1 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
2 // checkstyle: Checks Java source code for adherence to a set of rules.
3 // Copyright (C) 2001-2015 the original author or authors.
4 //
5 // This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
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9 //
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14 //
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18 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
19 package com.puppycrawl.tools.checkstyle;
20
21 import com.puppycrawl.tools.checkstyle.api.CheckstyleException;
22
23 /**
24 * A module factory creates Objects from a given name.
25 * It's purpose is to map the shortnames like
26 * <code>AvoidStarImport</code> to full classnames like
27 * <code>com.puppycrawl.tools.checkstyle.checks.AvoidStarImportCheck</code>.
28 * A ModuleFactory can implement this name resolution by using naming
29 * conventions, fallback strategies, etc.
30 *
31 * @author lkuehne
32 */
33 public interface ModuleFactory
34 {
35 /**
36 * Creates a new instance of a class from a given name.
37 * If the provided module name is a class name an instance of that class
38 * is returned. If the name is not a class name the ModuleFactory uses
39 * heuristics to find the corresponding class.
40 *
41 * @param name the name of the module, might be a shortname
42 * @return the created module
43 * @throws CheckstyleException if no module can be instantiated from name
44 */
45 Object createModule(String name) throws CheckstyleException;
46 }