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package groovy.lang;

import java.net.URL;
import java.net.MalformedURLException;

/**
 * Allows frameworks that integrate with Groovy to determine how Groovy files are resolved.
 * 
 * @author Steven Devijver
 */
public interface GroovyResourceLoader {

    /**
     * Loads a Groovy source file given its name.
     *
     * @param filename name of the file
     * @return a URL
     */
    public URL loadGroovySource(String filename) throws MalformedURLException;
}