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| * |
| * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 |
| * |
| * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software |
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| */ |
| package org.apache.lucene.analysis.util; |
| |
| |
| import java.io.IOException; |
| import java.io.InputStream; |
| |
| /** |
| * Abstraction for loading resources (streams, files, and classes). |
| */ |
| public interface ResourceLoader { |
| |
| /** |
| * Opens a named resource |
| */ |
| public InputStream openResource(String resource) throws IOException; |
| |
| |
| /** |
| * Finds class of the name and expected type |
| */ |
| public <T> Class<? extends T> findClass(String cname, Class<T> expectedType); |
| |
| /** |
| * Creates an instance of the name and expected type |
| */ |
| // TODO: fix exception handling |
| public <T> T newInstance(String cname, Class<T> expectedType); |
| } |