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1 package com.sun.org.apache.bcel.internal.util;
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57 import com.sun.org.apache.bcel.internal.classfile.JavaClass;
58
59 /**
60  * Abstract definition of a class repository. Instances may be used
61  * to load classes from different sources and may be used in the
62  * Repository.setRepository method.
63  *
64  * @see com.sun.org.apache.bcel.internal.Repository
65  * @version $Id: Repository.java,v 1.1.2.1 2005/07/31 23:46:58 jeffsuttor Exp $
66  * @author <A HREF="mailto:markus.dahm@berlin.de">M. Dahm</A>
67  * @author David Dixon-Peugh
68  */
69 public interface Repository extends java.io.Serializable JavaDoc {
70   /**
71    * Store the provided class under "clazz.getClassName()"
72    */
73   public void storeClass(JavaClass clazz);
74
75   /**
76    * Remove class from repository
77    */
78   public void removeClass(JavaClass clazz);
79     
80   /**
81    * Find the class with the name provided, if the class
82    * isn't there, return NULL.
83    */
84   public JavaClass findClass(String JavaDoc className);
85
86   /**
87    * Find the class with the name provided, if the class
88    * isn't there, make an attempt to load it.
89    */
90   public JavaClass loadClass(String JavaDoc className)
91     throws java.lang.ClassNotFoundException JavaDoc;
92
93   /**
94    * Find the JavaClass instance for the given run-time class object
95    */
96   public JavaClass loadClass(Class JavaDoc clazz)
97     throws java.lang.ClassNotFoundException JavaDoc;
98
99   /** Clear all entries from cache.
100    */
101   public void clear();
102 }
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