JVM (Desktop) resource loading, for resources living in a different classloader

LoadResource.kt

/*
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 * Sebastiano Poggi wrote this file.  As long as you retain this notice you
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/**
 * Load a resource from a given class' classpath, given its path.
 * Note: you will need to customise the [MyClass] referenced in there
 * to any class living in the same classloader as the target resource.
 */
fun load(resourcePath: String): InputStream {
    val normalizedPath = if (!resourcePath.startsWith("/")) "/$resourcePath" else resourcePath
    val resource = MyClass::class.java.getResourceAsStream(normalizedPath)
    return requireNotNull(resource) { "Resource $resourcePath not found" }
}