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/*
 *  Copyright 2008 biaoping.yin
 *
 *  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 *  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 *  You may obtain a copy of the License at
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 *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
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 *  distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 *  WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 *  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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 */

package org.frameworkset.util.io;

import org.frameworkset.util.ResourceUtils;



/**
 * Title: ResourceLoader.java 
 * Description: 
 * bboss workgroup
 * Copyright (c) 2007
 * @Date 2010-9-24 下午05:10:21
 * @author biaoping.yin
 * @version 1.0
 */
public interface ResourceLoader {
	/** Pseudo URL prefix for loading from the class path: "classpath:" */
	String CLASSPATH_URL_PREFIX = ResourceUtils.CLASSPATH_URL_PREFIX;


	/**
	 * Return a Resource handle for the specified resource.
	 * The handle should always be a reusable resource descriptor,
	 * allowing for multiple {@link Resource#getInputStream()} calls.
	 * 

	 * Must support fully qualified URLs, e.g. "file:C:/test.dat".
	 * 
Must support classpath pseudo-URLs, e.g. "classpath:test.dat".
	 * 
Should support relative file paths, e.g. "WEB-INF/test.dat".
	 * (This will be implementation-specific, typically provided by an
	 * ApplicationContext implementation.)
	 * 
	 * Note that a Resource handle does not imply an existing resource;
	 * you need to invoke {@link Resource#exists} to check for existence.
	 * @param location the resource location
	 * @return a corresponding Resource handle
	 * @see #CLASSPATH_URL_PREFIX
	 * @see Resource#exists
	 * @see Resource#getInputStream
	 */
	Resource getResource(String location);

	/**
	 * Expose the ClassLoader used by this ResourceLoader.
	 * Clients which need to access the ClassLoader directly can do so
	 * in a uniform manner with the ResourceLoader, rather than relying
	 * on the thread context ClassLoader.
	 * @return the ClassLoader (never null)
	 */
	ClassLoader getClassLoader();

}