ProxyClassLoader.java

/**
 *
 * Copyright 2015 Kamran Zafar
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
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 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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 */

package org.xeustechnologies.jcl;

import java.io.InputStream;
import java.net.URL;

/**
 * @author Kamran Zafar
 * 
 */
public abstract class ProxyClassLoader implements Comparable<ProxyClassLoader> {
    // Default order
    protected int order = 5;
    // Enabled by default
    protected boolean enabled = true;

    public int getOrder() {
        return order;
    }

    /**
     * Set loading order
     * 
     * @param order
     */
    public void setOrder(int order) {
        this.order = order;
    }

    /**
     * Loads the class
     * 
     * @param className
     * @param resolveIt
     * @return class
     */
    public abstract Class loadClass(String className, boolean resolveIt);

    /**
     * Loads the resource
     * 
     * @param name
     * @return InputStream
     */
    public abstract InputStream loadResource(String name);

    /**
     * Finds the resource
     *
     * @param name
     * @return InputStream
     */
    public abstract URL findResource(String name);

    public boolean isEnabled() {
        return enabled;
    }

    public void setEnabled(boolean enabled) {
        this.enabled = enabled;
    }

    public int compareTo(ProxyClassLoader o) {
        return order - o.getOrder();
    }
}