/** returns a list of all available codec names */
public static Set<String> availableCodecs() {
if (loader == null) {
throw new IllegalStateException(
"You called Codec.availableCodecs() before all Codecs could be initialized. "
+ "This likely happens if you call it from a Codec's ctor.");
}
return loader.availableServices();
}
/** looks up a codec by name */
public static Codec forName(String name) {
if (loader == null) {
throw new IllegalStateException(
"You called Codec.forName() before all Codecs could be initialized. "
+ "This likely happens if you call it from a Codec's ctor.");
}
return loader.lookup(name);
}
/** returns a list of all available codec names */
public static Set<String> availableCodecs() {
return loader.availableServices();
}
/** looks up a codec by name */
public static Codec forName(String name) {
return loader.lookup(name);
}
public Codec(String name) {
NamedSPILoader.checkServiceName(name);
this.name = name;
}
/**
* Reloads the codec list from the given {@link ClassLoader}. Changes to the codecs are visible
* after the method ends, all iterators ({@link #availableCodecs()},...) stay consistent.
*
* <p><b>NOTE:</b> Only new codecs are added, existing ones are never removed or replaced.
*
* <p><em>This method is expensive and should only be called for discovery of new codecs on the
* given classpath/classloader!</em>
*/
public static void reloadCodecs(ClassLoader classloader) {
loader.reload(classloader);
}
