1   ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
2   // checkstyle: Checks Java source code for adherence to a set of rules.
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18  ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
19  
20  package com.puppycrawl.tools.checkstyle;
21  
22  import com.puppycrawl.tools.checkstyle.api.CheckstyleException;
23  
24  /**
25   * A module factory creates Objects from a given name.
26   * It's purpose is to map the short names like
27   * {@code AvoidStarImport} to full class names like
28   * {@code com.puppycrawl.tools.checkstyle.checks.AvoidStarImportCheck}.
29   * A ModuleFactory can implement this name resolution by using naming
30   * conventions, fallback strategies, etc.
31   *
32   */
33  @FunctionalInterface
34  public interface ModuleFactory {
35  
36      /**
37       * Creates a new instance of a class from a given name.
38       * If the provided module name is a class name an instance of that class
39       * is returned. If the name is not a class name the ModuleFactory uses
40       * heuristics to find the corresponding class.
41       *
42       * @param name the name of the module, might be a short name
43       * @return the created module
44       * @throws CheckstyleException if no module can be instantiated from name
45       */
46      Object createModule(String name) throws CheckstyleException;
47  
48  }