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package org.springframework.core.io;
import org.springframework.util.ResourceUtils;
/**
* Strategy interface for loading resources (e.. class path or file system
* resources). An {@link org.springframework.context.ApplicationContext}
* is required to provide this functionality, plus extended
* {@link org.springframework.core.io.support.ResourcePatternResolver} support.
*
* <p>{@link DefaultResourceLoader} is a standalone implementation that is
* usable outside an ApplicationContext, also used by {@link ResourceEditor}.
*
* <p>Bean properties of type Resource and Resource array can be populated
* from Strings when running in an ApplicationContext, using the particular
* context's resource loading strategy.
*
* @author Juergen Hoeller
* @since 10.03.2004
* @see Resource
* @see org.springframework.core.io.support.ResourcePatternResolver
* @see org.springframework.context.ApplicationContext
* @see org.springframework.context.ResourceLoaderAware
*/
public interface ResourceLoader {
/** Pseudo URL prefix for loading from the class path: "classpath:" */
String CLASSPATH_URL_PREFIX = ResourceUtils.CLASSPATH_URL_PREFIX;
/**
* Return a Resource handle for the specified resource.
* The handle should always be a reusable resource descriptor,
* allowing for multiple {@link Resource#getInputStream()} calls.
* <p><ul>
* <li>Must support fully qualified URLs, e.g. "file:C:/test.dat".
* <li>Must support classpath pseudo-URLs, e.g. "classpath:test.dat".
* <li>Should support relative file paths, e.g. "WEB-INF/test.dat".
* (This will be implementation-specific, typically provided by an
* ApplicationContext implementation.)
* </ul>
* <p>Note that a Resource handle does not imply an existing resource;
* you need to invoke {@link Resource#exists} to check for existence.
* @param location the resource location
* @return a corresponding Resource handle
* @see #CLASSPATH_URL_PREFIX
* @see org.springframework.core.io.Resource#exists
* @see org.springframework.core.io.Resource#getInputStream
*/
Resource getResource(String location);
/**
* Expose the ClassLoader used by this ResourceLoader.
* <p>Clients which need to access the ClassLoader directly can do so
* in a uniform manner with the ResourceLoader, rather than relying
* on the thread context ClassLoader.
* @return the ClassLoader (never <code>null</code>)
*/
ClassLoader getClassLoader();
}
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