001    /*
002     * Copyright (C) 2006-2007 the original author or authors.
003     *
004     * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
005     * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
006     * You may obtain a copy of the License at
007     *
008     *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
009     *
010     * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
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012     * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
013     * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
014     * limitations under the License.
015     */
016    
017    package org.codehaus.gmaven.runtime.loader.realm;
018    
019    import org.codehaus.gmaven.feature.Provider;
020    import org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.ClassWorldException;
021    import org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.realm.ClassRealm;
022    import org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.realm.NoSuchRealmException;
023    
024    import java.net.URL;
025    
026    /**
027     * Provides an abstraction to deal with ClassWorlds realms.
028     *
029     * @version $Id: RealmManager.java 52 2009-11-22 10:32:14Z user57 $
030     * @author <a href="mailto:jason@planet57.com">Jason Dillon</a>
031     */
032    public interface RealmManager
033    {
034        ClassRealm createProviderRealm(String key, URL[] classPath, ClassLoader parent) throws ClassWorldException;
035    
036        ClassRealm createComponentRealm(Provider provider, URL[] classPath) throws ClassWorldException;
037    
038        void releaseComponentRealm(ClassRealm realm) throws NoSuchRealmException;
039    }