apps/yang/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yang/YangClassLoaderRegistry.java

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package org.onosproject.yang;

import com.google.common.annotations.Beta;

/**
 * Auxiliary mechanism for resolving model IDs into class-loaders from where
 * the model was registered.
 */
@Beta
public interface YangClassLoaderRegistry {

    /**
     * Get the class loader registered for the given model id.
     *
     * @param modelId model identifier
     * @return class loader registered for the model
     */
    ClassLoader getClassLoader(String modelId);

    /**
     * Register the class loader for the specified model.
     *
     * @param modelId     model identifier
     * @param classLoader class loader
     */
    void registerClassLoader(String modelId, ClassLoader classLoader);

    /**
     * Register the class loader for the specified model.
     *
     * @param modelId model identifier
     */
    void unregisterClassLoader(String modelId);
}