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package org.apache.bcel.util;
import org.apache.bcel.classfile.JavaClass;
/**
* Abstract definition of a class repository. Instances may be used
* to load classes from different sources and may be used in the
* Repository.setRepository method.
*
* @see org.apache.bcel.Repository
* @version $Id: Repository.java 1158060 2011-08-15 23:17:19Z dbrosius $
* @author <A HREF="mailto:m.dahm@gmx.de">M. Dahm</A>
* @author David Dixon-Peugh
*/
public interface Repository extends java.io.Serializable {
/**
* Store the provided class under "clazz.getClassName()"
*/
void storeClass( JavaClass clazz );
/**
* Remove class from repository
*/
void removeClass( JavaClass clazz );
/**
* Find the class with the name provided, if the class
* isn't there, return NULL.
*/
JavaClass findClass( String className );
/**
* Find the class with the name provided, if the class
* isn't there, make an attempt to load it.
*/
JavaClass loadClass( String className ) throws java.lang.ClassNotFoundException;
/**
* Find the JavaClass instance for the given run-time class object
*/
JavaClass loadClass( Class<?> clazz ) throws java.lang.ClassNotFoundException;
/** Clear all entries from cache.
*/
void clear();
/** Get the ClassPath associated with this Repository
*/
ClassPath getClassPath();
}