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package net.imagej.launcher;

import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.net.URLClassLoader;
import java.util.jar.Attributes;
import java.util.jar.JarFile;
import java.util.jar.Manifest;

/**
 * TODO
 * 
 * @author Johannes Schindelin
 */
public class JarLauncher {

	public static void main(final String[] args) {
		if (args.length < 1) {
			System.err.println("Missing argument");
			System.exit(1);
		}
		final String[] shifted = new String[args.length - 1];
		System.arraycopy(args, 1, shifted, 0, shifted.length);
		launchJar(args[0], shifted);
	}

	/**
	 * Helper to launch .jar files (by inspecting their Main-Class attribute).
	 */
	public static void launchJar(final String jarPath, final String[] arguments) {
		JarFile jar = null;
		try {
			jar = new JarFile(jarPath);
		}
		catch (final IOException e) {
			System.err.println("Could not read '" + jarPath + "'.");
			System.exit(1);
			return; // NB: Avoids warnings below.
		}
		Manifest manifest = null;
		try {
			manifest = jar.getManifest();
		}
		catch (final IOException e) {
			// no action needed
		}
		if (manifest == null) {
			System.err.println("No manifest found in '" + jarPath + "'.");
			System.exit(1);
			return; // NB: Avoids warnings below.
		}
		final Attributes attributes = manifest.getMainAttributes();
		final String className =
			attributes == null ? null : attributes.getValue("Main-Class");
		if (className == null) {
			System.err.println("No main class attribute found in '" + jarPath + "'.");
			System.exit(1);
		}
		final URLClassLoader loader = ClassLoaderPlus.get(null, new File(jarPath));
		ClassLauncher.launch(loader, className, arguments);
	}
}

@@ -1813,12 +1813,206 @@
 %0A * 
-TODO
+A convenience class to launch main classes defined in %7B@code .jar%7D files'%0A * manifests.%0A * %3Cp%3E%0A * The idea is to simulate what %7B@code java -jar ...%7D does, but through the%0A * ImageJ launcher.%0A * %3C/p%3E
 %0A * 

Add long overdue Javadoc for the JarLauncher