fail to load a native library using activator (Play Framework)

Question

I\'m trying to load a native library in my Play 2.4.x application. I have written a simple test that works fine both in the IDE (IntelliJ) and in SBT. In both case I\'m sett

Answer 1

I found a solution to the issue here.

The native library and its java counterpart must be in the same class loader.

Create a class similar to:

public final class PlayNativeLibraryLoader {
    public static void load(String libraryPath) {
        System.load(libraryPath);
    }
}

And now you can use it in the Play startup lifecycle.

object Global extends GlobalSettings {

  override def beforeStart(app: Application) = {
    PlayNativeLibraryLoader.load(app.getFile("./lib/lindoapi/linux64/liblindojni.so").getPath)
    Logger.info("Lindo native library loaded")
  }

}