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package org.springframework.cglib.core;
/**
* The GeneratorStrategy is responsible for taking a
* {@link ClassGenerator} and producing a byte array containing the
* data for the generated Class. By providing your
* own strategy you may examine or modify the generated class before
* it is loaded. Typically this will be accomplished by subclassing
* {@link DefaultGeneratorStrategy} and overriding the appropriate
* protected method.
* @see AbstractClassGenerator#setStrategy
*/
public interface GeneratorStrategy {
/**
* Generate the class.
* @param cg a class generator on which you can call {@link ClassGenerator#generateClass}
* @return a byte array containing the bits of a valid Class
*/
byte[] generate(ClassGenerator cg) throws Exception;
/**
* The GeneratorStrategy in use does not currently, but may
* in the future, affect the caching of classes generated by {@link
* AbstractClassGenerator}, so this is a reminder that you should
* correctly implement equals and hashCode
* to avoid generating too many classes.
*/
@Override
boolean equals(Object o);
}