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17
18 package org.apache.commons.proxy2.impl;
19
20 /**
21 * A proxy class generator generates Class instances for a given combination of interfaces in a given classloader.
22 * Typically, in the context of a {@link org.apache.commons.proxy2.ProxyFactory} implementation, an instance will
23 * generate proxy class instances for a specific type of proxies (interceptor, invoker, etc.) and will be associated
24 * with a corresponding {@link ProxyClassCache}.
25 *
26 * @since 1.0
27 */
28 public interface ProxyClassGenerator
29 {
30 //******************************************************************************************************************
31 // Other Methods
32 //******************************************************************************************************************
33
34 /**
35 * Generates a proxy class for the supplied {@link ClassLoader} and proxy classes.
36 *
37 * @param classLoader
38 * the classloader
39 * @param proxyClasses
40 * the proxy classes
41 * @return the dynamically generated proxy class
42 */
43 Class<?> generateProxyClass(ClassLoader classLoader, Class<?>... proxyClasses);
44 }