001/* 002 * The contents of this file are subject to the terms of the Common Development and 003 * Distribution License (the License). You may not use this file except in compliance with the 004 * License. 005 * 006 * You can obtain a copy of the License at legal/CDDLv1.0.txt. See the License for the 007 * specific language governing permission and limitations under the License. 008 * 009 * When distributing Covered Software, include this CDDL Header Notice in each file and include 010 * the License file at legal/CDDLv1.0.txt. If applicable, add the following below the CDDL 011 * Header, with the fields enclosed by brackets [] replaced by your own identifying 012 * information: "Portions copyright [year] [name of copyright owner]". 013 * 014 * Copyright 2015-2016 ForgeRock AS. 015 */ 016 017package org.forgerock.audit; 018 019/** 020 * An interface for a simple dependency provider. 021 */ 022public interface DependencyProvider { 023 /** 024 * Retrieve the dependency of type T. 025 * 026 * @param clazz the dependency's class 027 * @param <T> The type of the dependency class. 028 * @return the dependency 029 * @throws ClassNotFoundException if provider does not have a class registered for the 030 * requested class type 031 */ 032 <T> T getDependency(Class<T> clazz) throws ClassNotFoundException; 033}