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package org.eclipse.sisu.inject;
/**
* Placeholder {@link Class}; postpones classloading until absolutely necessary.
*/
public interface DeferredClass
{
/**
* Retrieves the class, for example from a cache or a class loader.
*
* @return Class instance
*/
Class load()
throws TypeNotPresentException;
/**
* Returns the name of the deferred class.
*
* @return Class name
*/
String getName();
/**
* Returns a provider based on the deferred class.
*
* @return Deferred provider
*/
DeferredProvider asProvider();
}