1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/SparkContext.scala b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/SparkContext.scala
index 40189a2256..eb13686f26 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/SparkContext.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/SparkContext.scala
@@ -2489,6 +2489,13 @@ object SparkContext extends Logging {
     }
   }
 
+  /** Return the current active [[SparkContext]] if any. */
+  private[spark] def getActive: Option[SparkContext] = {
+    SPARK_CONTEXT_CONSTRUCTOR_LOCK.synchronized {
+      Option(activeContext.get())
+    }
+  }
+
   /**
    * Called at the beginning of the SparkContext constructor to ensure that no SparkContext is
    * running.  Throws an exception if a running context is detected and logs a warning if another