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package com.sun.org.apache.bcel.internal.util;
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import com.sun.org.apache.bcel.internal.classfile.JavaClass;
/**
* Abstract definition of a class repository. Instances may be used
* to load classes from different sources and may be used in the
* Repository.setRepository method.
*
* @see com.sun.org.apache.bcel.internal.Repository
* @version $Id: Repository.java,v 1.1.2.1 2005/07/31 23:46:58 jeffsuttor Exp $
* @author <A HREF="mailto:markus.dahm@berlin.de">M. Dahm</A>
* @author David Dixon-Peugh
*/
public interface Repository extends java.io.Serializable {
/**
* Store the provided class under "clazz.getClassName()"
*/
public void storeClass(JavaClass clazz);
/**
* Remove class from repository
*/
public void removeClass(JavaClass clazz);
/**
* Find the class with the name provided, if the class
* isn't there, return NULL.
*/
public JavaClass findClass(String className);
/**
* Find the class with the name provided, if the class
* isn't there, make an attempt to load it.
*/
public JavaClass loadClass(String className)
throws java.lang.ClassNotFoundException;
/**
* Find the JavaClass instance for the given run-time class object
*/
public JavaClass loadClass(Class clazz)
throws java.lang.ClassNotFoundException;
/** Clear all entries from cache.
*/
public void clear();
}