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| package org.apache.myfaces.extensions.scripting.sandbox.loader.support; |
| |
| /** |
| * <p>A class loader that implements this interface is able to throw away class definitions. |
| * Well, to be more precise, no class loader is really able to do that, but you can get this |
| * behaviour by just throwing away this class loader. Note that a class loader implementing |
| * this interface is supposed to load just a single class definition, i.e. there's a 1:1 |
| * relationship between the class loader and the class. In doing so, we're somehow able to |
| * throw away class definitions and replace them with newer versions.</p> |
| */ |
| public interface ThrowAwayClassLoader { |
| |
| /** |
| * <p>Loads the class with the specified class name. However, note that implementing |
| * classes are just supposed to load a single class, so if you want to load a different |
| * class than that, this class loader will just delegate to the parent class loader.</p> |
| * |
| * @param className the name of the class you want to load |
| * @param resolve if <tt>true</tt> then resolve the class |
| * @return the resulting Class reference |
| * @throws ClassNotFoundException if the class could not be found |
| */ |
| public Class loadClass(String className, boolean resolve) throws ClassNotFoundException; |
| |
| /** |
| * <p>Returns <code>true</code> if the given "last modified"-timestamp is |
| * more recent than the timestamp of this ClassLoader, i.e. if this ClassLoader |
| * is to be destroyed as there is a newer class file available. |
| * |
| * @param lastModified the "last modified"-timestamp of the class file you want to load |
| * @return <code>true</code> if the given "last modified"-timestamp is |
| * more recent than the timestamp of this class loader |
| */ |
| public boolean isOutdated(long lastModified); |
| |
| } |