diff .svn/pristine/49/493a8cd26b7fa714fe78dd4274ecdc966ff8a00e.svn-base @ 1298:4f746d8966dd redmine_2.3_integration

Merge from redmine-2.3 branch to create new branch redmine-2.3-integration

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+# Redmine - project management software
+# Copyright (C) 2006-2013  Jean-Philippe Lang
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+# modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+# as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
+# of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
+
+module Redmine
+  module SubclassFactory
+    def self.included(base) 
+      base.extend ClassMethods
+    end 
+
+    module ClassMethods
+      def get_subclass(class_name)
+        klass = nil
+        begin
+          klass = class_name.to_s.classify.constantize
+        rescue
+          # invalid class name
+        end
+        unless subclasses.include? klass
+          klass = nil
+        end
+        klass
+      end
+
+      # Returns an instance of the given subclass name
+      def new_subclass_instance(class_name, *args)
+        klass = get_subclass(class_name)
+        if klass
+          klass.new(*args)
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end