cvs commit: spice/sandbox/metaclass/src/java/org/realityforge/metaclass/introspector MetaClassRegistry.java

donaldp     03/10/27 22:14:17

  Added:       sandbox/metaclass/src/java/org/realityforge/metaclass/introspector
                        MetaClassRegistry.java
  Log:
  Add in initial cut at registry interface
  
  Revision  Changes    Path
  1.1                  spice/sandbox/metaclass/src/java/org/realityforge/metaclass/introspector/MetaClassRegistry.java
  
  Index: MetaClassRegistry.java
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  /*
   * Copyright (C) The Spice Group. All rights reserved.
   *
   * This software is published under the terms of the Spice
   * Software License version 1.1, a copy of which has been included
   * with this distribution in the LICENSE.txt file.
   */
  package org.realityforge.metaclass.introspector;
  
  import org.realityforge.metaclass.model.ClassDescriptor;
  
  /**
   * Implementations of this class are responsible for loading and
   * caching the {@link ClassDescriptor}
   * objects for corresponding java classes.
   *
   * @author <a href="mailto:peter at realityforge.org">Peter Donald</a>
   * @version $Revision: 1.1 $ $Date: 2003/10/28 06:14:17 $
   */
  public interface MetaClassRegistry
  {
     /**
      * Return a ClassDescriptor for specified class.
      *
      * @param classname the classname to get ClassDescriptor for
      * @param classLoader the classLoader to use
      * @return the newly created ClassDescriptor
      * @throws MetaClassException if unable to create ClassDescriptor
      */
     ClassDescriptor getClassDescriptor( String classname,
                                         ClassLoader classLoader )
        throws MetaClassException;
  
     /**
      * Register a ClassDescriptor associated with specified classLoader.
      *
      * @param descriptor the descriptor
      * @param classLoader the classloader
      */
     void registerDescriptor( ClassDescriptor descriptor,
                              ClassLoader classLoader );
  }
  
  
  


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