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package org.hibernate.bytecode.buildtime.spi;

Contract describing the information Hibernate needs in terms of instrumenting
a class, either via ant task or dynamic classloader.
Author:
Steve Ebersole/**
 * Contract describing the information Hibernate needs in terms of instrumenting
 * a class, either via ant task or dynamic classloader.
 *
 * @author Steve Ebersole
 */
public interface ClassDescriptor {
	
The name of the class.
Returns:
The class name./**
	 * The name of the class.
	 *
	 * @return The class name.
	 */
	public String getName();

	
Determine if the class is already instrumented.
Returns:
True if already instrumented; false otherwise./**
	 * Determine if the class is already instrumented.
	 *
	 * @return True if already instrumented; false otherwise.
	 */
	public boolean isInstrumented();

	
The bytes making up the class' bytecode.
Returns:
The bytecode bytes./**
	 * The bytes making up the class' bytecode.
	 *
	 * @return The bytecode bytes.
	 */
	public byte[] getBytes();
}