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package org.jboss.security.plugins;
import java.util.List;
/**
* An interface to locate a {@code ClassLoader}
* The primary use of this interface is in the JBoss Application Server,
* which needs to inject a module class loader for custom login modules etc
* @author Anil Saldhana
* @since Nov 14, 2011
*/
public interface ClassLoaderLocator
{
/**
* Given a module name, return a {@link ClassLoader}
* @param module the name of the module for which we want a {@link ClassLoader}.
* @return the module {@link java.lang.ClassLoader}.
*/
ClassLoader get(String module);
/**
* Given a list of module names, return a {@link ClassLoader} that combines all module loaders.
*
* @param modules the set of modules for which we want a {@link ClassLoader}.
* @return the combined {@link ClassLoader}
*/
ClassLoader get(List modules);
}
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