package org.kuali.rice.kim.api.type;

 import org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils;

 import org.kuali.rice.kim.util.KimConstants;

 import javax.xml.namespace.QName;

 public final class KimTypeUtils {

     private KimTypeUtils() {

         throw new UnsupportedOperationException("do not call");

     }

     /**

      * Resolves the given kim type service name represented as a String to the appropriate QName.

      * If the value given is empty or null, then it will resolve to a qname representing the

      * {@link KimConstants#DEFAULT_KIM_TYPE_SERVICE}.

      *

      * @param kimTypeServiceName the name to resolve

      * @return a qname representing a resolved type service

      */

     public static QName resolveKimTypeServiceName(String kimTypeServiceName) {

         if (StringUtils.isBlank(kimTypeServiceName)) {

             return QName.valueOf(KimConstants.DEFAULT_KIM_TYPE_SERVICE);

         }

         return QName.valueOf(kimTypeServiceName);

     }

 }