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+<?php
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of the Symfony package.
+ *
+ * (c) Fabien Potencier <fabien@symfony.com>
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
+ * file that was distributed with this source code.
+ */
+
+namespace Symfony\Bridge\Doctrine\DataFixtures;
+
+use Doctrine\Common\DataFixtures\FixtureInterface;
+use Doctrine\Common\DataFixtures\Loader as BaseLoader;
+use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ContainerAwareInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ContainerInterface;
+
+/**
+ * Doctrine data fixtures loader that injects the service container for
+ * fixtures objects that implement ContainerAwareInterface.
+ *
+ * Note: This class cannot be used without the Doctrine data fixtures extension,
+ * which is not listed as a required dependency for Symfony.
+ */
+class Loader extends BaseLoader
+{
+    private $container;
+
+    public function __construct(ContainerInterface $container)
+    {
+        $this->container = $container;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     */
+    public function addFixture(FixtureInterface $fixture)
+    {
+        if ($fixture instanceof ContainerAwareInterface) {
+            $fixture->setContainer($this->container);
+        }
+
+        parent::addFixture($fixture);
+    }
+}