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package google.registry.tools.params;

import google.registry.util.TypeUtils.TypeInstantiator;

/** Base class for Enum-based parameters. 
 * 
 * <p>This is not necessary for single-value Enum parameters (i.e. arity = 1) as JCommander natively
 * supports them, but is necessary for variable-arity ({@code List&lt;Enum&gt;}) parameters.
 */
public abstract class EnumParameter<T extends Enum<T>> extends ParameterConverterValidator<T> {

  @Override
  public T convert(String value) {
    return Enum.<T>valueOf(new TypeInstantiator<T>(getClass()){}.getExactType(), value);
  }
}