Method createClassLoader

java/org/apache/catalina/startup/Bootstrap.java:159–196

(String name, ClassLoader parent)

    private ClassLoader createClassLoader(String name, ClassLoader parent) throws Exception {

        String value = CatalinaProperties.getProperty(name + ".loader");
        if ((value == null) || (value.isEmpty())) {
            return parent;
        }

        value = replace(value);

        List<Repository> repositories = new ArrayList<>();

        String[] repositoryPaths = getPaths(value);

        for (String repository : repositoryPaths) {
            // Check for a JAR URL repository
            try {
                URI uri = new URI(repository);
                @SuppressWarnings("unused")
                URL url = uri.toURL();
                repositories.add(new Repository(repository, RepositoryType.URL));
                continue;
            } catch (IllegalArgumentException | MalformedURLException | URISyntaxException e) {
                // Ignore
            }

            // Local repository
            if (repository.endsWith("*.jar")) {
                repository = repository.substring(0, repository.length() - "*.jar".length());
                repositories.add(new Repository(repository, RepositoryType.GLOB));
            } else if (repository.endsWith(".jar")) {
                repositories.add(new Repository(repository, RepositoryType.JAR));
            } else {
                repositories.add(new Repository(repository, RepositoryType.DIR));
            }
        }

        return ClassLoaderFactory.createClassLoader(repositories, parent);
    }


    /**