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package com.alibaba.citrus.springext;

import org.springframework.core.io.Resource;
import org.springframework.core.io.support.ResourcePatternResolver;

/**
 * 扩展Spring原有的<code>ResourceLoader</code>的功能。
 *
 * @author Michael Zhou
 */
public interface ResourceLoadingExtender {
    /**
     * 取得指定路径名称所代表的资源对象。
     * <p>
     * 如果返回<code>null</code>表示使用原来的装载机制来取得资源。
     * </p>
     */
    Resource getResourceByPath(String path);

    /**
     * 取得用来解析resource pattern的解析器。
     * <p>
     * 如果返回<code>null</code>表示使用原来的装载机制。
     * </p>
     */
    ResourcePatternResolver getResourcePatternResolver();
}