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Defines the SPI for support of "scanning" of "archives".


Scanning might mean:
    
    
  • searching for classes/packages that define certain interfaces
    • 
    
  • locating named resources
    • 


And "archive" might mean:
    
    
  • a .jar file
    • 
    
  • an exploded directory
    • 
    
  • an OSGi bundle
    • 
    
  • etc
    • 



/**
 * Defines the SPI for support of "scanning" of "archives".
 * <p/>
 * Scanning might mean:<ul>
 *     <li>searching for classes/packages that define certain interfaces</li>
 *     <li>locating named resources</li>
 * </ul>
 * And "archive" might mean:<ul>
 *     <li>a {@code .jar} file</li>
 *     <li>an exploded directory</li>
 *     <li>an OSGi bundle</li>
 *     <li>etc</li>
 * </ul>
 */
package org.hibernate.boot.archive.spi;