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package org.apache.tuscany.sca.contribution.java;

import org.apache.tuscany.sca.contribution.Contribution;

/**
 * A pluggable utility to provide a classloader for a given contribution
 */
public interface ContributionClassLoaderProvider {
    
    /**
     * Get the contribution type that this object will provide 
     * classloaders for. Takes values from o.a.t.s.contribution.PackageType
     * 
     * @return
     */
    String getContributionType();
    
    /**
     * Get the classloader for the given contribution
     * @param contribution
     * @param parent
     * @return
     */
    ClassLoader getClassLoader(Contribution contribution, ClassLoader parent);
}