Interface Repository

All Known Implementing Classes:
ClassLoaderRepository, ClassPathRepository, LruCacheClassPathRepository, MemorySensitiveClassPathRepository, SyntheticRepository
public interface Repository
Abstract definition of a class repository. Instances may be used to load classes from different sources and may be used in the Repository.setRepository method.
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  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    void
    clear()
    Clears all entries from cache.
    JavaClass
    findClass(String className)
    Finds the class with the name provided, if the class isn't there, return NULL.
    ClassPath
    getClassPath()
    Gets the ClassPath associated with this Repository.
    JavaClass
    loadClass(Class<?> clazz)
    Finds the JavaClass instance for the given run-time class object.
    JavaClass
    loadClass(String className)
    Finds the class with the name provided, if the class isn't there, make an attempt to load it.
    void
    removeClass(JavaClass clazz)
    Removes class from repository.
    void
    storeClass(JavaClass clazz)
    Stores the provided class under "clazz.getClassName()".

  • Method Details

    • clear

      void clear()
      Clears all entries from cache.

    • findClass

      JavaClass findClass(String className)
      Finds the class with the name provided, if the class isn't there, return NULL.
      Parameters:
      className - the class name.
      Returns:
      the JavaClass instance, or null.

    • getClassPath

      ClassPath getClassPath()
      Gets the ClassPath associated with this Repository.
      Returns:
      the ClassPath.

    • loadClass

      JavaClass loadClass(Class<?> clazz) throws ClassNotFoundException
      Finds the JavaClass instance for the given run-time class object.
      Parameters:
      clazz - the class.
      Returns:
      the JavaClass instance.
      Throws:
      ClassNotFoundException - if the class can't be found.

    • loadClass

      JavaClass loadClass(String className) throws ClassNotFoundException
      Finds the class with the name provided, if the class isn't there, make an attempt to load it.
      Parameters:
      className - the class name.
      Returns:
      the JavaClass instance.
      Throws:
      ClassNotFoundException - if the class can't be found.

    • removeClass

      void removeClass(JavaClass clazz)
      Removes class from repository.
      Parameters:
      clazz - the class to remove.

    • storeClass

      void storeClass(JavaClass clazz)
      Stores the provided class under "clazz.getClassName()".
      Parameters:
      clazz - the class to store.