de.skuzzle.tinyplugz.internal

Interface DependencyResolver

All Superinterfaces:

AutoCloseable, Closeable

public interface DependencyResolver
extends Closeable

Used to connect class- and resource loading between different plugins. This interface is only used internally and not meant to be implemented or used by clients.

Author:

Simon Taddiken

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Class<?>	findClass(DependencyResolver requestor, String name) Searches for a class with given name.
@Nullable URL	findResource(DependencyResolver requestor, String name) Searches for a resource with given name.
void	findResources(DependencyResolver requestor, String name, Collection<URL> target) Searches for all resources with given name and collects them in the given collection.
String	getSimpleName() Returns a simple displayable name for this resolver.

Methods inherited from interface java.io.Closeable

close

Method Detail

getSimpleName

String getSimpleName()

Returns a simple displayable name for this resolver.

Returns:

The name.

findClass

Class<?> findClass(DependencyResolver requestor,
                   String name)

Searches for a class with given name.

Parameters:

requestor - The plugin for which the Class should be searched. Parameter will be null if this method is not called from any plugin (but from the application itself).

name - The name of the class to search for. Must not be null.

Returns:

The class or null if none was found.

findResource

@Nullable URL findResource(DependencyResolver requestor,
                           String name)

Searches for a resource with given name.

Parameters:

requestor - The plugin for which the resource should be searched. Parameter will be null if this method is not called from any plugin (but from the application itself).

name - The name of the resource to search for.

Returns:

An URL to the resource or null if none was found.

findResources

void findResources(DependencyResolver requestor,
                   String name,
                   Collection<URL> target)
            throws IOException

Searches for all resources with given name and collects them in the given collection.

Parameters:

requestor - The plugin for which the resources should be collected. Parameter will be null if this method is not called from any plugin (but from the application itself).

name - The name of the resource. Must not be null.

target - Target collection.

Throws:

IOException - If an IO error occurs.