Method that checks for a class matching a predicate in hierarchy

src/main/java/info/ebenoit/ebul/reflection/Classes.java

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package info.ebenoit.ebul.reflection;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.HashSet;
+import java.util.function.Predicate;
 
 
 
@@ -53,6 +54,41 @@ public final class Classes
 	}
 
 
+	/**
+	 * Checks for a class (or optionally an interface) matching a predicate in a class hierarchy.
+	 * 
+	 * @param klass
+	 *            the class to start checking from
+	 * @param test
+	 *            the predicate
+	 * @param interfaces
+	 *            <code>true</code> if interfaces will be tested, <code>false</code> if the test is to be applied to
+	 *            actual classes only
+	 * @return <code>true</code> if any class or interface matches the test, <code>false</code> if none of them do.
+	 */
+	public static boolean hasAncestorMatching( final Class< ? > klass , final Predicate< Class< ? > > test ,
+			final boolean interfaces )
+	{
+		if ( klass == null ) {
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		if ( test.test( klass ) ) {
+			return true;
+		}
+
+		if ( interfaces ) {
+			for ( final Class< ? > itf : klass.getInterfaces( ) ) {
+				if ( Classes.hasAncestorMatching( itf , test , true ) ) {
+					return true;
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		return Classes.hasAncestorMatching( klass.getSuperclass( ) , test , interfaces );
+	}
+
+
 	/**
 	 * Internal method used by {@link #getAllTypes(Class)} to add all interfaces recursively.
 	 *

src/test/java/info/ebenoit/ebul/reflection/TestClasses.java

@@ -98,4 +98,48 @@ public class TestClasses
 		Assert.assertEquals( expected , result );
 	}
 
+
+	/**
+	 * Test: {@link Classes#hasAncestorMatching(Class, java.util.function.Predicate, boolean)} finds class itself in
+	 * hierarchy
+	 */
+	@Test
+	public void testHasAncestorMatchingSelf( )
+	{
+		Assert.assertTrue( Classes.hasAncestorMatching( CTest4.class , c -> c == CTest4.class , false ) );
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Test: {@link Classes#hasAncestorMatching(Class, java.util.function.Predicate, boolean)} finds top of class
+	 * hierarchy
+	 */
+	@Test
+	public void testHasAncestorMatchingTopOfHierarchy( )
+	{
+		Assert.assertTrue( Classes.hasAncestorMatching( CTest4.class , c -> c == Object.class , false ) );
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Test: {@link Classes#hasAncestorMatching(Class, java.util.function.Predicate, boolean)} doesn't look at
+	 * interfaces if told not to
+	 */
+	@Test
+	public void testHasAncestorMatchingNoInterfaces( )
+	{
+		Assert.assertFalse( Classes.hasAncestorMatching( CTest5.class , c -> c == ITest1.class , false ) );
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Test: {@link Classes#hasAncestorMatching(Class, java.util.function.Predicate, boolean)} looks at interfaces if
+	 * told to
+	 */
+	@Test
+	public void testHasAncestorMatchingInterfaces( )
+	{
+		Assert.assertTrue( Classes.hasAncestorMatching( CTest5.class , c -> c == ITest1.class , true ) );
+	}
+
 }