<filename>springloaded/src/main/java/org/springsource/loaded/ChildClassLoader.java
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package org.springsource.loaded;

import java.net.URL;
import java.net.URLClassLoader;

/**
 * The ChildClassLoader will load the generated dispatchers and executors which change for each reload. Instances of
 * this can be discarded which will cause 'old' dispatchers/executors to be candidates for GC too (avoiding memory leaks
 * when lots of reloads occur).
 */
public class ChildClassLoader extends URLClassLoader {

	private static URL[] NO_URLS = new URL[0];

	private int definedCount = 0;

	public ChildClassLoader(ClassLoader classloader) {
		super(NO_URLS, classloader);
	}

	public Class<?> defineClass(String name, byte[] bytes) {
		definedCount++;
		return super.defineClass(name, bytes, 0, bytes.length);
	}

	public int getDefinedCount() {
		return definedCount;
	}

}
