jna-master/contrib/platform/src/com/sun/jna/platform/win32/COM/util/ProxyObject.java
/* Copyright (c) 2014 Dr David H. Akehurst (itemis), All Rights Reserved
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package com.sun.jna.platform.win32.COM.util;

import java.lang.reflect.InvocationHandler;
import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;
import java.lang.reflect.Proxy;

import com.sun.jna.Pointer;
import com.sun.jna.WString;
import com.sun.jna.internal.ReflectionUtils;
import com.sun.jna.platform.win32.Guid;
import com.sun.jna.platform.win32.Guid.IID;
import com.sun.jna.platform.win32.Guid.REFIID;
import com.sun.jna.platform.win32.Kernel32Util;
import com.sun.jna.platform.win32.OaIdl;
import com.sun.jna.platform.win32.OaIdl.DISPID;
import com.sun.jna.platform.win32.OaIdl.DISPIDByReference;
import com.sun.jna.platform.win32.OaIdl.EXCEPINFO;
import com.sun.jna.platform.win32.OleAuto;
import com.sun.jna.platform.win32.OleAuto.DISPPARAMS;
import com.sun.jna.platform.win32.Variant;
import com.sun.jna.platform.win32.Variant.VARIANT;
import com.sun.jna.platform.win32.WinDef;
import com.sun.jna.platform.win32.WinDef.DWORDByReference;
import com.sun.jna.platform.win32.WinNT;
import com.sun.jna.platform.win32.WinNT.HRESULT;
import com.sun.jna.platform.win32.COM.COMException;
import com.sun.jna.platform.win32.COM.COMUtils;
import com.sun.jna.platform.win32.COM.ConnectionPoint;
import com.sun.jna.platform.win32.COM.ConnectionPointContainer;
import com.sun.jna.platform.win32.COM.Dispatch;
import com.sun.jna.platform.win32.COM.IDispatch;
import com.sun.jna.platform.win32.COM.IDispatchCallback;
import com.sun.jna.platform.win32.COM.util.annotation.ComInterface;
import com.sun.jna.platform.win32.COM.util.annotation.ComMethod;
import com.sun.jna.platform.win32.COM.util.annotation.ComProperty;
import com.sun.jna.ptr.IntByReference;
import com.sun.jna.ptr.PointerByReference;

/**
 * This object acts as the invocation handler for interfaces annotated with
 * ComInterface. It wraps all (necessary) low level COM calls and dispatches
 * them through the COM runtime.
 *
 * <p>The caller of the methods is responsible for correct initialization of the
 * COM runtime and appropriate thread-handling - depending on the choosen
 * handling model.</p>
 *
 * @see <a href="https://msdn.microsoft.com/de-de/library/windows/desktop/ms693344%28v=vs.85%29.aspx">MSDN - Processes, Threads, and Apartments</a>
 * @see <a href="https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms809971.aspx">MSDN - Understanding and Using COM Threading Models</a>
 */
public class ProxyObject implements InvocationHandler, com.sun.jna.platform.win32.COM.util.IDispatch,
        IRawDispatchHandle, IConnectionPoint {

    // cached value of the IUnknown interface pointer
    // Rules of COM state that querying for the IUnknown interface must return
    // an identical pointer value
    private long unknownId;
    private final Class<?> theInterface;
    private final ObjectFactory factory;
    private final com.sun.jna.platform.win32.COM.IDispatch rawDispatch;

    @SuppressWarnings("LeakingThisInConstructor")
    public ProxyObject(Class<?> theInterface, IDispatch rawDispatch, ObjectFactory factory) {
        this.unknownId = -1;
        this.rawDispatch = rawDispatch;
        this.theInterface = theInterface;
        this.factory = factory;
        // make sure dispatch object knows we have a reference to it
        // (for debug it is usefult to be able to see how many refs are present
        int n = this.rawDispatch.AddRef();
        this.getUnknownId(); // pre cache/calculate it
        factory.register(this);
    }

    private long getUnknownId() {
        assert COMUtils.comIsInitialized() : "COM not initialized";

        if (-1 == this.unknownId) {
            try {
                final PointerByReference ppvObject = new PointerByReference();

                Thread current = Thread.currentThread();
                String tn = current.getName();

                IID iid = com.sun.jna.platform.win32.COM.IUnknown.IID_IUNKNOWN;
                HRESULT hr = ProxyObject.this.getRawDispatch().QueryInterface(new REFIID(iid), ppvObject);

                if (WinNT.S_OK.equals(hr)) {
                    Dispatch dispatch = new Dispatch(ppvObject.getValue());
                    this.unknownId = Pointer.nativeValue(dispatch.getPointer());
                    // QueryInterface returns a COM object pointer with a +1
                    // reference, we must drop one,
                    // Note: createProxy adds one;
                    int n = dispatch.Release();
                } else {
                    String formatMessageFromHR = Kernel32Util.formatMessage(hr);
                    throw new COMException("getUnknownId: " + formatMessageFromHR, hr);
                }
            } catch (RuntimeException e) {
                // Do not rewrap COMException
                if (e instanceof COMException) {
                    throw e;
                } else {
                    throw new COMException("Error occured when trying get Unknown Id ", e);
                }
            }
        }
        return this.unknownId;
    }

    @Override
    protected void finalize() throws Throwable {
        this.dispose();
        super.finalize();
    }

    public synchronized void dispose() {
        if (((Dispatch) this.rawDispatch).getPointer() != Pointer.NULL) {
            this.rawDispatch.Release();
            ((Dispatch) this.rawDispatch).setPointer(Pointer.NULL);
            factory.unregister(this);
        }
    }

    @Override
    public com.sun.jna.platform.win32.COM.IDispatch getRawDispatch() {
        return this.rawDispatch;
    }

    // -------------------- Object -------------------------

    /*
     * The QueryInterface rule state that 'a call to QueryInterface with
     * IID_IUnknown must always return the same physical pointer value.'
     *
     * [http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms686590%28VS.85%29.aspx]
     *
     * therefore we can compare the pointers
     */
    @Override
    public boolean equals(Object arg) {
        if (null == arg) {
            return false;
        } else if (arg instanceof ProxyObject) {
            ProxyObject other = (ProxyObject) arg;
            return this.getUnknownId() == other.getUnknownId();
        } else if (Proxy.isProxyClass(arg.getClass())) {
            InvocationHandler handler = Proxy.getInvocationHandler(arg);
            if (handler instanceof ProxyObject) {
                try {
                    ProxyObject other = (ProxyObject) handler;
                    return this.getUnknownId() == other.getUnknownId();
                } catch (Exception e) {
                    // if can't do this comparison, return false
                    // (queryInterface may throw if COM objects become invalid)
                    return false;
                }
            } else {
                return false;
            }
        } else {
            return false;
        }
    }

    @Override
    public int hashCode() {
        long id = this.getUnknownId();
        return (int) ((id >>> 32) + (id & 0xFFFFFFFFL));
    }

    @Override
    public String toString() {
        return this.theInterface.getName() + "{unk=" + this.hashCode() + "}";
    }

    // --------------------- InvocationHandler -----------------------------
    @Override
    public Object invoke(final Object proxy, final java.lang.reflect.Method method, final Object[] args)
            throws Throwable {
        boolean declaredAsInterface
                = (method.getAnnotation(ComMethod.class) != null)
                || (method.getAnnotation(ComProperty.class) != null);

        if ((!declaredAsInterface) && (method.getDeclaringClass().equals(Object.class)
                || method.getDeclaringClass().equals(IRawDispatchHandle.class)
                || method.getDeclaringClass().equals(com.sun.jna.platform.win32.COM.util.IUnknown.class)
                || method.getDeclaringClass().equals(com.sun.jna.platform.win32.COM.util.IDispatch.class)
                || method.getDeclaringClass().equals(IConnectionPoint.class))) {
            try {
                return method.invoke(this, args);
            } catch (InvocationTargetException ex) {
                throw ex.getCause();
            }
        }

        if((!declaredAsInterface) && ReflectionUtils.isDefault(method)) {
            Object methodHandle = ReflectionUtils.getMethodHandle(method);
            return ReflectionUtils.invokeDefaultMethod(proxy, methodHandle, args);
        }

        Class<?> returnType = method.getReturnType();
        boolean isVoid = Void.TYPE.equals(returnType);

        ComProperty prop = method.getAnnotation(ComProperty.class);
        if (null != prop) {
            int dispId = prop.dispId();
            Object[] fullLengthArgs = unfoldWhenVarargs(method, args);
            if (isVoid) {
                if (dispId != -1) {
                    this.setProperty(new DISPID(dispId), fullLengthArgs);
                    return null;
                } else {
                    String propName = this.getMutatorName(method, prop);
                    this.setProperty(propName, fullLengthArgs);
                    return null;
                }
            } else {
                if (dispId != -1) {
                    return this.getProperty(returnType, new DISPID(dispId), args);
                } else {
                    String propName = this.getAccessorName(method, prop);
                    return this.getProperty(returnType, propName, args);
                }
            }
        }

        ComMethod meth = method.getAnnotation(ComMethod.class);
        if (null != meth) {
            Object[] fullLengthArgs = unfoldWhenVarargs(method, args);
            int dispId = meth.dispId();
            if (dispId != -1) {
                return this.invokeMethod(returnType, new DISPID(dispId), fullLengthArgs);
            } else {
                String methName = this.getMethodName(method, meth);
                return this.invokeMethod(returnType, methName, fullLengthArgs);
            }
        }

        return null;
    }

    // ---------------------- IConnectionPoint ----------------------
    private ConnectionPoint fetchRawConnectionPoint(IID iid) {
        assert COMUtils.comIsInitialized() : "COM not initialized";

        // query for ConnectionPointContainer
        IConnectionPointContainer cpc = this.queryInterface(IConnectionPointContainer.class);
        Dispatch rawCpcDispatch = (Dispatch) cpc.getRawDispatch();
        final ConnectionPointContainer rawCpc = new ConnectionPointContainer(rawCpcDispatch.getPointer());

        // find connection point for comEventCallback interface
        final REFIID adviseRiid = new REFIID(iid.getPointer());
        final PointerByReference ppCp = new PointerByReference();
        HRESULT hr = rawCpc.FindConnectionPoint(adviseRiid, ppCp);
        COMUtils.checkRC(hr);
        final ConnectionPoint rawCp = new ConnectionPoint(ppCp.getValue());
        return rawCp;
    }

    @Override
    public IComEventCallbackCookie advise(Class<?> comEventCallbackInterface,
            final IComEventCallbackListener comEventCallbackListener)
            throws COMException {
        assert COMUtils.comIsInitialized() : "COM not initialized";

        try {
            ComInterface comInterfaceAnnotation = comEventCallbackInterface.getAnnotation(ComInterface.class);
            if (null == comInterfaceAnnotation) {
                throw new COMException(
                        "advise: Interface must define a value for either iid via the ComInterface annotation");
            }
            final IID iid = this.getIID(comInterfaceAnnotation);

            final ConnectionPoint rawCp = this.fetchRawConnectionPoint(iid);

            // create the dispatch listener
            final IDispatchCallback rawListener = factory.createDispatchCallback(comEventCallbackInterface, comEventCallbackListener);
            // store it the comEventCallback argument, so it is not garbage
            // collected.
            comEventCallbackListener.setDispatchCallbackListener(rawListener);
            // set the dispatch listener to listen to events from the connection
            // point
            final DWORDByReference pdwCookie = new DWORDByReference();
            HRESULT hr = rawCp.Advise(rawListener, pdwCookie);
            int n = rawCp.Release(); // release before check in case check
            // throws exception
            COMUtils.checkRC(hr);

            // return the cookie so that a call to stop listening can be made
            return new ComEventCallbackCookie(pdwCookie.getValue());

        } catch (RuntimeException e) {
            // Do not rewrap COMException
            if (e instanceof COMException) {
                throw e;
            } else {
                throw new COMException("Error occured in advise when trying to connect the listener " + comEventCallbackListener, e);
            }
        }
    }

    @Override
    public void unadvise(Class<?> comEventCallbackInterface, final IComEventCallbackCookie cookie) throws COMException {
        assert COMUtils.comIsInitialized() : "COM not initialized";

        try {
            ComInterface comInterfaceAnnotation = comEventCallbackInterface.getAnnotation(ComInterface.class);
            if (null == comInterfaceAnnotation) {
                throw new COMException(
                        "unadvise: Interface must define a value for iid via the ComInterface annotation");
            }
            IID iid = this.getIID(comInterfaceAnnotation);

            final ConnectionPoint rawCp = this.fetchRawConnectionPoint(iid);

            HRESULT hr = rawCp.Unadvise(((ComEventCallbackCookie) cookie).getValue());

            rawCp.Release();
            COMUtils.checkRC(hr);

        } catch (RuntimeException e) {
            // Do not rewrap COMException
            if (e instanceof COMException) {
                throw e;
            } else {
                throw new COMException("Error occured in unadvise when trying to disconnect the listener from " + this, e);
            }
        }
    }

    // --------------------- IDispatch ------------------------------
    @Override
    public <T> void setProperty(String name, T value) {
        DISPID dispID = resolveDispId(this.getRawDispatch(), name);
        setProperty(dispID, value);
    }

    @Override
    public <T> void setProperty(DISPID dispId, T value) {
        assert COMUtils.comIsInitialized() : "COM not initialized";

        VARIANT v = Convert.toVariant(value);
        WinNT.HRESULT hr = this.oleMethod(OleAuto.DISPATCH_PROPERTYPUT, null, this.getRawDispatch(), dispId, v);
        Convert.free(v, value); // Free value allocated by Convert#toVariant
        COMUtils.checkRC(hr);
    }

    private void setProperty(String name, Object... args) {
        assert COMUtils.comIsInitialized() : "COM not initialized";
        DISPID dispID = resolveDispId(this.getRawDispatch(), name);
        setProperty(dispID, args);
    }

    private void setProperty(DISPID dispID, Object... args) {
        assert COMUtils.comIsInitialized() : "COM not initialized";

        VARIANT[] vargs;
        if (null == args) {
            vargs = new VARIANT[0];
        } else {
            vargs = new VARIANT[args.length];
        }
        for (int i = 0; i < vargs.length; ++i) {
            vargs[i] = Convert.toVariant(args[i]);
        }
        WinNT.HRESULT hr = this.oleMethod(OleAuto.DISPATCH_PROPERTYPUT, null, this.getRawDispatch(), dispID, vargs);

        for (int i = 0; i < vargs.length; i++) {
            // Free value allocated by Convert#toVariant
            Convert.free(vargs[i], args[i]);
        }

        COMUtils.checkRC(hr);
    }

    @Override
    public <T> T getProperty(Class<T> returnType, String name, Object... args) {
        DISPID dispID = resolveDispId(this.getRawDispatch(), name);
        return getProperty(returnType, dispID, args);
    }

    @Override
    public <T> T getProperty(Class<T> returnType, DISPID dispID, Object... args) {
        VARIANT[] vargs;
        if (null == args) {
            vargs = new VARIANT[0];
        } else {
            vargs = new VARIANT[args.length];
        }
        for (int i = 0; i < vargs.length; ++i) {
            vargs[i] = Convert.toVariant(args[i]);
        }
        Variant.VARIANT.ByReference result = new Variant.VARIANT.ByReference();
        WinNT.HRESULT hr = this.oleMethod(OleAuto.DISPATCH_PROPERTYGET, result, this.getRawDispatch(), dispID, vargs);

        for (int i = 0; i < vargs.length; i++) {
            // Free value allocated by Convert#toVariant
            Convert.free(vargs[i], args[i]);
        }

        COMUtils.checkRC(hr);

        return (T) Convert.toJavaObject(result, returnType, factory, false, true);
    }

    @Override
    public <T> T invokeMethod(Class<T> returnType, String name, Object... args) {
        DISPID dispID = resolveDispId(this.getRawDispatch(), name);
        return invokeMethod(returnType, dispID, args);
    }

    @Override
    public <T> T invokeMethod(Class<T> returnType, DISPID dispID, Object... args) {
        assert COMUtils.comIsInitialized() : "COM not initialized";

        VARIANT[] vargs;
        if (null == args) {
            vargs = new VARIANT[0];
        } else {
            vargs = new VARIANT[args.length];
        }
        for (int i = 0; i < vargs.length; ++i) {
            vargs[i] = Convert.toVariant(args[i]);
        }
        Variant.VARIANT.ByReference result = new Variant.VARIANT.ByReference();
        WinNT.HRESULT hr = this.oleMethod(OleAuto.DISPATCH_METHOD, result, this.getRawDispatch(), dispID, vargs);

        for (int i = 0; i < vargs.length; i++) {
            // Free value allocated by Convert#toVariant
            Convert.free(vargs[i], args[i]);
        }

        COMUtils.checkRC(hr);

        return (T) Convert.toJavaObject(result, returnType, factory, false, true);
    }

    private Object[] unfoldWhenVarargs(java.lang.reflect.Method method, Object[] argParams) {
        if (null == argParams) {
            return null;
        }
        if (argParams.length == 0 || !method.isVarArgs() || !(argParams[argParams.length - 1] instanceof Object[])) {
            return argParams;
        }
        // when last parameter is Object[] -> unfold the ellipsis:
        Object[] varargs = (Object[]) argParams[argParams.length - 1];
        Object[] args = new Object[argParams.length - 1 + varargs.length];
        System.arraycopy(argParams, 0, args, 0, argParams.length - 1);
        System.arraycopy(varargs, 0, args, argParams.length - 1, varargs.length);
        return args;
    }

    @Override
    public <T> T queryInterface(Class<T> comInterface) throws COMException {
        assert COMUtils.comIsInitialized() : "COM not initialized";

        try {
            ComInterface comInterfaceAnnotation = comInterface.getAnnotation(ComInterface.class);
            if (null == comInterfaceAnnotation) {
                throw new COMException(
                        "queryInterface: Interface must define a value for iid via the ComInterface annotation");
            }
            final IID iid = this.getIID(comInterfaceAnnotation);
            final PointerByReference ppvObject = new PointerByReference();

            HRESULT hr = ProxyObject.this.getRawDispatch().QueryInterface(new REFIID(iid), ppvObject);

            if (WinNT.S_OK.equals(hr)) {
                Dispatch dispatch = new Dispatch(ppvObject.getValue());
                T t = this.factory.createProxy(comInterface, dispatch);
                // QueryInterface returns a COM object pointer with a +1
                // reference, we must drop one,
                // Note: createProxy adds one;
                int n = dispatch.Release();
                return t;
            } else {
                String formatMessageFromHR = Kernel32Util.formatMessage(hr);
                throw new COMException("queryInterface: " + formatMessageFromHR, hr);
            }
        } catch (RuntimeException e) {
            // Do not rewrap COMException
            if (e instanceof COMException) {
                throw e;
            } else {
                throw new COMException("Error occured when trying to query for interface " + comInterface.getName(), e);
            }
        }
    }

    private IID getIID(ComInterface annotation) {
        String iidStr = annotation.iid();
        if (null != iidStr && !iidStr.isEmpty()) {
            return new IID(iidStr);
        } else {
            throw new COMException("ComInterface must define a value for iid");
        }
    }

    // --------------------- ProxyObject ---------------------

    private String getAccessorName(java.lang.reflect.Method method, ComProperty prop) {
        if (prop.name().isEmpty()) {
            String methName = method.getName();
            if (methName.startsWith("get")) {
                return methName.replaceFirst("get", "");
            } else {
                throw new RuntimeException(
                        "Property Accessor name must start with 'get', or set the anotation 'name' value");
            }
        } else {
            return prop.name();
        }
    }

    private String getMutatorName(java.lang.reflect.Method method, ComProperty prop) {
        if (prop.name().isEmpty()) {
            String methName = method.getName();
            if (methName.startsWith("set")) {
                return methName.replaceFirst("set", "");
            } else {
                throw new RuntimeException(
                        "Property Mutator name must start with 'set', or set the anotation 'name' value");
            }
        } else {
            return prop.name();
        }
    }

    private String getMethodName(java.lang.reflect.Method method, ComMethod meth) {
        if (meth.name().isEmpty()) {
            String methName = method.getName();
            return methName;
        } else {
            return meth.name();
        }
    }

    @SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
    protected DISPID resolveDispId(String name) {
        return resolveDispId(getRawDispatch(), name);
    }

    protected HRESULT oleMethod(int nType, VARIANT.ByReference pvResult, String name, VARIANT pArg)
            throws COMException {
        return this.oleMethod(nType, pvResult, name, new VARIANT[] { pArg });
    }

    protected HRESULT oleMethod(int nType, VARIANT.ByReference pvResult, DISPID dispId, VARIANT pArg)
            throws COMException {
        return this.oleMethod(nType, pvResult, dispId, new VARIANT[] { pArg });
    }

    protected HRESULT oleMethod(int nType, VARIANT.ByReference pvResult, String name)
            throws COMException {
        return this.oleMethod(nType, pvResult, name, (VARIANT[]) null);
    }

    protected HRESULT oleMethod(int nType, VARIANT.ByReference pvResult, DISPID dispId)
            throws COMException {

        return this.oleMethod(nType, pvResult, dispId, (VARIANT[]) null);
    }

    protected HRESULT oleMethod(int nType, VARIANT.ByReference pvResult, String name,
            VARIANT[] pArgs) throws COMException {

        return this.oleMethod(nType, pvResult, resolveDispId(name), pArgs);
    }

    @SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
    protected HRESULT oleMethod(final int nType, final VARIANT.ByReference pvResult,
            final DISPID dispId, VARIANT[] pArgs) throws COMException {
        return oleMethod(nType, pvResult, getRawDispatch(), dispId, pArgs);
    }

    @Deprecated
    protected DISPID resolveDispId(final IDispatch pDisp, String name) {
        assert COMUtils.comIsInitialized() : "COM not initialized";

        if (pDisp == null) {
            throw new COMException("pDisp (IDispatch) parameter is null!");
        }

        final WString[] ptName = new WString[]{new WString(name)};
        final DISPIDByReference pdispID = new DISPIDByReference();

        HRESULT hr = pDisp.GetIDsOfNames(
                new REFIID(Guid.IID_NULL),
                ptName,
                1,
                factory.getLCID(),
                pdispID);

        COMUtils.checkRC(hr);

        return pdispID.getValue();
    }

    @Deprecated
    protected HRESULT oleMethod(int nType, VARIANT.ByReference pvResult, IDispatch pDisp, String name, VARIANT pArg)
            throws COMException {
        return this.oleMethod(nType, pvResult, pDisp, name, new VARIANT[]{pArg});
    }

    @Deprecated
    protected HRESULT oleMethod(int nType, VARIANT.ByReference pvResult, IDispatch pDisp, DISPID dispId, VARIANT pArg)
            throws COMException {
        return this.oleMethod(nType, pvResult, pDisp, dispId, new VARIANT[]{pArg});
    }

    @Deprecated
    protected HRESULT oleMethod(int nType, VARIANT.ByReference pvResult, IDispatch pDisp, String name)
            throws COMException {
        return this.oleMethod(nType, pvResult, pDisp, name, (VARIANT[]) null);
    }

    @Deprecated
    protected HRESULT oleMethod(int nType, VARIANT.ByReference pvResult, IDispatch pDisp, DISPID dispId)
            throws COMException {

        return this.oleMethod(nType, pvResult, pDisp, dispId, (VARIANT[]) null);
    }

    @Deprecated
    protected HRESULT oleMethod(int nType, VARIANT.ByReference pvResult, final IDispatch pDisp, String name,
            VARIANT[] pArgs) throws COMException {

        return this.oleMethod(nType, pvResult, pDisp, resolveDispId(pDisp, name), pArgs);
    }

    @Deprecated
    protected HRESULT oleMethod(final int nType, final VARIANT.ByReference pvResult, final IDispatch pDisp,
            final DISPID dispId, VARIANT[] pArgs) throws COMException {

        assert COMUtils.comIsInitialized() : "COM not initialized";

        if (pDisp == null) {
            throw new COMException("pDisp (IDispatch) parameter is null!");
        }

        // variable declaration
        int _argsLen = 0;
        VARIANT[] _args = null;
        final DISPPARAMS.ByReference dp = new DISPPARAMS.ByReference();
        final EXCEPINFO.ByReference pExcepInfo = new EXCEPINFO.ByReference();
        final IntByReference puArgErr = new IntByReference();

        // make parameter reverse ordering as expected by COM runtime
        if ((pArgs != null) && (pArgs.length > 0)) {
            _argsLen = pArgs.length;
            _args = new VARIANT[_argsLen];

            int revCount = _argsLen;
            for (int i = 0; i < _argsLen; i++) {
                _args[i] = pArgs[--revCount];
            }
        }

        // Handle special-case for property-puts!
        if (nType == OleAuto.DISPATCH_PROPERTYPUT) {
            dp.setRgdispidNamedArgs(new DISPID[]{OaIdl.DISPID_PROPERTYPUT});
        }

        // Apply "fix" according to
        // https://www.delphitools.info/2013/04/30/gaining-visual-basic-ole-super-powers/
        // https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ms221486(v=vs.85).aspx
        //
        // Summary: there are methods in the word typelibrary that require both
        // PROPERTYGET _and_ METHOD to be set. With only one of these set the call
        // fails.
        //
        // The article from delphitools argues, that automation compatible libraries
        // need to be compatible with VisualBasic which does not distingish methods
        // and property getters and will set both flags always.
        //
        // The MSDN article advises this behaviour: "[...] Some languages cannot
        // distinguish between retrieving a property and calling a method. In this
        //case, you should set the flags DISPATCH_PROPERTYGET and DISPATCH_METHOD.
        // [...]"))
        //
        // This was found when trying to bind InchesToPoints from the _Application
        // dispatch interface of the MS Word 15 type library
        //
        // The signature according the ITypeLib Viewer (OLE/COM Object Viewer):
        // [id(0x00000172), helpcontext(0x09700172)]
        // single InchesToPoints([in] single Inches);
        final int finalNType;
        if (nType == OleAuto.DISPATCH_METHOD || nType == OleAuto.DISPATCH_PROPERTYGET) {
            finalNType = OleAuto.DISPATCH_METHOD | OleAuto.DISPATCH_PROPERTYGET;
        } else {
            finalNType = nType;
        }

        // Build DISPPARAMS
        if (_argsLen > 0) {
            dp.setArgs(_args);

            // write 'DISPPARAMS' structure to memory
            dp.write();
        }

        HRESULT hr = pDisp.Invoke(
                dispId,
                new REFIID(Guid.IID_NULL),
                factory.getLCID(),
                new WinDef.WORD(finalNType),
                dp,
                pvResult,
                pExcepInfo,
                puArgErr);

        COMUtils.checkRC(hr, pExcepInfo, puArgErr);
        return hr;
    }
}
