org.apache.commons.jci

Class ReloadingClassLoader

java.lang.Object

java.lang.ClassLoader

org.apache.commons.jci.ReloadingClassLoader

All Implemented Interfaces:

ReloadNotificationListener

public class ReloadingClassLoader
extends ClassLoader
implements ReloadNotificationListener

The ReloadingClassLoader uses a delegation mechansim to allow classes to be reloaded. That means that loadClass calls may return different results if the class was changed in the underlying ResourceStore.

Author:

tcurdt

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
ReloadingClassLoader(ClassLoader pParent)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	addResourceStore(ResourceStore pStore)
void	clearAssertionStatus()
URL	getResource(String name)
InputStream	getResourceAsStream(String name)
void	handleNotification()
Class<?>	loadClass(String name)
boolean	removeResourceStore(ResourceStore pStore)
void	setClassAssertionStatus(String className, boolean enabled)
void	setDefaultAssertionStatus(boolean enabled)
void	setPackageAssertionStatus(String packageName, boolean enabled)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.ClassLoader

defineClass, defineClass, defineClass, defineClass, definePackage, findClass, findLibrary, findLoadedClass, findResource, findResources, findSystemClass, getClassLoadingLock, getPackage, getPackages, getParent, getResources, getSystemClassLoader, getSystemResource, getSystemResourceAsStream, getSystemResources, loadClass, registerAsParallelCapable, resolveClass, setSigners

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

ReloadingClassLoader

public ReloadingClassLoader(ClassLoader pParent)

Method Detail

addResourceStore

public boolean addResourceStore(ResourceStore pStore)

removeResourceStore

public boolean removeResourceStore(ResourceStore pStore)

handleNotification

public void handleNotification()

Specified by:

handleNotification in interface ReloadNotificationListener

clearAssertionStatus

public void clearAssertionStatus()

Overrides:

clearAssertionStatus in class ClassLoader

getResource

public URL getResource(String name)

Overrides:

getResource in class ClassLoader

getResourceAsStream

public InputStream getResourceAsStream(String name)

Overrides:

getResourceAsStream in class ClassLoader

loadClass

public Class<?> loadClass(String name)
                   throws ClassNotFoundException

Overrides:

loadClass in class ClassLoader

Throws:

ClassNotFoundException

setClassAssertionStatus

public void setClassAssertionStatus(String className,
                                    boolean enabled)

Overrides:

setClassAssertionStatus in class ClassLoader

setDefaultAssertionStatus

public void setDefaultAssertionStatus(boolean enabled)

Overrides:

setDefaultAssertionStatus in class ClassLoader

setPackageAssertionStatus

public void setPackageAssertionStatus(String packageName,
                                      boolean enabled)

Overrides:

setPackageAssertionStatus in class ClassLoader