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package org.apache.xmlbeans.impl.jam.internal.elements;

import org.apache.xmlbeans.impl.jam.JamClassLoader;
import org.apache.xmlbeans.impl.jam.annotation.AnnotationProxy;
import org.apache.xmlbeans.impl.jam.provider.JamLogger;

/**
 * <p>Context object required by every ElementImpl.</p>
 *
 * @author Patrick Calahan &lt;email: pcal-at-bea-dot-com&gt;
 */
public interface ElementContext extends JamLogger /**REMOVE THIS EXTENDS PLEASE*/ {

  public JamLogger getLogger();

  /**
   * <p>Returns the classloader the elements should use for type resolution.
   * </p>
   */
  public JamClassLoader getClassLoader();

  /**
   * <p>Creates an empty appropriate proxy for the given 175 annotation
   * instance.</p>
   */
  public AnnotationProxy createAnnotationProxy(String jsr175typename);

}