OnJava8-Examples/typeinfo/NullRobot.java

// typeinfo/NullRobot.java
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// Using a dynamic proxy to create an Optional
import java.lang.reflect.*;
import java.util.*;
import java.util.stream.*;
import onjava.*;

class NullRobotProxyHandler implements InvocationHandler {
  private String nullName;
  private Robot proxied = new NRobot();
  NullRobotProxyHandler(Class<? extends Robot> type) {
    nullName = type.getSimpleName() + " NullRobot";
  }
  private class NRobot implements Null, Robot {
    @Override
    public String name() { return nullName; }
    @Override
    public String model() { return nullName; }
    @Override
    public List<Operation> operations() {
      return Collections.emptyList();
    }
  }
  @Override
  public Object
  invoke(Object proxy, Method method, Object[] args)
  throws Throwable {
    return method.invoke(proxied, args);
  }
}

public class NullRobot {
  public static Robot
  newNullRobot(Class<? extends Robot> type) {
    return (Robot)Proxy.newProxyInstance(
      NullRobot.class.getClassLoader(),
      new Class[]{ Null.class, Robot.class },
      new NullRobotProxyHandler(type));
  }
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    Stream.of(
      new SnowRemovalRobot("SnowBee"),
      newNullRobot(SnowRemovalRobot.class)
    ).forEach(Robot::test);
  }
}
/* Output:
Robot name: SnowBee
Robot model: SnowBot Series 11
SnowBee can shovel snow
SnowBee shoveling snow
SnowBee can chip ice
SnowBee chipping ice
SnowBee can clear the roof
SnowBee clearing roof
[Null Robot]
Robot name: SnowRemovalRobot NullRobot
Robot model: SnowRemovalRobot NullRobot
*/