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003 *
004 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
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007 *
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009 *
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015 *
016 * Contributors:
017 *     bstefanescu, jcarsique
018 */
019package org.nuxeo.osgi.application;
020
021import java.net.URL;
022
023/**
024 * @author <a href="mailto:bs@nuxeo.com">Bogdan Stefanescu</a>
025 * @since 5.4.2
026 */
027public interface MutableClassLoader {
028
029    void addURL(URL url);
030
031    ClassLoader getClassLoader();
032
033    /**
034     * @param startupClass The binary name of the class
035     * @return The resulting Class object
036     * @throws ClassNotFoundException If the class was not found
037     */
038    Class<?> loadClass(String startupClass) throws ClassNotFoundException;
039
040}