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package net.sf.cglib.core;
import java.util.Set;
/**
* Customize the generated class name for {@link AbstractClassGenerator}-based utilities.
*/
public interface NamingPolicy {
/**
* Choose a name for a generated class.
* @param prefix a dotted-name chosen by the generating class (possibly to put the generated class in a particular package)
* @param source the fully-qualified class name of the generating class (for example "net.sf.cglib.Enhancer")
* @param key A key object representing the state of the parameters; for caching to work properly, equal keys should result
* in the same generated class name. The default policy incorporates key.hashCode()
into the class name.
* @param names a predicate that returns true if the given classname has already been used in the same ClassLoader.
* @return the fully-qualified class name
*/
String getClassName(String prefix, String source, Object key, Predicate names);
/**
* The NamingPolicy
in use does not currently, but may
* in the future, affect the caching of classes generated by {@link
* AbstractClassGenerator}, so this is a reminder that you should
* correctly implement equals
and hashCode
* to avoid generating too many classes.
*/
boolean equals(Object o);
}