1 /*
2 * Copyright (c) 2002-2014, Mairie de Paris
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4 *
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32 * License 1.0
33 */
34 package fr.paris.lutece.util.annotation;
35
36 import java.lang.annotation.Annotation;
37
38 import java.util.Set;
39
40
41 /**
42 *
43 * IAnnotationDB is used to find annotation.
44 *
45 */
46 public interface IAnnotationDB
47 {
48 /**
49 * Initializes the database
50 */
51 void init( );
52
53 /**
54 * Finds the class having the given annotation
55 * @param annotationType the annotation
56 * @return classes found.
57 */
58 Set<String> getClassesName( Class<?extends Annotation> annotationType );
59
60 /**
61 * Finds classes having the given annotation
62 * @param strAnnotationType the annotation type name
63 * @return classes found.
64 */
65 Set<String> getClassesName( String strAnnotationType );
66 }