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+<?php
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of the Symfony package.
+ *
+ * (c) Fabien Potencier <fabien@symfony.com>
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
+ * file that was distributed with this source code.
+ */
+
+namespace Symfony\Component\Config\Loader;
+
+use Symfony\Component\Config\Definition\ConfigurationInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\Config\Definition\Exception\InvalidConfigurationException;
+use Symfony\Component\Config\Definition\Processor;
+use Symfony\Component\Config\Exception\FileLoaderLoadException;
+
+/**
+ * @author Roland Franssen <franssen.roland@gmail.com>
+ */
+abstract class ConfigurableArrayLoader extends Loader
+{
+    private $configuration;
+
+    public function __construct(ConfigurationInterface $configuration)
+    {
+        $this->configuration = $configuration;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     */
+    public function load($resource, $type = null)
+    {
+        $processor = new Processor();
+        try {
+            $config = $processor->processConfiguration($this->configuration, array($resource));
+        } catch (InvalidConfigurationException $e) {
+            throw new FileLoaderLoadException($resource, null, null, $e);
+        }
+
+        $this->loadConfiguration($config);
+    }
+
+    abstract protected function loadConfiguration(array $config);
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     */
+    public function supports($resource, $type = null)
+    {
+        return is_array($resource);
+    }
+}