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use strict;
use warnings;
package FCM1::Util::ClassLoader;
use base qw{Exporter};
our @EXPORT_OK = qw{load};
use Carp qw{croak};
use FCM1::Exception;
sub load {
my ($class, $test_method) = @_;
if (!$test_method) {
$test_method = 'new';
}
if (!UNIVERSAL::can($class, $test_method)) {
eval('require ' . $class);
if ($@) {
croak(FCM1::Exception->new({message => sprintf(
"%s: class loading failed: %s", $class, $@,
)}));
}
}
return $class;
}
1;
__END__
=head1 NAME
FCM1::ClassLoader
=head1 SYNOPSIS
use FCM1::Util::ClassLoader;
$load_ok = FCM1::Util::ClassLoader::load($class);
=head1 DESCRIPTION
A wrapper for loading a class dynamically.
=head1 FUNCTIONS
=over 4
=item load($class,$test_method)
If $class can call $test_method, returns $class. Otherwise, attempts to
require() $class and returns it. If this fails, croak() with a
L.
=item load($class)
Shorthand for C.
=back
=head1 DIAGNOSTICS
=over 4
=item L
The load($class,$test_method) function croak() with this exception if it fails
to load the specified class.
=back
=head1 COPYRIGHT
E<169> Crown copyright Met Office. All rights reserved.
=cut