org.hibernate.service.classloading.spi
Interface ClassLoaderService

All Superinterfaces:
Serializable, Service, Stoppable
All Known Implementing Classes:
ClassLoaderServiceImpl

public interface ClassLoaderService
extends Service, Stoppable

A service for interacting with class loaders


Method Summary
<T> Class<T>
classForName(String className)
          Locate a class by name
<S> LinkedHashSet<S>
loadJavaServices(Class<S> serviceContract)
          Discovers and instantiates implementations of the named service contract.
 URL locateResource(String name)
          Locate a resource by name (classpath lookup)
 List<URL> locateResources(String name)
          Locate a series of resource by name (classpath lookup)
 InputStream locateResourceStream(String name)
          Locate a resource by name (classpath lookup) and gets its stream
 
Methods inherited from interface org.hibernate.service.spi.Stoppable
stop
 

Method Detail

classForName

<T> Class<T> classForName(String className)
Locate a class by name

Parameters:
className - The name of the class to locate
Returns:
The class reference
Throws:
ClassLoadingException - Indicates the class could not be found

locateResource

URL locateResource(String name)
Locate a resource by name (classpath lookup)

Parameters:
name - The resource name.
Returns:
The located URL; may return null to indicate the resource was not found

locateResourceStream

InputStream locateResourceStream(String name)
Locate a resource by name (classpath lookup) and gets its stream

Parameters:
name - The resource name.
Returns:
The stream of the located resource; may return null to indicate the resource was not found

locateResources

List<URL> locateResources(String name)
Locate a series of resource by name (classpath lookup)

Parameters:
name - The resource name.
Returns:
The list of URL matching; may return null to indicate the resource was not found

loadJavaServices

<S> LinkedHashSet<S> loadJavaServices(Class<S> serviceContract)
Discovers and instantiates implementations of the named service contract.

NOTE : the terms service here is used differently than Service. Instead here we are talking about services as defined by ServiceLoader.

Type Parameters:
S - The type of the service contract
Parameters:
serviceContract - The java type defining the service contract
Returns:
The ordered set of discovered services.


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