+	 * @return the resolved String
+	 * @see #PLACEHOLDER_PREFIX
+	 * @see #PLACEHOLDER_SUFFIX
+	 */
+	public static String resolvePlaceholders(String text) {
+		StringBuffer buf = new StringBuffer(text);
+
+		int startIndex = buf.indexOf(PLACEHOLDER_PREFIX);
+		while (startIndex != -1) {
+			int endIndex = buf.indexOf(PLACEHOLDER_SUFFIX, startIndex + PLACEHOLDER_PREFIX.length());
+			if (endIndex != -1) {
+				String placeholder = buf.substring(startIndex + PLACEHOLDER_PREFIX.length(), endIndex);
+				int nextIndex = endIndex + PLACEHOLDER_SUFFIX.length();
+				try {
+					String propVal = System.getProperty(placeholder);
+					if (propVal == null) {
+						// Fall back to searching the system environment.
+						propVal = System.getenv(placeholder);
+					}
+					if (propVal != null) {
+						buf.replace(startIndex, endIndex + PLACEHOLDER_SUFFIX.length(), propVal);
+						nextIndex = startIndex + propVal.length();
+					}
+					else {
+						System.err.println("Could not resolve placeholder '" + placeholder + "' in [" + text +
+								"] as system property: neither system property nor environment variable found");
+					}
+				}
+				catch (Throwable ex) {
+					System.err.println("Could not resolve placeholder '" + placeholder + "' in [" + text +
+							"] as system property: " + ex);
+				}
+				startIndex = buf.indexOf(PLACEHOLDER_PREFIX, nextIndex);
+			}
+			else {
+				startIndex = -1;
+			}
+		}
+
+		return buf.toString();
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/TypeUtils.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/TypeUtils.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a4f0742e803
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/TypeUtils.java
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2007 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.util;
+
+import java.lang.reflect.ParameterizedType;
+import java.lang.reflect.Type;
+import java.lang.reflect.WildcardType;
+
+/**
+ * Utility to work with Java 5 generic type parameters.
+ * Mainly for internal use within the framework.
+ *
+ * @author Ramnivas Laddad
+ * @author Juergen Hoeller
+ * @since 2.0.7
+ */
+public abstract class TypeUtils {
+
+	/**
+	 * Check if the right-hand side type may be assigned to the left-hand side
+	 * type following the Java generics rules.
+	 * @param lhsType the target type
+	 * @param rhsType	the value type that should be assigned to the target type
+	 * @return true if rhs is assignable to lhs
+	 */
+	public static boolean isAssignable(Type lhsType, Type rhsType) {
+		Assert.notNull(lhsType, "Left-hand side type must not be null");
+		Assert.notNull(rhsType, "Right-hand side type must not be null");
+		if (lhsType.equals(rhsType)) {
+			return true;
+		}
+		if (lhsType instanceof Class && rhsType instanceof Class) {
+			return ClassUtils.isAssignable((Class) lhsType, (Class) rhsType);
+		}
+		if (lhsType instanceof ParameterizedType && rhsType instanceof ParameterizedType) {
+			return isAssignable((ParameterizedType) lhsType, (ParameterizedType) rhsType);
+		}
+		if (lhsType instanceof WildcardType) {
+			return isAssignable((WildcardType) lhsType, rhsType);
+		}
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	private static boolean isAssignable(ParameterizedType lhsType, ParameterizedType rhsType) {
+		if (lhsType.equals(rhsType)) {
+			return true;
+		}
+		Type[] lhsTypeArguments = lhsType.getActualTypeArguments();
+		Type[] rhsTypeArguments = rhsType.getActualTypeArguments();
+		if (lhsTypeArguments.length != rhsTypeArguments.length) {
+			return false;
+		}
+		for (int size = lhsTypeArguments.length, i = 0; i < size; ++i) {
+			Type lhsArg = lhsTypeArguments[i];
+			Type rhsArg = rhsTypeArguments[i];
+			if (!lhsArg.equals(rhsArg) &&
+					!(lhsArg instanceof WildcardType && isAssignable((WildcardType) lhsArg, rhsArg))) {
+				return false;
+			}
+		}
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	private static boolean isAssignable(WildcardType lhsType, Type rhsType) {
+		Type[] upperBounds = lhsType.getUpperBounds();
+		Type[] lowerBounds = lhsType.getLowerBounds();
+		for (int size = upperBounds.length, i = 0; i < size; ++i) {
+			if (!isAssignable(upperBounds[i], rhsType)) {
+				return false;
+			}
+		}
+		for (int size = lowerBounds.length, i = 0; i < size; ++i) {
+			if (!isAssignable(rhsType, lowerBounds[i])) {
+				return false;
+			}
+		}
+		return true;
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/WeakReferenceMonitor.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/WeakReferenceMonitor.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..57aeae99a0e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/WeakReferenceMonitor.java
@@ -0,0 +1,169 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2007 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.util;
+
+import java.lang.ref.Reference;
+import java.lang.ref.ReferenceQueue;
+import java.lang.ref.WeakReference;
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
+import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
+
+/**
+ * Track references to arbitrary objects using proxy and weak references. To
+ * monitor a handle, one should call {@link #monitor(Object, ReleaseListener)},
+ * with the given handle object usually being a holder that uses the target
+ * object underneath, and the release listener performing cleanup of the
+ * target object once the handle is not strongly referenced anymore.
+ *
+ * 
When a given handle becomes weakly reachable, the specified listener
+ * will be called by a background thread. This thread will only be started
+ * lazily and will be stopped once no handles are registered for monitoring
+ * anymore, to be restarted if further handles are added.
+ *
+ * 
Thanks to Tomasz Wysocki for the suggestion and the original
+ * implementation of this class!
+ *
+ * @author Colin Sampaleanu
+ * @author Juergen Hoeller
+ * @since 1.2
+ * @see #monitor
+ */
+public class WeakReferenceMonitor {
+
+	private static final Log logger = LogFactory.getLog(WeakReferenceMonitor.class);
+
+	// Queue receiving reachability events
+	private static final ReferenceQueue handleQueue = new ReferenceQueue();
+
+	// All tracked entries (WeakReference => ReleaseListener)
+	private static final Map trackedEntries = Collections.synchronizedMap(new HashMap());
+
+	// Thread polling handleQueue, lazy initialized
+	private static Thread monitoringThread = null;
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Start to monitor given handle object for becoming weakly reachable.
+	 * When the handle isn't used anymore, the given listener will be called.
+	 * @param handle the object that will be monitored
+	 * @param listener the listener that will be called upon release of the handle
+	 */
+	public static void monitor(Object handle, ReleaseListener listener) {
+		if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
+			logger.debug("Monitoring handle [" + handle + "] with release listener [" + listener + "]");
+		}
+
+		// Make weak reference to this handle, so we can say when
+		// handle is not used any more by polling on handleQueue.
+		WeakReference weakRef = new WeakReference(handle, handleQueue);
+
+		// Add monitored entry to internal map of all monitored entries.
+		addEntry(weakRef, listener);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Add entry to internal map of tracked entries.
+	 * Internal monitoring thread is started if not already running.
+	 * @param ref reference to tracked handle
+	 * @param entry the associated entry
+	 */
+	private static void addEntry(Reference ref, ReleaseListener entry) {
+		// Add entry, the key is given reference.
+		trackedEntries.put(ref, entry);
+
+		// Start monitoring thread lazily.
+		synchronized (WeakReferenceMonitor.class) {
+			if (!isMonitoringThreadRunning()) {
+				monitoringThread = new Thread(new MonitoringProcess(), WeakReferenceMonitor.class.getName());
+				monitoringThread.setDaemon(true);
+				monitoringThread.start();
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Remove entry from internal map of tracked entries.
+	 * @param reference the reference that should be removed
+	 * @return entry object associated with given reference
+	 */
+	private static ReleaseListener removeEntry(Reference reference) {
+		return (ReleaseListener) trackedEntries.remove(reference);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Check if monitoring thread is currently running.
+	 */
+	private static boolean isMonitoringThreadRunning() {
+		synchronized (WeakReferenceMonitor.class) {
+			return (monitoringThread != null);
+		}
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Thread implementation that performs the actual monitoring.
+	 */
+	private static class MonitoringProcess implements Runnable {
+
+		public void run() {
+			logger.debug("Starting reference monitor thread");
+			try {
+				// Check if there are any tracked entries left.
+				while (!trackedEntries.isEmpty()) {
+					try {
+						Reference reference = handleQueue.remove();
+						// Stop tracking this reference.
+						ReleaseListener entry = removeEntry(reference);
+						if (entry != null) {
+							// Invoke listener callback.
+							entry.released();
+						}
+					}
+					catch (InterruptedException ex) {
+						logger.debug("Reference monitor thread interrupted", ex);
+						break;
+					}
+				}
+			}
+			finally {
+				logger.debug("Stopping reference monitor thread");
+				synchronized (WeakReferenceMonitor.class) {
+					monitoringThread = null;
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Listener that is notified when the handle is being released.
+	 * To be implemented by users of this reference monitor.
+	 */
+	public static interface ReleaseListener {
+
+		/**
+		 * This callback method is invoked once the associated handle has been released,
+		 * i.e. once there are no monitored strong references to the handle anymore.
+		 */
+		void released();
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/comparator/BooleanComparator.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/comparator/BooleanComparator.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4095b2f3c8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/comparator/BooleanComparator.java
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2005 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.util.comparator;
+
+import java.io.Serializable;
+import java.util.Comparator;
+
+/**
+ * A Comparator for Boolean objects that can sort either true or false first.
+ *
+ * @author Keith Donald
+ * @since 1.2.2
+ */
+public final class BooleanComparator implements Comparator, Serializable {
+
+	/**
+	 * A shared default instance of this comparator, treating true lower
+	 * than false.
+	 */
+	public static final BooleanComparator TRUE_LOW = new BooleanComparator(true);
+
+	/**
+	 * A shared default instance of this comparator, treating true higher
+	 * than false.
+	 */
+	public static final BooleanComparator TRUE_HIGH = new BooleanComparator(false);
+
+
+	private final boolean trueLow;
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Create a BooleanComparator that sorts boolean values based on
+	 * the provided flag.
+	 * 
Alternatively, you can use the default shared instances:
+	 * BooleanComparator.TRUE_LOW and
+	 * BooleanComparator.TRUE_HIGH.
+	 * @param trueLow whether to treat true as lower or higher than false
+	 * @see #TRUE_LOW
+	 * @see #TRUE_HIGH
+	 */
+	public BooleanComparator(boolean trueLow) {
+		this.trueLow = trueLow;
+	}
+
+
+	public int compare(Object o1, Object o2) {
+		boolean v1 = ((Boolean) o1).booleanValue();
+		boolean v2 = ((Boolean) o2).booleanValue();
+		return (v1 ^ v2) ? ((v1 ^ this.trueLow) ? 1 : -1) : 0;
+	}
+
+	public boolean equals(Object obj) {
+		if (this == obj) {
+			return true;
+		}
+		if (!(obj instanceof BooleanComparator)) {
+			return false;
+		}
+		return (this.trueLow == ((BooleanComparator) obj).trueLow);
+	}
+
+	public int hashCode() {
+		return (this.trueLow ? -1 : 1) * getClass().hashCode();
+	}
+
+	public String toString() {
+		return "BooleanComparator: " + (this.trueLow ? "true low" : "true high");
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/comparator/ComparableComparator.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/comparator/ComparableComparator.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..221139f02f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/comparator/ComparableComparator.java
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2005 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.util.comparator;
+
+import java.util.Comparator;
+
+import org.springframework.util.Assert;
+
+/**
+ * Comparator that adapts Comparables to the Comparator interface.
+ * Mainly for internal use in other Comparators, when supposed
+ * to work on Comparables.
+ * 
+ * @author Keith Donald
+ * @since 1.2.2
+ * @see Comparable
+ */
+public class ComparableComparator implements Comparator {
+
+	public int compare(Object o1, Object o2) {
+		Assert.isTrue(o1 instanceof Comparable, "The first object provided is not Comparable");
+		Assert.isTrue(o2 instanceof Comparable, "The second object provided is not Comparable");
+		return ((Comparable) o1).compareTo(o2);
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/comparator/CompoundComparator.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/comparator/CompoundComparator.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3de42f56ab0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/comparator/CompoundComparator.java
@@ -0,0 +1,206 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2005 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.util.comparator;
+
+import java.io.Serializable;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Comparator;
+import java.util.Iterator;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import org.springframework.util.Assert;
+
+/**
+ * A comparator that chains a sequence of one or more more Comparators.
+ *
+ * 
A compound comparator calls each Comparator in sequence until a single
+ * Comparator returns a non-zero result, or the comparators are exhausted and
+ * zero is returned.
+ *
+ * 
This facilitates in-memory sorting similar to multi-column sorting in SQL.
+ * The order of any single Comparator in the list can also be reversed.
+ * 
+ * @author Keith Donald
+ * @author Juergen Hoeller
+ * @since 1.2.2
+ */
+public class CompoundComparator implements Comparator, Serializable {
+
+	private final List comparators;
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Construct a CompoundComparator with initially no Comparators. Clients
+	 * must add at least one Comparator before calling the compare method or an
+	 * IllegalStateException is thrown.
+	 */
+	public CompoundComparator() {
+		this.comparators = new ArrayList();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Construct a CompoundComparator from the Comparators in the provided array.
+	 * 
All Comparators will default to ascending sort order,
+	 * unless they are InvertibleComparators.
+	 * @param comparators the comparators to build into a compound comparator
+	 * @see InvertibleComparator
+	 */
+	public CompoundComparator(Comparator[] comparators) {
+		this.comparators = new ArrayList(comparators.length);
+		for (int i = 0; i < comparators.length; i++) {
+			addComparator(comparators[i]);
+		}
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Add a Comparator to the end of the chain.
+	 * 
The Comparator will default to ascending sort order,
+	 * unless it is a InvertibleComparator.
+	 * @param comparator the Comparator to add to the end of the chain
+	 * @see InvertibleComparator
+	 */
+	public void addComparator(Comparator comparator) {
+		if (comparator instanceof InvertibleComparator) {
+			this.comparators.add(comparator);
+		}
+		else {
+			this.comparators.add(new InvertibleComparator(comparator));
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Add a Comparator to the end of the chain using the provided sort order.
+	 * @param comparator the Comparator to add to the end of the chain
+	 * @param ascending the sort order: ascending (true) or descending (false)
+	 */
+	public void addComparator(Comparator comparator, boolean ascending) {
+		this.comparators.add(new InvertibleComparator(comparator, ascending));
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Replace the Comparator at the given index.
+	 * 
The Comparator will default to ascending sort order,
+	 * unless it is a InvertibleComparator.
+	 * @param index the index of the Comparator to replace
+	 * @param comparator the Comparator to place at the given index
+	 * @see InvertibleComparator
+	 */
+	public void setComparator(int index, Comparator comparator) {
+		if (comparator instanceof InvertibleComparator) {
+			this.comparators.set(index, comparator);
+		}
+		else {
+			InvertibleComparator invComp = new InvertibleComparator(comparator);
+			this.comparators.set(index, invComp);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Replace the Comparator at the given index using the given sort order.
+	 * @param index the index of the Comparator to replace
+	 * @param comparator the Comparator to place at the given index
+	 * @param ascending the sort order: ascending (true) or descending (false)
+	 */
+	public void setComparator(int index, Comparator comparator, boolean ascending) {
+		InvertibleComparator invComp = new InvertibleComparator(comparator, ascending);
+		this.comparators.set(index, invComp);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Invert the sort order of each sort definition contained by this compound
+	 * comparator.
+	 */
+	public void invertOrder() {
+		Iterator it = this.comparators.iterator();
+		while (it.hasNext()) {
+			((InvertibleComparator) it.next()).invertOrder();
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Invert the sort order of the sort definition at the specified index.
+	 * @param index the index of the comparator to invert
+	 */
+	public void invertOrder(int index) {
+		getInvertibleComparator(index).invertOrder();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Change the sort order at the given index to ascending.
+	 * @param index the index of the comparator to change
+	 */
+	public void setAscendingOrder(int index) {
+		getInvertibleComparator(index).setAscending(true);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Change the sort order at the given index to descending sort.
+	 * @param index the index of the comparator to change
+	 */
+	public void setDescendingOrder(int index) {
+		getInvertibleComparator(index).setAscending(false);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return the InvertibleComparator for the given index, if any.
+	 */
+	private InvertibleComparator getInvertibleComparator(int index) {
+		return (InvertibleComparator) this.comparators.get(index);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the number of aggregated comparators.
+	 */
+	public int getComparatorCount() {
+		return comparators.size();
+	}
+
+
+	public int compare(Object o1, Object o2) {
+		Assert.state(this.comparators.size() > 0,
+				"No sort definitions have been added to this CompoundComparator to compare");
+		for (Iterator it = this.comparators.iterator(); it.hasNext();) {
+			InvertibleComparator def = (InvertibleComparator) it.next();
+			int result = def.compare(o1, o2);
+			if (result != 0) {
+				return result;
+			}
+		}
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	public boolean equals(Object obj) {
+		if (this == obj) {
+			return true;
+		}
+		if (!(obj instanceof CompoundComparator)) {
+			return false;
+		}
+		CompoundComparator other = (CompoundComparator) obj;
+		return this.comparators.equals(other.comparators);
+	}
+
+	public int hashCode() {
+		return this.comparators.hashCode();
+	}
+
+	public String toString() {
+		return "CompoundComparator: " + this.comparators;
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/comparator/InvertibleComparator.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/comparator/InvertibleComparator.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..22f73f771b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/comparator/InvertibleComparator.java
@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2005 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.util.comparator;
+
+import java.io.Serializable;
+import java.util.Comparator;
+
+/**
+ * A decorator for a comparator, with an "ascending" flag denoting
+ * whether comparison results should be treated in forward (standard
+ * ascending) order or flipped for reverse (descending) order.
+ * 
+ * @author Keith Donald
+ * @author Juergen Hoeller
+ * @since 1.2.2
+ */
+public class InvertibleComparator implements Comparator, Serializable {
+
+	private final Comparator comparator;
+
+	private boolean ascending = true;
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Create an InvertibleComparator that sorts ascending by default.
+	 * For the actual comparison, the specified Comparator will be used.
+	 * @param comparator the comparator to decorate
+	 */
+	public InvertibleComparator(Comparator comparator) {
+		this.comparator = comparator;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Create an InvertibleComparator that sorts based on the provided order.
+	 * For the actual comparison, the specified Comparator will be used.
+	 * @param comparator the comparator to decorate
+	 * @param ascending the sort order: ascending (true) or descending (false)
+	 */
+	public InvertibleComparator(Comparator comparator, boolean ascending) {
+		this.comparator = comparator;
+		setAscending(ascending);
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Specify the sort order: ascending (true) or descending (false).
+	 */
+	public void setAscending(boolean ascending) {
+		this.ascending = ascending;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return the sort order: ascending (true) or descending (false).
+	 */
+	public boolean isAscending() {
+		return ascending;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Invert the sort order: ascending -> descending or
+	 * descending -> ascending.
+	 */
+	public void invertOrder() {
+		this.ascending = !this.ascending;
+	}
+
+
+	public int compare(Object o1, Object o2) {
+		int result = this.comparator.compare(o1, o2);
+		if (result != 0) {
+			// Invert the order if it is a reverse sort.
+			if (!this.ascending) {
+				if (Integer.MIN_VALUE == result) {
+					result = Integer.MAX_VALUE;
+				}
+				else {
+					result *= -1;
+				}
+			}
+			return result;
+		}
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	public boolean equals(Object obj) {
+		if (this == obj) {
+			return true;
+		}
+		if (!(obj instanceof InvertibleComparator)) {
+			return false;
+		}
+		InvertibleComparator other = (InvertibleComparator) obj;
+		return (this.comparator.equals(other.comparator) && this.ascending == other.ascending);
+	}
+
+	public int hashCode() {
+		return this.comparator.hashCode();
+	}
+
+	public String toString() {
+		return "InvertibleComparator: [" + this.comparator + "]; ascending=" + this.ascending;
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/comparator/NullSafeComparator.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/comparator/NullSafeComparator.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..edec70ff4a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/comparator/NullSafeComparator.java
@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2005 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.util.comparator;
+
+import java.util.Comparator;
+
+import org.springframework.util.Assert;
+
+/**
+ * A Comparator that will safely compare nulls to be lower or higher than
+ * other objects. Can decorate a given Comparator or work on Comparables.
+ * 
+ * @author Keith Donald
+ * @author Juergen Hoeller
+ * @since 1.2.2
+ * @see Comparable
+ */
+public class NullSafeComparator implements Comparator {
+
+	/**
+	 * A shared default instance of this comparator, treating nulls lower
+	 * than non-null objects.
+	 */
+	public static final NullSafeComparator NULLS_LOW = new NullSafeComparator(true);
+
+	/**
+	 * A shared default instance of this comparator, treating nulls higher
+	 * than non-null objects.
+	 */
+	public static final NullSafeComparator NULLS_HIGH = new NullSafeComparator(false);
+
+
+	private final Comparator nonNullComparator;
+
+	private final boolean nullsLow;
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Create a NullSafeComparator that sorts null based on
+	 * the provided flag, working on Comparables.
+	 * 
When comparing two non-null objects, their Comparable implementation
+	 * will be used: this means that non-null elements (that this Comparator
+	 * will be applied to) need to implement Comparable.
+	 * 
As a convenience, you can use the default shared instances:
+	 * NullSafeComparator.NULLS_LOW and
+	 * NullSafeComparator.NULLS_HIGH.
+	 * @param nullsLow whether to treat nulls lower or higher than non-null objects
+	 * @see java.lang.Comparable
+	 * @see #NULLS_LOW
+	 * @see #NULLS_HIGH
+	 */
+	private NullSafeComparator(boolean nullsLow) {
+		this(new ComparableComparator(), nullsLow);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Create a NullSafeComparator that sorts null based on the
+	 * provided flag, decorating the given Comparator.
+	 * 
When comparing two non-null objects, the specified Comparator will be used.
+	 * The given underlying Comparator must be able to handle the elements that this
+	 * Comparator will be applied to.
+	 * @param comparator the comparator to use when comparing two non-null objects
+	 * @param nullsLow whether to treat nulls lower or higher than non-null objects
+	 */
+	public NullSafeComparator(Comparator comparator, boolean nullsLow) {
+		Assert.notNull(comparator, "The non-null comparator is required");
+		this.nonNullComparator = comparator;
+		this.nullsLow = nullsLow;
+	}
+
+
+	public int compare(Object o1, Object o2) {
+		if (o1 == o2) {
+			return 0;
+		}
+		if (o1 == null) {
+			return (this.nullsLow ? -1 : 1);
+		}
+		if (o2 == null) {
+			return (this.nullsLow ? 1 : -1);
+		}
+		return this.nonNullComparator.compare(o1, o2);
+	}
+
+	public boolean equals(Object obj) {
+		if (this == obj) {
+			return true;
+		}
+		if (!(obj instanceof NullSafeComparator)) {
+			return false;
+		}
+		NullSafeComparator other = (NullSafeComparator) obj;
+		return (this.nonNullComparator.equals(other.nonNullComparator) && this.nullsLow == other.nullsLow);
+	}
+
+	public int hashCode() {
+		return (this.nullsLow ? -1 : 1) * this.nonNullComparator.hashCode();
+	}
+
+	public String toString() {
+		return "NullSafeComparator: non-null comparator [" + this.nonNullComparator + "]; " +
+				(this.nullsLow ? "nulls low" : "nulls high");
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/comparator/package.html b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/comparator/package.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9427b96d8e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/comparator/package.html
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+
+
+
+Useful generic java.util.Comparator implementations,
+such as an invertible comparator and a compound comparator.
+
+
+
diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/package.html b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/package.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2e3ec55c936
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/package.html
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+
+
+
+Miscellaneous utility classes, such as String manipulation utilities,
+a Log4J configurer, and a state holder for paged lists of objects.
+
+
+
diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/xml/DomUtils.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/xml/DomUtils.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9e62e252717
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/xml/DomUtils.java
@@ -0,0 +1,167 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2008 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.util.xml;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import org.w3c.dom.CharacterData;
+import org.w3c.dom.Comment;
+import org.w3c.dom.Element;
+import org.w3c.dom.EntityReference;
+import org.w3c.dom.Node;
+import org.w3c.dom.NodeList;
+
+import org.springframework.util.Assert;
+
+/**
+ * Convenience methods for working with the DOM API,
+ * in particular for working with DOM Nodes and DOM Elements.
+ *
+ * @author Juergen Hoeller
+ * @author Rob Harrop
+ * @author Costin Leau
+ * @since 1.2
+ * @see org.w3c.dom.Node
+ * @see org.w3c.dom.Element
+ */
+public abstract class DomUtils {
+
+	/**
+	 * Retrieve all child elements of the given DOM element that match any of
+	 * the given element names. Only look at the direct child level of the
+	 * given element; do not go into further depth (in contrast to the
+	 * DOM API's getElementsByTagName method).
+	 * @param ele the DOM element to analyze
+	 * @param childEleNames the child element names to look for
+	 * @return a List of child org.w3c.dom.Element instances
+	 * @see org.w3c.dom.Element
+	 * @see org.w3c.dom.Element#getElementsByTagName
+	 */
+	public static List getChildElementsByTagName(Element ele, String[] childEleNames) {
+		Assert.notNull(ele, "Element must not be null");
+		Assert.notNull(childEleNames, "Element names collection must not be null");
+		List childEleNameList = Arrays.asList(childEleNames);
+		NodeList nl = ele.getChildNodes();
+		List childEles = new ArrayList();
+		for (int i = 0; i < nl.getLength(); i++) {
+			Node node = nl.item(i);
+			if (node instanceof Element && nodeNameMatch(node, childEleNameList)) {
+				childEles.add(node);
+			}
+		}
+		return childEles;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Retrieve all child elements of the given DOM element that match
+	 * the given element name. Only look at the direct child level of the
+	 * given element; do not go into further depth (in contrast to the
+	 * DOM API's getElementsByTagName method).
+	 * @param ele the DOM element to analyze
+	 * @param childEleName the child element name to look for
+	 * @return a List of child org.w3c.dom.Element instances
+	 * @see org.w3c.dom.Element
+	 * @see org.w3c.dom.Element#getElementsByTagName
+	 */
+	public static List getChildElementsByTagName(Element ele, String childEleName) {
+		return getChildElementsByTagName(ele, new String[] {childEleName});
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Utility method that returns the first child element
+	 * identified by its name.
+	 * @param ele the DOM element to analyze
+	 * @param childEleName the child element name to look for
+	 * @return the org.w3c.dom.Element instance,
+	 * or null if none found
+	 */
+	public static Element getChildElementByTagName(Element ele, String childEleName) {
+		Assert.notNull(ele, "Element must not be null");
+		Assert.notNull(childEleName, "Element name must not be null");
+		NodeList nl = ele.getChildNodes();
+		for (int i = 0; i < nl.getLength(); i++) {
+			Node node = nl.item(i);
+			if (node instanceof Element && nodeNameMatch(node, childEleName)) {
+				return (Element) node;
+			}
+		}
+		return null;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Utility method that returns the first child element value
+	 * identified by its name.
+	 * @param ele the DOM element to analyze
+	 * @param childEleName the child element name to look for
+	 * @return the extracted text value,
+	 * or null if no child element found
+	 */
+	public static String getChildElementValueByTagName(Element ele, String childEleName) {
+		Element child = getChildElementByTagName(ele, childEleName);
+		return (child != null ? getTextValue(child) : null);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Extract the text value from the given DOM element, ignoring XML comments.
+	 * 
Appends all CharacterData nodes and EntityReference nodes
+	 * into a single String value, excluding Comment nodes.
+	 * @see CharacterData
+	 * @see EntityReference
+	 * @see Comment
+	 */
+	public static String getTextValue(Element valueEle) {
+		Assert.notNull(valueEle, "Element must not be null");
+		StringBuffer value = new StringBuffer();
+		NodeList nl = valueEle.getChildNodes();
+		for (int i = 0; i < nl.getLength(); i++) {
+			Node item = nl.item(i);
+			if ((item instanceof CharacterData && !(item instanceof Comment)) || item instanceof EntityReference) {
+				value.append(item.getNodeValue());
+			}
+		}
+		return value.toString();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Namespace-aware equals comparison. Returns true if either
+	 * {@link Node#getLocalName} or {@link Node#getNodeName} equals desiredName,
+	 * otherwise returns false.
+	 */
+	public static boolean nodeNameEquals(Node node, String desiredName) {
+		Assert.notNull(node, "Node must not be null");
+		Assert.notNull(desiredName, "Desired name must not be null");
+		return nodeNameMatch(node, desiredName);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Matches the given node's name and local name against the given desired name.
+	 */
+	private static boolean nodeNameMatch(Node node, String desiredName) {
+		return (desiredName.equals(node.getNodeName()) || desiredName.equals(node.getLocalName()));
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Matches the given node's name and local name against the given desired names.
+	 */
+	private static boolean nodeNameMatch(Node node, Collection desiredNames) {
+		return (desiredNames.contains(node.getNodeName()) || desiredNames.contains(node.getLocalName()));
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/xml/SimpleSaxErrorHandler.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/xml/SimpleSaxErrorHandler.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5867384c68c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/xml/SimpleSaxErrorHandler.java
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2006 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.util.xml;
+
+import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
+import org.xml.sax.ErrorHandler;
+import org.xml.sax.SAXException;
+import org.xml.sax.SAXParseException;
+
+/**
+ * Simple org.xml.sax.ErrorHandler implementation:
+ * logs warnings using the given Commons Logging logger instance,
+ * and rethrows errors to discontinue the XML transformation.
+ *
+ * @author Juergen Hoeller
+ * @since 1.2
+ */
+public class SimpleSaxErrorHandler implements ErrorHandler {
+
+	private final Log logger;
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Create a new SimpleSaxErrorHandler for the given
+	 * Commons Logging logger instance.
+	 */
+	public SimpleSaxErrorHandler(Log logger) {
+		this.logger = logger;
+	}
+
+
+	public void warning(SAXParseException ex) throws SAXException {
+		logger.warn("Ignored XML validation warning", ex);
+	}
+
+	public void error(SAXParseException ex) throws SAXException {
+		throw ex;
+	}
+
+	public void fatalError(SAXParseException ex) throws SAXException {
+		throw ex;
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/xml/SimpleTransformErrorListener.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/xml/SimpleTransformErrorListener.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e4fed7285ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/xml/SimpleTransformErrorListener.java
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2008 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.util.xml;
+
+import javax.xml.transform.ErrorListener;
+import javax.xml.transform.TransformerException;
+
+import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
+
+/**
+ * Simple javax.xml.transform.ErrorListener implementation:
+ * logs warnings using the given Commons Logging logger instance,
+ * and rethrows errors to discontinue the XML transformation.
+ *
+ * @author Juergen Hoeller
+ * @since 1.2
+ */
+public class SimpleTransformErrorListener implements ErrorListener {
+
+	private final Log logger;
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Create a new SimpleTransformErrorListener for the given
+	 * Commons Logging logger instance.
+	 */
+	public SimpleTransformErrorListener(Log logger) {
+		this.logger = logger;
+	}
+
+
+	public void warning(TransformerException ex) throws TransformerException {
+		logger.warn("XSLT transformation warning", ex);
+	}
+
+	public void error(TransformerException ex) throws TransformerException {
+		logger.error("XSLT transformation error", ex);
+	}
+
+	public void fatalError(TransformerException ex) throws TransformerException {
+		throw ex;
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/xml/TransformerUtils.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/xml/TransformerUtils.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4b1f4c0033a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/xml/TransformerUtils.java
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2008 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.util.xml;
+
+import javax.xml.transform.OutputKeys;
+import javax.xml.transform.Transformer;
+
+import org.springframework.util.Assert;
+
+/**
+ * Contains common behavior relating to {@link javax.xml.transform.Transformer Transformers}.
+ *
+ * @author Rick Evans
+ * @author Juergen Hoeller
+ * @since 2.5.5
+ */
+public abstract class TransformerUtils {
+
+	/**
+	 * The indent amount of characters if
+	 * {@link #enableIndenting(javax.xml.transform.Transformer) indenting is enabled}.
+	 * 
Defaults to "2".
+	 */
+	public static final int DEFAULT_INDENT_AMOUNT = 2;
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Enable indenting for the supplied {@link javax.xml.transform.Transformer}.
+	 * 
If the underlying XSLT engine is Xalan, then the special output
+	 * key indent-amount will be also be set to a value
+	 * of {@link #DEFAULT_INDENT_AMOUNT} characters.
+	 * @param transformer the target transformer
+	 * @see javax.xml.transform.Transformer#setOutputProperty(String, String)
+	 * @see javax.xml.transform.OutputKeys#INDENT
+	 */
+	public static void enableIndenting(Transformer transformer) {
+		enableIndenting(transformer, DEFAULT_INDENT_AMOUNT);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Enable indenting for the supplied {@link javax.xml.transform.Transformer}.
+	 * 
If the underlying XSLT engine is Xalan, then the special output
+	 * key indent-amount will be also be set to a value
+	 * of {@link #DEFAULT_INDENT_AMOUNT} characters.
+	 * @param transformer  the target transformer
+	 * @param indentAmount the size of the indent (2 characters, 3 characters, etc.)
+	 * @see javax.xml.transform.Transformer#setOutputProperty(String, String)
+	 * @see javax.xml.transform.OutputKeys#INDENT
+	 */
+	public static void enableIndenting(Transformer transformer, int indentAmount) {
+		Assert.notNull(transformer, "Transformer must not be null");
+		Assert.isTrue(indentAmount > -1, "The indent amount cannot be less than zero : got " + indentAmount);
+		transformer.setOutputProperty(OutputKeys.INDENT, "yes");
+		try {
+			// Xalan-specific, but this is the most common XSLT engine in any case
+			transformer.setOutputProperty("{http://xml.apache.org/xslt}indent-amount", String.valueOf(indentAmount));
+		}
+		catch (IllegalArgumentException ignored) {
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Disable indenting for the supplied {@link javax.xml.transform.Transformer}.
+	 * @param transformer the target transformer
+	 * @see javax.xml.transform.OutputKeys#INDENT
+	 */
+	public static void disableIndenting(Transformer transformer) {
+		Assert.notNull(transformer, "Transformer must not be null");
+		transformer.setOutputProperty(OutputKeys.INDENT, "no");
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/xml/XmlValidationModeDetector.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/xml/XmlValidationModeDetector.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e3077e5941d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/xml/XmlValidationModeDetector.java
@@ -0,0 +1,194 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2007 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.util.xml;
+
+import java.io.BufferedReader;
+import java.io.CharConversionException;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.io.InputStreamReader;
+
+import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
+
+/**
+ * Detects whether an XML stream is using DTD- or XSD-based validation.
+ *
+ * @author Rob Harrop
+ * @author Juergen Hoeller
+ * @since 2.0
+ */
+public class XmlValidationModeDetector {
+
+	/**
+	 * Indicates that the validation should be disabled.
+	 */
+	public static final int VALIDATION_NONE = 0;
+
+	/**
+	 * Indicates that the validation mode should be auto-guessed, since we cannot find
+	 * a clear indication (probably choked on some special characters, or the like).
+	 */
+	public static final int VALIDATION_AUTO = 1;
+
+	/**
+	 * Indicates that DTD validation should be used (we found a "DOCTYPE" declaration).
+	 */
+	public static final int VALIDATION_DTD = 2;
+
+	/**
+	 * Indicates that XSD validation should be used (found no "DOCTYPE" declaration).
+	 */
+	public static final int VALIDATION_XSD = 3;
+
+
+	/**
+	 * The token in a XML document that declares the DTD to use for validation
+	 * and thus that DTD validation is being used.
+	 */
+	private static final String DOCTYPE = "DOCTYPE";
+
+	/**
+	 * The token that indicates the start of an XML comment.
+	 */
+	private static final String START_COMMENT = "";
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Indicates whether or not the current parse position is inside an XML comment.
+	 */
+	private boolean inComment;
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Detect the validation mode for the XML document in the supplied {@link InputStream}.
+	 * Note that the supplied {@link InputStream} is closed by this method before returning.
+	 * @param inputStream the InputStream to parse
+	 * @throws IOException in case of I/O failure
+	 * @see #VALIDATION_DTD
+	 * @see #VALIDATION_XSD
+	 */
+	public int detectValidationMode(InputStream inputStream) throws IOException {
+		// Peek into the file to look for DOCTYPE.
+		BufferedReader reader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(inputStream));
+		try {
+			boolean isDtdValidated = false;
+			String content;
+			while ((content = reader.readLine()) != null) {
+				content = consumeCommentTokens(content);
+				if (this.inComment || !StringUtils.hasText(content)) {
+					continue;
+				}
+				if (hasDoctype(content)) {
+					isDtdValidated = true;
+					break;
+				}
+				if (hasOpeningTag(content)) {
+					// End of meaningful data...
+					break;
+				}
+			}
+			return (isDtdValidated ? VALIDATION_DTD : VALIDATION_XSD);
+		}
+		catch (CharConversionException ex) {
+			// Choked on some character encoding...
+			// Leave the decision up to the caller.
+			return VALIDATION_AUTO;
+		}
+		finally {
+			reader.close();
+		}
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Does the content contain the the DTD DOCTYPE declaration?
+	 */
+	private boolean hasDoctype(String content) {
+		return (content.indexOf(DOCTYPE) > -1);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Does the supplied content contain an XML opening tag. If the parse state is currently
+	 * in an XML comment then this method always returns false. It is expected that all comment
+	 * tokens will have consumed for the supplied content before passing the remainder to this method.
+	 */
+	private boolean hasOpeningTag(String content) {
+		if (this.inComment) {
+			return false;
+		}
+		int openTagIndex = content.indexOf('<');
+		return (openTagIndex > -1 && content.length() > openTagIndex && Character.isLetter(content.charAt(openTagIndex + 1)));
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Consumes all the leading comment data in the given String and returns the remaining content, which
+	 * may be empty since the supplied content might be all comment data. For our purposes it is only important
+	 * to strip leading comment content on a line since the first piece of non comment content will be either
+	 * the DOCTYPE declaration or the root element of the document.
+	 */
+	private String consumeCommentTokens(String line) {
+		if (line.indexOf(START_COMMENT) == -1 && line.indexOf(END_COMMENT) == -1) {
+			return line;
+		}
+		while ((line = consume(line)) != null) {
+			if (!this.inComment && !line.trim().startsWith(START_COMMENT)) {
+				return line;
+			}
+		}
+		return line;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Consume the next comment token, update the "inComment" flag
+	 * and return the remaining content.
+	 */
+	private String consume(String line) {
+		int index = (this.inComment ? endComment(line) : startComment(line));
+		return (index == -1 ? null : line.substring(index));
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Try to consume the {@link #START_COMMENT} token.
+	 * @see #commentToken(String, String, boolean)
+	 */
+	private int startComment(String line) {
+		return commentToken(line, START_COMMENT, true);
+	}
+
+	private int endComment(String line) {
+		return commentToken(line, END_COMMENT, false);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Try to consume the supplied token against the supplied content and update the
+	 * in comment parse state to the supplied value. Returns the index into the content
+	 * which is after the token or -1 if the token is not found.
+	 */
+	private int commentToken(String line, String token, boolean inCommentIfPresent) {
+		int index = line.indexOf(token);
+		if (index > - 1) {
+			this.inComment = inCommentIfPresent;
+		}
+		return (index == -1 ? index : index + token.length());
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/xml/package.html b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/xml/package.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2efc64f84a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/xml/package.html
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+
+
+
+Miscellaneous utility classes for XML parsing and transformation,
+such as error handlers that log warnings via Commons Logging.
+
+
+
diff --git a/org.springframework.core/template.mf b/org.springframework.core/template.mf
index 2d41627335d..f2119275e63 100644
--- a/org.springframework.core/template.mf
+++ b/org.springframework.core/template.mf
@@ -3,4 +3,13 @@ Bundle-Name: Spring Core
 Bundle-Vendor: SpringSource
 Bundle-ManifestVersion: 2
 Import-Template: 
- org.apache.commons.logging;version="[1.1.1, 2.0.0)",
+ edu.emory.mathcs.backport.*;version="[3.0.0, 4.0.0)";resolution:=optional,
+ org.apache.commons.attributes.*;version="[2.2.0, 3.0.0)";resolution:=optional,
+ org.apache.commons.collections.*;version="[3.2.0, 4.0.0)";resolution:=optional,
+ org.apache.commons.logging.*;version="[1.1.1, 2.0.0)",
+ org.objectweb.asm.*;version="[2.2.3, 3.0.0)";resolution:=optional,
+ org.apache.log4j.*;version="[1.2.15, 2.0.0)";resolution:=optional,
+Unversioned-Imports: 
+ javax.xml.transform.*,
+ org.w3c.dom.*,
+ org.xml.sax.*
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