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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2014, 2015, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
+ * accompanied this code).
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
+ * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
+ * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
+ * questions.
+ */
+package jdk.vm.ci.service;
+
+import java.util.*;
+
+/**
+ * A mechanism for accessing service providers via JVMCI.
+ */
+public final class Services {
+
+    private Services() {
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets an {@link Iterable} of the JVMCI providers available for a given service.
+     */
+    public static <S> Iterable<S> load(Class<S> service) {
+        return ServiceLoader.load(service);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the JVMCI provider for a given service for which at most one provider must be available.
+     *
+     * @param service the service whose provider is being requested
+     * @param required specifies if an {@link InternalError} should be thrown if no provider of
+     *            {@code service} is available
+     */
+    public static <S> S loadSingle(Class<S> service, boolean required) {
+        Iterable<S> providers = ServiceLoader.load(service);
+        S singleProvider = null;
+        try {
+            for (Iterator<S> it = providers.iterator(); it.hasNext();) {
+                singleProvider = it.next();
+                if (it.hasNext()) {
+                    throw new InternalError(String.format("Multiple %s providers found", service.getName()));
+                }
+            }
+        } catch (ServiceConfigurationError e) {
+            // If the service is required we will bail out below.
+        }
+        if (singleProvider == null && required) {
+            String javaHome = System.getProperty("java.home");
+            String vmName = System.getProperty("java.vm.name");
+            Formatter errorMessage = new Formatter();
+            errorMessage.format("The VM does not expose required service %s.%n", service.getName());
+            errorMessage.format("Currently used Java home directory is %s.%n", javaHome);
+            errorMessage.format("Currently used VM configuration is: %s", vmName);
+            throw new UnsupportedOperationException(errorMessage.toString());
+        }
+        return singleProvider;
+    }
+}