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package org.apache.webbeans.spi;

import java.net.URL;
import java.util.Set;


/**
 * <p>This SPI is for abstracting the class scanning.</p>
 *
 * <p>In a production environment Many different modules need to perform
 * class scanning (EJB, JSF, JPA, ...). This SPI allows us to only have one 
 * central class scanner for the whole application server
 * which only performs the scanning once at startup of each WebApp.</p>
 *
 * <p>All URL path Strings in this interface contain the the protocol,
 * e.g. 'file:/...' we get directly from {@link java.net.URL#toExternalForm()}</p>
 *
 */
public interface ScannerService
{
    /**
     * Any initializtion action that is
     * required by the implementors. 
     * @param object initialization object
     */
    public void init(Object object);
    
    /**
     * Perform the actual class scanning.
     */
    public void scan();


    /**
     * This method will get called once the information found by the current
     * scan is not needed anymore and the ScannerService might free up
     * resources.
     */
    public void release();

    
    /**
     * Gets xml configuration files that are occured
     * in the deployment archives.
     * @return the URL of the beans.xml files.
     */
    public Set<URL> getBeanXmls();
    
    /**
     * Gets beans classes that are found in the
     * deployment archives. 
     * @return bean classes
     */
    public Set<Class<?>> getBeanClasses();

    /**
     * Indicates if BDABeansXmlScanner is available. This method 
     * should only return true if a BDABeansXmlScanner is implemented
     * and the OpenWebBeansConfiguration.USE_BDA_BEANSXML_SCANNER 
     * custom property is set to true.
     * @return T - BDABeansXmlScanner is available and enabled;
     * F - No BDABeansXmlScanner is available or it is disabled
     */
    public boolean isBDABeansXmlScanningEnabled();    
    
    /**
     * Gets BDABeansXMLScanner used to determine the beans.xml 
     * modifiers (interceptors, decorators, and, alternatives) that
     * are enabled per BDA. This is different from the default behavior
     * that enables modifiers per application and not just in one BDA
     * contained in an application.
     * @return null or reference to BDABeansXMLScanner
     */
    public BDABeansXmlScanner getBDABeansXmlScanner();
}
