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package org.springframework.aop.framework;
/**
* Delegate interface for a configured AOP proxy, allowing for the creation
* of actual proxy objects.
*
* <p>Out-of-the-box implementations are available for JDK dynamic proxies
* and for CGLIB proxies, as applied by {@link DefaultAopProxyFactory}.
*
* @author Rod Johnson
* @author Juergen Hoeller
* @see DefaultAopProxyFactory
*/
public interface AopProxy {
/**
* Create a new proxy object.
* <p>Uses the AopProxy's default class loader (if necessary for proxy creation):
* usually, the thread context class loader.
* @return the new proxy object (never <code>null</code>)
* @see java.lang.Thread#getContextClassLoader()
*/
Object getProxy();
/**
* Create a new proxy object.
* <p>Uses the given class loader (if necessary for proxy creation).
* <code>null</code> will simply be passed down and thus lead to the low-level
* proxy facility's default, which is usually different from the default chosen
* by the AopProxy implementation's {@link #getProxy()} method.
* @param classLoader the class loader to create the proxy with
* (or <code>null</code> for the low-level proxy facility's default)
* @return the new proxy object (never <code>null</code>)
*/
Object getProxy(ClassLoader classLoader);
}