ContextualRunnable.java

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package org.restlet.engine.util;

/**
 * {@link Runnable} That allows to define the context class loader.
 * 
 * @author Jerome Louvel
 * 
 */
public abstract class ContextualRunnable implements Runnable {
    /** The contextual class loader used at run time. */
    private ClassLoader contextClassLoader;

    /**
     * Constructor.
     */
    public ContextualRunnable() {
        this.contextClassLoader = Thread.currentThread()
                .getContextClassLoader();
    }

    /**
     * Returns the runnable's context class loader.
     * 
     * @return The runnable's context class loader.
     */
    public ClassLoader getContextClassLoader() {
        return contextClassLoader;
    }

    /**
     * Sets the runnable's context class loader.
     * 
     * @param contextClassLoader
     *            The runnable's context class loader.
     */
    public void setContextClassLoader(ClassLoader contextClassLoader) {
        this.contextClassLoader = contextClassLoader;
    }

}