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+/*
+ * To change this template, choose Tools | Templates
+ * and open the template in the editor.
+ */
+package com.oracle.jmx.remote.rest.http;
+
+import javax.management.AttributeNotFoundException;
+import javax.management.InstanceNotFoundException;
+import javax.management.ReflectionException;
+import com.oracle.jmx.remote.rest.json.JSONElement;
+import com.oracle.jmx.remote.rest.json.JSONObject;
+import com.oracle.jmx.remote.rest.json.JSONPrimitive;
+import com.oracle.jmx.remote.rest.mapper.JSONDataException;
+import com.oracle.jmx.remote.rest.mapper.JSONMappingException;
+import com.oracle.jmx.remote.rest.json.parser.ParseException;
+import java.io.PrintWriter;
+import java.io.StringWriter;
+import java.net.HttpURLConnection;
+
+/**
+ * @author harsha
+ */
+public class HttpResponse {
+
+    public static int getHttpErrorCode(Exception ex) {
+        if (ex instanceof JSONDataException
+                || ex instanceof ParseException || ex instanceof IllegalArgumentException) {
+            return HttpURLConnection.HTTP_BAD_REQUEST;
+        } else if (ex instanceof JSONMappingException) {
+            return HttpURLConnection.HTTP_INTERNAL_ERROR;
+        } else if (ex instanceof AttributeNotFoundException
+                || ex instanceof InstanceNotFoundException
+                || ex instanceof ReflectionException) {
+            return HttpURLConnection.HTTP_NOT_FOUND;
+        }
+        return HttpURLConnection.HTTP_BAD_REQUEST;
+    }
+
+    public static String getErrorMessage(Exception ex) {
+        StringWriter sw = new StringWriter();
+        PrintWriter pw = new PrintWriter(sw);
+        ex.printStackTrace(pw);
+        return sw.toString();
+    }
+
+    public static JSONObject getJsonObject(int code, JSONElement request, JSONElement response) {
+        JSONObject jobj = new JSONObject();
+        jobj.put("status", new JSONPrimitive(code));
+        jobj.put("request", request);
+        jobj.put("response", response);
+        return jobj;
+    }
+}