CreateInstanceByDefaultConstructor.java

package org.jbehave.core.steps.needle.configuration;

/**
 * Instantiates new java object by default constructor
 * @author Jan Galinski, Holisticon AG (jan.galinski@holisticon.de)
 * @author Simon Zambrovski, Holisticon AG (simon.zambrovski@holisticon.de)
 */
public enum CreateInstanceByDefaultConstructor {

    /**
     * Singleton
     */
    INSTANCE;

    public final <T> T apply(final Class<T> type) {
        try {
            return type.getConstructor().newInstance();
        } catch (final Exception e) {
            throw new IllegalStateException(
                    String.format("Can not instantiate instance of %s by default constructor.", type.getSimpleName()),
                    e);
        }
    }

}