code: public static Map<String, Application> getApplicationsFromClassPath(final String _application,
                                                                          final List<String> _classpath)
          throws InstallationException
      {
          final Map<String, Application> appls = new HashMap<>();
          try {
              final ClassLoader parent = Application.class.getClassLoader();
              final List<URL> urls = new ArrayList<>();
              for (final String pathElement : _classpath) {
                  urls.add(new File(pathElement).toURI().toURL());
              }
              final URLClassLoader cl = URLClassLoader.newInstance(urls.toArray(new URL[urls.size()]), parent);
              // get install application (read from all install xml files)
              final Enumeration<URL> urlEnum = cl.getResources("META-INF/efaps/install.xml");
              while (urlEnum.hasMoreElements()) {
                  // TODO: why class path?
                  final URL url = urlEnum.nextElement();
                  final Application appl = Application.getApplication(url, new URL(url, "../../../"), _classpath);
                  appls.put(appl.getApplication(), appl);
              }
          } catch (final IOException e) {
              throw new InstallationException("Could not access the install.xml file "
                              + "(in path META-INF/efaps/ path of each eFaps install jar).", e);
          }
          return appls;
      }
docs: Method to get all applications from the class path.
  
  @param _application searched application in the class path
  @param _classpath class path (list of the complete class path)
  @return List of applications
  @throws InstallationException if the install.xml file in the class path
  could not be accessed