001    /**
002     * Copyright (c) 2000-2013 Liferay, Inc. All rights reserved.
003     *
004     * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
005     * the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free
006     * Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option)
007     * any later version.
008     *
009     * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
010     * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS
011     * FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more
012     * details.
013     */
014    
015    package com.liferay.portal.kernel.bean;
016    
017    import java.util.Map;
018    
019    /**
020     * @author Brian Wing Shun Chan
021     * @author Miguel Pastor
022     */
023    public interface BeanLocator {
024    
025            public ClassLoader getClassLoader();
026    
027            public String[] getNames();
028    
029            public Class<?> getType(String name) throws BeanLocatorException;
030    
031            public <T> Map<String, T> locate(Class<T> clazz)
032                    throws BeanLocatorException;
033    
034            public Object locate(String name) throws BeanLocatorException;
035    
036    }