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+# vim: tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4
+
+# Copyright 2012 Cloudbase Solutions Srl
+#
+#    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+#    not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+#    a copy of the License at
+#
+#         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+#    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+#    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+#    WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+#    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+#    under the License.
+
+from cloudbaseinit.openstack.common import log as logging
+
+LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+class ClassLoader(object):
+    def load_class(self, class_path):
+        LOG.debug('Loading class \'%s\'' % class_path)
+        parts = class_path.rsplit('.', 1)
+        module = __import__(parts[0], fromlist=parts[1])
+        return getattr(module, parts[1])