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package org.apache.directory.server.core.api.sp.java;


import org.apache.directory.api.ldap.model.entry.Attribute;
import org.apache.directory.api.ldap.model.exception.LdapException;


/**
 * A class loader that loads a class from an attribute.
 * 
 * @author <a href="mailto:dev@directory.apache.org">Apache Directory Project</a>
 */
public class LdapJavaStoredProcClassLoader extends ClassLoader
{
    private Attribute javaByteCodeAttr;


    public LdapJavaStoredProcClassLoader( Attribute javaByteCodeAttr )
    {
        // Critical call to super class constructor. Required for true plumbing of class loaders.
        super( LdapJavaStoredProcClassLoader.class.getClassLoader() );

        this.javaByteCodeAttr = javaByteCodeAttr;
    }


    public Class<?> findClass( String name ) throws ClassNotFoundException
    {
        byte[] classBytes;

        try
        {
            classBytes = javaByteCodeAttr.getBytes();
        }
        catch ( LdapException e )
        {
            throw new ClassNotFoundException();
        }

        return defineClass( name, classBytes, 0, classBytes.length );
    }
}