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class Kohana extends Kohana_Core {

  // Se the active component in the Router
  public static $component;

  /**
   * A wrapper for Kohana::find_file, this is to be used where the component path should be searched first
   */
  public static function find_file($directory, $filename, $required = FALSE, $ext = FALSE)
  {
    $file = FALSE;
    if(self::$component)
    {
      $file = parent::find_file(self::$component.'/'.$directory, $filename, FALSE, $ext);
    }
    if( ! $file)
    {
      $file = parent::find_file($directory, $filename, $required, $ext);
    }
    return $file;
  }
}