LoadableExtension.java

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package org.jboss.arquillian.core.spi;

import org.jboss.arquillian.core.spi.context.Context;

/**
 * LoadableExtension
 *
 * @author <a href="mailto:aslak@redhat.com">Aslak Knutsen</a>
 * @version $Revision: $
 */
public interface LoadableExtension {
    public void register(ExtensionBuilder builder);

    public interface ExtensionBuilder {
        <T> ExtensionBuilder service(Class<T> service, Class<? extends T> impl);

        <T> ExtensionBuilder override(Class<T> service, Class<? extends T> oldServiceImpl,
            Class<? extends T> newServiceImpl);

        ExtensionBuilder observer(Class<?> handler);

        ExtensionBuilder context(Class<? extends Context> context);
    }

    public static class Validate {
        public static boolean classExists(String className) {
            try {
                Class.forName(className);
                return true;
            } catch (Exception e) {
                return false;
            }
        }
    }
}