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[6/8] incubator-tamaya git commit: TAMAYA-14: added resource support. TAMAYA-15: Moved PropertyProviders to API, added SPI. TAMAYA-8: Added/improved Javadoc.

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+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2013 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.apache.tamaya.core.internal.resources.io;
+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.net.HttpURLConnection;
+import java.net.URI;
+import java.net.URL;
+import java.net.URLConnection;
+
+/**
+ * Abstract base class for resources which resolve URLs into File references,
+ * such as {@code UrlResource} or {@link ClassPathResource}.
+ *
+ * <p>Detects the "file" protocol as well as the JBoss "vfs" protocol in URLs,
+ * resolving file system references accordingly.
+ *
+ * @author Juergen Hoeller
+ * @since 3.0
+ */
+abstract class AbstractFileResolvingResource extends AbstractResource {
+
+	/**
+	 * This implementation returns a File reference for the underlying class path
+	 * resource, provided that it refers to a file in the file system.
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public File getFile() throws IOException {
+		URL url = getURL();
+		if (url.getProtocol().startsWith(ResourceUtils.URL_PROTOCOL_VFS)) {
+			return VfsResourceDelegate.getResource(url).getFile();
+		}
+		return ResourceUtils.getFile(url, getDescription());
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * This implementation determines the underlying File
+	 * (or jar file, in case of a resource in a jar/zip).
+	 */
+	@Override
+	protected File getFileForLastModifiedCheck() throws IOException {
+		URL url = getURL();
+		if (ResourceUtils.isJarURL(url)) {
+			URL actualUrl = ResourceUtils.extractJarFileURL(url);
+			if (actualUrl.getProtocol().startsWith(ResourceUtils.URL_PROTOCOL_VFS)) {
+				return VfsResourceDelegate.getResource(actualUrl).getFile();
+			}
+			return ResourceUtils.getFile(actualUrl, "Jar URL");
+		}
+		else {
+			return getFile();
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * This implementation returns a File reference for the underlying class path
+	 * resource, provided that it refers to a file in the file system.
+	 * @see ResourceUtils#getFile(java.net.URI, String)
+	 */
+	protected File getFile(URI uri) throws IOException {
+		if (uri.getScheme().startsWith(ResourceUtils.URL_PROTOCOL_VFS)) {
+			return VfsResourceDelegate.getResource(uri).getFile();
+		}
+		return ResourceUtils.getFile(uri, getDescription());
+	}
+
+
+	@Override
+	public boolean exists() {
+		try {
+			URL url = getURL();
+			if (ResourceUtils.isFileURL(url)) {
+				// Proceed with file system resolution...
+				return getFile().exists();
+			}
+			else {
+				// Try a URL connection content-length header...
+				URLConnection con = url.openConnection();
+				customizeConnection(con);
+				HttpURLConnection httpCon =
+						(con instanceof HttpURLConnection ? (HttpURLConnection) con : null);
+				if (httpCon != null) {
+					int code = httpCon.getResponseCode();
+					if (code == HttpURLConnection.HTTP_OK) {
+						return true;
+					}
+					else if (code == HttpURLConnection.HTTP_NOT_FOUND) {
+						return false;
+					}
+				}
+				if (con.getContentLength() >= 0) {
+					return true;
+				}
+				if (httpCon != null) {
+					// no HTTP OK status, and no content-length header: give up
+					httpCon.disconnect();
+					return false;
+				}
+				else {
+					// Fall back to stream existence: can we open the stream?
+					InputStream is = getInputStream();
+					is.close();
+					return true;
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		catch (IOException ex) {
+			return false;
+		}
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public boolean isReadable() {
+		try {
+			URL url = getURL();
+			if (ResourceUtils.isFileURL(url)) {
+				// Proceed with file system resolution...
+				File file = getFile();
+				return (file.canRead() && !file.isDirectory());
+			}
+			else {
+				return true;
+			}
+		}
+		catch (IOException ex) {
+			return false;
+		}
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public long contentLength() throws IOException {
+		URL url = getURL();
+		if (ResourceUtils.isFileURL(url)) {
+			// Proceed with file system resolution...
+			return getFile().length();
+		}
+		else {
+			// Try a URL connection content-length header...
+			URLConnection con = url.openConnection();
+			customizeConnection(con);
+			return con.getContentLength();
+		}
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public long lastModified() throws IOException {
+		URL url = getURL();
+		if (ResourceUtils.isFileURL(url) || ResourceUtils.isJarURL(url)) {
+			// Proceed with file system resolution...
+			return super.lastModified();
+		}
+		else {
+			// Try a URL connection last-modified header...
+			URLConnection con = url.openConnection();
+			customizeConnection(con);
+			return con.getLastModified();
+		}
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Customize the given {@link URLConnection}, obtained in the course of an
+	 * {@link #exists()}, {@link #contentLength()} or {@link #lastModified()} call.
+	 * <p>Calls {@link ResourceUtils#useCachesIfNecessary(URLConnection)} and
+	 * delegates to {@link #customizeConnection(HttpURLConnection)} if possible.
+	 * Can be overridden in subclasses.
+	 * @param con the URLConnection to customize
+	 * @throws IOException if thrown from URLConnection methods
+	 */
+	protected void customizeConnection(URLConnection con) throws IOException {
+		ResourceUtils.useCachesIfNecessary(con);
+		if (con instanceof HttpURLConnection) {
+			customizeConnection((HttpURLConnection) con);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Customize the given {@link HttpURLConnection}, obtained in the course of an
+	 * {@link #exists()}, {@link #contentLength()} or {@link #lastModified()} call.
+	 * <p>Sets request method "HEAD" by default. Can be overridden in subclasses.
+	 * @param con the HttpURLConnection to customize
+	 * @throws IOException if thrown from HttpURLConnection methods
+	 */
+	protected void customizeConnection(HttpURLConnection con) throws IOException {
+		con.setRequestMethod("HEAD");
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Inner delegate class, avoiding a hard JBoss VFS API dependency at runtime.
+	 */
+	private static class VfsResourceDelegate {
+
+		public static Resource getResource(URL url) throws IOException {
+			return new VfsResource(VfsUtils.getRoot(url));
+		}
+
+		public static Resource getResource(URI uri) throws IOException {
+			return new VfsResource(VfsUtils.getRoot(uri));
+		}
+	}
+
+}

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+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2014 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.tamaya.core.internal.resources.io;
+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.net.URI;
+import java.net.URISyntaxException;
+import java.net.URL;
+import java.util.Objects;
+
+
+/**
+ * Convenience base class for {@link Resource} implementations,
+ * pre-implementing typical behavior.
+ *
+ * <p>The "exists" method will check whether a File or InputStream can
+ * be opened; "isOpen" will always return false; "getURL" and "getFile"
+ * throw an exception; and "toString" will return the description.
+ *
+ * @author Juergen Hoeller
+ * @since 28.12.2003
+ */
+public abstract class AbstractResource implements Resource {
+
+	/**
+	 * This implementation checks whether a File can be opened,
+	 * falling back to whether an InputStream can be opened.
+	 * This will cover both directories and content resources.
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public boolean exists() {
+		// Try file existence: can we find the file in the file system?
+		try {
+			return getFile().exists();
+		}
+		catch (IOException ex) {
+			// Fall back to stream existence: can we open the stream?
+			try {
+				InputStream is = getInputStream();
+				is.close();
+				return true;
+			}
+			catch (Throwable isEx) {
+				return false;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * This implementation always returns {@code true}.
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public boolean isReadable() {
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * This implementation always returns {@code false}.
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public boolean isOpen() {
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * This implementation throws a FileNotFoundException, assuming
+	 * that the resource cannot be resolved to a URL.
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public URL getURL() throws IOException {
+		throw new FileNotFoundException(getDescription() + " cannot be resolved to URL");
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * This implementation builds a URI based on the URL returned
+	 * by {@link #getURL()}.
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public URI getURI() throws IOException {
+		URL url = getURL();
+		try {
+			return ResourceUtils.toURI(url);
+		}
+		catch (URISyntaxException ex) {
+			throw new IllegalStateException("Invalid URI [" + url + "]", ex);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * This implementation throws a FileNotFoundException, assuming
+	 * that the resource cannot be resolved to an absolute file path.
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public File getFile() throws IOException {
+		throw new FileNotFoundException(getDescription() + " cannot be resolved to absolute file path");
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * This implementation reads the entire InputStream to calculate the
+	 * content length. Subclasses will almost always be able to provide
+	 * a more optimal version of this, e.g. checking a File length.
+	 * @throws IllegalStateException if {@code #getInputStream()} returns null.
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public long contentLength() throws IOException {
+		InputStream is = this.getInputStream();
+        Objects.requireNonNull(is, "resource input stream must not be null");
+		try {
+			long size = 0;
+			byte[] buf = new byte[255];
+			int read;
+			while ((read = is.read(buf)) != -1) {
+				size += read;
+			}
+			return size;
+		}
+		finally {
+			try {
+				is.close();
+			}
+			catch (IOException ex) {
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * This implementation checks the timestamp of the underlying File,
+	 * if available.
+	 * @see #getFileForLastModifiedCheck()
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public long lastModified() throws IOException {
+		long lastModified = getFileForLastModifiedCheck().lastModified();
+		if (lastModified == 0L) {
+			throw new FileNotFoundException(getDescription() +
+					" cannot be resolved in the file system for resolving its last-modified timestamp");
+		}
+		return lastModified;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Determine the File to use for timestamp checking.
+	 * <p>The default implementation delegates to {@link #getFile()}.
+	 * @return the File to use for timestamp checking (never {@code null})
+	 * @throws IOException if the resource cannot be resolved as absolute
+	 * file path, i.e. if the resource is not available in a file system
+	 */
+	protected File getFileForLastModifiedCheck() throws IOException {
+		return getFile();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * This implementation throws a FileNotFoundException, assuming
+	 * that relative resources cannot be created for this resource.
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public Resource createRelative(String relativePath) throws IOException {
+		throw new FileNotFoundException("Cannot create a relative resource for " + getDescription());
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * This implementation always returns {@code null},
+	 * assuming that this resource type does not have a filename.
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public String getFilename() {
+		return null;
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * This implementation returns the description of this resource.
+	 * @see #getDescription()
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public String toString() {
+		return getDescription();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * This implementation compares description strings.
+	 * @see #getDescription()
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public boolean equals(Object obj) {
+		return (obj == this ||
+			(obj instanceof Resource && ((Resource) obj).getDescription().equals(getDescription())));
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * This implementation returns the description's hash code.
+	 * @see #getDescription()
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public int hashCode() {
+		return getDescription().hashCode();
+	}
+
+}

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+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2014 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.tamaya.core.internal.resources.io;
+
+import java.util.*;
+import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
+import java.util.regex.Matcher;
+import java.util.regex.Pattern;
+
+/**
+ * PathMatcher implementation for Ant-style path patterns. Examples are provided below.
+ *
+ * <p>Part of this mapping code has been kindly borrowed from <a href="http://ant.apache.org">Apache Ant</a>.
+ *
+ * <p>The mapping matches URLs using the following rules:<br> <ul> <li>? matches one character</li> <li>* matches zero
+ * or more characters</li> <li>** matches zero or more 'directories' in a path</li> </ul>
+ *
+ * <p>Some examples:<br> <ul> <li>{@code com/t?st.jsp} - matches {@code com/test.jsp} but also
+ * {@code com/tast.jsp} or {@code com/txst.jsp}</li> <li>{@code com/*.jsp} - matches all
+ * {@code .jsp} files in the {@code com} directory</li> <li>{@code com/&#42;&#42;/test.jsp} - matches all
+ * {@code test.jsp} files underneath the {@code com} path</li> <li>{@code org/springframework/&#42;&#42;/*.jsp}
+ * - matches all {@code .jsp} files underneath the {@code org/springframework} path</li>
+ * <li>{@code org/&#42;&#42;/servlet/bla.jsp} - matches {@code org/springframework/servlet/bla.jsp} but also
+ * {@code org/springframework/testing/servlet/bla.jsp} and {@code org/servlet/bla.jsp}</li> </ul>
+ *
+ * @author Alef Arendsen
+ * @author Juergen Hoeller
+ * @author Rob Harrop
+ * @author Arjen Poutsma
+ * @author Rossen Stoyanchev
+ * @since 16.07.2003
+ */
+class AntPathMatcher {
+
+	/** Default path separator: "/" */
+	public static final String DEFAULT_PATH_SEPARATOR = "/";
+
+	private static final int CACHE_TURNOFF_THRESHOLD = 65536;
+
+	private static final Pattern VARIABLE_PATTERN = Pattern.compile("\\{[^/]+?\\}");
+
+
+	private String pathSeparator;
+
+	private PathSeparatorPatternCache pathSeparatorPatternCache;
+
+	private boolean trimTokens = true;
+
+	private volatile Boolean cachePatterns;
+
+	private final Map<String, String[]> tokenizedPatternCache = new ConcurrentHashMap<String, String[]>(256);
+
+	final Map<String, AntPathStringMatcher> stringMatcherCache = new ConcurrentHashMap<String, AntPathStringMatcher>(256);
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Create a new instance with the {@link #DEFAULT_PATH_SEPARATOR}.
+	 */
+	public AntPathMatcher() {
+		this.pathSeparator = DEFAULT_PATH_SEPARATOR;
+		this.pathSeparatorPatternCache = new PathSeparatorPatternCache(DEFAULT_PATH_SEPARATOR);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * A convenience alternative constructor to use with a custom path separator.
+	 * @param pathSeparator the path separator to use, must not be {@code null}.
+	 * @since 4.1
+	 */
+	public AntPathMatcher(String pathSeparator) {
+		Objects.requireNonNull(pathSeparator, "'pathSeparator' is required");
+		this.pathSeparator = pathSeparator;
+		this.pathSeparatorPatternCache = new PathSeparatorPatternCache(pathSeparator);
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Set the path separator to use for pattern parsing.
+	 * Default is "/", as in Ant.
+	 */
+	public void setPathSeparator(String pathSeparator) {
+		this.pathSeparator = (pathSeparator != null ? pathSeparator : DEFAULT_PATH_SEPARATOR);
+		this.pathSeparatorPatternCache = new PathSeparatorPatternCache(this.pathSeparator);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Specify whether to trim tokenized paths and patterns.
+	 * Default is {@code true}.
+	 */
+	public void setTrimTokens(boolean trimTokens) {
+		this.trimTokens = trimTokens;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Specify whether to cache parsed pattern metadata for patterns passed
+	 * into this matcher's {@link #match} method. A value of {@code true}
+	 * activates an unlimited pattern cache; a value of {@code false} turns
+	 * the pattern cache off completely.
+	 * <p>Default is for the cache to be on, but with the variant to automatically
+	 * turn it off when encountering too many patterns to cache at runtime
+	 * (the threshold is 65536), assuming that arbitrary permutations of patterns
+	 * are coming in, with little chance for encountering a reoccurring pattern.
+	 * @see #getStringMatcher(String)
+	 */
+	public void setCachePatterns(boolean cachePatterns) {
+		this.cachePatterns = cachePatterns;
+	}
+
+	private void deactivatePatternCache() {
+		this.cachePatterns = false;
+		this.tokenizedPatternCache.clear();
+		this.stringMatcherCache.clear();
+	}
+
+
+	public boolean isPattern(String path) {
+		return (path.indexOf('*') != -1 || path.indexOf('?') != -1);
+	}
+
+	public boolean match(String pattern, String path) {
+		return doMatch(pattern, path, true, null);
+	}
+
+	public boolean matchStart(String pattern, String path) {
+		return doMatch(pattern, path, false, null);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Actually match the given {@code path} against the given {@code pattern}.
+	 * @param pattern the pattern to match against
+	 * @param path the path String to test
+	 * @param fullMatch whether a full pattern match is required (else a pattern match
+	 * as far as the given base path goes is sufficient)
+	 * @return {@code true} if the supplied {@code path} matched, {@code false} if it didn't
+	 */
+	protected boolean doMatch(String pattern, String path, boolean fullMatch, Map<String, String> uriTemplateVariables) {
+		if (path.startsWith(this.pathSeparator) != pattern.startsWith(this.pathSeparator)) {
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		String[] pattDirs = tokenizePattern(pattern);
+		String[] pathDirs = tokenizePath(path);
+
+		int pattIdxStart = 0;
+		int pattIdxEnd = pattDirs.length - 1;
+		int pathIdxStart = 0;
+		int pathIdxEnd = pathDirs.length - 1;
+
+		// Match all elements up to the first **
+		while (pattIdxStart <= pattIdxEnd && pathIdxStart <= pathIdxEnd) {
+			String pattDir = pattDirs[pattIdxStart];
+			if ("**".equals(pattDir)) {
+				break;
+			}
+			if (!matchStrings(pattDir, pathDirs[pathIdxStart], uriTemplateVariables)) {
+				return false;
+			}
+			pattIdxStart++;
+			pathIdxStart++;
+		}
+
+		if (pathIdxStart > pathIdxEnd) {
+			// Path is exhausted, only match if rest of pattern is * or **'s
+			if (pattIdxStart > pattIdxEnd) {
+				return (pattern.endsWith(this.pathSeparator) ? path.endsWith(this.pathSeparator) :
+						!path.endsWith(this.pathSeparator));
+			}
+			if (!fullMatch) {
+				return true;
+			}
+			if (pattIdxStart == pattIdxEnd && pattDirs[pattIdxStart].equals("*") && path.endsWith(this.pathSeparator)) {
+				return true;
+			}
+			for (int i = pattIdxStart; i <= pattIdxEnd; i++) {
+				if (!pattDirs[i].equals("**")) {
+					return false;
+				}
+			}
+			return true;
+		}
+		else if (pattIdxStart > pattIdxEnd) {
+			// String not exhausted, but pattern is. Failure.
+			return false;
+		}
+		else if (!fullMatch && "**".equals(pattDirs[pattIdxStart])) {
+			// Path start definitely matches due to "**" part in pattern.
+			return true;
+		}
+
+		// up to last '**'
+		while (pattIdxStart <= pattIdxEnd && pathIdxStart <= pathIdxEnd) {
+			String pattDir = pattDirs[pattIdxEnd];
+			if (pattDir.equals("**")) {
+				break;
+			}
+			if (!matchStrings(pattDir, pathDirs[pathIdxEnd], uriTemplateVariables)) {
+				return false;
+			}
+			pattIdxEnd--;
+			pathIdxEnd--;
+		}
+		if (pathIdxStart > pathIdxEnd) {
+			// String is exhausted
+			for (int i = pattIdxStart; i <= pattIdxEnd; i++) {
+				if (!pattDirs[i].equals("**")) {
+					return false;
+				}
+			}
+			return true;
+		}
+
+		while (pattIdxStart != pattIdxEnd && pathIdxStart <= pathIdxEnd) {
+			int patIdxTmp = -1;
+			for (int i = pattIdxStart + 1; i <= pattIdxEnd; i++) {
+				if (pattDirs[i].equals("**")) {
+					patIdxTmp = i;
+					break;
+				}
+			}
+			if (patIdxTmp == pattIdxStart + 1) {
+				// '**/**' situation, so skip one
+				pattIdxStart++;
+				continue;
+			}
+			// Find the pattern between padIdxStart & padIdxTmp in str between
+			// strIdxStart & strIdxEnd
+			int patLength = (patIdxTmp - pattIdxStart - 1);
+			int strLength = (pathIdxEnd - pathIdxStart + 1);
+			int foundIdx = -1;
+
+			strLoop:
+			for (int i = 0; i <= strLength - patLength; i++) {
+				for (int j = 0; j < patLength; j++) {
+					String subPat = pattDirs[pattIdxStart + j + 1];
+					String subStr = pathDirs[pathIdxStart + i + j];
+					if (!matchStrings(subPat, subStr, uriTemplateVariables)) {
+						continue strLoop;
+					}
+				}
+				foundIdx = pathIdxStart + i;
+				break;
+			}
+
+			if (foundIdx == -1) {
+				return false;
+			}
+
+			pattIdxStart = patIdxTmp;
+			pathIdxStart = foundIdx + patLength;
+		}
+
+		for (int i = pattIdxStart; i <= pattIdxEnd; i++) {
+			if (!pattDirs[i].equals("**")) {
+				return false;
+			}
+		}
+
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Tokenize the given path pattern into parts, based on this matcher's settings.
+	 * <p>Performs caching based on {@link #setCachePatterns}, delegating to
+	 * {@link #tokenizePath(String)} for the actual tokenization algorithm.
+	 * @param pattern the pattern to tokenize
+	 * @return the tokenized pattern parts
+	 */
+	protected String[] tokenizePattern(String pattern) {
+		String[] tokenized = null;
+		Boolean cachePatterns = this.cachePatterns;
+		if (cachePatterns == null || cachePatterns.booleanValue()) {
+			tokenized = this.tokenizedPatternCache.get(pattern);
+		}
+		if (tokenized == null) {
+			tokenized = tokenizePath(pattern);
+			if (cachePatterns == null && this.tokenizedPatternCache.size() >= CACHE_TURNOFF_THRESHOLD) {
+				// Try to adapt to the runtime situation that we're encountering:
+				// There are obviously too many different patterns coming in here...
+				// So let's turn off the cache since the patterns are unlikely to be reoccurring.
+				deactivatePatternCache();
+				return tokenized;
+			}
+			if (cachePatterns == null || cachePatterns.booleanValue()) {
+				this.tokenizedPatternCache.put(pattern, tokenized);
+			}
+		}
+		return tokenized;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Tokenize the given path String into parts, based on this matcher's settings.
+	 * @param path the path to tokenize
+	 * @return the tokenized path parts
+	 */
+	protected String[] tokenizePath(String path) {
+		return StringUtils.tokenizeToStringArray(path, this.pathSeparator, this.trimTokens, true);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Tests whether or not a string matches against a pattern.
+	 * @param pattern the pattern to match against (never {@code null})
+	 * @param str the String which must be matched against the pattern (never {@code null})
+	 * @return {@code true} if the string matches against the pattern, or {@code false} otherwise
+	 */
+	private boolean matchStrings(String pattern, String str, Map<String, String> uriTemplateVariables) {
+		return getStringMatcher(pattern).matchStrings(str, uriTemplateVariables);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Build or retrieve an {@link AntPathStringMatcher} for the given pattern.
+	 * <p>The default implementation checks this AntPathMatcher's internal cache
+	 * (see {@link #setCachePatterns}), creating a new AntPathStringMatcher instance
+	 * if no cached copy is found.
+	 * When encountering too many patterns to cache at runtime (the threshold is 65536),
+	 * it turns the default cache off, assuming that arbitrary permutations of patterns
+	 * are coming in, with little chance for encountering a reoccurring pattern.
+	 * <p>This method may get overridden to implement a custom cache strategy.
+	 * @param pattern the pattern to match against (never {@code null})
+	 * @return a corresponding AntPathStringMatcher (never {@code null})
+	 * @see #setCachePatterns
+	 */
+	protected AntPathStringMatcher getStringMatcher(String pattern) {
+		AntPathStringMatcher matcher = null;
+		Boolean cachePatterns = this.cachePatterns;
+		if (cachePatterns == null || cachePatterns.booleanValue()) {
+			matcher = this.stringMatcherCache.get(pattern);
+		}
+		if (matcher == null) {
+			matcher = new AntPathStringMatcher(pattern);
+			if (cachePatterns == null && this.stringMatcherCache.size() >= CACHE_TURNOFF_THRESHOLD) {
+				// Try to adapt to the runtime situation that we're encountering:
+				// There are obviously too many different patterns coming in here...
+				// So let's turn off the cache since the patterns are unlikely to be reoccurring.
+				deactivatePatternCache();
+				return matcher;
+			}
+			if (cachePatterns == null || cachePatterns.booleanValue()) {
+				this.stringMatcherCache.put(pattern, matcher);
+			}
+		}
+		return matcher;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Given a pattern and a full path, determine the pattern-mapped part. <p>For example: <ul>
+	 * <li>'{@code /docs/cvs/commit.html}' and '{@code /docs/cvs/commit.html} -> ''</li>
+	 * <li>'{@code /docs/*}' and '{@code /docs/cvs/commit} -> '{@code cvs/commit}'</li>
+	 * <li>'{@code /docs/cvs/*.html}' and '{@code /docs/cvs/commit.html} -> '{@code commit.html}'</li>
+	 * <li>'{@code /docs/**}' and '{@code /docs/cvs/commit} -> '{@code cvs/commit}'</li>
+	 * <li>'{@code /docs/**\/*.html}' and '{@code /docs/cvs/commit.html} -> '{@code cvs/commit.html}'</li>
+	 * <li>'{@code /*.html}' and '{@code /docs/cvs/commit.html} -> '{@code docs/cvs/commit.html}'</li>
+	 * <li>'{@code *.html}' and '{@code /docs/cvs/commit.html} -> '{@code /docs/cvs/commit.html}'</li>
+	 * <li>'{@code *}' and '{@code /docs/cvs/commit.html} -> '{@code /docs/cvs/commit.html}'</li> </ul>
+	 * <p>Assumes that {@link #match} returns {@code true} for '{@code pattern}' and '{@code path}', but
+	 * does <strong>not</strong> enforce this.
+	 */
+	public String extractPathWithinPattern(String pattern, String path) {
+		String[] patternParts = StringUtils.tokenizeToStringArray(pattern, this.pathSeparator, this.trimTokens, true);
+		String[] pathParts = StringUtils.tokenizeToStringArray(path, this.pathSeparator, this.trimTokens, true);
+		StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder();
+		boolean pathStarted = false;
+
+		for (int segment = 0; segment < patternParts.length; segment++) {
+			String patternPart = patternParts[segment];
+			if (patternPart.indexOf('*') > -1 || patternPart.indexOf('?') > -1) {
+				for (; segment < pathParts.length; segment++) {
+					if (pathStarted || (segment == 0 && !pattern.startsWith(this.pathSeparator))) {
+						builder.append(this.pathSeparator);
+					}
+					builder.append(pathParts[segment]);
+					pathStarted = true;
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		return builder.toString();
+	}
+
+	public Map<String, String> extractUriTemplateVariables(String pattern, String path) {
+		Map<String, String> variables = new LinkedHashMap<String, String>();
+		boolean result = doMatch(pattern, path, true, variables);
+		if(!result){
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Pattern \"" + pattern + "\" is not a match for \"" + path + "\"");
+        };
+		return variables;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Combines two patterns into a new pattern that is returned.
+	 * <p>This implementation simply concatenates the two patterns, unless the first pattern
+	 * contains a file extension match (such as {@code *.html}. In that case, the second pattern
+	 * should be included in the first, or an {@code IllegalArgumentException} is thrown.
+	 * <p>For example: <table>
+	 * <tr><th>Pattern 1</th><th>Pattern 2</th><th>Result</th></tr> <tr><td>/hotels</td><td>{@code
+	 * null}</td><td>/hotels</td></tr> <tr><td>{@code null}</td><td>/hotels</td><td>/hotels</td></tr>
+	 * <tr><td>/hotels</td><td>/bookings</td><td>/hotels/bookings</td></tr> <tr><td>/hotels</td><td>bookings</td><td>/hotels/bookings</td></tr>
+	 * <tr><td>/hotels/*</td><td>/bookings</td><td>/hotels/bookings</td></tr> <tr><td>/hotels/&#42;&#42;</td><td>/bookings</td><td>/hotels/&#42;&#42;/bookings</td></tr>
+	 * <tr><td>/hotels</td><td>{hotel}</td><td>/hotels/{hotel}</td></tr> <tr><td>/hotels/*</td><td>{hotel}</td><td>/hotels/{hotel}</td></tr>
+	 * <tr><td>/hotels/&#42;&#42;</td><td>{hotel}</td><td>/hotels/&#42;&#42;/{hotel}</td></tr>
+	 * <tr><td>/*.html</td><td>/hotels.html</td><td>/hotels.html</td></tr> <tr><td>/*.html</td><td>/hotels</td><td>/hotels.html</td></tr>
+	 * <tr><td>/*.html</td><td>/*.txt</td><td>IllegalArgumentException</td></tr> </table>
+	 * @param pattern1 the first pattern
+	 * @param pattern2 the second pattern
+	 * @return the combination of the two patterns
+	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException when the two patterns cannot be combined
+	 */
+	public String combine(String pattern1, String pattern2) {
+		if (!StringUtils.hasText(pattern1) && !StringUtils.hasText(pattern2)) {
+			return "";
+		}
+		if (!StringUtils.hasText(pattern1)) {
+			return pattern2;
+		}
+		if (!StringUtils.hasText(pattern2)) {
+			return pattern1;
+		}
+
+		boolean pattern1ContainsUriVar = pattern1.indexOf('{') != -1;
+		if (!pattern1.equals(pattern2) && !pattern1ContainsUriVar && match(pattern1, pattern2)) {
+			// /* + /hotel -> /hotel ; "/*.*" + "/*.html" -> /*.html
+			// However /user + /user -> /usr/user ; /{foo} + /bar -> /{foo}/bar
+			return pattern2;
+		}
+
+		// /hotels/* + /booking -> /hotels/booking
+		// /hotels/* + booking -> /hotels/booking
+		if (pattern1.endsWith(this.pathSeparatorPatternCache.getEndsOnWildCard())) {
+			return concat(pattern1.substring(0, pattern1.length() - 2), pattern2);
+		}
+
+		// /hotels/** + /booking -> /hotels/**/booking
+		// /hotels/** + booking -> /hotels/**/booking
+		if (pattern1.endsWith(this.pathSeparatorPatternCache.getEndsOnDoubleWildCard())) {
+			return concat(pattern1, pattern2);
+		}
+
+		int starDotPos1 = pattern1.indexOf("*.");
+		if (pattern1ContainsUriVar || starDotPos1 == -1 || this.pathSeparator.equals(".")) {
+			// simply concatenate the two patterns
+			return concat(pattern1, pattern2);
+		}
+		String extension1 = pattern1.substring(starDotPos1 + 1);
+		int dotPos2 = pattern2.indexOf('.');
+		String fileName2 = (dotPos2 == -1 ? pattern2 : pattern2.substring(0, dotPos2));
+		String extension2 = (dotPos2 == -1 ? "" : pattern2.substring(dotPos2));
+		String extension = extension1.startsWith("*") ? extension2 : extension1;
+		return fileName2 + extension;
+	}
+
+	private String concat(String path1, String path2) {
+		if (path1.endsWith(this.pathSeparator) || path2.startsWith(this.pathSeparator)) {
+			return path1 + path2;
+		}
+		return path1 + this.pathSeparator + path2;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Given a full path, returns a {@link Comparator} suitable for sorting patterns in order of explicitness.
+	 * <p>The returned {@code Comparator} will {@linkplain java.util.Collections#sort(java.util.List,
+	 * java.util.Comparator) sort} a list so that more specific patterns (without uri templates or wild cards) come before
+	 * generic patterns. So given a list with the following patterns: <ol> <li>{@code /hotels/new}</li>
+	 * <li>{@code /hotels/{hotel}}</li> <li>{@code /hotels/*}</li> </ol> the returned comparator will sort this
+	 * list so that the order will be as indicated.
+	 * <p>The full path given as parameter is used to test for exact matches. So when the given path is {@code /hotels/2},
+	 * the pattern {@code /hotels/2} will be sorted before {@code /hotels/1}.
+	 * @param path the full path to use for comparison
+	 * @return a comparator capable of sorting patterns in order of explicitness
+	 */
+	public Comparator<String> getPatternComparator(String path) {
+		return new AntPatternComparator(path);
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Tests whether or not a string matches against a pattern via a {@link Pattern}.
+	 * <p>The pattern may contain special characters: '*' means zero or more characters; '?' means one and
+	 * only one character; '{' and '}' indicate a URI template pattern. For example <tt>/users/{user}</tt>.
+	 */
+	protected static class AntPathStringMatcher {
+
+		private static final Pattern GLOB_PATTERN = Pattern.compile("\\?|\\*|\\{((?:\\{[^/]+?\\}|[^/{}]|\\\\[{}])+?)\\}");
+
+		private static final String DEFAULT_VARIABLE_PATTERN = "(.*)";
+
+		private final Pattern pattern;
+
+		private final List<String> variableNames = new LinkedList<String>();
+
+		public AntPathStringMatcher(String pattern) {
+			StringBuilder patternBuilder = new StringBuilder();
+			Matcher m = GLOB_PATTERN.matcher(pattern);
+			int end = 0;
+			while (m.find()) {
+				patternBuilder.append(quote(pattern, end, m.start()));
+				String match = m.group();
+				if ("?".equals(match)) {
+					patternBuilder.append('.');
+				}
+				else if ("*".equals(match)) {
+					patternBuilder.append(".*");
+				}
+				else if (match.startsWith("{") && match.endsWith("}")) {
+					int colonIdx = match.indexOf(':');
+					if (colonIdx == -1) {
+						patternBuilder.append(DEFAULT_VARIABLE_PATTERN);
+						this.variableNames.add(m.group(1));
+					}
+					else {
+						String variablePattern = match.substring(colonIdx + 1, match.length() - 1);
+						patternBuilder.append('(');
+						patternBuilder.append(variablePattern);
+						patternBuilder.append(')');
+						String variableName = match.substring(1, colonIdx);
+						this.variableNames.add(variableName);
+					}
+				}
+				end = m.end();
+			}
+			patternBuilder.append(quote(pattern, end, pattern.length()));
+			this.pattern = Pattern.compile(patternBuilder.toString());
+		}
+
+		private String quote(String s, int start, int end) {
+			if (start == end) {
+				return "";
+			}
+			return Pattern.quote(s.substring(start, end));
+		}
+
+		/**
+		 * Main entry point.
+		 * @return {@code true} if the string matches against the pattern, or {@code false} otherwise.
+		 */
+		public boolean matchStrings(String str, Map<String, String> uriTemplateVariables) {
+			Matcher matcher = this.pattern.matcher(str);
+			if (matcher.matches()) {
+				if (uriTemplateVariables != null) {
+					// SPR-8455
+					if(!(this.variableNames.size() == matcher.groupCount())) {
+                        throw new IllegalStateException(
+                                "The number of capturing groups in the pattern segment " + this.pattern +
+                                        " does not match the number of URI template variables it defines, which can occur if " +
+                                        " capturing groups are used in a URI template regex. Use non-capturing groups instead.");
+                    }
+					for (int i = 1; i <= matcher.groupCount(); i++) {
+						String name = this.variableNames.get(i - 1);
+						String value = matcher.group(i);
+						uriTemplateVariables.put(name, value);
+					}
+				}
+				return true;
+			}
+			else {
+				return false;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * The default {@link Comparator} implementation returned by
+	 * {@link #getPatternComparator(String)}.
+	 * <p>In order, the most "generic" pattern is determined by the following:
+	 * <ul>
+	 * <li>if it's null or a capture all pattern (i.e. it is equal to "/**")</li>
+	 * <li>if the other pattern is an actual match</li>
+	 * <li>if it's a catch-all pattern (i.e. it ends with "**"</li>
+	 * <li>if it's got more "*" than the other pattern</li>
+	 * <li>if it's got more "{foo}" than the other pattern</li>
+	 * <li>if it's shorter than the other pattern</li>
+	 * </ul>
+	 */
+	protected static class AntPatternComparator implements Comparator<String> {
+
+		private final String path;
+
+		public AntPatternComparator(String path) {
+			this.path = path;
+		}
+
+		/**
+		 * Compare two patterns to determine which should match first, i.e. which
+		 * is the most specific regarding the current path.
+		 * @return a negative integer, zero, or a positive integer as pattern1 is
+		 * more specific, equally specific, or less specific than pattern2.
+		 */
+		@Override
+		public int compare(String pattern1, String pattern2) {
+			PatternInfo info1 = new PatternInfo(pattern1);
+			PatternInfo info2 = new PatternInfo(pattern2);
+
+			if (info1.isLeastSpecific() && info2.isLeastSpecific()) {
+				return 0;
+			}
+			else if (info1.isLeastSpecific()) {
+				return 1;
+			}
+			else if (info2.isLeastSpecific()) {
+				return -1;
+			}
+
+			boolean pattern1EqualsPath = pattern1.equals(path);
+			boolean pattern2EqualsPath = pattern2.equals(path);
+			if (pattern1EqualsPath && pattern2EqualsPath) {
+				return 0;
+			}
+			else if (pattern1EqualsPath) {
+				return -1;
+			}
+			else if (pattern2EqualsPath) {
+				return 1;
+			}
+
+			if (info1.isPrefixPattern() && info2.getDoubleWildcards() == 0) {
+				return 1;
+			}
+			else if (info2.isPrefixPattern() && info1.getDoubleWildcards() == 0) {
+				return -1;
+			}
+
+			if (info1.getTotalCount() != info2.getTotalCount()) {
+				return info1.getTotalCount() - info2.getTotalCount();
+			}
+
+			if (info1.getLength() != info2.getLength()) {
+				return info2.getLength() - info1.getLength();
+			}
+
+			if (info1.getSingleWildcards() < info2.getSingleWildcards()) {
+				return -1;
+			}
+			else if (info2.getSingleWildcards() < info1.getSingleWildcards()) {
+				return 1;
+			}
+
+			if (info1.getUriVars() < info2.getUriVars()) {
+				return -1;
+			}
+			else if (info2.getUriVars() < info1.getUriVars()) {
+				return 1;
+			}
+
+			return 0;
+		}
+
+
+		/**
+		 * Value class that holds information about the pattern, e.g. number of
+		 * occurrences of "*", "**", and "{" pattern elements.
+		 */
+		private static class PatternInfo {
+
+			private final String pattern;
+
+			private int uriVars;
+
+			private int singleWildcards;
+
+			private int doubleWildcards;
+
+			private boolean catchAllPattern;
+
+			private boolean prefixPattern;
+
+			private Integer length;
+
+			public PatternInfo(String pattern) {
+				this.pattern = pattern;
+				if (this.pattern != null) {
+					initCounters();
+					this.catchAllPattern = this.pattern.equals("/**");
+					this.prefixPattern = !this.catchAllPattern && this.pattern.endsWith("/**");
+				}
+				if (this.uriVars == 0) {
+					this.length = (this.pattern != null ? this.pattern.length() : 0);
+				}
+			}
+
+			protected void initCounters() {
+				int pos = 0;
+				while (pos < this.pattern.length()) {
+					if (this.pattern.charAt(pos) == '{') {
+						this.uriVars++;
+						pos++;
+					}
+					else if (this.pattern.charAt(pos) == '*') {
+						if (pos + 1 < this.pattern.length() && this.pattern.charAt(pos + 1) == '*') {
+							this.doubleWildcards++;
+							pos += 2;
+						}
+						else if (!this.pattern.substring(pos - 1).equals(".*")) {
+							this.singleWildcards++;
+							pos++;
+						}
+						else {
+							pos++;
+						}
+					}
+					else {
+						pos++;
+					}
+				}
+			}
+
+			public int getUriVars() {
+				return this.uriVars;
+			}
+
+			public int getSingleWildcards() {
+				return this.singleWildcards;
+			}
+
+			public int getDoubleWildcards() {
+				return this.doubleWildcards;
+			}
+
+			public boolean isLeastSpecific() {
+				return (this.pattern == null || this.catchAllPattern);
+			}
+
+			public boolean isPrefixPattern() {
+				return this.prefixPattern;
+			}
+
+			public int getTotalCount() {
+				return this.uriVars + this.singleWildcards + (2 * this.doubleWildcards);
+			}
+
+			/**
+			 * Returns the length of the given pattern, where template variables are considered to be 1 long.
+			 */
+			public int getLength() {
+				if (this.length == null) {
+					this.length = VARIABLE_PATTERN.matcher(this.pattern).replaceAll("#").length();
+				}
+				return this.length;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * A simple cache for patterns that depend on the configured path separator.
+	 */
+	private static class PathSeparatorPatternCache {
+
+		private final String endsOnWildCard;
+
+		private final String endsOnDoubleWildCard;
+
+		public PathSeparatorPatternCache(String pathSeparator) {
+			this.endsOnWildCard = pathSeparator + "*";
+			this.endsOnDoubleWildCard = pathSeparator + "**";
+		}
+
+		public String getEndsOnWildCard() {
+			return this.endsOnWildCard;
+		}
+
+		public String getEndsOnDoubleWildCard() {
+			return this.endsOnDoubleWildCard;
+		}
+	}
+
+}

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+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2014 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.tamaya.core.internal.resources.io;
+
+import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.net.URL;
+import java.util.Objects;
+
+/**
+ * {@link Resource} implementation for class path resources.
+ * Uses either a given ClassLoader or a given Class for loading resources.
+ *
+ * <p>Supports resolution as {@code java.io.File} if the class path
+ * resource resides in the file system, but not for resources in a JAR.
+ * Always supports resolution as URL.
+ *
+ * @author Juergen Hoeller
+ * @author Sam Brannen
+ * @since 28.12.2003
+ * @see ClassLoader#getResourceAsStream(String)
+ * @see Class#getResourceAsStream(String)
+ */
+public class ClassPathResource extends AbstractFileResolvingResource {
+
+	private final String path;
+
+	private ClassLoader classLoader;
+
+	private Class<?> clazz;
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Create a new {@code ClassPathResource} for {@code ClassLoader} usage.
+	 * A leading slash will be removed, as the ClassLoader resource access
+	 * methods will not accept it.
+	 * <p>The thread context class loader will be used for
+	 * loading the resource.
+	 * @param path the absolute path within the class path
+	 * @see java.lang.ClassLoader#getResourceAsStream(String)
+	 */
+	public ClassPathResource(String path) {
+		this(path, (ClassLoader) null);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Create a new {@code ClassPathResource} for {@code ClassLoader} usage.
+	 * A leading slash will be removed, as the ClassLoader resource access
+	 * methods will not accept it.
+	 * @param path the absolute path within the classpath
+	 * @param classLoader the class loader to load the resource with,
+	 * or {@code null} for the thread context class loader
+	 * @see ClassLoader#getResourceAsStream(String)
+	 */
+	public ClassPathResource(String path, ClassLoader classLoader) {
+		Objects.requireNonNull(path, "Path must not be null");
+		String pathToUse = StringUtils.cleanPath(path);
+		if (pathToUse.startsWith("/")) {
+			pathToUse = pathToUse.substring(1);
+		}
+		this.path = pathToUse;
+		this.classLoader = (classLoader != null ? classLoader : ClassUtils.getDefaultClassLoader());
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Create a new {@code ClassPathResource} for {@code Class} usage.
+	 * The path can be relative to the given class, or absolute within
+	 * the classpath via a leading slash.
+	 * @param path relative or absolute path within the class path
+	 * @param clazz the class to load resources with
+	 * @see java.lang.Class#getResourceAsStream
+	 */
+	public ClassPathResource(String path, Class<?> clazz) {
+		Objects.requireNonNull(path, "Path must not be null");
+		this.path = StringUtils.cleanPath(path);
+		this.clazz = clazz;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Create a new {@code ClassPathResource} with optional {@code ClassLoader}
+	 * and {@code Class}. Only for internal usage.
+	 * @param path relative or absolute path within the classpath
+	 * @param classLoader the class loader to load the resource with, if any
+	 * @param clazz the class to load resources with, if any
+	 */
+	protected ClassPathResource(String path, ClassLoader classLoader, Class<?> clazz) {
+		this.path = StringUtils.cleanPath(path);
+		this.classLoader = classLoader;
+		this.clazz = clazz;
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Return the path for this resource (as resource path within the class path).
+	 */
+	public final String getPath() {
+		return this.path;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return the ClassLoader that this resource will be obtained from.
+	 */
+	public final ClassLoader getClassLoader() {
+		return (this.clazz != null ? this.clazz.getClassLoader() : this.classLoader);
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * This implementation checks for the resolution of a resource URL.
+	 * @see java.lang.ClassLoader#getResource(String)
+	 * @see java.lang.Class#getResource(String)
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public boolean exists() {
+		return (resolveURL() != null);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Resolves a URL for the underlying class path resource.
+	 * @return the resolved URL, or {@code null} if not resolvable
+	 */
+	protected URL resolveURL() {
+		if (this.clazz != null) {
+			return this.clazz.getResource(this.path);
+		}
+		else if (this.classLoader != null) {
+			return this.classLoader.getResource(this.path);
+		}
+		else {
+			return ClassLoader.getSystemResource(this.path);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * This implementation opens an InputStream for the given class path resource.
+	 * @see java.lang.ClassLoader#getResourceAsStream(String)
+	 * @see java.lang.Class#getResourceAsStream(String)
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public InputStream getInputStream()throws IOException {
+		InputStream is;
+		if (this.clazz != null) {
+			is = this.clazz.getResourceAsStream(this.path);
+		}
+		else if (this.classLoader != null) {
+			is = this.classLoader.getResourceAsStream(this.path);
+		}
+		else {
+			is = ClassLoader.getSystemResourceAsStream(this.path);
+		}
+		if (is == null) {
+			throw new IOException(getDescription() + " cannot be opened because it does not exist");
+		}
+		return is;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * This implementation returns a URL for the underlying class path resource,
+	 * if available.
+	 * @see java.lang.ClassLoader#getResource(String)
+	 * @see java.lang.Class#getResource(String)
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public URL getURL() throws IOException {
+		URL url = resolveURL();
+		if (url == null) {
+			throw new FileNotFoundException(getDescription() + " cannot be resolved to URL because it does not exist");
+		}
+		return url;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * This implementation creates a ClassPathResource, applying the given path
+	 * relative to the path of the underlying resource of this descriptor.
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public Resource createRelative(String relativePath) {
+		String pathToUse = StringUtils.applyRelativePath(this.path, relativePath);
+		return new ClassPathResource(pathToUse, this.classLoader, this.clazz);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * This implementation returns the name of the file that this class path
+	 * resource refers to.
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public String getFilename() {
+		return StringUtils.getFilename(this.path);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * This implementation returns a description that includes the class path location.
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public String getDescription() {
+		StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder("class path resource [");
+		String pathToUse = path;
+		if (this.clazz != null && !pathToUse.startsWith("/")) {
+			builder.append(ClassUtils.classPackageAsResourcePath(this.clazz));
+			builder.append('/');
+		}
+		if (pathToUse.startsWith("/")) {
+			pathToUse = pathToUse.substring(1);
+		}
+		builder.append(pathToUse);
+		builder.append(']');
+		return builder.toString();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * This implementation compares the underlying class path locations.
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public boolean equals(Object obj) {
+		if (obj == this) {
+			return true;
+		}
+		if (obj instanceof ClassPathResource) {
+			ClassPathResource otherRes = (ClassPathResource) obj;
+			return (this.path.equals(otherRes.path) &&
+					Objects.equals(this.classLoader, otherRes.classLoader) &&
+                    Objects.equals(this.clazz, otherRes.clazz));
+		}
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * This implementation returns the hash code of the underlying
+	 * class path location.
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public int hashCode() {
+		return this.path.hashCode();
+	}
+
+}