1 files changed, 24 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/common/src/at/gv/egovernment/moa/util/FileUtils.java b/common/src/at/gv/egovernment/moa/util/FileUtils.java
index f8941568d..bb21f4ca0 100644
--- a/common/src/at/gv/egovernment/moa/util/FileUtils.java
+++ b/common/src/at/gv/egovernment/moa/util/FileUtils.java
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import java.io.BufferedInputStream;
 import java.io.FileInputStream;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.net.URI;
+import java.net.URISyntaxException;
 import java.net.URL;
 
 /**
@@ -84,4 +86,26 @@ public class FileUtils {
     byte[] content = readResource(name);
     return new String(content, encoding);
   }
+  
+	/**
+	 * Returns the absolute URL of a given url which is relative to the parameter root
+	 * @param url
+	 * @param root
+	 * @return String
+	 */
+	public static String makeAbsoluteURL(String url, String root) {
+		//if url is relative to rootConfigFileDirName make it absolute 					
+		try {
+			if(null == url) return  null;
+			URI uri = new URI(url);
+			if (!uri.isAbsolute()) { // make it absolute to the config file
+				uri = new URI(root + url);
+			}
+			return uri.toString();
+		} catch (URISyntaxException e) {
+			//if url string could not be converted to absolute URL return source url
+			return url;
+		}
+	}  
+  
 }