ObjectInputStreamForContext.java

package org.apache.fulcrum.pool;


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import java.io.InputStream;
import java.io.ObjectInputStream;
import java.io.ObjectStreamClass;
import java.io.IOException;

/**
 * A deserialization stream for a specific class loader context.
 *
 * @author <a href="mailto:ilkka.priha@simsoft.fi">Ilkka Priha</a>
 * @version $Id$
 */
public class ObjectInputStreamForContext extends ObjectInputStream
{
    /**
     * The class loader of the context.
     */
    private ClassLoader classLoader;

    public ObjectInputStreamForContext()
        throws IOException
    {
        // this is to make the proxy happy.
    }

    /**
     * Contructs a new object stream for a context.
     *
     * @param in the serialized input stream.
     * @param loader the class loader of the context.
     * @throws IOException on errors.
     */
    public  ObjectInputStreamForContext(InputStream in,
                                        ClassLoader loader)
                                        throws IOException
    {
        super(in);
        classLoader = loader;
    }

    protected Class resolveClass(ObjectStreamClass v)
                                 throws IOException,
                                 ClassNotFoundException
    {
        return classLoader == null ?
            super.resolveClass(v) : classLoader.loadClass(v.getName());
    }
}