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017
018package org.apache.commons.proxy2.impl;
019
020/**
021 * A proxy class generator generates Class instances for a given combination of interfaces in a given classloader.
022 * Typically, in the context of a {@link org.apache.commons.proxy2.ProxyFactory} implementation, an instance will
023 * generate proxy class instances for a specific type of proxies (interceptor, invoker, etc.) and will be associated
024 * with a corresponding {@link ProxyClassCache}.
025 * 
026 * @since 1.0
027 */
028public interface ProxyClassGenerator
029{
030    //******************************************************************************************************************
031    // Other Methods
032    //******************************************************************************************************************
033
034    /**
035     * Generates a proxy class for the supplied {@link ClassLoader} and proxy classes.
036     * 
037     * @param classLoader
038     *            the classloader
039     * @param proxyClasses
040     *            the proxy classes
041     * @return the dynamically generated proxy class
042     */
043    Class<?> generateProxyClass(ClassLoader classLoader, Class<?>... proxyClasses);
044}