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 package org.apache.commons.classscan;

 import java.util.List;

 import java.util.Map;

 /**

  * Information about a ClassPath.

  *   A ClassPath specifies a list of ClassElement(s).

  *   A ClassElement specifies a list of ClassFiles(s).

  */

 public interface ClassPath {

         /**

          * Get the collection of file base locations specified by this instance 

          */

         List<? extends ClassPathElement> getClassPathElements();

         /**

          * Get files with a particular name

          * 

          * @param fileName The name of the desired file (this may be a path such as META-INF/resources/com.example.group.interface)

          * @return A Map of base locations as the keys and absolute file locations as the values

          */

         Map<ClassPathElement, ResourceFile> getResources(String fileName);

 }