Rachel

Rachel is an open-source resource loading toolkit for Java Web Start/JNLP although your apps will also work without it.

Rachel offers two solutions that vastly simplify resource loading for your apps.

Solution 1 installs a URL handler for a new protocol called class:// that delivers content from jars identified by a Java class. Example:

class://ThemeAnchor/skinlf/themes/modern.zip

Solution 2 embeds a multi-threaded ultra light-weight Web server in your app that serves up content from jars in the Java Web Start cache.

User documentation and examples are provided.