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package org.springframework.boot.loader;

import java.lang.reflect.Method;

/**
 * Utility class that is used by {@link Launcher}s to call a main method. The class
 * containing the main method is loaded using the thread context class loader.
 *
 * @author Phillip Webb
 * @author Andy Wilkinson
 */
public class MainMethodRunner {

	private final String mainClassName;

	private final String[] args;

	/**
	 * Create a new {@link MainMethodRunner} instance.
	 * @param mainClass the main class
	 * @param args incoming arguments
	 */
	public MainMethodRunner(String mainClass, String[] args) {
		this.mainClassName = mainClass;
		this.args = (args == null ? null : args.clone());
	}

	public void run() throws Exception {
		Class<?> mainClass = Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader()
				.loadClass(this.mainClassName);
		Method mainMethod = mainClass.getDeclaredMethod("main", String[].class);
		mainMethod.invoke(null, new Object[] { this.args });
	}

}
