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package org.apache.avro.util;

public class ClassUtils {

  private ClassUtils() {
  }

  /**
   * Loads a class using the class loader.
   * 1. The class loader of the current class is being used.
   * 2. The thread context class loader is being used.
   * If both approaches fail, returns null.
   *
   * @param className The name of the class to load.
   * @return The class or null if no class loader could load the class.
   */
  public static Class forName(String className)
    throws ClassNotFoundException {
    return ClassUtils.forName(ClassUtils.class, className);
  }

  /**
   * Loads a class using the class loader.
   * 1. The class loader of the context class is being used.
   * 2. The thread context class loader is being used.
   * If both approaches fail, returns null.
   *
   * @param contextClass The name of a context class to use.
   * @param className    The name of the class to load
   * @return The class or null if no class loader could load the class.
   */
  public static Class forName(Class contextClass, String className)
    throws ClassNotFoundException {
    Class c = null;
    if (contextClass.getClassLoader() != null) {
      c = forName(className, contextClass.getClassLoader());
    }
    if (c == null
        && Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader() != null) {
      c = forName(className, Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader());
    }
    if (c == null) {
      throw new ClassNotFoundException("Failed to load class" + className);
    }
    return c;
  }

  /**
   * Loads a class using the class loader.
   * 1. The class loader of the context class is being used.
   * 2. The thread context class loader is being used.
   * If both approaches fail, returns null.
   *
   * @param classLoader The classloader to use.
   * @param className    The name of the class to load
   * @return The class or null if no class loader could load the class.
   */
  public static Class forName(ClassLoader classLoader, String className)
    throws ClassNotFoundException {
    Class c = null;
    if (classLoader != null) {
      c = forName(className, classLoader);
    }
    if (c == null && Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader() != null) {
      c = forName(className, Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader());
    }
    if (c == null) {
      throw new ClassNotFoundException("Failed to load class" + className);
    }
    return c;
  }

  /**
   * Loads a {@link Class} from the specified {@link ClassLoader} without
   * throwing {@link ClassNotFoundException}.
   *
   * @param className
   * @param classLoader
   * @return
   */
  private static Class forName(String className, ClassLoader classLoader) {
    Class c = null;
    if (classLoader != null && className != null) {
      try {
        c = Class.forName(className, true, classLoader);
      } catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
        //Ignore and return null
      }
    }
    return c;
  }
}