ClassRealmManager.java

package org.apache.maven.classrealm;

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import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;

import org.apache.maven.model.Model;
import org.apache.maven.model.Plugin;
import org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.realm.ClassRealm;
import org.sonatype.aether.artifact.Artifact;

/**
 * Manages the class realms used by Maven. <strong>Warning:</strong> This is an internal utility interface that is only
 * public for technical reasons, it is not part of the public API. In particular, this interface can be changed or
 * deleted without prior notice.
 * 
 * @author Benjamin Bentmann
 */
public interface ClassRealmManager
{

    /**
     * Gets the class realm hosting the Maven core.
     * 
     * @return The class realm hosting the Maven core, never {@code null}.
     */
    ClassRealm getCoreRealm();

    /**
     * Gets the class realm exposing the Maven API. This is basically a restricted view on the Maven core realm.
     * 
     * @return The class realm exposing the Maven API, never {@code null}.
     */
    ClassRealm getMavenApiRealm();

    /**
     * Creates a new class realm for the specified project and its build extensions.
     * 
     * @param model The model of the project for which to create a realm, must not be {@code null}.
     * @param artifacts The artifacts to add to the class realm, may be {@code null}. Unresolved artifacts (i.e. with a
     *            missing file) will automatically be excluded from the realm.
     * @return The new project realm, never {@code null}.
     */
    ClassRealm createProjectRealm( Model model, List<Artifact> artifacts );

    /**
     * Creates a new class realm for the specified build extension.
     * 
     * @param plugin The extension plugin for which to create a realm, must not be {@code null}.
     * @param artifacts The artifacts to add to the class realm, may be {@code null}. Unresolved artifacts (i.e. with a
     *            missing file) will automatically be excluded from the realm.
     * @return The new extension realm, never {@code null}.
     */
    ClassRealm createExtensionRealm( Plugin extension, List<Artifact> artifacts );

    /**
     * Creates a new class realm for the specified plugin.
     * 
     * @param plugin The plugin for which to create a realm, must not be {@code null}.
     * @param parent The parent realm for the new realm, may be {@code null}.
     * @param parentImports The packages/types to import from the parent realm, may be {@code null}.
     * @param foreignImports The packages/types to import from foreign realms, may be {@code null}.
     * @param artifacts The artifacts to add to the class realm, may be {@code null}. Unresolved artifacts (i.e. with a
     *            missing file) will automatically be excluded from the realm.
     * @return The new plugin realm, never {@code null}.
     */
    ClassRealm createPluginRealm( Plugin plugin, ClassLoader parent, List<String> parentImports,
                                  Map<String, ClassLoader> foreignImports, List<Artifact> artifacts );

}