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package org.apache.qpid.jms.util;

import java.io.IOException;

/**
 * Used to make throwing IOException instances easier.
 */
public class IOExceptionSupport {

    /**
     * Checks the given cause to determine if it's already an IOException type and
     * if not creates a new IOException to wrap it.
     *
     * @param cause
     *        The initiating exception that should be cast or wrapped.
     *
     * @return an IOException instance.
     */
    public static IOException create(Throwable cause) {
        if (cause instanceof IOException) {
            return (IOException) cause;
        }

        String message = cause.getMessage();
        if (message == null || message.length() == 0) {
            message = cause.toString();
        }

        return new IOException(message, cause);
    }
}
