Interface LocalLoader

All Known Subinterfaces:
IterableLocalLoader
All Known Implementing Classes:
AbstractLocalLoader, ClassLoaderLocalLoader, FilteredIterableLocalLoader, FilteredLocalLoader
public interface LocalLoader
A loader which implements the local part of a module.

Thread safety warning! The loader must never call into a class loader (or any other object) which may take locks and subsequently delegate to a module class loader. This will cause deadlocks and other hard-to-debug concurrency problems.

  • Method Details

    • loadClassLocal

      Class<?> loadClassLocal(String name, boolean resolve)
      Load a class which is locally defined by this loader.
      Parameters:
      name - the class name
      resolve - true to resolve the class
      Returns:
      the class, or null if there is no local class with this name

    • loadPackageLocal

      Package loadPackageLocal(String name)
      Load a package which is locally defined by this loader.
      Parameters:
      name - the package name
      Returns:
      the package, or null if there is no local package with this name

    • loadResourceLocal

      List<Resource> loadResourceLocal(String name)
      Load a resource which is locally defined by this loader. The given name is a path separated by "/" characters.
      Parameters:
      name - the resource path
      Returns:
      the resource or resources, or an empty list if there is no local resource with this name