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/* 
 * Copyright (C) 2013 The Rythm Engine project
 * Gelin Luo 
 *
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package org.rythmengine.extension;

/**
 * A IByteCodeHelper could be plugged into {@link org.rythmengine.RythmEngine}
 * in memory compilation system to provide extra way to locate class byte
 * code.
 * 
 * 
A usage example of IByteCodeHelper could be find in
 * Play!framework's Rythm plugin, which locates Play!Framework's
 * application classes when compiling template classes
 * 
 * 
One {@link org.rythmengine.RythmEngine engine instance} can have zero
 * or one IByteCodeHelper
 */
public interface IByteCodeHelper {
    /**
     * Return the byte code of a class specified by the
     * parameter
     *
     * @param typeName The full name of the class who's byte code to be located
     * @return the bytecode
     */
    byte[] findByteCode(String typeName);
}