static File loadBinarySnippet(String snippetID) ctex {
  long id = parseSnippetID(snippetID);
  File f = DiskSnippetCache_getLibrary(id);
  if (f == null) {
    byte[] data = loadDataSnippetImpl(snippetID);
    DiskSnippetCache_putLibrary(id, data);
    f = DiskSnippetCache_getLibrary(id);
  }
  return f;
}