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| // |
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| |
| package org.apache.tapestry.ioc.services; |
| |
| import org.apache.tapestry.ioc.Location; |
| |
| import java.lang.reflect.Constructor; |
| import java.lang.reflect.Method; |
| |
| /** |
| * Service used when dynamically creating new classes. |
| */ |
| public interface ClassFactory |
| { |
| /** |
| * Simplified version of {@link #newClass(String, Class)} that generates a name based on the |
| * service interface name, extends from java.lang.Object, and automatically adds the |
| * serviceInterface to the returned ClassFab. This is the most common use when creating the |
| * kinds of proxies used throughout Tapestry IoC. |
| * |
| * @param serviceInterface |
| */ |
| ClassFab newClass(Class serviceInterface); |
| |
| /** |
| * Creates a {@link ClassFab} object for the given name; the new class is a subclass of the |
| * indicated class. The new class is always public and concrete. |
| * |
| * @param name the full qualified name of the class to create (note that it is common to place |
| * created classes in the default package) |
| * @param superClass the parent class, which is often java.lang.Object |
| */ |
| |
| ClassFab newClass(String name, Class superClass); |
| |
| /** |
| * Imports the class to make it referenceable within the factory. The class loader for the class |
| * is added to the class path. The class itself is returned, if its bytecode is available. If |
| * not, a search up the inhertance occurs until a proper class (that can be referenced in |
| * generated bytecode) is found. This is necessary to handle cases where a class is generated at |
| * runtime, outside of the class factory, and bytecode is not available for it. |
| * |
| * @param clazz |
| * @return a referencable super-class |
| */ |
| Class importClass(Class clazz); |
| |
| /** |
| * Returns the number of classes (and interfaces) actually created. |
| */ |
| |
| int getCreatedClassCount(); |
| |
| /** |
| * Returns the class loader used when creating new classes; this is generally the same as the |
| * current thread's context class loader (except perhaps during testing). |
| */ |
| ClassLoader getClassLoader(); |
| |
| /** |
| * Converts a method to a {@link Location}, which includes information about the source |
| * file name and line number. |
| * |
| * @param method to look up |
| * @return the location, or null if the necessary information is not available |
| */ |
| Location getMethodLocation(Method method); |
| |
| /** |
| * Return a string representation fo the constructor (including class and parameters) and (if |
| * available) file name and line number. |
| */ |
| Location getConstructorLocation(Constructor constructor); |
| } |