Index: lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/commonContext.xml
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diff -u -rd1bddeacdf3d146c0ac5927683151a62b1daa0b6 -r832b7388158e6588d5791e09d202774d8434de86
--- lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/commonContext.xml	(.../commonContext.xml)	(revision d1bddeacdf3d146c0ac5927683151a62b1daa0b6)
+++ lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/commonContext.xml	(.../commonContext.xml)	(revision 832b7388158e6588d5791e09d202774d8434de86)
@@ -139,6 +139,16 @@
 		</property>
 	</bean>
 		
+	<!--  Access a message service related to a programatically loaded message file. -->
+	<!--  Can be used to arbitrarily access any message file that is on the classpath -->
+	<!--  as long as you know the file's name and full path.                          -->
+	<bean id="loadedMessageSourceService" class="org.lamsfoundation.lams.util.LoadedMessageSourceService" singleton="true">
+    </bean>
+    	
+    <!--  Each message service created by loadedMessageService is a ResourceBundleMessageSource -->
+	<bean id="loadedMessageSource" class="org.springframework.context.support.ResourceBundleMessageSource"  singleton="false">
+	</bean>
+		
 	<!-- Learning Design related beans-->
 	
 	<bean id="activityDAO" class="org.lamsfoundation.lams.learningdesign.dao.hibernate.ActivityDAO">
Index: lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/util/ILoadedMessageSourceService.java
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--- lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/util/ILoadedMessageSourceService.java	(revision 0)
+++ lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/util/ILoadedMessageSourceService.java	(revision 832b7388158e6588d5791e09d202774d8434de86)
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+package org.lamsfoundation.lams.util;
+
+import org.springframework.context.MessageSource;
+
+
+public interface ILoadedMessageSourceService {
+
+	/** Get the MessageSource for the specified message file.
+	 * 
+	 * @param messageFilename Mandatory
+	 * @return Null if messageFilename is null, otherwise a MessageSource (even if the bundle cannot be found) 
+	 */
+	public abstract MessageSource getMessageService(String messageFilename);
+
+}
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Index: lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/util/LoadedMessageSourceService.java
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--- lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/util/LoadedMessageSourceService.java	(revision 0)
+++ lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/util/LoadedMessageSourceService.java	(revision 832b7388158e6588d5791e09d202774d8434de86)
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+package org.lamsfoundation.lams.util;
+
+
+import java.util.HashMap;
+
+import org.springframework.beans.BeansException;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanFactory;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanFactoryAware;
+import org.springframework.context.MessageSource;
+import org.springframework.context.support.ResourceBundleMessageSource;
+
+/** 
+ * Access a message service related to a programatically loaded message file.
+ * Authoring uses this to access the message files for tools and activities.
+ */ 
+public class LoadedMessageSourceService implements ILoadedMessageSourceService, BeanFactoryAware {
+
+	private static final String LOADED_MESSAGE_SOURCE_BEAN = "loadedMessageSource";
+	private HashMap<String,MessageSource> messageServices = new HashMap<String,MessageSource>();
+	private BeanFactory beanFactory = null;
+
+	/* (non-Javadoc)
+	 * @see org.lamsfoundation.lams.authoring.service.ILoadMessageService#getMessageService(java.lang.String)
+	 */
+	public MessageSource getMessageService(String messageFilename) {
+		if ( messageFilename != null ) {
+			MessageSource ms = messageServices.get(messageFilename);
+			if ( ms == null ) {
+				ResourceBundleMessageSource rbms = (ResourceBundleMessageSource) beanFactory.getBean(LOADED_MESSAGE_SOURCE_BEAN);
+				rbms.setBasename(messageFilename);
+				messageServices.put(messageFilename,rbms);
+				ms = rbms;
+			}
+			return ms;
+		} else {
+			return null;
+		}
+	}
+	
+	/* **** Method for BeanFactoryAware interface *****************/
+	public void setBeanFactory(BeanFactory beanFactory) throws BeansException {
+		this.beanFactory = beanFactory;	
+	}
+
+}