ResourceLoader.java

/**
 * BSD-style license; for more info see http://pmd.sourceforge.net/license.html
 */

package net.sourceforge.pmd.util.database;

import java.io.InputStream;

/**
 * Helper class for retrieving resources relative to the installation.
 *
 * @author Stuart Turton
 */
public class ResourceLoader {

    public InputStream getResourceStream(String path) throws java.io.IOException {
        ClassLoader cl = this.getClass().getClassLoader();
        if (cl == null) {
            cl = ClassLoader.getSystemClassLoader();
        }
        InputStream stream = cl.getResourceAsStream(path);
        if (stream == null) {
            throw new java.io.IOException("Resource not found: " + path);
        }
        return stream;
    }

}