BlockProposalKernelRegistry.java

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package com.analog.lyric.dimple.solvers.core.proposalKernels;

import java.util.ArrayList;

import org.eclipse.jdt.annotation.Nullable;

public class BlockProposalKernelRegistry
{
	private static ArrayList<String> _packages = new ArrayList<String>();
	static
	{
		_packages.add(BlockProposalKernelRegistry.class.getPackage().getName());
	}
	
	// Get a proposal kernel by name; assumes it is located in this package
	public static @Nullable IBlockProposalKernel get(String proposalKernelName)
	{
		for (String s : _packages)
		{
			String fullQualifiedName = s + "." + proposalKernelName;
			try
			{
				IBlockProposalKernel proposalKernel = (IBlockProposalKernel)(Class.forName(fullQualifiedName).getConstructor().newInstance());
				return proposalKernel;
			}
			catch (Exception e)
			{
				continue;
			}
		}
		return null;
	}
	
	
	public static void addPackage(String packageName)
	{
		_packages.add(packageName);
	}
}