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package org.apache.camel.spi;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.List;

import org.apache.camel.NoFactoryAvailableException;

/**
 * Finder to find factories from the resource classpath, usually META-INF/services/org/apache/camel/.
 */
public interface FactoryFinder {

    /**
     * Gets the resource classpath.
     *
     * @return the resource classpath.
     */
    String getResourcePath();

    /**
     * Creates a new class instance using the key to lookup
     *
     * @param key is the key to add to the path to find a text file containing the factory name
     * @return a newly created instance
     * @throws org.apache.camel.NoFactoryAvailableException is thrown if no factories exist for the given key
     */
    Object newInstance(String key) throws NoFactoryAvailableException;

    /**
     * Creates a new class instance using the key to lookup
     *
     * @param key is the key to add to the path to find a text file containing the factory name
     * @param injector injector to use
     * @param type expected type
     * @return a newly created instance as the expected type
     * @throws ClassNotFoundException is thrown if not found
     * @throws java.io.IOException is thrown if loading the class or META-INF file not found
     */
     List newInstances(String key, Injector injector, Class type) throws ClassNotFoundException, IOException;

    /**
     * Finds the given factory class using the key to lookup.
     *
     * @param key is the key to add to the path to find a text file containing the factory name
     * @return the factory class
     * @throws ClassNotFoundException is thrown if class not found
     * @throws java.io.IOException is thrown if loading the class or META-INF file not found
     */
    Class findClass(String key) throws ClassNotFoundException, IOException;

    /**
     * Finds the given factory class using the key to lookup.
     *
     * @param key is the key to add to the path to find a text file containing the factory name
     * @param propertyPrefix prefix on key
     * @return the factory class
     * @throws ClassNotFoundException is thrown if not found
     * @throws java.io.IOException is thrown if loading the class or META-INF file not found
     */
    Class findClass(String key, String propertyPrefix) throws ClassNotFoundException, IOException;

    /**
     * Finds the given factory class using the key to lookup.
     *
     * @param key is the key to add to the path to find a text file containing the factory name
     * @param propertyPrefix prefix on key
     * @param clazz the class which is used for checking compatible
     * @return the factory class
     * @throws ClassNotFoundException is thrown if not found
     * @throws java.io.IOException is thrown if loading the class or META-INF file not found
     */
    Class findClass(String key, String propertyPrefix, Class clazz) throws ClassNotFoundException, IOException;
}