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 package org.apache.commons.classscan.spi.model;

 import org.apache.commons.classscan.ClassPath;

 /**

  * Information about a ClassPath.

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

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

  */

 public interface SpiClassPath extends ClassPath {

         /**

          * Create a MetaClassLoader that will inspect the classes specified by this ClassPath

          * @param registry

          * @param classLoader

          * @return metadata about ClassLoader

          */

         SpiMetaClassLoader createMetaClassLoader(SpiMetaRegistry registry, ClassLoader classLoader);

 }