+ /**
+ * @param clazz
+ * class that shall be added to graph
+ */
+ protected ClassDescriptor getOrCreateClassDescriptor(final Class clazz) {
+
+ if (clazz == null)
+ return null;
+
+ final String classFullyQualifiedName = clazz.getName();
+
+ // reuse existing instance if possible
+ if (fullyQualifiedNameToClassMap.containsKey(classFullyQualifiedName))
+ return fullyQualifiedNameToClassMap.get(classFullyQualifiedName);
+
+ // create new class descriptor
+ final ClassDescriptor newClassDescriptor = new ClassDescriptor(this);
+ fullyQualifiedNameToClassMap.put(classFullyQualifiedName,
+ newClassDescriptor);
+
+ newClassDescriptor.analyzeClass(clazz);
+
+ return newClassDescriptor;
+ }
+