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package org.eclipse.gemini.blueprint.context.support;
import org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanClassLoaderAware;
import org.springframework.context.ApplicationContextAware;
import org.springframework.core.io.ResourceLoader;
/**
* Strategy interface for plugging various thread context class loaders during
* an OSGi application context critical life cycle events.
*
* @see Thread#getContextClassLoader()
* @see AbstractDelegatedExecutionApplicationContext
* @see ResourceLoader#getClassLoader()
* @see BeanClassLoaderAware
* @see ApplicationContextAware
*
* @author Costin Leau
*/
public interface ContextClassLoaderProvider {
/**
* Returns the context class loader to be used by the OSGi application
* context during its life cycle events.
*
* @return class loader used as a thread context class loader
*/
ClassLoader getContextClassLoader();
}