ClassRealmRequest.java

package org.apache.maven.classrealm;

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

/**
 * Describes the requirements for a new class realm.
 * 
 * @author Benjamin Bentmann
 */
public interface ClassRealmRequest
{

    /**
     * The type of a class realm.
     */
    enum RealmType
    {
        /**
         * The class realm for the public API of the Maven core.
         */
        Core,

        /**
         * A class realm for a project to aggregates its build extensions.
         */
        Project,

        /**
         * A class realm for a build extension.
         */
        Extension,

        /**
         * A class realm for a plugin.
         */
        Plugin,
    }

    /**
     * Gets the type of the class realm.
     * 
     * @return The type of the class realm, never {@code null}.
     */
    RealmType getType();

    /**
     * Gets the parent class realm (if any).
     * 
     * @return The parent class realm or {@code null} if using the default parent.
     */
    ClassLoader getParent();

    /**
     * @deprecated Use {@link #getParentImports()} instead.
     */
    @Deprecated
    List<String> getImports();

    /**
     * Gets the packages/types to import from the parent realm.
     * 
     * @return The modifiable list of packages/types to import from the parent realm, never {@code null}.
     */
    List<String> getParentImports();

    /**
     * Gets the packages/types to import from foreign realms.
     * 
     * @return The modifiable map of packages/types to import from foreign realms, never {@code null}.
     */
    Map<String, ClassLoader> getForeignImports();

    /**
     * Gets the constituents for the class realm.
     * 
     * @return The modifiable list of constituents for the class realm, never {@code null}.
     */
    List<ClassRealmConstituent> getConstituents();

}