ClassDiscoveryService.java

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package org.apache.isis.applib.services.classdiscovery;

import java.util.Set;

import org.apache.isis.applib.annotation.Programmatic;

/**
 * This utility service supports the dynamic discovery of classes from the classpath.  One service that uses this
 * is the <tt>FixtureScripts</tt> domain service.
 *
 * <p>
 * Because an implementation of this service (<tt>ClassDiscoveryServiceUsingReflections</tt> is annotated with
 * {@link org.apache.isis.applib.annotation.DomainService} and is implemented in the core applib, it is automatically
 * registered and available for use; no configuration is required.
 * </p>
 */
public interface ClassDiscoveryService {

    /**
     * @deprecated  - if an implementation of {@link ClassDiscoveryService2} is available then its equivalent {@link ClassDiscoveryService2#findSubTypesOfClasses(Class, String)} will be used instead.
     */
    @Deprecated
    @Programmatic
    public <T> Set<Class<? extends T>> findSubTypesOfClasses(Class<T> type);

}