Resource.java

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 * $Id: Resource.java 105139 2012-02-27 10:51:05Z matthew.buckett@oucs.ox.ac.uk $
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package org.sakaiproject.util;

import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;

import org.sakaiproject.component.cover.ComponentManager;
import org.sakaiproject.util.ResourceLoader;

/**
 * This class allows a resource bundle to be made accessible though a spring bean. 
 * This allows properties to be shared across multiple artifacts without each project having their own
 * copy of the bundle.
 *
 */
public class Resource {
	private static Log log = LogFactory.getLog(Resource.class);
	
	public Resource() {
		// constructor
	}
	
	/**
	 * Get localized resource bundle via classLoader.
	 * @param className Java class name providing access to the *.properties file
	 * @param bundleName default name of bundle.
	 * @return ResourceLoader or <code>null</code> if the ResourceLoader failed to load.
	 */
	public ResourceLoader getLoader(String resourceClass, String resourceBundle) {
		ResourceLoader loader = null;
		try {
			loader = new ResourceLoader(resourceBundle, ComponentManager.get(resourceClass).getClass().getClassLoader());
			}
		catch (Exception e) {
			log.warn("WARN: Localized bundle not found: " + e.toString());
		}
		
		return loader;
	}
}