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package network.oxalis.ng.commons.util;

import network.oxalis.ng.api.lang.OxalisLoadingException;

/**
 * @author erlend
 */
public class ClassUtils {

    /**
     * Loads a class from current class loader.
     */
    public static Class load(String className) {
        return load(className, Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader());
    }

    /**
     * Loads a class from the given class loader.
     */
    public static Class load(String className, ClassLoader classLoader) {
        try {
            return classLoader.loadClass(className);
        } catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
            throw new OxalisLoadingException(String.format("Unable to load class '%s'.", classLoader), e);
        }
    }
}