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package org.gradle.internal.classloader;

import org.gradle.internal.hash.HashCode;

import javax.annotation.Nullable;

/**
 * Provides a combined hash for a hierarchy of classloaders.
 */
public interface ClassLoaderHierarchyHasher {
    /**
     * Returns a hash for the given classloader hierarchy, or {@code null} if the hierarchy contains any classloader that cannot be hashed reliably.
     */
    @Nullable
    HashCode getClassLoaderHash(ClassLoader classLoader);
}
