001////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
002// checkstyle: Checks Java source code for adherence to a set of rules.
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018////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
019
020package com.puppycrawl.tools.checkstyle;
021
022import com.puppycrawl.tools.checkstyle.api.CheckstyleException;
023
024/**
025 * A module factory creates Objects from a given name.
026 * It's purpose is to map the short names like
027 * {@code AvoidStarImport} to full class names like
028 * {@code com.puppycrawl.tools.checkstyle.checks.AvoidStarImportCheck}.
029 * A ModuleFactory can implement this name resolution by using naming
030 * conventions, fallback strategies, etc.
031 *
032 * @author lkuehne
033 */
034@FunctionalInterface
035public interface ModuleFactory {
036
037    /**
038     * Creates a new instance of a class from a given name.
039     * If the provided module name is a class name an instance of that class
040     * is returned. If the name is not a class name the ModuleFactory uses
041     * heuristics to find the corresponding class.
042     *
043     * @param name the name of the module, might be a short name
044     * @return the created module
045     * @throws CheckstyleException if no module can be instantiated from name
046     */
047    Object createModule(String name) throws CheckstyleException;
048
049}