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 *  Copyright 2009-2010 Brian S O'Neill
 *
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package org.cojen.dirmi;

import java.io.IOException;

/**
 * Defines a custom class loading scheme for a {@link Session}. Implementation
 * must be thread-safe.
 *
 * @author Brian S O'Neill
 */
public interface ClassResolver {
    /**
     * Load the class or interface for the given name. If null is returned,
     * default class resolver tries to load the class.
     *
     * @param name fully qualified class name
     */
    Class<?> resolveClass(String name) throws IOException, ClassNotFoundException;
}