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package org.glassfish.pfl.dynamic.copyobject.impl;

A factory used for creating ClassCopier instances.  
/** A factory used for creating ClassCopier instances.  
 */
public interface PipelineClassCopierFactory extends ClassCopierFactory 
{
    
Look for cls only in the cache; do not create a ClassCopier
if there isn't one already in the cache.
/** Look for cls only in the cache; do not create a ClassCopier
     * if there isn't one already in the cache.
     */
    public ClassCopier lookupInCache( Class<?> cls ) ;

    
Mark this class as immutable, so that it is not copied at all.
/** Mark this class as immutable, so that it is not copied at all.
     */
    public void registerImmutable( Class<?> cls ) ;

    
Add a special ClassCopierFactory into the chain so that 
it handles some special cases.
/** Add a special ClassCopierFactory into the chain so that 
     * it handles some special cases.
     */
    public void setSpecialClassCopierFactory( ClassCopierFactory ccf ) ;

    
Added this method so reflective copier could check if serializable
object contains a transient field of specific type.
/** Added this method so reflective copier could check if serializable
     * object contains a transient field of specific type.
     */
    public boolean reflectivelyCopyable( Class<?> cls ) ;
}