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package io.netty.util.internal;

A Utility to Call the System.load(String) or System.loadLibrary(String). Because the System.load(String) and System.loadLibrary(String) are both CallerSensitive, it will load the native library into its caller's ClassLoader. In OSGi environment, we need this helper to delegate the calling to System.load(String) and it should be as simple as possible. It will be injected into the native library's ClassLoader when it is undefined. And therefore, when the defined new helper is invoked, the native library would be loaded into the native library's ClassLoader, not the caller's ClassLoader.
/** * A Utility to Call the {@link System#load(String)} or {@link System#loadLibrary(String)}. * Because the {@link System#load(String)} and {@link System#loadLibrary(String)} are both * CallerSensitive, it will load the native library into its caller's {@link ClassLoader}. * In OSGi environment, we need this helper to delegate the calling to {@link System#load(String)} * and it should be as simple as possible. It will be injected into the native library's * ClassLoader when it is undefined. And therefore, when the defined new helper is invoked, * the native library would be loaded into the native library's ClassLoader, not the * caller's ClassLoader. */
final class NativeLibraryUtil {
Delegate the calling to System.load(String) or System.loadLibrary(String).
Params:
  • libName – - The native library path or name
  • absolute – - Whether the native library will be loaded by path or by name
/** * Delegate the calling to {@link System#load(String)} or {@link System#loadLibrary(String)}. * @param libName - The native library path or name * @param absolute - Whether the native library will be loaded by path or by name */
public static void loadLibrary(String libName, boolean absolute) { if (absolute) { System.load(libName); } else { System.loadLibrary(libName); } } private NativeLibraryUtil() { // Utility } }