ClassLoadingConfig.java

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package org.lilyproject.runtime.classloading;

import java.net.MalformedURLException;
import java.util.List;

import org.lilyproject.runtime.repository.ArtifactNotFoundException;
import org.lilyproject.runtime.repository.ArtifactRef;

public interface ClassLoadingConfig {
    ClassLoader getClassLoader(ClassLoader parentClassLoader) throws MalformedURLException, ArtifactNotFoundException;

    List<ClasspathEntry> getEntries();

    void enableSharing(ArtifactRef artifact);

    /**
     * The list of classpath entries that will actually be put in the classloader (= all entries minus the shared ones).
     */
    List<ClasspathEntry> getUsedClassPath();
}