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17 package org.apache.bcel.util;
18
19 import org.apache.bcel.classfile.JavaClass;
20
21 /**
22  * Abstract definition of a class repository. Instances may be used
23  * to load classes from different sources and may be used in the
24  * Repository.setRepository method.
25  *
26  * @see org.apache.bcel.Repository
27  * @version $Id: Repository.java 386056 2006-03-15 11:31:56Z tcurdt $
28  * @author <A HREF="mailto:m.dahm@gmx.de">M. Dahm</A>
29  * @author David Dixon-Peugh
30  */
31 public interface Repository extends java.io.Serializable JavaDoc {
32
33     /**
34      * Store the provided class under "clazz.getClassName()"
35      */
36     public void storeClass( JavaClass clazz );
37
38
39     /**
40      * Remove class from repository
41      */
42     public void removeClass( JavaClass clazz );
43
44
45     /**
46      * Find the class with the name provided, if the class
47      * isn't there, return NULL.
48      */
49     public JavaClass findClass( String JavaDoc className );
50
51
52     /**
53      * Find the class with the name provided, if the class
54      * isn't there, make an attempt to load it.
55      */
56     public JavaClass loadClass( String JavaDoc className ) throws java.lang.ClassNotFoundException JavaDoc;
57
58
59     /**
60      * Find the JavaClass instance for the given run-time class object
61      */
62     public JavaClass loadClass( Class JavaDoc clazz ) throws java.lang.ClassNotFoundException JavaDoc;
63
64
65     /** Clear all entries from cache.
66      */
67     public void clear();
68
69
70     /** Get the ClassPath associated with this Repository
71      */
72     public ClassPath getClassPath();
73 }
74
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