001    /**
002     * Copyright (c) 2000-2012 Liferay, Inc. All rights reserved.
003     *
004     * The contents of this file are subject to the terms of the Liferay Enterprise
005     * Subscription License ("License"). You may not use this file except in
006     * compliance with the License. You can obtain a copy of the License by
007     * contacting Liferay, Inc. See the License for the specific language governing
008     * permissions and limitations under the License, including but not limited to
009     * distribution rights of the Software.
010     *
011     *
012     *
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    }