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+// Copyright 2016 Yahoo Inc. Licensed under the terms of the Apache 2.0 license. See LICENSE in the project root.
+package com.yahoo.config.model.application.provider;
+
+import com.yahoo.config.FileReference;
+
+import java.lang.reflect.Constructor;
+
+/**
+ * Convenience for creating a {@link com.yahoo.config.FileReference}.
+ *
+ * @author gjoranv
+ */
+public class FileReferenceCreator {
+
+    public static FileReference create(String stringVal) {
+        try {
+            Constructor<FileReference> ctor = FileReference.class.getDeclaredConstructor(String.class);
+            ctor.setAccessible(true);
+            return ctor.newInstance(stringVal);
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            throw new RuntimeException("Could not create a new " + FileReference.class.getName() +
+                    ". This should never happen!", e);
+        }
+    }
+
+}