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package org.apache.tapestry5.ioc.services;
import java.util.Collection;
/**
* Scans the classpath for top-level classes within particular packages.
*
* @see org.apache.tapestry5.ioc.services.ClasspathURLConverter
* @see ClasspathScanner
*/
public interface ClassNameLocator
{
/**
* Searches for all classes under the given package name. This consists of all top-level classes in the indicated
* package (or any sub-package), but excludes inner classes. No other filtering (beyond inner classes) occurs, so
* there's no guarantee that the class names returned are public (for example).
*
* @param packageName
* @return fully qualified class names
*/
Collection<String> locateClassNames(String packageName);
}