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-/*
- * Copyright 2002-2024 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
- *
- *      https://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.expression.spel.ast;
-
-import java.util.List;
-
-import org.junit.jupiter.api.Disabled;
-import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
-
-import org.springframework.expression.EvaluationContext;
-import org.springframework.expression.PropertyAccessor;
-import org.springframework.expression.TypedValue;
-import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;
-
-import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
-
-/**
- * Tests for {@link AstUtils}.
- *
- * @author Sam Brannen
- * @since 6.1.15
- */
-class AstUtilsTests {
-
-	private final PropertyAccessor animal1Accessor = createAccessor("Animal1", Animal.class);
-
-	private final PropertyAccessor animal2Accessor = createAccessor("Animal2", Animal.class);
-
-	private final PropertyAccessor cat1Accessor = createAccessor("Cat1", Cat.class);
-
-	private final PropertyAccessor cat2Accessor = createAccessor("Cat2", Cat.class);
-
-	private final PropertyAccessor generic1Accessor = createAccessor("Generic1", null);
-
-	private final PropertyAccessor generic2Accessor = createAccessor("Generic2", null);
-
-	private final List<PropertyAccessor> accessors = List.of(
-			generic1Accessor,
-			cat1Accessor,
-			animal1Accessor,
-			animal2Accessor,
-			cat2Accessor,
-			generic2Accessor
-		);
-
-
-	@Test
-	void emptyAccessorsList() {
-		List<PropertyAccessor> accessorsToTry = getPropertyAccessorsToTry(new Cat(), List.of());
-		assertThat(accessorsToTry).isEmpty();
-	}
-
-	@Test
-	void noMatch() {
-		List<PropertyAccessor> accessorsToTry = getPropertyAccessorsToTry(new Dog(), List.of(cat1Accessor));
-		assertThat(accessorsToTry).isEmpty();
-	}
-
-	@Test
-	void singleExactTypeMatch() {
-		List<PropertyAccessor> accessorsToTry = getPropertyAccessorsToTry(new Cat(), List.of(cat1Accessor));
-		assertThat(accessorsToTry).containsExactly(cat1Accessor);
-	}
-
-	@Test
-	void exactTypeMatches() {
-		List<PropertyAccessor> accessorsToTry = getPropertyAccessorsToTry(new Cat(), accessors);
-		// We would actually expect the following.
-		// assertThat(accessorsToTry).containsExactly(
-		// 		cat1Accessor, cat2Accessor, animal1Accessor, animal2Accessor, generic1Accessor, generic2Accessor);
-		// However, prior to Spring Framework 6.2, the supertype and generic accessors are not
-		// ordered properly. So we test that the exact matches come first and in the expected order.
-		assertThat(accessorsToTry)
-				.hasSize(accessors.size())
-				.startsWith(cat1Accessor, cat2Accessor);
-	}
-
-	@Disabled("PropertyAccessor ordering for supertype and generic matches is broken prior to Spring Framework 6.2")
-	@Test
-	void supertypeMatches() {
-		List<PropertyAccessor> accessorsToTry = getPropertyAccessorsToTry(new Dog(), accessors);
-		assertThat(accessorsToTry).containsExactly(
-				animal1Accessor, animal2Accessor, generic1Accessor, generic2Accessor);
-	}
-
-	@Test
-	void genericMatches() {
-		List<PropertyAccessor> accessorsToTry = getPropertyAccessorsToTry("not an Animal", accessors);
-		assertThat(accessorsToTry).containsExactly(generic1Accessor, generic2Accessor);
-	}
-
-
-	private static PropertyAccessor createAccessor(String name, Class<?> type) {
-		return new DemoAccessor(name, type);
-	}
-
-	private static List<PropertyAccessor> getPropertyAccessorsToTry(Object target, List<PropertyAccessor> propertyAccessors) {
-		return AstUtils.getPropertyAccessorsToTry(target.getClass(), propertyAccessors);
-	}
-
-
-	private static class DemoAccessor implements PropertyAccessor {
-
-		private final String name;
-		private final Class<?>[] types;
-
-		DemoAccessor(String name, Class<?> type) {
-			this.name = name;
-			this.types = (type != null ? new Class<?>[] {type} : null);
-		}
-
-		@Override
-		@Nullable
-		public Class<?>[] getSpecificTargetClasses() {
-			return this.types;
-		}
-
-		@Override
-		public String toString() {
-			return this.name;
-		}
-
-		@Override
-		public boolean canRead(EvaluationContext context, Object target, String name) {
-			return true;
-		}
-
-		@Override
-		public TypedValue read(EvaluationContext context, Object target, String name) {
-			throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Auto-generated method stub");
-		}
-
-		@Override
-		public boolean canWrite(EvaluationContext context, Object target, String name) {
-			return false;
-		}
-
-		@Override
-		public void write(EvaluationContext context, Object target, String name, Object newValue) {
-			/* no-op */
-		}
-	}
-
-	sealed interface Animal permits Bat, Cat, Dog {
-	}
-
-	static final class Bat implements Animal {
-	}
-
-	static final class Cat implements Animal {
-	}
-
-	static final class Dog implements Animal {
-	}
-
-}