org.quartz.spi
Interface ClassLoadHelper

All Known Implementing Classes:
CascadingClassLoadHelper, InitThreadContextClassLoadHelper, LoadingLoaderClassLoadHelper, SimpleClassLoadHelper, ThreadContextClassLoadHelper

public interface ClassLoadHelper

An interface for classes wishing to provide the service of loading classes and resources within the scheduler...

Author:
jhouse, pl47ypus

Method Summary
 ClassLoader getClassLoader()
          Enable sharing of the class-loader with 3rd party (e.g.
 URL getResource(String name)
          Finds a resource with a given name.
 InputStream getResourceAsStream(String name)
          Finds a resource with a given name.
 void initialize()
          Called to give the ClassLoadHelper a chance to initialize itself, including the opportunity to "steal" the class loader off of the calling thread, which is the thread that is initializing Quartz.
 Class<?> loadClass(String name)
          Return the class with the given name.
<T> Class<? extends T>
loadClass(String name, Class<T> clazz)
          Return the class of the given type with the given name.
 

Method Detail

initialize

void initialize()
Called to give the ClassLoadHelper a chance to initialize itself, including the opportunity to "steal" the class loader off of the calling thread, which is the thread that is initializing Quartz.


loadClass

Class<?> loadClass(String name)
                   throws ClassNotFoundException
Return the class with the given name.

Parameters:
name - the fqcn of the class to load.
Returns:
the requested class.
Throws:
ClassNotFoundException - if the class can be found in the classpath.

loadClass

<T> Class<? extends T> loadClass(String name,
                                 Class<T> clazz)
                             throws ClassNotFoundException
Return the class of the given type with the given name.

Parameters:
name - the fqcn of the class to load.
Returns:
the requested class.
Throws:
ClassNotFoundException - if the class can be found in the classpath.

getResource

URL getResource(String name)
Finds a resource with a given name. This method returns null if no resource with this name is found.

Parameters:
name - name of the desired resource
Returns:
a java.net.URL object

getResourceAsStream

InputStream getResourceAsStream(String name)
Finds a resource with a given name. This method returns null if no resource with this name is found.

Parameters:
name - name of the desired resource
Returns:
a java.io.InputStream object

getClassLoader

ClassLoader getClassLoader()
Enable sharing of the class-loader with 3rd party (e.g. digester).

Returns:
the class-loader user be the helper.


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