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19 package org.netbeans.modules.xml.catalog.spi;
20
21 import java.io.IOException JavaDoc;
22
23 /**
24  * The interface is intended for NetBeans IDE platform integration.
25  * <p>
26  * IDE Lookup searches <tt>CatalogProvider</tt> instances registered in Lookup area.
27  * It is used as Class -> instance bridge as Lookup does not support
28  * direct Class registrations.
29  *
30  * @author Petr Kuzel
31  * @version NetBeans IDE platform integration 1.0
32  */
33 public interface CatalogProvider {
34
35     /**
36      * @return A class with public no arg constructor loaded by a ClassLoader
37      * allowing to load the rest of catalog implementation
38      * (must implement {@link CatalogReader})
39      */
40     public Class JavaDoc provideClass() throws IOException JavaDoc, ClassNotFoundException JavaDoc;
41 }
42
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