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package com.sun.enterprise.deployment.annotation;

import java.util.Set;

/** 
 * This interface is responsible for scanning the binary location 
 * provided and provide each binary file through a pull interfaces
 *
 * @author Jerome Dochez
 */
public interface Scanner {
    
    /**
     * Returns a ClassLoader capable of loading classes from the 
     * underlying medium
     * @return a class loader capable of loading the classes
     */
    public ClassLoader getClassLoader();
    
    /**
     * Return a complete set of classes available from this location.
     * @return the complete set of classes 
     */
    public Set<Class> getElements();
    
    /**
     * Sometimes, annotations processing requires more than a single class, 
     * especially when such classes end up being a Java Component (Java Beans, 
     * Java EE). The implementation returned from the getComponent will be 
     * responsible for defining the complete view of this component starting 
     * from it's implementation class.
     * @param implementation class of the component.
     */
    public ComponentInfo getComponentInfo(Class componentImpl);
    
}