extscript-core-root/extscript-mojarra/src/main/java/org/apache/myfaces/extensions/scripting/mojarra/common/ClassLoaderUtils.java

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package org.apache.myfaces.extensions.scripting.mojarra.common;

import org.apache.myfaces.extensions.scripting.core.engine.ThrowAwayClassloader;

/**
 * @author Werner Punz (latest modification by $Author$)
 * @version $Revision$ $Date$
 */

public class ClassLoaderUtils extends org.apache.myfaces.extensions.scripting.core.common.util.ClassLoaderUtils
{
    static ClassLoader _oldClassLoader = null;

    public static void registerThrowAwayClassloader()
    {
        //we do not have the luxury of a pluggable classloading extensions like in myfaces
        // instead we have to provide our own classloader which is hooked in from time to time into the running system
        ClassLoader loader = org.apache.myfaces.extensions.scripting.core.common.util.ClassLoaderUtils.getDefaultClassLoader();
        boolean found = false;
        ClassLoader parent = loader;
        while(parent != null && !found) {
            found = parent instanceof ThrowAwayClassloader;
            if(!found) {
                parent = parent.getParent();
            }
        }
        if(found) {
            return;
        }
        //in case of an unchanged classloader we can recycle our old throw away classloader
        if(_oldClassLoader != null && loader.equals(_oldClassLoader.getParent())) {
            Thread.currentThread().setContextClassLoader(_oldClassLoader);
        } else {
            _oldClassLoader = new ThrowAwayClassloader(loader);
            Thread.currentThread().setContextClassLoader(_oldClassLoader);
        }
    }

}