Class Bootstrapper

java.lang.Object

org.codehaus.classworlds.uberjar.boot.Bootstrapper

public class Bootstrapper
extends Object

Bootstrapping entry-point.

The Bootstrapper is to be used for standalone jars which carry all dependency jars within them. The layout for the dependency jar should be similar to:

    myjar/
          classworlds.conf
          org/
              codehaus/
                     classworlds/
                                 boot/
                                 protocol/
          lib/
              myapp.jar
              depOne.jar
              depTwo.jar
  

Version:

$Id: Bootstrapper.java 78 2004-07-01 13:59:13Z jvanzyl $

Author:

Jason van Zyl, bob mcwhirter

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
private String[]	args	Command-line args.
private InitialClassLoader	classLoader	Initial bootstrapping classloader.
static final String	LAUNCHER_CLASS_NAME	Main classworlds entry class.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
Bootstrapper(String[] args)	Construct.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	bootstrap()	Perform bootstrap.
protected ClassLoader	getInitialClassLoader()	Retrieve the initial bootstrapping ClassLoader.
static void	main(String[] args)	Main entry-point.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Details

LAUNCHER_CLASS_NAME

public static final String LAUNCHER_CLASS_NAME

Main classworlds entry class.

See Also:

• Constant Field Values

args

private String[] args

Command-line args.

classLoader

private InitialClassLoader classLoader

Initial bootstrapping classloader.

Constructor Details

Bootstrapper

public Bootstrapper(String[] args)
             throws Exception

Construct.

Parameters:

args - Command-line arguments.

Throws:

Exception - If an error occurs attempting to perform bootstrap initialization.

Method Details

main

public static void main(String[] args)
                 throws Exception

Main entry-point.

Parameters:

args - Command-line arguments.

Throws:

Exception - If an error occurs.

getInitialClassLoader

protected ClassLoader getInitialClassLoader()

Retrieve the initial bootstrapping ClassLoader.

Returns:

The classloader.

bootstrap

public void bootstrap()
               throws Exception

Perform bootstrap.

Throws:

Exception - If an error occurs while bootstrapping.