abstractbeandefinitionreader.java

Java/J2EE application framework based on [Expert One-on-One J2EE Design and Development] by Rod John

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package org.springframework.beans.factory.support;

import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;

/**
 * Abstract base class for bean definition readers which implement
 * the BeanDefinitionReader interface.
 *
 * <p>Provides common properties like the bean factory to work on
 * and the class loader to use for loading bean classes.
 *
 * @author Juergen Hoeller
 * @since 11.12.2003
 * @see BeanDefinitionReaderUtils
 */
public abstract class AbstractBeanDefinitionReader implements BeanDefinitionReader {

	protected final Log logger = LogFactory.getLog(getClass());

	private final BeanDefinitionRegistry beanFactory;

	private ClassLoader beanClassLoader = Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader();


	/**
	 * Create a new AbstractBeanDefinitionReader for the given factory.
	 * @param beanFactory the bean factory to work on
	 */
	protected AbstractBeanDefinitionReader(BeanDefinitionRegistry beanFactory) {
		this.beanFactory = beanFactory;
	}

	public BeanDefinitionRegistry getBeanFactory() {
		return beanFactory;
	}

	/**
	 * Set the class loader to use for bean classes.
	 * Default is the thread context class loader.
	 * <p>Setting this to null suggests to not load bean classes but just register
	 * bean definitions with class names, for example when just registering beans
	 * in a registry but not actually instantiating them in a factory.
	 * @see java.lang.Thread#getContextClassLoader
	 */
	public void setBeanClassLoader(ClassLoader beanClassLoader) {
		this.beanClassLoader = beanClassLoader;
	}

	public ClassLoader getBeanClassLoader() {
		return beanClassLoader;
	}

}