play.classloading
Class ApplicationClassloader

java.lang.Object
  java.lang.ClassLoader
      play.classloading.ApplicationClassloader

public class ApplicationClassloader
extends java.lang.ClassLoader

The application classLoader. Load the classes from the application Java sources files.

Field Summary

ApplicationClassloaderState	currentState A representation of the current state of the ApplicationClassloader.
java.security.ProtectionDomain	protectionDomain This protection domain applies to all loaded classes.

Constructor Summary

ApplicationClassloader()

Method Summary

void	detectChanges() Detect Java changes
java.util.List<java.lang.Class>	getAllClasses() Try to load all .java files found.
java.util.List<java.lang.Class>	getAnnotatedClasses(java.lang.Class[] clazz)
java.util.List<java.lang.Class>	getAnnotatedClasses(java.lang.Class<? extends java.lang.annotation.Annotation> clazz) Retrieve all application classes with a specific annotation.
java.util.List<java.lang.Class>	getAssignableClasses(java.lang.Class clazz) Retrieve all application classes assignable to this class.
protected byte[]	getClassDefinition(java.lang.String name) Search for the byte code of the given class.
java.lang.Class	getClassIgnoreCase(java.lang.String name) Find a class in a case insensitive way
java.net.URL	getResource(java.lang.String name) You know ...
java.io.InputStream	getResourceAsStream(java.lang.String name) You know ...
java.util.Enumeration<java.net.URL>	getResources(java.lang.String name) You know ...
java.lang.Class<?>	loadApplicationClass(java.lang.String name)
protected java.lang.Class<?>	loadClass(java.lang.String name, boolean resolve) You know ...
java.lang.String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.ClassLoader

clearAssertionStatus, defineClass, defineClass, defineClass, defineClass, definePackage, findClass, findLibrary, findLoadedClass, findResource, findResources, findSystemClass, getPackage, getPackages, getParent, getSystemClassLoader, getSystemResource, getSystemResourceAsStream, getSystemResources, loadClass, resolveClass, setClassAssertionStatus, setDefaultAssertionStatus, setPackageAssertionStatus, setSigners

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

currentState

public ApplicationClassloaderState currentState

A representation of the current state of the ApplicationClassloader. It gets a new value each time the state of the classloader changes.

protectionDomain

public java.security.ProtectionDomain protectionDomain

This protection domain applies to all loaded classes.

Constructor Detail

ApplicationClassloader

public ApplicationClassloader()

Method Detail

loadClass

protected java.lang.Class<?> loadClass(java.lang.String name,
                                       boolean resolve)
                                throws java.lang.ClassNotFoundException

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Overrides:

loadClass in class java.lang.ClassLoader

Throws:

java.lang.ClassNotFoundException

loadApplicationClass

public java.lang.Class<?> loadApplicationClass(java.lang.String name)

getClassDefinition

protected byte[] getClassDefinition(java.lang.String name)

Search for the byte code of the given class.

getResourceAsStream

public java.io.InputStream getResourceAsStream(java.lang.String name)

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Overrides:

getResourceAsStream in class java.lang.ClassLoader

getResource

public java.net.URL getResource(java.lang.String name)

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Overrides:

getResource in class java.lang.ClassLoader

getResources

public java.util.Enumeration<java.net.URL> getResources(java.lang.String name)
                                                 throws java.io.IOException

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Overrides:

getResources in class java.lang.ClassLoader

Throws:

java.io.IOException

detectChanges

public void detectChanges()

Detect Java changes

getAllClasses

public java.util.List<java.lang.Class> getAllClasses()

Try to load all .java files found.

Returns:

The list of well defined Class

getAssignableClasses

public java.util.List<java.lang.Class> getAssignableClasses(java.lang.Class clazz)

Retrieve all application classes assignable to this class.

Parameters:

clazz - The superclass, or the interface.

Returns:

A list of class

getClassIgnoreCase

public java.lang.Class getClassIgnoreCase(java.lang.String name)

Find a class in a case insensitive way

Parameters:

name - The class name.

Returns:

a class

getAnnotatedClasses

public java.util.List<java.lang.Class> getAnnotatedClasses(java.lang.Class<? extends java.lang.annotation.Annotation> clazz)

Retrieve all application classes with a specific annotation.

Parameters:

clazz - The annotation class.

Returns:

A list of class

getAnnotatedClasses

public java.util.List<java.lang.Class> getAnnotatedClasses(java.lang.Class[] clazz)

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object