Extension of RestletServlet to allow Spring integration

SpringRestletServlet.java

public class SpringRestletServlet extends ServerServlet
{
	private static final long serialVersionUID = 3178425324679869158L;

	private static final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger( SpringRestletServlet.class );

	/**
	 * Override the createApplication method to inject Spring objects
	 *
	 * @param context - Restlet context
	 * @return - application instance
	 */
	@Override
	public Application createApplication( Context context )
	{
		JaxRsApplication application = (JaxRsApplication) super.createApplication( context );

		// set up spring to be the object creator
		application.setObjectFactory(
				new SpringObjectFactory( getWebApplicationContext().getAutowireCapableBeanFactory() )
		);

		return application;
	}

	private static class SpringObjectFactory implements ObjectFactory
	{
		private final AutowireCapableBeanFactory beanFactory;

		public SpringObjectFactory( AutowireCapableBeanFactory beanFactory )
		{
			this.beanFactory = beanFactory;
		}

		@Override
		public <T> T getInstance( Class<T> jaxRsClass ) throws InstantiateException
		{
			LOG.info( "Wiring JAX-RS class [" + jaxRsClass + "] using Spring." );

			return beanFactory.createBean( jaxRsClass );
		}
	}

	private WebApplicationContext getWebApplicationContext()
	{
		return WebApplicationContextUtils.getRequiredWebApplicationContext( getServletContext() );
	}
}