public function getOptionsHandler() {
        //Get the options handler from the dependency container
        $optionsHandler = $this->container->get($this->optionHandlerServiceName);

        //Check that the options handler implements the option handler interface
        if (!in_array('Mesd\Jasper\ReportBundle\Interfaces\AbstractOptionsHandler', class_parents($optionsHandler))) {
            throw new \Exception(self::EXCEPTION_OPTIONS_HANDLER_NOT_INTERFACE);
        }

        //return the handler
        return $optionsHandler;
    }