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package org.jboss.weld.resources.spi;
import java.net.URL;
import java.util.Collection;
import org.jboss.weld.bootstrap.api.Service;
/**
* Resource loading/class creation services for Weld. By default an implementation which uses the Thread Context ClassLoader if
* available, otherwise the classloading of the implementation is used. An alternative implementation that uses a predefined
* classloader is available for multi-modular environments.
*
* The {@link ResourceLoader} is a per-BeanManager service. Single-module deployments can use the default implementation, but
* applications that consist of multiple modules must use an implementation that is aware of the module classloader.
*
* @author Pete Muir
*
*/
public interface ResourceLoader extends Service {
// Name of the resource loader
String PROPERTY_NAME = ResourceLoader.class.getName();
/**
* Creates a class from a given FQCN
*
* @param name The name of the clsas
* @return The class
*/
Class classForName(String name);
/**
* Gets a resource as a URL by name
*
* @param name The name of the resource
* @return An URL to the resource
*/
URL getResource(String name);
/**
* Gets resources as URLs by name
*
* @param name The name of the resource
* @return references to the URLS
*/
Collection getResources(String name);
}