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+# Native Utils
+A simple library class which helps with loading dynamic libraries stored in the JAR archive. These libraries usualy contain implementation of some methods in native code (using JNI - Java Native Interface).
+
+## Notes
+ * The temporary file is stored into temp directory specified by java.io.tmpdir (by default it’s the operating system’s temporary directory). It should be automatically deleted when the application exits.
+ * Although the code has some try-finally section (to be sure that streams are closed properly in case an exception is thrown), it does not catch exceptions. The exception has to be handled by the application. I belive this approach is cleaner and has some benefits.
+
+## Usage
+To load the dynamic library, just make sure it is packed inside the JAR archive and call method loadLibraryFromJar:
+
+    import cz.adamh.NativeUtils;
+     
+    public class HelloJNI {  
+        static {   
+            try {    
+                NativeUtils.loadLibraryFromJar("/resources/libHelloJNI.so");   
+            } catch (IOException e) {
+                // This is probably not the best way to handle exception :-)    
+                e.printStackTrace();
+            }    
+        }  
+     
+        public native void hello();    
+    }
+
+## More information
+The class was written in 2012 by Adam Heinrich. More information can be found in accompanying blog post (http://adamheinrich.com/blog/2012/how-to-load-native-jni-library-from-jar/).