Package com.vaadin.flow.server.frontend.scanner

Interface ClassFinder

All Superinterfaces:
Serializable
All Known Implementing Classes:
ClassFinder.CachedClassFinder, ClassFinder.DefaultClassFinder
public interface ClassFinder extends Serializable
Interface for annotated and subclass class searches.

For internal use only. May be renamed or removed in a future release.

Since:
2.0

  • Method Details

    • getAnnotatedClasses

      Set<Class<?>> getAnnotatedClasses(Class<? extends Annotation> clazz)
      Get annotated classes in the classloader.
      Parameters:
      clazz - the annotation
      Returns:
      a set with all classes that are annotated

    • getAnnotatedClasses

      default Set<Class<?>> getAnnotatedClasses(String className) throws ClassNotFoundException
      Get annotated classes in the classloader.
      Parameters:
      className - the annotation class name
      Returns:
      a set with all classes that are annotated
      Throws:
      ClassNotFoundException - when the class not found

    • getResource

      URL getResource(String name)
      Get a resource from the classpath.
      Parameters:
      name - class literal
      Returns:
      the resource

    • loadClass

      <T> Class<T> loadClass(String name) throws ClassNotFoundException
      Load a class in the classloader.
      Parameters:
      name - the class literal
      Returns:
      the class
      Throws:
      ClassNotFoundException - when the class is not in the classpath

    • getSubTypesOf

      <T> Set<Class<? extends T>> getSubTypesOf(Class<T> type)
      Gets all subtypes in hierarchy of a given type.
      Type Parameters:
      T - the class of the type
      Parameters:
      type - the type to search for the subtypes for
      Returns:
      set of the subtypes of the given class

    • getClassLoader

      ClassLoader getClassLoader()
      Get class loader which is used to find classes.
      Returns:
      the class loader which is used to find classes..

    • getSubTypesOf

      default <T> Set<Class<? extends T>> getSubTypesOf(String name) throws ClassNotFoundException
      Gets all subtypes in hierarchy of a given type, using FQN string.
      Type Parameters:
      T - the class of the type
      Parameters:
      name - Fully qualified name of the type to search subtypes of
      Returns:
      set of the subtypes of the given class
      Throws:
      ClassNotFoundException - when the parent class is not in the classpath