groovy/src/main/org/codehaus/groovy/vmplugin/VMPluginFactory.java

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package org.codehaus.groovy.vmplugin;

import org.codehaus.groovy.vmplugin.v4.Java4;

/**
 * factory class to get functionlity based on the VM version.
 * The usage of this class is not for public use, only for the
 * runtime.
 * @author Jochen Theodorou
 */
public class VMPluginFactory {
    
    private static final String JDK5_CLASSNAME_CHECK = "java.lang.annotation.Annotation";
    private static final String JDK5_PLUGIN_NAME = "org.codehaus.groovy.vmplugin.v5.Java5";
    private static VMPluging plugin;
    static {
        try {
            ClassLoader.getSystemClassLoader().loadClass(JDK5_CLASSNAME_CHECK);
            plugin = (VMPluging) VMPluginFactory.class.getClassLoader()
                                 .loadClass(JDK5_PLUGIN_NAME).newInstance();
        } catch(Exception ex) {
            plugin = new Java4();
        }
    }
    
    public static VMPluging getPlugin() {
        return plugin;
    }
    
}