Automatic generation of ABAP-classes from Function Groups?

Hey there,
is there a way of having (SE24)-ABAP-Classes generatetd outomaticaly by providing an existing function group?
I think, the following mapping shold be possible::
- the function group is the class
- its function modules are public (static) methods
- any form-routines are private methods
-> I don't want to to that boring work myself, some tool should be able to do that just fine, right? So, is there such a tool?
Thanks, regards
Joachim

Sorry, sounds like the only two people who answered are not aware of such a tool...
There is one additional point, which I hadn't thought about initially. With ABAP OO you also have a much stricter syntax and many more statement variants that are obsolete and thus cannot be used. This is another hindrance for writing such a tool (but of course not impossible, I just kind of doubt that any reasonable programmer would write such a thing).
Anyhow, I never understood why SAP is pushing OO so much (declaring all non-OO as obsolete), even going as far as implementing stricter syntax checks for OO. In my opinion a much better option would've been to implement some flag that switches on the more strict syntax checks, similarly to the Unicode check they've introduced. Coding in OO or non-OO, both have its use. Rules from SAP to code everything in OO even in cases where OO doesn't work seems straight silly as a general recommendation: E.g. if I have to code an RFC module, why would I want to bloat my code by introducing a class for implementing the functionality so that the RFC is just a wrapper around the class (unless the additional class gives me some real benefit)?
As much as I appreciate using OO classes supplied by SAP, I often have difficulties seeing objects in the requirements that I have to code (which might of course just be a reflection of my programming skills). A class with just some static methods is often an indication of poor OO design, i.e. there is no reasonable/tangible object and all you have is a utility class with a collection of various methods. To me it's important that the code is well structured, doesn't have any side effects, etc. This can be achieved with non-OO coding as well as OO, but switching from non-OO to OO doesn't guarantee at all that the code is any better.
In the end, if you just have a single function group, I'd recommend to do the translation manually and try to apply good OO design principles (instead of a straightforward 1-to-1 translation). E.g. for a class with just static methods (which I'd expect an automated translation would result in) one might want to take a peek at [singletons are evil|http://www.c2.com/cgi/wiki?SingletonsAreEvil] versus [singletons are good|http://www.c2.com/cgi/wiki?SingletonsAreGood]. I know it's silly advice if you're a seasoned OO programmer; but if not, I think your time is much better spent by thinking about the design and then applying it instead of using some automated tools where you'd later have to anyhow do some refactoring...

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