org.grouplens.lenskit.util

Class ClassDirectory

java.lang.Object

org.grouplens.lenskit.util.ClassDirectory

public class ClassDirectory
extends Object

Directory to look up where classes might be found. It loads lists of classes from META-INF/classes.lst and exposes them for use in resolving unresolved imports.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static ClassDirectory	forClassLoader(ClassLoader loader) Get a class directory for a specific class loader.
static ClassDirectory	forCurrentClassLoader() Get a class directory for the current thread's class loader.
Set<String>	getPackages(String name) Get the packages that contain a class with the specified name.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

forCurrentClassLoader

public static ClassDirectory forCurrentClassLoader()

Get a class directory for the current thread's class loader.

Returns:

A class directory.

forClassLoader

public static ClassDirectory forClassLoader(ClassLoader loader)

Get a class directory for a specific class loader.

Parameters:

loader - The class loader.

Returns:

The class directory.

getPackages

public Set<String> getPackages(String name)

Get the packages that contain a class with the specified name.

Parameters:

name - The name to look for.

Returns:

The set of packages (empty if the name is unknown).