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package org.apache.tapestry.internal.services;
import java.util.Collection;
/**
* Scans the classpath for component classes, classes within particular packages.
*/
public interface ClassNameLocator
{
/**
* Searches for all component classes under the given package name. This consists of all
* top-level classes in the indicated package (or a sub-package), but excludes inner classes. No
* other filtering (beyond inner classes) occurs, so there's no guarantee that the class names
* returned are public (for example)
*
* @param packageName
* @return fully qualified class names
*/
Collection<String> locateClassNames(String packageName);
}
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