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| package org.apache.juneau; |
| |
| /** |
| * Class used to resolve {@link Class} objects to instances. |
| */ |
| public interface ResourceResolver { |
| |
| /** |
| * Look for constructors where the arguments passed in must match exactly. |
| */ |
| public static final ResourceResolver BASIC = new BasicResourceResolver(); |
| |
| /** |
| * Look for constructors where arguments may or may not exist in any order. |
| */ |
| public static final ResourceResolver FUZZY = new FuzzyResourceResolver(); |
| |
| /** |
| * Resolves the specified class to a resource object. |
| * |
| * <p> |
| * Subclasses can override this method to provide their own custom resolution. |
| * |
| * <p> |
| * The default implementation simply creates a new class instance using {@link Class#newInstance()}. |
| * |
| * @param parent |
| * The parent resource. |
| * @param c The class to resolve. |
| * @param args Optional arguments to pass to constructor |
| * @return The instance of that class. |
| */ |
| <T> T resolve(Object parent, Class<T> c, Object...args); |
| } |