ClassLoaderManager


1   /*
2    * Copyright (C) The Apache Software Foundation. All rights reserved.
3    *
4    * This software is published under the terms of the Apache Software License
5    * version 1.1, a copy of which has been included with this distribution in
6    * the LICENSE.txt file.
7    */
8   package org.apache.avalon.phoenix.interfaces;
9   
10  import java.io.File  ;
11  import org.apache.avalon.framework.configuration.Configuration;
12  
13  /**
14   * Interface for component that creates and manages the
15   * {@link ClassLoader} for an Application. The specific
16   * mechanism by which the {@link ClassLoader} is created
17   * is dependent on the type of {@link Embeddor} and the
18   * deployment format.
19   *
20   * @author <a HREF="mailto:peter at apache.org">Peter Donald</a>
21   */
22  public interface ClassLoaderManager
23  {
24      String   ROLE = ClassLoaderManager.class.getName();
25  
26      /**
27       * Create a {@link ClassLoader} for a specific application.
28       *
29       * @param environment the configuration "environment.xml" for the application
30       * @param source the source of application. (usually the name of the .sar file
31       *               or else the same as baseDirectory)
32       * @param baseDirectory the base directory of application
33       * @param workDirectory the work directory of application
34       * @param classPath the list of URLs in applications deployment
35       * @return the ClassLoader created
36       * @throws Exception if an error occurs
37       */
38      ClassLoader   createClassLoader( Configuration environment,
39                                     File   source,
40                                     File   baseDirectory,
41                                     File   workDirectory,
42                                     String  [] classPath )
43          throws Exception  ;
44  }
45
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