001 /* 002 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); 003 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. 004 * You may obtain a copy of the License at 005 * 006 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 007 * 008 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software 009 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, 010 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. 011 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and 012 * limitations under the License. 013 */ 014 package org.apache.commons.classscan.spi.model; 015 016 import org.apache.commons.classscan.ClassPath; 017 018 /** 019 * Information about a ClassPath. 020 * A ClassPath specifies a list of ClassElement(s). 021 * A ClassElement specifies a list of ClassFiles(s). 022 */ 023 public interface SpiClassPath extends ClassPath { 024 /** 025 * Create a MetaClassLoader that will inspect the classes specified by this ClassPath 026 * @param registry 027 * @param classLoader 028 * @return metadata about ClassLoader 029 */ 030 SpiMetaClassLoader createMetaClassLoader(SpiMetaRegistry registry, ClassLoader classLoader); 031 }