--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/src/org/dancres/blitz/BootContext.java	Sat Mar 21 11:00:06 2009 +0000
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+package org.dancres.blitz;
+
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.LinkedList;
+import java.util.Iterator;
+
+/**
+   Various components within Blitz require access to certain specific bits
+   of information concerning Boot state.  BootContext is responsible for
+   holding all these bits of information and making them available to the
+   components.
+ */
+public class BootContext {
+    private static List theContext = new LinkedList();
+
+    public static void add(BootInfo anInfo) {
+        synchronized(theContext) {
+            theContext.add(anInfo);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static BootInfo get(Class aClass) {
+        validate(aClass);
+
+        synchronized(theContext) {
+            Iterator myInfos = theContext.iterator();
+
+            while (myInfos.hasNext()) {
+                BootInfo myInfo = (BootInfo) myInfos.next();
+
+                if (aClass.isInstance(myInfo))
+                    return myInfo;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    private static void validate(Class aClass) {
+        Class[] myInterfaces = aClass.getInterfaces();
+
+        for (int i = 0 ; i < myInterfaces.length; i++) {
+            if (myInterfaces[i].equals(BootInfo.class))
+                return;
+        }
+
+        throw new RuntimeException("Attempt to store object which is not a BootInfo");
+    }
+}